Trade with confidence
On the other hand, we realised it is very difficult to find knowledgeable engineers in this field. This is one big challenge facing the crypto and blockchain industries at the moment.
Blockbid is a secure exchange with the goal of facilitating the highest volume of trades for the most cryptocurrencies with a single login
Why Blockbid?
- Fiat Currencies
Blockbid will support mainstream fiat currencies for more diverse trading
- Cryptocurrency
Blockbid will facilitate trading of more coins on a single platform than any other exchange
- Easy Access
Our platform has been built to support traders of all experience levels
- Secure
95% of all crypto asset deposits are stored in an offline multi-signature hardware vault
- Best Rates
With flat 0.1% transaction fees, Blockbid offers the lowest rates available
- Insured
Our exchange is one of the first to be fully covered by cybersecurity insurance
- Speed
Our exchange is built from the ground up to be scalable up to 1 million transactions per second
- Compliant
As a registered digital currency operating in Australia we are fully compliant with the AML/CTF guidelines outlined by AUSTRAC
Blockbid recently caught up with Damien Ducourty, founder of B9lab, to ask him about what quality blockchain education really means.
What was your vision when you started B9lab?
DD: Bitcoin piqued the interest of our founders in around 2009. When it became clear that smart contract platforms were actually feasible (around late 2014), we decided to dive right in.
One thing became immediately clear: the blockchain community desperately needed high-quality, consolidated training material so that interested developers could upskill in weeks instead of months or years.
Hence, B9lab: an online academy where developers and non-programmers alike can find best-in-class, unbiased education, training and talent in blockchain and decentralised applications.
What makes B9lab different from other blockchain education providers?
DD: At the time of its founding, B9lab was one of the very first organisations to come out with a consolidated online training programme. Today we remain the only online blockchain academy on the market that combines in-depth, instructor-led training and an industry-renowned blockchain certification programme. The active learning experience is really what makes the difference, with expert instructors actually helping students review and refine their code through lots of hands-on projects.
You could say our mission at B9lab is to educate as many people as possible. But rather than saying, “We want X number of developers trained by year Y,” we focus on making sure that the developers who graduate from B9lab courses are top of the line, and know what questions to ask. It is essential that B9lab alumni have an ethical aspect to their training and they know exactly what they’re doing.
How does B9lab certification work?
DD: Our custom certification dapp places a record of each certification directly onto the Ethereum blockchain along with the recipient’s public key. The blockchain is public and available for everybody to verify, so no one can censor or erase this information or dispute the fact that the certification happened at this point in time.
Why did B9lab decide to certify students in the first place?
DD: Our initial intent with the certification was so we could hire first-rate developers ourselves at any time (to meet our own needs or for clients seeking qualified blockchain talent). We discovered a real need to ensure that B9lab alumni are unequivocally best-in-class. We cannot and will not compromise on quality since it would affect quality of the code our alumni produce and overall project profitability. It goes without saying that for highly-automated decentralised applications and digital asset handling, quality is paramount.
“We discovered a real need to ensure that B9lab alumni are unequivocally best-in-class.”
BB: What is the passing/certification rate for the Certified Ethereum Developer Course?
DD: The final exam of every B9lab developer course is quite demanding, and requires a grade of 80% or higher in order to qualify for certification. Also keep in mind that the certification process is optional — some students opt out because they aren’t ready to pass the exam, or because they’ve already been offered a job just for being a B9lab student. Some never plan on being blockchain developers in the first place, and simply want enough knowledge to be able to advise as consultants. That said, although the number of students fluctuates from cohort to cohort, the current passing rate for the entire course is around 15%.
Team Expansion
We’re excited to welcome four new team members to the Blockbid family!
- David Sapper — Chief Operating Officer
Co-founder of Blockbid, experienced in consistently penetrating new markets with having the ability to leverage analytical skills to gather and review in-depth industry, market and competitor research, demonstrated by successful exits of 2 previously founded tech startups.
- John Kappa — Senior Designer & Brand Manager
Highly respected designer who specialises in Branding, Digital Design and UI Design with an out-of-the-box thinking and approach.
- Casey Gardiner — Technical Advisor
More than 20 years programming experience in a plethora of languages, certified in advanced network technology and strong knowledge of OOP concepts, XML schemas, debugging complex problems, abstract data structures/algorithms, and source control applications.
- Matanya Epstein — Content Creator & Social Media Coordinator
Experienced content writer with a strong understanding of the cryptocurrency industry, who is passionate about spreading the word about Blockbid with the wider population.
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