Why We Are Excited to be a Part of the Block COVID Innovation Camp

Clint Patterson

April 8

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has recently been turned upside down. Like many of you, we wondered what we could do to help. During a TryCrypto team meeting we discussed the idea of hosting a virtual summit since everyone is currently working from home and since in-person events were getting cancelled. We decided to move forward and since then we’ve been overwhelmed by the encouragement, support, and reception the event has received.

In this post we are highlighting some of the leaders, speakers, and key figures behind this event and let them share with you why they are jumping in to make a difference.


TryCrypto ‒
Nik Kalyani & Chase Chapman

TryCrypto makes building dapps easy and efficient. TryCrypto is founded by Nik Kalyani and Chase Chapman. Nik was motivated to get involved by what he was experiencing and Chase saw an opportunity to make a difference.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has recently been turned upside down. Like many of you, we wondered what we could do to help. During a TryCrypto team meeting we discussed the idea of hosting a virtual summit since everyone is currently working from home and since in-person events were getting cancelled. We decided to move forward and since then we’ve been overwhelmed by the encouragement, support, and reception the event has received.


In this post we are highlighting some of the leaders, speakers, and key figures behind this event and let them share with you why they are jumping in to make a difference.

Nik Kalyani & Chase Chapman ‒ TryCrypto

TryCrypto makes building dapps easy and efficient. TryCrypto is founded by Nik Kalyani and Chase Chapman. Nik was motivated to get involved by what he was experiencing and Chase saw an opportunity to make a difference.


Nik Kalyani
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most transformative event in modern history. It is incumbent upon people in technology to use our experience and skills to make the world safer and more bearable for our fellow humans who are suffering. We should also look beyond the pandemic and use technology as a force for hope and optimism in the future. Those who rise to this challenge today will be the leaders in a vastly different world full of opportunity tomorrow. Rise!

The COVID-19 pandemic is the most transformative event in modern history. It is incumbent upon people in technology to use our experience and skills to make the world safer and more bearable for our fellow humans who are suffering. We should also look beyond the pandemic and use technology as a force for hope and optimism in the future. Those who rise to this challenge today will be the leaders in a vastly different world full of opportunity tomorrow. Rise!

I believe times like this bring people together in ways we never could have imagined. The reality is that we are all impacted by this pandemic and that’s pretty damn humbling. Now is the time to step up, work together, and build for a better world.


Chase Chapman
As the world scrambles to reign in the spread of COVID-19, what better time than now to come together and leverage blockchain technology to create social impact and make a difference in the world?!


Truffle ‒
Erin Shaben


Truffle is a development environment, testing framework and deployment pipeline for Ethereum dapps — or any blockchain using the EVM. We’re excited to welcome Erin Shaben, a Blockchain Tools Engineer at Truffle. Erin will show us how developers can leverage Truffle to build decentralized applications.


Erin Shaben
I believe times like this bring people together in ways we never could have imagined. The reality is that we are all impacted by this pandemic and that’s pretty damn humbling. Now is the time to step up, work together, and build for a better world.


Dennis Shiao

Dennis is a one man content marketing machine! Dennis hosts the Bay Area Content Marketer Meetup and also sends out a weekly newsletter called “Content Corner”. Dennis has graciously dedicated his time and talents to help with social media and content marketing for the Block COVID innovation camp.

My belief is that technology + people can achieve just about anything. Now is the right time to use that combination to battle the coronavirus.

Erin Shaben ‒ Truffle

Truffle is a development environment, testing framework and deployment pipeline for Ethereum dapps — or any blockchain using the EVM. We’re excited to welcome Erin Shaben, a Blockchain Tools Engineer at Truffle. Erin will show us how developers can leverage Truffle to build decentralized applications.

As the world scrambles to reign in the spread of COVID-19, what better time than now to come together and leverage blockchain technology to create social impact and make a difference in the world?!

Dennis Shiao

Dennis is a one man content marketing machine! Dennis hosts the Bay Area Content Marketer Meetup and also sends out a weekly newsletter called “Content Corner”. Dennis has graciously dedicated his time and talents to help with social media and content marketing for the Block COVID innovation camp.

My belief is that technology + people can achieve just about anything. Now is the right time to use that combination to battle the coronavirus.

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