Whaling Ship Cross-Chain Track Series Public Course: Breaking Down Islands, Connecting Thousands of Chains

Author: Whaler

The importance of cross-chain technology in blockchain lies in solving the island effect, achieving interconnectivity between different chains. Cross-chain technology has enormous development potential and commercial value, making it one of the most crucial innovations in the blockchain field. It can facilitate the free flow of assets and data, enabling more efficient value exchange and information sharing. Therefore, learning and understanding cross-chain technology is necessary.

This cross-chain themed public course is led by Whaler, co-hosted by the Blockchain Association of Peking University, the job recruitment platform Talentre, the cross-chain project Map Protocol, and the blockchain media Chain Catcher. The series of public courses will combine Saturday (science popularization) and Sunday (projects) to address practical business needs through theory and case studies, focusing on job hunting and creating the highest quality and most comprehensive cross-chain public course on the market through a collaborative public welfare approach. This event has received support from over 50 partners, including university blockchain associations, blockchain media, project parties, institutions, and DAOs & communities.

The complete public course lasts for 10 weeks with 20 classes, held every Saturday/Sunday at 16:00 (UTC+8). The courses will be live-streamed simultaneously on Bilibili and YouTube. The entire course includes public lectures, self-assessment quizzes, product interactions, and the full job recruitment process. The courses are entirely free of charge, and students interested in the cross-chain field and cross-chain technology are welcome to participate.

The potential of blockchain is limitless. Whaler will forge ahead, gathering top talents and innovative forces from around the world, continuously breaking through innovations, and jointly exploring and practicing the future of the blockchain cross-chain field.

1. Introduction to Cross-Chain Track & Cross-Chain Technology

The importance of the blockchain cross-chain track lies in solving the fragmentation and isolation issues of the blockchain ecosystem. Currently, there are technical barriers and interoperability challenges between different blockchain networks, limiting the development potential of blockchain. Cross-chain technology breaks these limitations, achieving seamless connections and asset flows between different blockchain networks, promoting the free circulation of digital assets and value, and enhancing the efficiency and scalability of the entire blockchain ecosystem.

The existence of the blockchain cross-chain track helps to build a more stable, secure, and efficient blockchain ecosystem, which has far-reaching significance for promoting the widespread application of blockchain technology and advancing digital transformation. Cross-chain technology is an important driving force for the development and application of blockchain technology. Traditionally, blockchain networks are independent and cannot directly interact with other networks. Cross-chain technology overcomes this barrier by introducing specific protocols, bridging mechanisms, or intermediaries, enabling information and asset flow and connection between different blockchain networks. The core idea of cross-chain technology is to establish a mechanism that allows different blockchain networks to trust each other and communicate securely, enabling cooperation and sharing of assets and data among different blockchain networks.

Cross-chain technology has enormous development potential and commercial value, making it one of the most crucial innovations in the blockchain field. Cross-chain technology can facilitate the free flow of assets and data, enabling more efficient value exchange and information sharing. Through cross-chain, users and enterprises can leverage the characteristics and advantages of different chains to expand their business scope, reduce transaction costs, increase interoperability, and promote innovation and cooperation.

The development of the cross-chain track plays an irreplaceable role in enhancing the overall efficiency of the blockchain industry and the sustainable development of the ecosystem. Cross-chain makes the free flow of digital assets possible, providing great potential and opportunities for the development of blockchain applications. Therefore, learning and understanding cross-chain is necessary for grasping cutting-edge fields or planning career paths.

2. Guest Lecturers

3. Course System

1. Basic Introduction

• Week 1:

June 3, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: What is Cross-Chain? The Role, Types, and Classification of Cross-Chain

June 4, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: BOOL Network is a permissionless, fully trustless, and highly scalable cross-chain interoperability protocol based on multi-party computation, zero-knowledge proofs, and trusted execution environments.

• Week 2:

June 10, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Introduction to Mainstream Asset Cross-Chain Solutions and Project Overview

June 11, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: Moonbeam is a smart contract platform for building cross-chain interconnected applications, using integrated cross-chain messaging to access users, assets, and services on any chain.

• Week 3:

June 17, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Introduction to Mainstream Information Cross-Chain Solutions and Project Overview

June 18, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: Way Network is the first inter-chain interoperability protocol providing powerful low-level communication primitives, enabling direct, trustless transactions across all chains.

2. Specialized Lectures

• Week 4:

June 24, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Light Node Special Topic

June 25, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: TBD

• Week 5:

July 1, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Message Cross-Chain Special Topic

July 2, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: TBD

• Week 6:

July 8, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Security Cross-Chain Special Topic

July 9, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: Beosin

3. Practical Applications

• Week 7:

July 15, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Implementation of Light Node Principles Based on Zero-Knowledge Proofs

July 16, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: Map Protocol

• Week 8:

July 21, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: How to Implement Light Clients on Multi-Chains?

July 23, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: TBD

• Week 9:

July 29, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: How to Deploy a Full-Chain Application?

July 30, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: TBD

4. Summary & Outlook

• Week 10:

August 5, 16:00 (UTC+8) Topic: Current Status and Future Prospects of the Cross-Chain Track

August 6, 16:00 (UTC+8) Project: TBD

4. Course Schedule

1. Features of Whaler's Public Course

Whaler's cross-chain themed public course combines science popularization and practice of cross-chain technology. To raise awareness of the importance of the cross-chain track, Whaler's public course also includes a job recruitment section. During the course, one of the organizers, Talentre, will arrange practice quizzes related to the weekly course content for students. These quizzes aim to help students consolidate their knowledge and apply it in real situations. Additionally, based on the platform's self-assessment, students can mint corresponding achievement SBTs as official knowledge certificates for the cross-chain course.

After the event, students who meet the criteria and achieve excellent results can obtain direct referral qualifications from leading project parties in the track and an NFT electronic completion certificate issued by Talentre, which will serve as a lifelong honor record on-chain, aiding students in their continuous exploration in the Web3 world.

2. Buidl To Earn

The development of the cross-chain track plays an irreplaceable role in enhancing the overall efficiency of the blockchain industry and the sustainable development of the ecosystem. Cross-chain makes the free flow of digital assets possible, providing great potential and opportunities for the development of blockchain applications. Through this course, students can gain:

The complete series of cross-chain public courses is entirely free of charge, and actively engaged students can receive premium peripheral rewards from Whaler and collaborating projects.

5. Partners

In the preparation and organization of the course, we have experienced the vibrant co-construction value brought by public welfare and decentralization. Combining public welfare and decentralization means we can achieve a fairer and more effective social co-construction. Through decentralized platforms and technologies, public welfare can better interact and collaborate with partners and community users to jointly formulate and implement widely participatory projects. This form of collaboration not only improves the efficiency and transparency of public welfare but also stimulates more people's enthusiasm for participation, forming social consensus and shared responsibility.

When we all share a common goal—to create the most comprehensive and high-quality public courses in the Web3 field—we have received recognition from various parties. Different organizations from universities, media, project parties, institutions, and communities have provided corresponding support according to their characteristics. Throughout the preparation of the cross-chain public course, we have genuinely felt the importance of transcending personal interests and creating a sustainable and positive Web3 atmosphere. The partners include:

1. Organizers;

Whaler, Blockchain Association of Peking University, job recruitment platform Talentre, cross-chain project Map Protocol, blockchain media Chain Catcher

2. Co-organizers:

Bool Network, Moonbeam, Way Network, Beosin, Deng Chain Community, Blockchain Academy, Jinse Finance, One Block Community, Peking University Youth Entrepreneurs Association

3. Media Support:

ForesightNews, TechFlow, Blockbeats, Planet Daily, Blockchain Finance

4. Partner Universities and Organizations:

Zhejiang University, Fudan Web3 Law Society, Nanjing University, Wuhan University Web3 Club, Sichuan University, Shenzhen University, University of Toronto, Shandong University, Central University of Finance and Economics Star Society, Northeastern University, Southeast University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 0xU, South China University of Technology, Nantong University, Zhejiang University of Technology, Kepler, Jilin University Blockchain Association, Hunan University, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, etc.

5. Partner Community Organizations & Institutions:

Peking University 51st District Bund Metaverse Center, Global University Web3.0 Industry Innovation Research Institute, Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, LXDao, Rebase, BinaryDao, EOS Network Foundation, S11E-Dao, Fengqi Forum, TheBardsDao, 1783DAO, etc.

Course Start Time: June 3, 16:00 (UTC+8) Live on Bilibili & YouTube

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Whaler's series of public courses is a long-term continuous construction process. Our goal is to create a complete and hardcore public course for every vertical track under the existing Web3 framework, and to understand the various tracks of Web3 and the spirit and values of decentralization in a progressive and easy-to-understand manner. It is worth mentioning that all of Whaler's public courses are entirely free of charge, and we welcome co-builders to join us.