This channel is the official Encode Club Telegram channel. We will only post important announcements and information about upcoming Encode events and programs. If you have any questions, feel free to private message Anupam (@anupamencode).

Upcoming Encode Events this week:

Tuesday 7th at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Filecoin Club - Building with Filecoin: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filecoin-club-building-with-filecoin-tickets-161091640433

Wednesday 8th at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Hack Africa Finale Event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hack-africa-finale-tickets-163630301637

Thursday 9th at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Polkadot Hack Launch Event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hack-launch-event-tickets-164838330885

Taking place tomorrow at 5:30pm GMT+1 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/161091640433

Hey everyone - We are delighted to be hosting the Finale event of our Hack Africa Hackathon, which has taken place over the last few months!

Come along to see the pitches of the finalists, as well as the overall winners! The event will take place at 5:30pm GMT+1 on Wednesday

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hack-africa-finale-tickets-163630301637

Taking place tomorrow - The Launch Event of our 8-week Polkadot Hackathon!

There are plenty of beginners challenges available (following tutorials) and an overall prize pool of over $50,000!

Come along to the Launch event on Thursday at 5:30pm GMT+1:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hack-launch-event-tickets-164838330885

hey all - The Polkadot Hack Launch event is starting in 5 minutes here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89336264395

Upcoming Encode events this week:

Monday 13th September at 7:30pm GMT+1 - Polkadot Hack - SubQuery Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-subquery-workshop-tickets-167321106935

Tuesday 14th September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Filecoin Club - Storing data on Filecoin with Textile: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filecoin-club-storing-data-on-the-filecoin-network-with-textile-tickets-161092294389

Thursday 16th September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Polkadot Hack - Substrate Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-substrate-workshop-tickets-169835938865

Taking place later today at 7:30pm GMT+1 (later than our usual slot):

Polkadot Hackathon - Intro to SubQuery (a data indexing tool for on-chain data in the Polkadot Ecosystem!)

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-subquery-workshop-tickets-167321106935

This evening, we will be hosting Carson from Textile for a session on storing data on Filecoin using Textile!

The session will be kicking off at 5:30pm GMT+1. Sign up here so you get an email with the zoom link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filecoin-club-storing-data-on-the-filecoin-network-with-textile-tickets-161092294389

Tomorrow at 5:30pm GMT+1, we will be hosting an Introduction to Substrate workshop led by the Co-Founder of Phala, as part of our Polkadot Hackathon.

Come along to learn about getting started developing in the Polkadot Ecosystem!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-substrate-workshop-tickets-169835938865

Encode Events for next week:

Monday 20th September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Polkadot Hack - Ideation Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-ideation-workshop-tickets-169838530617

Tuesday 21st September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - FIlecoin Educate: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filecoin-club-how-mining-works-in-filecoin-tickets-161092406725

Wednesday 22nd September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Internet Computer Hack - Intro to Internet Computer: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encode-x-internet-computer-intro-to-internet-computer-tickets-168080506319

(Bonus!) - Tuesday 28th September at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Tegan Kline AMA (Co-Founder of Edge & Node, the company who runs The Graph): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encode-club-tegan-kline-co-founder-of-edge-node-ama-tickets-165731987837

Today at 5:30pm GMT+1 - Polkadot Hack Ideation Workshop

Come along to hear ideas of what to build in the hackathon, get feedback on your own ideas and tips for doing well in the hackathon!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/polkadot-hackathon-ideation-workshop-tickets-169838530617

Happening this afternoon at 5:30pm GMT+1 - The final session in our Filecoin Educate series (and a big announcement!) - How mining works in Filecoin:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filecoin-club-how-mining-works-in-filecoin-tickets-161092406725

Tomorrow evening, our Hackathon in partnership with Dfinity: Internet Computer Hack will be starting!

Come along to learn all about what the Internet Computer Protocol is and how you can benefit from building on it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encode-x-internet-computer-intro-to-internet-computer-tickets-168080506319

We're very excited to announce the NFT Hack in collaboration with Filecoin! 🚀

This 8 week NFT-dedicated hackathon will challenge hackers to build cool projects on Filecoin and IPFS to compete for the $50k prize pool. 🌟

Find out more in the announcement:

https://medium.com/encode-club/announcing-the-filecoin-nft-hack-3a2814594398?source=friends_link&sk=5f85db91b382a2a396eed5dde94593a3

We are delighted to announce the launch of a long-term partnership and initiatives between Encode Club and Avalanche.

The purpose of this partnership is to educate people about blockchain and Avalanche and onboard them into the crypto ecosystem.

Our programming will consist of four initiatives:

- Monthly until March 2022: An Avalanche Education Series (1 workshop per month),
- October 2021 to December 2021: A 10-week solidity coding bootcamp teaching web 2.0 developers about building for Web3 and Avalanche,
- January to March 2022: Avalanche-dedicated hackathon,
- April to June 2022: Avalanche accelerator.

Read more in the announcement:

https://medium.com/encode-club/announcing-encode-clubs-avalanche-partnership-and-initiatives-1dece0d24ff0?source=friends_link&sk=aac11b6e6ad90be0180542a95b7f1ec2

Hi everyone, the Tegan Kline AMA is being moved! We will reach out with a new event date soon.

Reminder that our ICP Hackathon Info Event will be starting in 90 minutes! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encode-x-internet-computer-hackathon-information-event-tickets-168081922555?

Encode Events for this Week:

NFT Hack Launch - Tuesday 5th October 5:30pm GMT+1 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nft-hack-launch-tickets-169331201181

Intro to Building on the IC in Motoko - Wednesday 6th October 5:30pm GMT+1 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-building-on-the-ic-in-motoko-tickets-178580106907

NFT Hack Technical Workshop - Part 1 - Thursday 7th October 5:30pm GMT+1 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nft-hack-technical-workshop-part-1-tickets-169455288329

Intro to Building on the IC in Rust - Friday 8th October 5:30pm GMT+1 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-building-on-the-ic-in-rust-tickets-178587769827

Hey all - The NFT Hack with Filecoin is starting today! The 8-week hackathon has $50k in prize money (split across easy, medium and hard challenges), and begins with the Launch event today at 5:30pm GMT+1

Sign up and come along here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nft-hack-launch-tickets-169331201181