### Workshop part 1: What is a blockchain?

- literally how it works
- a simple blockchain history
- what is mining, what is consensus, what are transactions
- how do I interact with a blockchain (wallets, blockexplorers)

##### discussion topics:
- what can a blockchain do, when it might be misapplied
- proof of work and energy

##### possible homework/hands on component
- download a popular wallet and I will send you some crypto

### Workshop part 2: What is a token?

- an introduction to smart contracts
- fungible vs non-fungible assets
- how to mint an NFT on your own terms

##### discussion topics:
- what is money and how do things become valuable?
- what kinds of tokens and economic mechanisms can serve artist communitites?

##### possible homework/hands on component
- we all mint NFTS on xdai (I set up contracts that make this very easy)

### Ideas for a possible part 3:
- intro to the p2p ecosystem more broadly (ipfs, dat, ssb, bittorrent)
- intro to daos

### Target audience:
Artists, who make art using technology. Who have seen code, understand generally how code works, but may or may not think of themselves fully as programmers. Generally tech-minded, knowing very little "real" information blockchain, and interested in seeing the guts.

### About me:
Software engineer and artist working as a blockchain specialist since 2016. I commit to nothing in this workshop using Proof of Work.