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Cardano Day at the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede

The University of Wyoming pioneers blockchain innovation at the 2024 Blockchain Stampede in Laramie

21 October 2024 Alejandro Garcia 3 mins read

Cardano Day at the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede

On September 16-21, 2024, the seventh annual Blockchain Stampede gathered blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and leaders for a week of knowledge sharing and innovation. It remains one of the most engaging crypto conferences worldwide.

Wyoming has become a global leader in blockchain regulation, having discussed and passed over 2,000 laws related to cryptocurrencies, digital…

Online learning with Haskell: the Mongolia Class of 2020

Reminiscing on the delivery of the first Haskell massive online course (MOOC)

21 December 2020 Alejandro Garcia 7 mins read

Online learning with Haskell: the Mongolia Class of 2020

Here we share feedback on this year's Haskell course which we delivered online for the first time.

Saying that the Covid-19 pandemic changed the world's plans is a cliché at this point, and the same thing happened to us here at IOG’s Education department. However, what we did not expect were the new opportunities that the global lockdown opened up for us which enabled us to…

Secure smart contracts with the Plutus ebook

Q&A with the IOHK Education team authors

31 July 2019 Alejandro Garcia 6 mins read

Secure smart contracts with the Plutus ebook

The IOHK education team this month released the first edition of their new Plutus ebook: Plutus: Writing reliable smart contracts. Available on Amazon and LeanPub, it's a comprehensive introductory guide to Plutus, IOHK's Haskell-based smart contract language. Haskell is a functional programming language, which means it's easier to test and less prone to human error, so…