Building a Blockchain in Erlang

The Aeternity Blockchain is an ambitious Open Source venture, developing a system where the most exciting features in the blockchain space come together as first-class objects. In this talk, we will illustrate with architecture highlights and implementation details what this means, and how we chose to build it in Erlang. **This talk in three words** 1. Erlang 2. Blockchain 3. Architecture **What will the audience learn from this talk?** The talk gives an introduction to blockchain technology, seen through the eyes of an Erlang programmer. In particular, som lesser known aspects of state channels are covered. **Does it feature code examples and/or live coding?** Some code examples - not essential for understanding. **Prerequisite attendee experience level:** Level [200](https://gotocph.com/2019/pages/experience-level)