Built a VPN gateway using Wireguard, Docker and a nginx server, restricting the server access to only allow wireguard-client IP addresses by modifying the firefall rules for the docker network. It was fun, wrote a blog about this.
First working with AI agents, built a loyalty platform on NEAR blockchain by using Near AI-agent kit for agent driven user interaction, and smart contract execution. Had fun.
Participated in a hackathon over the weekend. Built a cool event hosting platform on Vara blockchain. Won a 1st prize in the beginner track. Getting more comfortable working under tight constraints.
Attended an IRL hackthon in Bangalore. Won a pool prize building on Lit Protocol’s decetralized encryption/decryption API.
Wrote a blog on my contribution to our project in @EthOnline'24 hackthon, on Nillion’s blind computation API.
First time travel to Singapore, amazing country. Won a prize building on Oasis ROFL API with team.
Participated in my first hackathon. Won a prize in Nillion track building on its blind compuation API.
Got selected for Summer of Bitcoin 2024, contributing to Floresta, a lightweight bitcoin client. Learned a lot about navigating large codebases and p2p mechanics used in decentralized systems.
Got selected for Summer of Bitcoin 2024. First real step into working on open source projects in a structured way. Wrote a blog about the selection process too.