Q1 2024

In Q1, the Web3 Institute made progress on next fronts:

Development of our Basic Course’s program to keep pace with the rapidly evolving industry
Research on 7 web3 pilots in the Ukrainian governmental services
Launch of our new wiki with all researches and reports

Now in more details.

Academy

Basic course in blockchain and crypto literacy

@Valeriia Panina

Launched a year ago with the support of major Web3 players such as FFDW, WhiteBit, Aragon, Optimism, Safe, zkSync, and Zapper.xyz our "Basic Course in Blockchain and Crypto Literacy," hosted on Ukraine's national Diia.Education platform has been a success. With 25k+ students on board, the project has received highly positive feedback and proved its relevance.

To keep pace with the rapidly evolving industry, we are now seriously enhancing and updating the program. For a quick overview, please refer to this one-pager.

As we drive this mission forward, we are looking for:

Collaborations: We're open to connecting with web3 projects ready for impactful collaboration. Let's talk about partnership opportunities.
Intros/New Connections: Our aim is to grow our network with like-minded projects and individuals. Introductions are welcome!
Continuing Partnerships: We value our present partners and are committed to enhancing these connections. Expect to hear from us soon with detailed updates.

For more details, please kindly book a call with Valeriia, our Education lead: https://calendly.com/vlree/welcome, or just reply to this email.

IEEE Romania Ukraine Panel

@Sergii Grybniak

On February the 27th Web 3 Institute delivered the presentation on IEEE 2024 Romanian Industrial Panel in Blockchain and Emerging Technologies. The topic of the presentation was collaboration opportunities between Ukrainian and Romanian researchers and research institutions in the field of Distributed Ledger Technologies.

Business

Incubation Program & Global Mentorship

@Mike Taylor @Sergii Grybniak

We’re creating a mechanism for incubation, acceleration, financing and scaling of innovative projects created by Ukrainian researchers and entrepreneurs. If you’re interested to join – please connect with sergii@w3i.network

Ukraine's 2023 crypto gains are estimated at $850 million, as reported by Chainalysis

This data highlights the growing strength and potential of the Ukrainian crypto industry on the global stage.
Ranking 12th in cryptocurrency gains, Ukraine has outperformed Brazil, Japan, and Canada in this metric.

“Integrating crypto into our financial system could significantly boost Ukraine's post-war rebuilding efforts. With the economy struggling and the increasing needs at the frontline, it's essential to make this growing economic sector legal. Implementing taxation on crypto assets is a crucial move towards legitimizing this new market and using its potential for the public good, especially in these times of war”,

Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of the Diia City project, Oleksandr Bornyakov.

Government

Web3 for Ukraine: Upgrading Public Services (Draft for the Discussion)

@Max Semenchuk @Julia Suhaia @Liliia Tulupenko

In the past few years, a significant number of web3 pilots were launched in the Ukrainian public sector with varying degrees of success. This study provides a retrospective analysis of those projects and offers insights and recommendations for the success of future digital initiatives.

We’re engaging experts now in the discussion to add it up to the research. Web3 for Ukraine: Upgrading Public Services

Institute

@Max Semenchuk @Mike Taylor @Julia Suhaia

New wiki

Welcome to W3I Wiki

Reports:

wiki.w3i.network

Meet us at

Token2049 (Dubai, Apr 18-19)
EthDubai (Dubai, Apr 20-21)
Katapult (Oslo, May 29-31)
Incrypted (Kyiv, Jun 23)
ETH CC (Brussels, Jul 8-11)
DevCon (Bangkok, Nov 12-15)

Thanks again for your support, Web3 Institute team.