Blockchain Lab at NYU

Hey everyone! What an exciting time in the crypto world!

Our team has created a dedicated Twitter account to keep you up to date with all of the crazy developments of the and world.

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Watch with us and explore the potential of NFTs!

Exploring the Non-Fungible Blockchain Ecosystem https://www.blockchaincenter.com/education Welcome to another Expert Panel! This week's topic is Exploring the Non-Fungible Blockchain Ecosystem Hosted by Th...

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I hope you are doing well. Our most recent group of virtual hackathons has just launched, looking for developers and innovators to solve problems ranging from data solutions to blockchain and machine learning, so I wanted to pass them along.

These hackathons not only provide an opportunity to win some cool prizes, but also to learn more about building with the latest technology, collaborate, and keep your skills growing over the summer.

There is no cost to enter and projects can be submitted online anytime prior to the deadline. Each challenge also has resources and a community chat available to help participants connect and ask questions along the way!

Could you please share these with your Blockchain Lab @ NYU members? Here are the basic details:

AWS Data Exchange
- Goal: Build (or update) a data-driven solution that tells a story by employing at least one of the categories using at least two AWS services and at least one of the 3rd-party data products from AWS Data Exchange providers.
- Categories: Data Visualization, Data Analysis,Data and Machine Learning
- Prizes: Over $35,000 in prizes
- Deadline: August 24
- Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/AWSde20s

PyTorch Summer Hackathon
- Goal: Build projects using PyTorch in one of the three categories: PyTorch Developer Tools, Web/Mobile Applications powered by PyTorch, PyTorch Responsible AI Development Tools
- Prizes: Over $25,000 in prizes
- Deadline: August 25
- Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/PyTorch2020s

Hackusama
- Goal: Use Substrate to build/update a blockchain, or build/update any project in the Open Hack for the Kusama ecosystem. (For more details on the submission requirements, please see the Hacker Guide.)
- Prizes: $30,000 in prizes
- Deadline: August 14
- Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/hackusama20s

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Hi all,

If you are still around until the last days of the semester, join us for an end-of-semester roundtable discussion on blockchain! We will be joined by Brent de Jong, Chairman and Co-Founder of Emergent Technology Holdings. This discussion will take place on Thursday, December 19th at 4 pm in the Dean's Conference Room, which is room 801 in the Gallatin Building.

Refreshments will be provided!

Very best and happy break,
Blockchain Lab @ NYU

General meeting tonight at 7:10 pm in Courant Room 101!

Happy first day of classes! If you are an NYU student that wants to get involved with our club, get in contact with us!

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Most accessible and thorough source I have come across since Facebook announced cryptocurrency.

Give it a read: content for beginners and veterans alike.

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What an insightful panel discussion! Thank you so much to the amazing panelists that shared their time and wisdom in the blockchain space to all the attendees.

Check out all the panelists' great work and projects (in order from left to right in picture):

Richard Burton - https://balance.io/
Joseph Bonneau - http://jbonneau.com/
Alex Miles - https://tokentax.co/
Agha Khan - KPMG Blockchain Strategy
Agnes Budzyn - https://consensys.net/
Marguerite deCourcelle - https://neondistrict.io/