The Filecoin Foundation’s global outreach expands with the launch of the Filecoin Orbit Dubai Community in the United Arab Emirates, following a successful workshop with the theme, “Filecoin Orbit DXB Decentralized Storage and FVM”.
Led by Chukwuemeka Enoch Mbaebie, Regional Lead, Filecoin Orbit Community, Middle East/Africa, the workshop explored the potential of the Decentralized world.
In July 2023, North Africa had its first Filecoin workshop in Morocco and now the community effort has expanded its reach to the Middle East leveraging the Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Enoch discussed the “Understanding the Filecoin EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)”. The Filecoin EVM enables Ethereum developers to deploy smart contracts on the Filecoin blockchain.
This capability could facilitate the development of decentralized applications (DApps) that utilize Filecoin’s storage.
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The Filecoin EVM allows Ethereum developers to port their existing smart contracts to Filecoin without making significant alterations.
The FVM project brings on-chain programmability to the Filecoin network.
Enoch also discussed the EVM roadmap, Solidity libraries and how the machine has enabled developers, for the first time, to interact with the Filecoin protocol.
The Filecoin community, led by Enoch, also took part in the Expand North Star event, inspired by Gitex Global, showcasing the power of decentralization through Filecoin.
The Expand North Star unites founders, VCs, ecosystem enablers and tech leaders from around the globe to secure business and investment deals, increase their partner networks and share knowledge.
Enoch was also part of the panel session that discussed Investment Facilitation: How Digital Government Tools Can Accelerate Implementation at the Work Investment Forum, Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center hosted by the United Nations.
Expanding more on the topic, Enoch discussed Filecoin and how blockchain can help the government drive digital identity.
Featured Image: Enoch Mbaebie, Regional Lead, Filecoin Orbit Community Middle East/Africa with members of the Filecoin Orbit Community in the Middle East.
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