Laurence Kirk
After a career in TradFi in 2015 I moved full time to blockchain work. I am the CEO of Extropy a blockchain / cryptography consultancy based in Oxford
Much of my work now is teaching bootcamps about Zero Knowledge Proofs, zkML, Advanced Solidity and Security
I am a co founder of the Oxford Blockchain Society and run meetup groups for Ethereum and Mina.
I am a regular speaker at web3 conferences and often a volunteer for the Ethereum developer conference.
Sessions
A workshop for beginners explaining the essential maths needed to understand zero knowledge proofs.It is intended to to make ZKP technology more accessible and reduce the barriers to entry for working in the area.
The workshop will cover
- The aspects of security you need to know when auditing zero knowledge protocols and applications.
- Auditing fundamentals
- Common vulnerabilities in ZKP applications
- How to approach audit competitions
- Walkthroughs of Cairo, Mina and zkEVM Audits
This talk will delve into the transformative potential of "Autonomous Altruists" – intelligent agents to tackle the pervasive issues of information asymmetry and the need for robust community-driven solutions.
I will show how to facilitate decentralised community initiatives, enabling autonomous coordination of resources and collective decision-making through DAOs.