Cardano DEFI Workshop 2025: Learning Levvy or Fluid and Other DEFI Platform in Collaboration with MCU

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Valdryan Ivandito

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

3

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Host a DeFi workshop to educate students and the general public about the Cardano ecosystem, particularly the DeFi platform, in order to create users on Cardano with a solid understanding of DeFi.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No dependencies

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Horizons

Education

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Background : 

Cardano is a leading proof-of-stake blockchain platform, enabling secure, scalable, and sustainable decentralized applications (dApps). Blockchain technology has become a revolution in industries across the world, offering innovative solutions to complex problems. Smart contracts deployed on Cardano are increasing; however, the number of Cardano users is declining. The following link is the research conducted by CryptoCaliburn as user experts in the Cardano ecosystem, which provides evidence that the number of Cardano users is declining. People are becoming increasingly familiar with blockchain technology. However, in general, a deep understanding of DeFi platforms such as Levvy or Fluid and other DeFi platforms may still be limited to a small group of people. Therefore, we will attempt to educate people at MCU (Maranatha Christian University), including students and lecturers, and potentially open it to the public through a workshop.

A Cardano developer workshop has been held at Maranatha Christian University in Bandung, as part of our Fund 12 Proposal. Our last collaboration was limited to 40 seats for students, yet about 100 students registered to join the workshop, so we had to implement a first-come, first-served basis. We believe that by widening our target audience to include university students in Bandung, regardless of their university affiliation, we can increase the number of participants. Allowing all students to join will connect individuals from different universities across Bandung and foster collaboration and innovation in the blockchain space. We believe that every student has unique ideas for building dApps. Thus, when they have the opportunity to work together in groups and receive mentorship from professionals, their ideas could significantly benefit the Cardano ecosystem.

With this in mind, Mr. Oscar Karnalim, the dean of the Faculty of Engineering and IT, has agreed to collaborate again with us—Valdryan Ivandito and Cryptocaliburn—as representatives of the Indonesian Cardano Community to conduct a full-day workshop on the Cardano ecosystem. To generate interest from all universities, MCU will also collaborate with other experts in the cryptocurrency sector to share their experiences with blockchain. The event will be held at Maranatha Christian University in Bandung City, Indonesia.

Solution : 

1. Creating a full-day workshop to increase awareness about the Cardano ecosystem, especially DeFi platforms such as Levvy or Fluid. By leveraging our connection with Maranatha Christian University, we can spread awareness of the Cardano blockchain across several universities in Bandung. The workshop will includes :
2. An AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with several experts in cryptocurrency. Having diverse perspectives on blockchain and cryptocurrency will greatly enhance participants' knowledge.
3. Workshop about the Cardano ecosystem that includes :
4. Cardano wallet apps such as Lace or Eternl
5. DEX such as Minswap or WingRiders
6. Lending & borrowing platform such as Levvy or Fluid
7. Basic technical analysis or price action analysis
8. Creating Feedback with the attendees
9. Create questionnaire to the attendees
10. Create Whatsapp or Telegram group with the attendees to keep updating about Cardano Blockchain

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

This project will have a significant positive impact:

• Increase awareness of the Cardano blockchain and its ecosystem in one of the major cities in Indonesia, Bandung.
• Increase awareness of the importance of self-custody and security when storing assets in a Cardano wallet.
• Increase educated users about DeFi platforms such as Levvy and Fluid on Cardano.
• Increase the volume of users on Cardano, particularly on DeFi platforms like Levvy and Fluid, to accelerate Cardano's adoption.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Team profile:

Valdryan Ivandito

GitHub

Licenses & Certifications:

• Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate
• Certified Cardano Developer Associate issued by Emurgo Academy
• Certified Cardano Developer Professional issued by Emurgo Academy
• Full-Stack Web Developer issued by Binar Academy

Experiences:

• Experienced in holding workshops and serving as a tutor teaching microcontroller and single-board computer programming in the electrical engineering department at Maranatha Christian University Bandung Indonesia in 2017
• Experienced teaching robotics and microcontroller programming courses at Padepokan Next System Bandung from 2013 to 2020
• Experienced as an IT consultant with the position of data engineer at PT. Berca Hardayaperkasa Jakarta Indonesia from 2020-2023
• Volunteer to translate for the Plutus Project Based Learning (PPBL) from Gimbalabs into the Indonesian language. See our translated e-learning modules here
• Co-founder Cardano Developer Community Indonesia. Regularly serves as a host and speaker at the Cardano Developer Community Indonesia. See the recorded video of the workshop here

Lending Portfolio : 

• Valdryan Ivandito is a capable tutor for the DeFi workshop; he is a profitable lender on Levvy. The following is the link to Valdryan's lending history and portfolio on Levvy.

Oscar Karnalim

Linkedin

Experiences:

• Head of Master Program in Computer Science
• Expert in Big Data, BAPPENAS (Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning)
• Vice Head of Education Division, Research and Innovation Directorate, Ikatan Alumni Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia
• Associate Editor, Journal of Information System Engineering and Business Intelligence, Airlangga University
• Former CTO of VIN Protocol and Survego
• Very passionate teacher in technology and education
• Co-Proposer in Fund 12 Cardano Workshop at MCU

Crypto Caliburn

Twitter

Experiences:

• Organizer for Cardano Summit 2022 Jakarta and co-host for Cardano Summit 2023 Jakarta
• One of the team funded in Fund 10 Cardano Workshop Jakarta dan Cardano Hub Surabaya and Fund 12 Cardano Workshop at MCU
• Cryptocurrency Enthusiast since 2016
• Twitter Space speakers to update Cardano to Indonesian Community
• Collaboration Speakers about Cardano with several well known companies such as Triv, Ajaib (Indonesian Exchange). 
• Speakers in Cardano Online Workshop.
• Cardano Surabaya and Jakarta Offline Meetup Host and Co-Host
• Core Team of Cardano Indonesia Community
• Twitter Influencer
• Well known in Indonesia Crypto Community
• NFT and Token Expert in Cardano and Other Blockchains.

This project's visions are to make place for cardano communities to interact and connect with each other. 

This proposal intention:

1. Increase awareness in Cardano ecosystem by increase Cardano Students WA group from 80 to 200
2. Increase telegram of Cardano Indonesia from 1100 to 1300
3. Increase Instagram of Cardano Indonesia from 1880 to 2100
4. Increase Twitter of Cardano Indonesia 880 to 1000
5. Our regular member consist of minimum 30 people per workshop

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Dean of the Faculty : 

• Determine the schedule for the full-day workshop events
• Determine the team that are responsible for becoming moderator, event support, and zoom support
• Manage all kind of facilities needed for the event.
• Determine the experts that are going to share experience in the events.

Workshop Instructor : 

• Determine the syllabus for the workshop
• Prepare the presentation for the workshop events.
• Create basic tutorial for workshop attendee.

Project and Social Media Manager : 

• Plan the promotion strategy for the workshop
• Determine the food and beverage for the workshop
• Determine the souvenir for the workshop
• Create design of banner, certificate and questionnaire

Team Representative

• Manage and account for the budget
• Recap and report the planning for PoA 
• Attend catalyst project coordinator meeting.
• Submit a monthly report

Dean of the Faculty : 

• Determine the team that are responsible for becoming moderator, event support, and zoom support
• Manage all kind of facilities needed for the event.

Workshop Instructor : 

• Teach in a full day workshop event

Project and Social Media Manager : 

• Plan the promotion strategy for the workshop
• Determine the food and beverage for the workshop
• Prepare the multimedia and video editor for the workshop
• Support all kind of activities for the events.

Team Representative

• Manage and account for the budget
• Recap and report the workshop event for PoA and cardano forum
• Attend catalyst project coordinator meeting.
• Submit a monthly report

Team Representative 

• Check and review all budgets and accounting
• Check and review all reports on the workshop for PoA and Cardano Forum
• Submit a close-out report and video on our project’s result
• Report to the Project Catalyst for our completion

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

1. Valdryan Ivandito (Team Representative & Workshop Instructor)

• Responsible for managing the Project Catalyst PoL, PoA, and reporting
• Responsible for managing the workshop program
• Responsible for creating recaps for the workshop

1. Oscar Karnalim (Dean of the IT and Engineering Faculty)

• Responsible for planning the schedules of the workshop
• Responsible for managing the venue for the workshop
• Responsible for managing the workshop team, including moderators and lab assistants

1. Crypto Caliburn (Project and Social Media Manager)

• Responsible for managing FnB Section
• Responsible for creating documentation for the workshop
• Responsible for managing the multimedia and video editor teams
• Responsible for planning the marketing strategy
• Responsible as advisor and assisting the technical side in the workshop

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Total - 27,370 ADA

Workshop Event Cost: 8,570 ₳

• Compensation for Using Space -> 700 ₳ (Space up to 100 person)
• Compensation for Using Facilities -> 700 ₳
• Certificates for Participants -> 3 ₳ x 100 Participants = 300 ₳
• Quiz Reward -> 15 ₳ x 3 Winners x 10 Quiz = 450 ₳
• Souvenir for Participants -> 15 ₳ x 100 participants = 1,500 ₳
• Food and Beverage 
• Dinner -> 25 ₳ x 100 Participants = 2,500 ₳
• Coffee -> 3 ₳ x 100 Participants x 2 Sessions = 600 ₳
• Promotional Material
• Zoom Pro -> 100 ₳
• Online Marketing -> 200 ₳ x 3 Months = 600 ₳
• Standing Banners -> 100 ₳ x 2 Pcs = 200 ₳
• Transportation and Hotel
• Train for Support -> 125 ₳ x 2 Persons (Surabaya to Bandung Round Trip) = 250 ₳
• Hotel for Support -> 70 ₳
• Train for Expert -> 100 ₳ x 2 Persons (Jakarta to Bandung Round Trip) = 200 ₳
• Hotel for Expert -> 200 ₳ x 2 Persons = 400 ₳

Team Representative: 3,000 ₳ 

• Onboarding and Proof of Life -> 50 ₳ x 1 hour x 2 sessions = 100 ₳
• Milestones Board Report -> 50 ₳ x 2 hours 8 Milestones = 800 ₳
• Monthly Meeting -> 50 ₳ x 2 hours/person/month x 3 persons x 8 months = 2400 ₳
• Project Closeout Report (PCR) -> 50 ₳ x 2 hours / person x 2 persons = 200 ₳
• Project Closeout Video (PCV) -> 50 ₳ x 2 hours / person x 3 persons = 300 ₳
• Close-out Meeting (Catalyst) -> 50 ₳ x 1 hour / person x 2 persons = 100 ₳

Workshop Instructor: 6,200 ₳ 

• Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Experts Speaker -> 200 ₳ x 3 hours x 2 person = 1,200 ₳  
• Cardano DeFi Tutor -> 200 ₳ x 6 hours = 1,200 ₳
• Research and Study the Material for Workshop -> 100 ₳ x 30 hours = 3,000 ₳
• Making the Presentation -> 100 ₳ x 8 hours = 800 ₳

Workshop Host: 5,150 ₳ 

• Dean of the Faculty is in charge of planning the workshop schedule -> 100 ₳ x 20 hours = 2,000 ₳
• Manage all kind of support needed -> 100 ₳ x 12 hours = 1,200 ₳ 
• Workshop Moderator -> 100 ₳ x 6 hours = 600 ₳
• Workshop Assistant -> 75 ₳ x 6 hours x 2 Men Power = 900 ₳
• Hybrid Zoom Support -> 75 ₳ x 6 hours = 450 ₳

Project Manager: 1,400 ₳ 

• Preparing and Coordinating to FnB Section -> 100 ₳ x 8 hours = 800 ₳
• Creating a Recap and Evaluating the Workshops Event -> 100 ₳ x 6 hour = 600 ₳

Social Media Manager: 2,250 ₳

• Creating Offline and Online Design 50 ₳ x 12 hours = 600 ₳
• Creating and Editing Recorded Workshop Videos = 75 ₳ x 10 hours = 750₳
• Events Support = 75 ₳ x 6 hours x 2 person = 900 ₳

Treasurer: 800 ₳ 

• Treasurer is in charge funds distribution, record, and report finances = 50 ₳ x 2 hours x 7 Workshops = 800 ₳

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

The costs are very beneficial for the Cardano ecosystem, as this proposal is based on a questionnaire conducted with MCU students and reflects their enthusiasm. The costs themselves aren’t high, considering that most of the budget is allocated for the events. This proposal targets a specific market that has never been reached in Indonesia: students from all around Bandung City.

This collaboration would provide Cardano with:

• Early-educated students who are aware of the Cardano ecosystem
• Attraction of potential users, developers, and contributors to the Cardano ecosystem
• Establishment of potential collaborations with other universities throughout Indonesia