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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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Setting up Hardhat

There are multiple options when it comes to Ethereum blockchain tooling. The simplest and easiest one to get started is Hardhat.

Hardhat is a popular development framework for Ethereum-based blockchain applications. It provides developers with a suite of tools to develop, test, and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (Dapps) on the Ethereum network.

Hardhat includes a development environment, a testing framework, and a deployment pipeline. It also provides built-in support for various popular Ethereum development standards, such as ERC-20 and ERC-721, as well as integration with popular Ethereum testnets such as Goerli () and Sepolia (), and node providers such as Infura ().

With Hardhat, developers can write and test their smart contracts in a sandbox environment, simulate blockchain transactions, and deploy their Dapps to the Ethereum network. Hardhat simplifies the process of building Dapps, making it easier for developers to create...

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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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