Hi Reader,
Welcome to the All Things Blockchain Community Hub - your one-stop shop for staying connected with the crypto and Web3 community. Here, you’ll find everything from upcoming event announcements and recordings of past meetups to key insights from guest speakers and opportunities to learn, connect, and grow in the space. Whether you're new to blockchain or a seasoned pro, this newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations and connections that matter.
ATB Upcoming Events
Each month, we host an in-person networking event in Brisbane, bringing our community together to connect, learn, and grow.
We’re excited to invite you to join us this month in partnership with Bitget to learn how to trade smarter, come along, meet like-minded people, and be part of the movement.
May 26: Inside Crypto 2026 - Positioning for the Next Move with Pepperstone Crypto
Ready to cut through the complexity?
Join the Pepperstone Crypto team for an evening dedicated to insights for your personal trading. We’re diving deep into:
- Local Regulation: Navigating Australia’s new trading landscape.
- Hidden Costs: The truth about spreads and commissions.
- The 6-Month Outlook: Institutional liquidity and the next altcoin rotation; high-conviction narratives set to dominate the next six months.
Stick around for a "no-holds-barred" AMA and networking with fellow traders.
Join us during Consensus Miami for our SH3 Connects for your chance to win a ticket to Consensus Miami valued at $1049 USD
A high-energy networking meetup co-hosted with EvolvH3R and proudly supported by Nexa, NXT LAW, Hashlock, and Wristkey Global.
Connect with like-minded professionals, grow your network, and be part of meaningful conversations shaping the future of Web3.
May 5: SH3 Connects Miami Edition
Join us during Consensus Miami for our SH3 Connects networking event! Whether you're a seasoned leader or new to the space, this is your chance to engage with a powerful community shaping the future of tech.
Webinar Wednesdays
We’re excited to share the launch of Webinar Wednesdays, a new weekly education series bringing you free, practical Web3 and crypto sessions every Wednesday evening.
Powered by our incredible education sponsors Nexa, Stand With Crypto, Digital Surge, and Ethical Finance, this series is designed to help you build knowledge, stay safe, and grow your confidence in the digital economy.
Join us each week and keep learning.
May 13: Smart Contracts and Native Token Services on Nexa
ONLINE
Join us for a live session exploring how smart contracts and native token services power real-world blockchain applications.
In Part 1, Danielle will break down the key concepts you need to understand including smart contracts, dApps, native tokens, token issuance, and how on-chain vs off-chain systems work.
In Part 2, a Nexa David Thibobeau will apply these concepts to the Nexa ecosystem, covering how Nexa supports smart contracts, its native token services model, and how its approach differs from account-based networks like Ethereum.
This session is designed to help you understand how blockchain infrastructure shapes what can be built and how Nexa is enabling scalable, real-world applications.
Online
May 1: AI × Web3 × Startup: Building, Funding & Scaling in Australia
Bringing together engineers, founders, and investors from Sydney’s growing tech ecosystem for a focused, discussion-driven meetup.
This session explores how startups are being built and funded today — across AI, Web3, and emerging technologies — with insights directly from operators and investors in the field.
May 12: Enabling Anyone to Build and Operate Decentralized Networks with Hiero
Join for a meetup exploring Hiero (https://github.com/hiero-ledger), an open-source, vendor-neutral distributed ledger technology (DLT) stack that powers the Hedera Network. In this session, Hendrik Ebbers (https://github.com/hendrikebbers) will demonstrate how easy it is to deploy a Hiero-based network for either public or private use.
May 13: Formal Verification with Lean
Lean is an open-source programming language and proof assistant that enables correct, maintainable, and formally verified code.
Brisbane
May 13: Azure Traffic Manager: Enabling High Availability and Zero-Impact Maintenance
We will explore how to leverage this DNS-based service to achieve global high availability and seamless releases. Pacifique will share a real-world case study of how they simplified their deployment process to eliminate downtime and walk through a practical demo on how to get it running in minutes.
Not much else is happening blockchain related… stay tuned for next month!
Sydney
May 6: AI Real-World Solutions: from Classroom to Cloud
AI is everywhere, but AI that actually works (deployed, tested, and solving real problems at scale)? That's a different story!
This month, Amazon Web Services, and PolarSeven go through the noise with two talks from practitioners who've done the hard yards building generative AI in some of the most demanding environments around.
From using AI to deliver personalised student support and identify at-risk students early, to automating academic feedback and transforming how lecture content is consumed: you'll hear the stories, the architectures, and the honest lessons from the people who built them!
May 14: AI on Tap
AI on Tap: Real AI. Real People. Real Beer.📍 Sydney’s monthly meetup for AI-curious marketers and business mindsForget the hype. Talk about AI over a drink.
Tired of AI hype and jargon?
AI on Tap is a no-pressure hangout where business minds swap stories about what’s actually working with AI - and what’s not.No slides. No hard sell. No tech-bro vibes.
Just real conversations, a bit of learning and a few cold drinks.
NOTE: This is a paid $35 event
Melbourne
May 6: MEL MLOps Community #17 | Robots in Aged Care and AI in Software Delivery
This event is described as “right out of a sci-fi blockbuster”. Includes exploring the AI landscape from humanoid robotics in Aged Care, something the team at Andromeda is actively trying to achieve, to the rise of agentic AI as a teammate in Software Delivery.
May 6: End-to-End Observability on EKS: A Hands-On CNCF Workshop
Join for a practical, end-to-end workshop where you’ll build a modern observability stack from the ground up using industry-standard CNCF tooling.
In this session, you will learn to set up metrics with Prometheus, visualize and analyze data with Grafana, instrument your application using OpenTelemetry, and implement distributed tracing with Jaeger. You’ll also apply best practices for collecting, managing, and interpreting telemetry data.
May 6: KSUG.AI Australia #60 - Melbourne Meetup @AWS
Agenda and topics preview:
Food, drinks and Socializing
Welcome / Introductions by the Organizers KSUG.AI
Topic 1: Unlock GenAI inference anywhere with Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes and Nvidia DGX by Frank Fan, Principal Container Specialist SA AWS
Topic 2: I Came for the Kubernetes. The AI Did the Kubernetes by Olga Mirensky, Sr. SRE Ping Identify
Lighting Talk: From Zero to Episode 1: Building a Content Pipeline With Claude Code by Eva Ng, Founder GMIG
Quiz time: nice swags giveaways
May 8 Bitcoin Pub Meetup
Come and meet like-minded people and learn about bitcoin. This night is for newbies and regulars alike (don't worry, they don't bite!). Note: this is a very informal event, so you may need to ask the bar staff to find where the group is. There are no speakers or activities, just a casual pub session.
Global Blockchain Events
Consensus Miami 2026
Miami, USA, May 5 - 7
Welcome to the Convergence:
The global economy is being rewritten. Consensus 2026 is where the architects of that new economy meet. Join 20,000+ senior leaders from crypto, finance, tech, and policy for three days of deals, demos, and decisions that will define the next era of the global economy.
(Don’t forget to join our SH3 Connects for our side event at Consensus on May 5!)
This year, Consensus is going beyond the blockchain to bring together the three forces reshaping global finance:
With trillions moving natively on-chain, be in the room with the founders, protocols, and
policymakers defining how this infrastructure works at scale.
- Institutional Integration
Allocators, asset managers, banks, and service providers come to build the relationships
and frameworks that make institutional adoption real
AI agents are becoming participants in global markets: executing trades, managing
portfolios, and creating entirely new economic models. At Consensus, you'll see it, build it, and get ahead of it.
Mushanghai
Shanghai, China, May 10 - June 6
A month long experience down the rabbit hole of the world’s scaling engine.
Builders Only. No Tourists. Participants dive into Shanghai's tech ecosystem and cultural landscape through structured theme weeks covering Artificial Intelligence, Biotech & Longevity, Robotics & Automation, and Entertainment & Gaming.
The experience includes tech and culture tours exposing participants to frontier Chinese technology and authentic cultural immersion. Residents connect with next-generation Chinese founders who are talented, ambitious, and shaping tomorrow's innovations. The program provides an affordable, safe, and resourceful ecosystem with soft landing support to help international participants navigate living and working in China.
28 Days, with 4 Themes:
Week 1
AI WEEK
Week 2
BIOTECH & LONGEVITY
Week 3
ROBOTICS & HARDWARE
Week 4
CULTURE
ETHMilan 2026 — Italy's Largest Ethereum & Web3 Conference
Milano, Italy, May 21 - 22
ETH Milan is one of Italy's leading Web3 conferences, bringing together Ethereum builders, developers, and industry leaders for high-quality talks on blockchain innovation and decentralized technologies in Milan.
The event prioritizes depth over hype, attracting a senior, technically fluent audience ranging from protocol engineers and startup founders to investors and ecosystem leaders. Talks and panels focus on core Ethereum developments, Layer 2s, scaling, cryptography, security, governance, decentralized infrastructure, and real-world applications. With carefully curated content and speakers, ETH Milan creates an environment for meaningful discussions, knowledge exchange, and high-quality networking. It is a conference for people building, researching, and making strategic decisions in Web3, not just observing it.
What Happened Last Month
Trading smarter isn’t just about using the right platform, it's about making informed decisions backed by strong research.
We learned with Bitget can elevate your trading experience, and how Mirror AI can support your research process, helping you analyse opportunities and navigate the market with greater confidence.
Thank you to our speakers, and sponsors for this event:
- Milkman is a key opinion leader, led by Mayukh, providing market analysis, technical analysis, trade ideas, and insights through private spot and futures trading groups. With a strong focus on exchange partnerships, events, and marketing, Milkman’s Kitchen sits at the intersection of trading and crypto culture.
- Mr. Nangisai Matiza (CEO and Founder) With over a decade of experience in the Australian financial services sector, Nangisai has cultivated a diverse skill set encompassing internal audit, risk management, compliance, and governance.
- Dr. Bulukani Mlalazi With over seven years dedicated to orchestrating advanced AI and Machine Learning initiatives across a broad spectrum of industries, Dr. Mlalazi's background positions him uniquely to contribute significantly to Glass Lane Pty Ltd.
- Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 150 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold.
- Mirror AI is a product developed by Glass Lane Pty Ltd, a frontier technology consultancy founded in 2025. Glass Lane focuses on bridging the gap between traditional business and the rapidly evolving world of digital technology, supporting organisations in the practical adoption and integration of blockchain, AI, and other emerging innovations.
