0x+CoinList Hackathon Starts THURSDAY

Hello #GenerationBlockchain,

We hope your new year is off to a good start. 🎉

We have some sweet news to make the start of your 2019 even better! Students, make sure you're signed up at blockchainedu.org/join to join our slack channel to take advantage of all opportunities!

Updates

The 0x + CoinList Hackathon starts on Thursday!

BEN is partnering with the 0x+CoinList Hackathon! This month-long event is being run on CoinList's new online hackathon platform, “Build”. 0x is an open protocol for trading tokens that has powered 350K transactions and $445M in trading volume. Developers can use 0x to build decentralized exchanges (DEXs), marketplaces for digital collectibles, and exchange functionality into wallets.

🌐 Where: Online
📆 When: January 10 - February 7
💻 Website: www.coinlist.co/build/0x
💰 Awards: 0x is awarding $100 in ZRX to all participants that submit a project, with over $25K in additional prizes.

Calling all #BUIDLERS to ETHDenver in February!

We are also partnering with ETHDenver, a hackathon of education, networking, mentorship, and employment opportunities with an estimated 3,000 in attendance! All accepted students attending ETHDenver will get 24-hour access to the event, meals, snacks, beverages and a resting area with air mattresses and bean bag chairs. Final round closes 1/31.

🌐 Where: Denver, Colorado
📆 When: February 15 - 17
💻 Website: www.ethdenver.com
📌 Tips: Plan your travel for Feb 11 - Feb 17 to stay for #BUIDL Week Colorado.
💸 Travel Scholarships: There are a limited amount of student travel scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a request after being accepted.

BEN is a Token Sponsor for TNABC!

BEN is excited to be a Token Sponsor for The North American Bitcoin Conference! Stop by our booth, we are thrilled to meet you all there!

🌐 Where: Miami, Florida
📆 When: January 16 - 18
💻 Website: www.btcmiami.com
📌 Tips: Plan your travel for Jan 16 - 20 to stay for the Miami Bitcoin Hackathon.

Spotlights

Sathvik Birudavolu (UMass Amherst) just signed an offer from Trust Wallet. Congrats Sathvik!

Caroline Glavind (Western University) writes about a use case for blockchain in supply chain management: Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Eliminating Counterfeit Goods.

Lorenzo Giustozzi (BEN Italy) was appointed to a group of blockchain experts to work with Italy's Ministero Dello Sviluppo Economico representing BEN!

Arpit Agarwal (BEN India) wrote an article summarizing his ETHSingapore project: ZkDai — Private DAI transactions on Ethereum using Zk-SNARKs.