Monthly Update: April 2023

IN THIS UPDATE
- Applied Blockchain Podcast #3 - David Palmer from Vodafone
- Article: What is Account Abstraction?
- Opinion: SVB, Circle and Self-Custody
- Predictions for 2023: A Technology Perspective
- ETHPorto Recap
APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN PODCAST #3
In the latest episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari is joined by David Palmer, Blockchain Lead at Vodafone Business. They discuss use cases for blockchain in the telecommunication industry, account abstraction, digital identity, SIM Wallets and introducing IoT devices and smartphones to Web3.
Article: What is Account Abstraction?
In our latest article, we explore what account abstraction is, what it enables developers to achieve and how it has the potential to revolutionise the way we interact with blockchain systems.
Click below to read our latest article about account abstraction.

OPINION: SVB, Circle and Self-Custody
“I couldn't believe what I saw when Circle hashtag#USDC de-pegged. The one crypto asset that had completely anchored its value in the existing financial system, playing the rule book more conservatively than anyone else, was suffering directly.”
Click below to read the full opinion from our CEO, Adi Ben-Ari on SVB, Circle and Self-Custody.
Adi Ben-Ari on LinkedIn: #usdc #blockchain | 31 comments
If SVB were a crypto institution, we’d probably say the model was flawed and unsuitable for the real world. It’s too risky. Too speculative. We can’t… | 31 comments on LinkedIn
Predictions for 2023: A Technology Perspective
- Why are zero-knowledge rollups gaining traction?
- What is account abstraction?
- How do we ensure that the issues that occurred in the last 12 months are not repeated?

We answer the above questions and more in our latest report ‘Predictions for 2023 from a Technology Perspective’, available by clicking the image above.
ETHPorto RECAP

Applied Blockchain was founded at Ethereum DevCon1 in London in 2016.
In 2018 we opened our blockchain development centre in the city of Porto as one of the first companies to bring blockchain and Ethereum to the city.
Last month Applied Blockchain proudly supported the very first ETH event in Porto, ETHPorto; it was a successful event and a great opportunity to connect with attendees at our Applied Blockchain booth.

Our CTO, Francesco Canessa, assisted and advised participants with their challenges and delivered a workshop titled "Exploring the Eth blockchain with Web3.py".
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Applied Blockchain has a team of highly skilled in-house developers who have built full stack blockchain applications for many years. To date, we have built end-to-end blockchain solutions, including mobile applications with biometrics and wallets, enterprise blockchain adapters, blockchain data cache for analytics, private, permissioned smart contracts, as well as public blockchain contracts and a token issuance platform. We have worked with both enterprises and startups across banking, wealth management, trade finance, property, aviation, recruitment and legal sectors. We are blockchain agnostic.
We are headquartered at the Level39 Fintech Accelerator in Canary Wharf, London, but we operate globally: the UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Australia, China, USA and South America.
Through building several real-world, solutions for startup clients, our team has hands-on experience in using the technology and building full end-to-end solutions for a number of use cases across a number of sectors. Simultaneously working with enterprise clients means we also build in line with corporate requirements for components such as security, privacy and interoperability, hardening our technology stack and factoring scale in from the architectural design stage.
Yes, we work closely with our clients to develop and refine the scope of work, from the inception of the idea through to the public launch of the entire solution. Adi Ben-Ari, Applied Blockchain's CEO and Chief Architect, has over 20 years working in enterprise IT across Telecoms and Banking and is well versed in the end-to-end project management of large and complex strategic implementation programmes.
Our team operates with an agile methodology and builds solutions with quick turnaround, usually completing a proof of concept or minimum viable product solution within 6-12 weeks, excluding any last minute client changed. Subsequent stages leading to fully functional solutions deployed to production environments typically take a number of months to complete.
Yes, we have delivered blockchain training workshops for many business clients to explain the principles of blockchain and its use cases.
Yes, if required. Although our agile approach lends itself better to having our developers working at their leisure. In any case, we schedule periodic meetings with our clients to provide project updates and peace of mind, to the high standards our clients rightly expect.
All our engagements begin with a complimentary consultation to explore the business proposition and the use case for blockchain. Use our contact form to send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.