Developers, entrepreneurs and representatives of Ukrainian national and foreign banks will gather at the third annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Kiev on 25 September 2016.

What is considered to be the largest cryptocurrency-focused event in the post-Soviet area will be held at Congress Hall “Cosmopolite”, 6 V. Hetmana St., Kiev, Ukraine.

As reported on the conference website, participants will be divided into three groups: “rookies”, “pro” and “developers”. The first group is designed for those who want to get acquainted with such concepts as "blockchain" and "smart-contracts". Experts will discuss projects that can be implemented on the basis of these new technologies with newcomers.“Pro” participants will go into such topics as the current state of the industry, perspectives of mining and fintech-, govtech- and civiltech-services based on the technology of distributed database. “Developers” will focus on the empirical study of the blockchain. They will attend various master classes, such as the development of Ethereum based smart contracts, compilation and adjustment of a mining-station. They will also do the analysis of Proof of Stake algorithms and discuss typical mistakes of cryptocurrency projects, architecture and security.

Among digital currency experts to be present at the conference are the founder of Kuna bitcoin agency Michael Chobanian, Bitup.io CEO Kir Kelevra, COO at Cubits Max Krupyshev and independent bitcoin developer Oleg Kudrenko.

At the moment, "Rookie" ticket costs $60. Students can attend at 50% discount. A “Pro” ticket costs $99. Online ticket sales will close on 22 September 2016.

For further details visit the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference website.

Lena Gabdullina