This week we bring you some more news from Ireland as well as upcoming local events where you will be welcome to come and learn about Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.
What is happening on the Irish Blockchain scene?
Weekly News
ConsenSys
Dublin is on the global tech map due to the wealth of tech talent and global names in the city. The big news in recent weeks was the announcement by ConsenSys of up to 60 jobs for at their Dublin Innovation Studio.
Ethereum
According to Lory Kehoe there are 30 times more developers working on applications for the Ethereum Blockchain compared to the nearest competitor. Ethereum is certainly building up an impressive base and pool of talent. I am becoming more of a fan each day particularly because of its decentralised focus and gathering momentum of this Blockchain.
Blockchain Adoption
NUIG carried out research on Blockchain adoption among Enterprises in Ireland based on a small sample from a cross section of Industry and sectors. Of the 20 companies interviewed, eight had adopted blockchain and 12 had not, or did not intend to adopt blockchain in the next two years.
The significance of this study was that the authors, who have already introduced Blockchain into the curriculum at NIUG, would welcome further government action to promote blockchain in Ireland. Studies by well respected academics also get mainstreem press and increase the public knowledge and acceptance of Blockchain.
The key findings from the study demonstrate that blockchain is not confined to financial technology and financial sectors, and welcomes further government action and strategic policy to promote blockchain more broadly to encourage universal engagement, such as the roll-out of a national, government-backed blockchain initiative like other developed countries.
- https://irishtechnews.ie/nui-galway-study-on-factors-that-influence-low-blockchain-adoption-in-ireland/
- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/government-urged-to-get-behind-blockchain-to-improve-adoption-in-ireland-1.3491658
Videos
Crypto Coast
A very interesting and inspiring interview with the boss of ConsenSys in Ireland from the Dublin Tech Summit.
Meetups This Week
Coder Forge
This 5 week course by Coder Forge begins on Tuesday in the Crypto Cafe in Dublin. Learn to create Distributed Applications (DApp's) on the blockchain.
Dublin Blockchain Forge
This weekly meetup group is in the Crypto Cafe on Wednesday. For more information check out their meetup page.
Recommended Reading
New to Crypto?
This article by Deloitte gives a great overview of the possibilities, and some of the industries that will be affected by it.
https://www2.deloitte.com/ie/en/pages/financial-services/articles/blockchain.htmlFor information about upcoming ICO's
, an Irish writer and ICO consultant, has started writing about them on Steemit.
https://steemit.com/@lukebrnFor an intro to Bitcoin, the book Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos is a great place to start.
As always please add comments to this post with any upcoming events or developments that you think may be of interest to readers.
Previous Issues
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-1
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-2
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-3
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-4
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-5
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-6
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-7
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-8
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-9
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-10
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-11
Thank you for reading this. I write on Steemit about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Travel.