Connecting with the blockchain community in one of Europe's most prominent blockchain events – Next Block Expo (NBX), gave us great pleasure. As a proud sponsor of 'The Blockchain Festival of Europe', Casper Network welcomed developers, visionaries, and entrepreneurs worldwide!
Held in Berlin on November 23rd and 24th, NBX brought 5000 attendees, 100+ sponsors & exhibitors, and 80+ speakers together under one roof. The event offered exciting opportunities for startups and newly established blockchain companies to get in contact with founders, angel & retail investors, and VC firms.
Casper Association Ecosystem Director Alizée Carli represented Casper on the opening day with a keynote on the main stage. She gave an insightful presentation on how developers and entrepreneurs can build successful blockchain software and businesses when most variables are outside their control.
A network specifically designed for already established businesses and promising up-and-comers, Casper provides a unique perspective and the tailored blockchain infrastructure to build a future-proof business.
To end her keynote presentation, Alizée officially announced Casper's new $25 million Accelerate Grant Program during her presentation. This exciting program has been launched to support developers and innovators building on the powerful Casper public blockchain worldwide. The multi-year program will provide funding to projects building apps to support infrastructure, end-user applications, and research innovation on the Casper blockchain.
"The Casper Accelerate Grant Program has been designed to inspire and support developers and entrepreneurs to leverage Casper's unique permissionless blockchain technology to reimagine current solutions, create new value propositions and set up new markets." Alizée Carli - Ecosystem Director of the Casper Association
In line with the program's purpose, one of the key criteria in the selection process will be the positive impact projects will have on the wider Casper community and the Casper ecosystem. The quality of the submission, technical or academic strength of the proposal, opportunity for growth, experience level and commitment as well as the track record of the team submitting the projects will also be taken into consideration during the selection process. For all criteria, powering the growth of the public Casper network will be the overarching goal.
"We are thrilled to announce the Casper Accelerate Grant Program, which has been carefully designed to support innovation and decentralized businesses that help to grow the Casper ecosystem." Ralf Kubli – Board Member at the Casper Association
Learn more about the Casper Accelerate Grant Program and apply for funding here.
Piotr Dziubecki, Program Director of Casper Network shared insights with developers 1 on 1 to discuss how Casper is built to last and is the ideal solution for developers looking to create decentralized future-proof applications.
He also shared exciting news about the upcoming developer portal, designed to onboard developers much more seamlessly with supporting documentation and tutorials to get started and dive deep. Piotr gave some insights on a new web-based resource for users to discover all projects building on Casper, designed to be decentralized and community-driven.
"Establishing strong relationships with the developers and visionaries is an utmost priority for Casper as our goal is to ensure the large pool of developers around the world are able to get started building as fast and as easily as possible. Next Block Expo was a fantastic opportunity for us to reach out to those looking for a secure and scalable blockchain network to build world-changing businesses." Piotr Dziubecki – Program Director of the Casper Association
About Next Block Expo
Next Block Expo brings founders, investors, and blockchain experts together to redefine & discover the future of web3. The event is called "The Blockchain Festival of Europe” for a reason as it serves its participants 6 content tracks within multiple formats including: Presentations, Roundtables, Workshops, Pitch Contest, Hackathons, Speed Dating, Side Events and Expo. Networking opportunity backed by a world-class event mobile app is the core value proposition for the attendees. The target audience of the event includes founders, developers, VCs, exchanges, market makers, launchpads, dApps, service suppliers, and other industry participants.
