Road to Devcon - NITK Surathkal

Web3 Uncovered: Under the Hood of Ethereum

What actually happens between “Confirm” and "Confirmed" on an Ethereum transaction? 👀

We’re starting from the basics and going under the hood of Ethereum to understand what happens before a transaction makes it onto the blockchain.

- Ethereum & Web3 Basics
*Understand transactions, blocks, smart contracts and how Ethereum works.*

- The Mempool
*Where do pending transactions go? What can be seen before they’re confirmed?*

- MEV & Sandwich Attacks
*See how bots can observe pending transactions and profit from transaction ordering with a walkthrough of a sandwich attack.*

**No blockchain background needed. Just come curious.**

BlocSoc Lead 2026

Vatsal Gandhi

BlocSoc Core

Suyash Nahar

Web3 Uncovered : Under the Hood of Ethereum

Zero-Knowledge Unlocked: Shielded Pools & Provable Privacy

How do you prove you know a secret without actually revealing it? 👀

We’re moving beyond the public ledger to explore the magic of Zero-Knowledge proofs and how real on-chain privacy actually works - without the heavy math.

- Zero-Knowledge Intuition
*Learn how ZK proofs work using a simple locked-door analogy. No complex polynomials, just pure intuition.*

- Shielded Pools & 0zk Addresses
*Understand how shared vaults work. We'll cover the three core privacy primitives you need to know: Shield, Private Transfer, and Unshield, using tech like Kohaku and RAILGUN.*

- Provable AI (zkML)
*A quick bridge into the future: how can an AI model mathematically prove its output was computed correctly?*

**No math degree needed. Just come curious.**

BlocSoc Lead 2025

Apoorva Agrawal

The Privacy Layer: Zero-Knowledge & Shielded Pools

Time to turn theory into code. 💻

We are shifting from concepts to building. Join us for a hands-on session where you will code a fully functional private wallet from scratch.

- Devcon Team Kickoff
*We are kicking off the session with a special guest talk from the Devcon team!*

- Live Build Session
*Bring your laptops. We are using the Kohaku RAILGUN SDK on Sepolia testnet to build a working private wallet. You will code the core functions: create an account, shield ETH, transfer to another 0zk address, and unshield.*

- ETH Global Inspiration
*Need ideas for your hackathon build? We will break down some winning privacy projects from ETH Global to spark your creativity.*