=nil; Is Coming to Bangkok

Devcon is coming and we can’t wait to build on our Testnet v1, talk zkSharding, and meet our community IRL.

Let’s dive in!

Learn About =nil; and Start Building

This year, we’re proud to join several dev-focused events to talk about zkSharding and onboard devs to our Testnet v1. 

Here’s what’s in store:

L2Con 

On November 13, our protocol researcher Ilya Marozau will join the L2Con main stage to discuss zkSharding and why we chose this solution to scale Ethereum. Join here.

ETH Belgrade

We’re proud to sponsor and join ETH Belgrade to present workshops, serve as mentors, and discuss zkSharding. 

Catch us there between November 10 and 18 to meet our Integrations Team Lead Aleksa Opacic and protocol researcher Ilya Marozau and to hear a talk from our Head of Architecture Ilia Shirobokov discussing zkSharding through a multi-chain lens. Save your spot.

Hidden Village of Modular House

Aleksa and Ilya will also hangout with developers at the Hidden Village hacker house between November 9 and 16 to present zkSharding workshops and discuss Testnet v1 with developers.

H.E.R. CON

On November 10, Aleksa will explain how to work with tokens in zkSharding to developers attending H.E.R. CON. Spoiler alert: you don’t need ERC-20. Don’t miss this talk.

Women in Web3

On November 13, our Integrations Lead Ekatarina Kazakova will talk about the mechanics and benefits of sharding at the Women in Web3 World Hub Devcon event. Join here. 

The Future of ZK

Zero knowledge technology is at the core of everything we do at =nil;. At Devcon, we’re joining several panels to discuss the future of ZK with industry experts. 

Find us:

Old Friends Reunion

Our CEO Avi Zurlo is joining the Old Friends Reunion panel to talk about the ZK rollups landscape on November 10. Register now. 

ProtoLayer Builders’ Conference

On November 10, our researcher Alexey Yashunsky will give a keynote talk at ProtoLayer Builders’ Conference titled “Reinventing the language for PLONKish circuit design: a quest for conciseness.” Time to nerd out with the best.

Proof Summit

Catch Avi discussing ZK rollups at Proof Summit on November 10. More info TBA - register here.

zkAccelerate  

On November 11, our Head of Research Alisa Cherniaeva will discuss accelerating EVM proof generation at zkAccelerate. See you there.

zkConnect

It’s time to discuss ZK beyond rollups! Avi will join a zkConnect panel with Scroll co-founder Ye Zhang, Lita tech lead Mamy Ratsimbazafy, Automata co-founder Deli Gong, and Francesco Andreoli, DevRel lead at Consensys to explore this topic on November 11. Join here.

L2 Evolution 

What does the future hold for L2s? Can they reliably scale while remaining decentralized?

These are the questions we’re exploring:

Thailand Web3 Conference

Avi joins THW3 to discuss pushing the frontier of L2 scaling with Sandy Peng, co-founder of Scroll, Elias Tazartes, CEO & co-founder of Kakarot, and others. The panel is on November 13, join here.   

Hack Seasons Conference

On November 14, Avi will discuss the future of L2s with Ed Felten, chief scientist and co-founder of Offchain Labs, Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO at Matter Labs, Kenny Li, co-founder of Manta Network, and others.

You know what to do.

ZuGarden

Avi, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, L2Beat researcher Luca Donno, and others will come together during ZuGarden to discuss decentralization of rollups. If you’re attending ZuGarden, don’t miss this.

Come Hang Out

We’re packing our bags and getting on those long fights–see you all next week! If you want to get a personal Testnet v1 onboarding or discuss zkSharding with the team, don’t hesitate to shoot a DM directly to Avi, Ilia, Aleksa, Ilya, Dennis, or Will. 

Also, you can find us on November 14 at the ZK Morning Coffee with Gevulot, Taiko, and Electron. See you there!