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Sign Up For BEN Global Airdrop | Free BCH in this Email 🎁

Sign Up For BEN Global Airdrop | Free BCH in this Email 🎁

September 18, 2020

🚀 Sign up for the BEN Global Airdrop

Every fall, the Blockchain Education Network (BEN) airdrops digital assets to thousands of university students worldwide.With classes going remote, BEN is stepping in to EXCITE a new generation of students by introducing them to BEN and all the opportunities the blockchain space has to offer.If you are a current university or high school student, you have until Sep 28th 11:59 PM to sign up for the BEN Global Airdrop!Also, please share the sign up form blockchainedu.org/airdrop with your friends, your blockchain club, and other students on campus! 

Timeline

Sep 1 - Airdrop announcement & sign ups started

  • Marketing begins to activate all BEN University Chapters.

  • BEN leaders share the BEN Global Airdrop virtual form with their clubs.

  • Students fill out their name, email, school, and class year.

  • Students download all relevant platforms and add their wallet addresses to receive distribution of digital assets.

  • Students have to keep all the wallets downloaded for the entire month.

Sep 28 - Airdrop signups end.

  • Universities that have received the widest local participation receive prize to be determined.

  • University club leaders are required recap blog post of their experience.

Sep 29 - Distribution day. Digital assets airdropped to students during a global online BEN Zoom party!

Prizes

Students will get random amounts of Ethereum, GameCredits, and AXIA Coin. The amounts can range from $1 to $100! Thank you to our partners for providing these prizes!

💻 Attend Block Hack Global by Kate Stapleton

BEN is pleased to announce our involvement in this year's Block Hack Global. With our hosting partners Bitcoin Bay, we will be providing workshops and talks on various aspects of the blockchain industry.

Bitcoin Bay is a blockchain and crypto solutions company that has been active in the space since 2013. Based in Toronto, Bitcoin Bay is comprised of blockchain experts that specialize in consulting, product and dApp development, education and community engagement.

This 6-week virtual hackathon will bring the best begins October 5 - November 14. Our goal is to bring you a hackathon that bridges the gap between entrepreneurs and blockchain technology. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the industry and apply their knowledge to create a product that might just get funded by VCs.

“We’re excited to be able to support Block Hacks Global by hosting workshops on DeFi, smart contracts and an introduction to blockchain technology. We at BEN believe in accessible, hands on education and are excited to be able to bring our workshops to a global audience.” - Kate Stapleton

There will be a diverse selection of business and technical presentations and workshops. Topics range from blockchain basics to entrepreneurial strategies and will include hands-on exercises to practice with.

The top winners of the hackathon will stand to win the grand prize of up to $50k USD in and bounty prizes to win! Are you ready?

🌎 Upcoming Events/Conferences

by Jasmine Brunson

🌎 Upcoming Events/Conferences

💻 Upcoming Hackathons

For a full list of upcoming events, go to blockchainedu.org/events.

BEN partners with the best blockchain conferences and hackathons around the world to give you an endless stream of opportunities. If you want your event featured, reach out to [email protected].

📢 CoinDesk Wants to Hear from You

BEN is helping CoinDesk get more student voices for its

.

CoinDesk is on a mission to find out which U.S. university is doing the best overall job of teaching, researching and otherwise engaging on the topic of cryptocurrency and decentralized tech. We’re gathering data on a host of blockchain-related criteria. And now we really want to know what you – the student, former student or prospective student – thinks.

BEN Partners with Midwest Blockchain Consortium

We are excited to announce our new partnership with The Midwest Blockchain Consortium!

BEN has its roots in the Midwest, with our founder Jeremy Gardner having founded BEN in 2014 shortly after joining the University of Michigan Bitcoin Club.

Since then, BEN has helped start and grow blockchain clubs in the Midwest by providing educational material, leadership training, and an online community of club leaders and students from around the world.

Meanwhile, the Midwest Blockchain Consortium officially formed in 2019 with the mission to provide students in the Midwest with opportunities to service to other universities, corporations and individuals interested in blockchain. Through MBC, students can develop business use cases, MVPs or proof of concepts, or provide blockchain educational workshops for students or enterprise clients.

A recap of the Midwest BEN University Chapters and MBC University Clubs that will benefit from the combined resources of this partnership:

  • Miami University Blockchain Club

  • Spartan Blockchain

  • Blockchain at Michigan

  • Marquette University Blockchain Lab

  • Blockchain@IU

  • Loyola Blockchain Club

Of course, as new blockchain clubs are formed in the Midwest, they will be encouraged to join both networks to be equipped with all the resources they need to succeed.

Interested in writing a student or alumni submission for the BEN Medium?

Please email us at [email protected]

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