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Vijay Krishnan
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Vijay Krishnan

Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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Technical requirements

Before you dive into creating your ERC-20 token, you’ll need to ensure that you have the following technical requirements set up and ready:

  • Operating system (OS): You can choose any OS that you are comfortable with. The examples in this guide use MacOS, but it is up to your preference.
  • GitHub CLI: Make sure you have the GitHub command line interface (CLI) installed and access GitHub. This is essential for version control and collaboration.
  • Visual Studio Code (VS Code): Install VS Code, a popular code editor that makes smart contract development more convenient.
  • Node.js: Ensure you have Node.js installed. This runtime environment is necessary for running JavaScript-based applications.
  • Node Package Manager (npm): This comes bundled with Node.js. It is used for managing packages and dependencies in your projects.
  • Hardhat: Install Hardhat, a development environment for Ethereum that simplifies smart contract development and testing...
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Vijay Krishnan

Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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