# Work — Mert Çiçekçi (Merth)

Speaking, judging, workshops, and ecosystem education. Highlights: speaker at Web3 Warsaw 2026 (Sep 9–10, Warsaw, Poland) on AI agents and onchain finance; main judge across all 3 tracks of Rise In's APAC Stellar Hackathon with $60,000 distributed; 20+ workshops across Stellar, Sui, Stacks, Celo, Base, and Algorand.

## Speaking

- **Web3 Warsaw** — Speaker (Sep 9–10, 2026): Invited speaker on AI agents, onchain finance, and autonomous financial systems. Organized by Web3 Global Media. — https://x.com/web3_warsaw/status/2071901726601330987

## Judging

- **APAC Stellar Hackathon** — Main Judge · All 3 Tracks (Jul 2026): Main judge across all three tracks at Rise In's APAC Stellar Hackathon, evaluating builders from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam — $60,000 distributed in prizes. — https://x.com/riseinweb3/status/2083131682333352061
- **Stellar Full Stack Challenge** — DevRel · Instructor & Judge (2025): Led educational sessions and evaluated top 3 winning projects in the Stellar Full Stack challenge. — https://www.patika.dev/bootcamp/odullu-fullstack-challenge

## Workshops

- **Stellar Hack Pera** — Mentor & Workshop Instructor (2025): Turkey's largest IRL Web3 hackathon with 200+ participants and 70 projects. — https://www.risein.com/blog/stellar-hack-pera-turkeys-largest-irl-web3-hackathon-with-200-participants-70-projects
- **ODTU X Stellar Workshop** — DevRel · Workshop Instructor & Event Organizer (2025): Stellar & Soroban workshop at ODTU. Teaching smart contract development on Stellar. — https://x.com/odtublockchain/status/1983217200182784485?s=20
- **Build on Stellar ODTU Bootcamp - Rise In** — DevRel · Workshop Instructor (2025): Advanced Stellar & Soroban bootcamp at ODTU with Rise In. Deep dive into DeFi development. — https://x.com/odtublockchain/status/2027093924439818332?s=20
- **Base Ankara Builder Program** — Developer Lead & Workshop Instructor (2025): Leading the Base builder program in Ankara, organizing developer meetups and workshops. — https://x.com/merthxyz/status/1998862485705863535
- **Celo Builder Workshop** — DevRel · Workshop Instructor (2025): Celo blockchain workshop. Teaching developers how to build on Celo ecosystem. — https://x.com/odtublockchain/status/1993936721415639409?s=20
- **Virtual Stellar Workshops** — DevRel · Lead Instructor · 10+ Workshops (2025): Virtual workshop series on Stellar ecosystem. Delivered 10+ workshops on Soroban development. — https://www.risein.com/courses/build-on-stellar
- **Stacks Workshop** — DevRel · Workshop Instructor · 3 Workshops (2024-2025): 3 workshops on Stacks blockchain and Bitcoin L2 development. — https://www.risein.com/courses/build-on-stacks

## Education

- **Sui 101 & Web3 101** — Blockchain 101 Educator (2025): Teaching fundamentals of Sui blockchain, Move programming, and decentralized application development. — https://luma.com/user/Merth
- **Algorand Documentation** — Author (2024): Created comprehensive educational documentation for Algorand ecosystem on Rise In platform. — https://www.risein.com/courses/build-on-algorand/what-is-algorand
- **Stellar Journey to Mastery** — DevRel · Instructor (2025): Comprehensive Stellar development course. From basics to advanced Soroban smart contract development. — https://www.risein.com/programs/stellar-journey-to-mastery-monthly-builder-challenges

More: https://www.merth.xyz/work