Biography
Matt Lockyer is an active developer, writer and strategist in the blockchain ecosystem. He wrote the Ethereum ERC-998 standard for Composable Tokens and his article on Token Curated Registries (TCRs) was published in a16z’s crypto canon reading list. Matt founded and operates the NFTy Magicians – a group of over 300 blockchain developers. He currently educates Enterprise innovation labs and startups on technical architectures and crypto engineering processes.

Course Title
Ethereum Development Tools and Hands On Workshop

Course Description
A general purpose blockchain can support many different types of digital assets and contracts, but how do you get started? Join Matt Lockyer for an intro to Ethereum Development where you will learn about the latest trends and tools. Walk through setting up and deploying smart contracts. Learn how to interact with and debug your deployed contracts using developer tools and user interfaces. We will also go over the history of Ethereum, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), transactions, gas, addresses vs. contracts and key differences from Bitcoin.

You will learn how to set up an Ethereum Development environment and deploy smart contracts to the blockchain.