Austin Griffith I Beginners Track Welcome & Speedrun Ethereum Introduction I ETHGlobal Prague 2025

Join Austin Griffith from the Build Guild DAO in this beginner-friendly workshop at ETHGlobal Prague 2025, where he introduces Speedrun Ethereum and Scaffold-ETH2 for rapid on-chain development. Learn how to deploy your first smart contract, build a front-end interface, and explore tools like Foundry and Hardhat. Discover key concepts like staking apps, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and AI-assisted "vibe coding" to prototype blockchain applications quickly. Perfect for developers looking to dive into Ethereum, DeFi, and smart contract development with hands-on examples. 00:00 - Introduction to Build Guild & Speedrun Ethereum 00:49 - Workshop Overview: Beginner to Advanced Tracks 01:24 - Scaffold-ETH2: Rapid Prototyping Tool Demo 02:08 - AI & Cursor Integration for On-Chain Development 03:22 - Setting Up Your First App with Hardhat or Foundry 04:35 - Local Blockchain & Front-End Setup with Yarn 05:47 - Burner Wallets & Debugging Smart Contracts 07:32 - Deploying & Testing a Greeter Contract 09:01 - Solidity by Example: Mappings & Custom Functions 10:40 - Building a Royalty Payment Smart Contract 13:38 - Payable Functions & Contract Balance Tracking 15:45 - Artist Royalty Withdrawal Function Demo 17:33 - Front-End Integration with Scaffold-ETH Hooks 20:38 - Deploying to Base Network & Contract Verification 23:50 - Deploying Front-End to Vercel & IPFS 27:06 - Speedrun Ethereum Curriculum: NFTs & Staking 34:03 - Decentralized Exchange (DEX) Deep Dive 41:03 - Stablecoins & Lending with Kevin Jones 49:06 - AI-Assisted "Vibe Coding" a Bond Market 56:07 - Debugging & Testing the Bond Contract 59:48 - Live Demo: Buying & Redeeming Bonds _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *ETHGlobal Prague* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Prague, a 3-day hackathon held May 30 - June 1 2025, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Prague 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5Vv-ZobDU2YMWekDFYvOqd&si=SoQ5O2TOAK8RkYf- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Austin Griffith* X: https://x.com/austingriffith ✅ *Follow Buidl Guidl* Website: https://buidlguidl.com/ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _