☀️Summer Conferences, Hackathons, Internships, and more!

Hello Generation Blockchain!

Are you finished with your finals? Get ready for the summer!

If you're in San Francisco, we have free student tickets for Bitcoin 2019 on June 25-26th. Apply at blockchainedu.org/tickets/bitcoin-2019. For our community, we also have a special promo code for 25% off, BENCOMMUNITY25.

If you won't be in SF, we still have opportunities online! Online hackathons are becoming popular, and BEN plans on being involved in many to come! The Bytom Dev Challenge goes on all of this and next month, with over $65,000 in prizes! Applications due August 2nd! devcon.bytom.io (say that BEN referred you for extra mentorship!)

We are excited for an eventful summer! We are planning many upcoming virtual roundtable sessions with our students, professors, and club leaders on everything from how to teach blockchain to how to throw blockchain events to deep discussions about blockchain in different industries. Join BEN to keep up with all of our opportunities!

Best,
The BEN Team

Opportunities

Apply for a Job/Internship through BEN!

Looking for a new job/internship for this summer? BEN has made intros for students to top blockchain companies and projects like Coinbase, Ethereum, CoinList, Trust Wallet, and more. See if an opportunity is right for you!

Events Coming Up

Bitcoin 2019

Bitcoin 2019 is the annual conference, expo, festival and meeting place for the Bitcoin community. Dreamed up by the team at BTC Inc., Bitcoin 2019 is hyper-focused on accelerating Bitcoin adoption, expanding its potential, refocusing on its philosophy, facilitating inter-industry collaboration and galvanizing its community.

🌎 Where: San Francisco, California
📆️ When: June 25th – June 26th
💻 Link: bitcoin2019conference.com
🎟️ Tickets: $249
🏷️ Promo Code: BENCOMMUNITY25 (25% off)
🙌 A percentage of sales through our code will be donated to BEN!

Bytom DevCon 2

As a global leading blockchain project, Bytom has been committed to the popularization and research of blockchain technology. The successful launch of the first Bytom Devcon in 2018 had the purpose of further promoting the application of blockchain technology, developing the sustainable open source ecology and motivating developer talents. The second Bytom Devcon will be held in August 2019! Compete in the online Bytom Dev Challenge to get your ticket + win an additions $65K in prizes. Open Now!

🌎 Where: San Francisco, California
📆️ When: August 24th – August 25th
📆️ Deadline to Sign Up: August 2nd
💻 Link: devcon.bytom.io/
💰 Awards: $65k+ in prizes
🙌 A percentage of sales through our code will be donated to BEN!

Student Spotlights

Blockchain at Michigan had an amazing year! See how they’re making an impact at the University of Michigan for #GenerationBlockchain in Why We #BUIDL at Michigan!

Blockchain at Columbia hosted LedgerFest, Columbia University's first ever blockchain conference! The conference featured world-renowned speakers from Hashgraph, ZCash, and more.

MIT Bitcoin Club had it's 5th annual MIT Bitcoin Expo! The Expo's focus was "The Next 10 Years" of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. BEN held a lunch during the Expo attended by our students from the MIT Bitcoin Club, Blockchain @ Michigan, Badger Blockchain, University of Delaware, Babson, Bentley, Brown, and Harvard! Watch the Expo talks online!