New FB Group, HBS Blockchain Conf, MIT Bitcoin Expo & more!

Happy Thursday!

Last week the BEN team, students and alumni participated in ETHDenver. Keep an eye out for our wrap up post.

There are two student-run upcoming conferences in Boston - The HBS Blockchain Conference on Feb 23rd and the MIT Bitcoin Expo on March 9-10th. We'll see you there!

The year is going by quick, make sure you sign up on for BEN to take advantage of the upcoming events and opportunities. Tickets are going by fast.

Updates

JOIN OUR BEN FACEBOOK GROUP
BEN has a new Facebook group for our members! We are making it easier for those who don't check Slack often to engage with the rest of the community. We'll be dual posting announcements and having discussions over there.

Check it out and request to join - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GenerationBlockchain/

Coming Up

2019 HBS Blockchain & Crypto Conference

The HBS Blockchain and Crypto Club are bringing thought leaders, founders, investors, and other prominent figures in blockchain and crypto to discuss the current state of the industry. Through the lens of mainstream adoption, we will explore topics such as trends for VC investing in blockchain, building out the financial infrastructure stack, analysis of the current dApp and web3 ecosystem, tech crypto vs money crypto debate, and more.

🌐 Where: Harvard University, Allston MA
📆️ When: February 23
💻 Link: bit.ly/HBSConferenceBEN
🎟️ Student Tickets: $40
🎟️ Regular Tickets: $120

MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019
At the 2019 Bitcoin Expo, we will consider the challenges that face us today and how we can augment the development of this still-maturing ecosystem. We invite you to join us to have a conversation with stakeholders and developers with boots on the ground. We will talk about scalability, user adoption, UX challenges, regulatory concerns, token economics, vulnerabilities, and some of the most promising solutions currently under development.
🌐 Where: MIT, Boston MA
📆️ When: March 9 - March 10
💻 Link: bit.ly/MITBitcoinExpoBEN​
🎟️ Student Tickets: FREE
🎟️ Regular Tickets: $150

Spotlights

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.