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### 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.