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Serokell has been awarded the JEI (Jeune Entreprise Innovante) status in France. The JEI, or "Young Innovative Company" status, is a French government program designed to support and encourage enterprises engaged in substantial research and development activities, thus fostering innovation.

Serokell awarded the JEI status in France


We are thrilled to announce that Serokell has been awarded the JEI (Jeune Entreprise Innovante) status in France. 

The JEI, or "Young Innovative Company" status, is a French government program designed to support and encourage enterprises engaged in substantial research and development activities, thus fostering innovation. This status is granted to companies whose projects meet specific criteria regarding the use of novel approaches and technologies.

Being recognized by the French government as a JEI signifies official acknowledgment of our innovative capabilities and potential. 

We are honored by the endorsement, which opens us more opportunities to attract top talent, partners, and clients who value cutting-edge development


Serokell Recognized as a Young Innovative Company (JEI) in France

Serokell Takes First Place at TON Contest

Our team beat the competition at TON smart contracts contest with top-notch computer science skills, hard work, and Haskell. Read this post for more details.

On November 15, 2019, Telegram announced the winning submissions for their [TON smart contract contest](https://t.me/contest/103). In the contest, participants were asked to create at least one of the smart contracts from a list of five contracts that was provided.

The first place and $28,750 was taken by [this submission](https://contest.com/blockchain/entry404). If you have been following our blog, it might look familiar.

## Serokell takes the largest prize at TON smart contracts contest 

Our team of five of the Serokell’s finest submitted two smart contracts for Telegram Open Network:

1. [Asynchronous payment channel](https://github.com/serokell/ton-paychan) in FunC with a CLI in Fift. Asynchronous payment channel enables participants to send payments to each other off-chain while still guaranteeing the final settlement.  
2. [Multisignature wallet](https://github.com/serokell/fift-asm-dsl) with TVM assembler embedded in Haskell. Multisignature wallet enables the funds on an address to be accessed only if multiple signatures by multiple private keys are provided.

You can read more about the technical details of the solutions in [this blog post](https://serokell.io/blog/ton-blockchain-competition) by one of the participants, our CTO Kirill Elagin. 


## Hard work pays off 

The participants from Serokell’s side were: our CTO, one of our team-leads, and three experienced blockchain developers well-versed with Haskell and other functional programming languages. 

![Our team for the TON contest. Everybody did amazing, thanks!](/files/4k/4kjy381m.participants3.jpg)

All in all, we tracked 380 hours on this project including meetings, getting to know documentation, and development. 


##  Hackathon that breeds innovation

There were a lot of [impressive submissions](https://contest.com/blockchain) from other teams as well. TON is one of the more promising projects in the blockchain space, and it is wonderful to see many great minds working on it already. 

At the end, we would like to thank Telegram for the experience. In the words of Kirill: 

> This spirit of a hackathon, close teamwork, the need to quickly dive into a new technology – I think all engineers know how exciting it is.

SuperbCompanies updated their listing of the leaders in blockchain development and placed Serokell in top 15 there.

Serokell Has Been Recognized as one of the Top Blockchain Development Agencies

We are proud to announce that Serokell has been listed among [the Top Blockchain Development Companies](https://superbcompanies.com/categories/blockchain-development-companies/). This recognition granted by the esteemed SuperbCompanies platform underscores our commitment to excellence, innovation, and client success in the ever-evolving field of blockchain technology.

SuperbCompanies is renowned for its meticulous evaluation of firms in various sectors. This includes an assessment of technical expertise, project quality, client feedback, and market presence, all of which contribute to recognizing the best in the field.

Blockchain development is among the top services we provide. At Serokell, we deliver cutting-edge solutions that leverage blockchain technology for various applications. Our team of dedicated professionals is driven by a passion for innovation and a deep understanding of the potential of blockchain.

We take great pride in our ability to craft tailored software and apps for our clients that address their unique requirements and challenges. Our team is honored to receive this recognition from SuperbCompanies, which motivates us to maintain our high standards and contribute to blockchain development. Serokell is grateful for the trust our clients have placed in us and keeps working on the development of top-tier blockchain applications that drive success and technological advancement.

Serokell mentioned among the top blockchain developers

Serokell Executives Participate as Judges in MLHack

On March 13-15, two of our executives, CEO Arseniy Seroka and CBDO Roman Alterman, participated in the jury of MLHack.

On March 13-15, two of our executives, CEO Arseniy Seroka and CBDO Roman Alterman, participated in the jury of MLHack. 

## Searching for the future of AI 

[MLHack](http://mlhack.tech/) was a hackathon, organized by ITMO and Botan Investments, a small fund that invests, develops and mentors new projects. 

The goal of the hackathon was to build applied solutions for several problems in the sphere of machine learning, including voice and image generation. The winners of the hackathon got money prizes and an opportunity to go to Cyprus and participate in an accelerator. 

![Our executives participating as judges](/files/hd/hd2lxsd1.2_5445351170719614574.jpg)

Our executives and other members of the jury, which included machine learning experts and founders of other AI companies, were tasked with rating the teams.

## Helping the next generation

One of our main goals at Serokell, is to grow the next generation of specialists, be it developers or researchers in the areas covered by [Serokell Labs](https://serokell.io/labs). This hackathon was a great chance to witness and participate in the growth of IT talent, and we would like to thank MLHack for the opportunity. 

![The judges of MLHack](/files/0w/0wnp6zqd.2_5445351170719614577.jpg " ")

Viktor Kazanski

Denis Oleynikov

Pavel Golovin

Mika Logan

Constantine Ter-Matevosian

Alexey Danilevsky

Vladimir Serov

Nikolay Yakimov

Inna Logunova

Ivan Smetannikov

Aleksandr Pak

Leonid Vasilev

Ilya Lubimov

Andrey Borzenkov

Markus Barenhoff

Kirill Kizilov

Kristina Martin

Nurlan Alkuatov

Jay Zelenskyi

Adrián Enríquez

Anton Sorokin

Uliana Sushinskaia

Vadym Salnyk

Daniel Kazantsev

Yato Rin

Ruben Astudillo

Dina Safiullina

Andre Matsonens

Alexander Dozorin

Levon Oganyan

Vito Canadi

Chris Höppner

Lars Jellema

Yorick van Pelt

Yegor Timoshenko

George Agapov

Kirill Andreev

Brian Kean

Val Baturin

Kyrill Briantsev

John Burnham

Ivan Dolgakov

Kirill Elagin

Pavel Gliev

Joakim Goldkuhl

Ivan Gromakovsky

Kostya Ivanov

Murat Kasimov

Alexander Rukin

Vasiliy Kevroletin

Mikhail Kilianovski

Maxim Koltsov

Dmitry Kovanikov

Artem Kuznetsov

Nikita Lisitsa

Allan Lukwago

Dmitry Mukhutdinov

Alexander Nikolaev

Dmitry Nikulin

Konstantin Andriotis

Artem Ohanjanyan

Ilya Peresadin

Pasquale Pinto

Danya Rogozin

Rinat Stryungis

Alexander Tiunov

Paul Tsupikoff

Mitchell Vitez

Josef Vlach

Mikhail Volkhov

Murad Murzaev

Vladislav Zavialov

Arseniy Seroka

Emils Petracenoks

Felix Stegerman

Roman Melnikov

Jaroslav Shadrin

Marina Sharygina

Leonid Cupikov

Ping Chen

Sergey Litovchenko

Nadir Asanbekov

Dmitry Lifanov

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Domagoj Cerjan

Ellina Poponnikova

Dmitrii Susloparov

Damir Garifullin

Aleksandr Pakulev

Kirill Kuvshinov

Roman Alterman

Anton Dobrenkiy

Alexandra Voicehovska

Eduard Sachava

Sandeep Chandrika

Grigory Pevnev

Artem Velychko

Olga Bolgurtseva

Yulia Gavrilova

Zhenya Vinogradov

Alexander Bantyev

Stepan Prudnikov

Moremi Vannak

Fedor Fedorov

Krisztián Ádám

Alyona Antonova

Artem Yurchenko

Diogo Castro

Heitor Toledo Lassarote de Paula

Ilona Prikule

Natalya Kokova

Daria Smirnova

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Gints Dreimanis

Ivan Markov

Andrey Demidenko

Dmitriy Mozhevitin

Iurii Kravchenko

Vlad Shcherbina

Preetham Gujjula

Dina Safullina

Alexey Khaciyants

Dmitri Puzyrev