KU Blockchain Institute

Who will you meet at The Midwest Block-a-Thon? ?? We have some ideas! Check out highlights of our incredible mentors attending the hackathon from companies like Apex Fusion, Dragonchain, Oracle, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, Normal, Pinata, Poa, and Ebisu's Bay! Apply Today: https://lnkd.in/gPAwXRxf (open to all ages 14+) #Blockchain #Kansas #Hackathon

The hype is just getting started ???? On March 29th, we're hosting The Midwest Block-a-Thon, a weekend hackathon designed to explore building #blockchain and #web3 technologies! Here's why YOU should join: ?? Learn something new ?? Boost your resume with a project ?? Eat incredible free food ?? Compete to win out of our >$4,000 prize pool! We're bringing together industry experts, innovative companies, and a hacker community of ALL experience levels. Announcing prize tracks soon ?? Join today: https://lnkd.in/gPAwXRxf (ages 14+) </> Are you ready for the challenge? </>

?? Wrapping up a phenomenal semester at KU Blockchain Institute! This fall, we dove into the spaces of web3, crypto, and blockchain through an incredible lineup of events and collaborations that brought our Jayhawk community together. Here’s a quick highlight reel: ?? Joshua B., founder of Normal, shared his journey of building a protocol with handcrafted crypto indexes! ?? We teamed up with KU Women in Computing to host Paige Jones, Senior Software Engineer at Pinata, who gave us an overview of decentralized technologies and a behind-the-scenes look at life as a software engineer! ?? Hudson Headley joined us for a collab with ACM at KU, where he shared entrepreneurial insights, the concept of DAOs, and the story behind his startup, Poa! ?? And in a major milestone, we partnered with KU Rock Chalk Investment Club to expand educational initiatives into the The University of Kansas School of Business. ?? Our semester wasn’t just about events on campus! We hit the road (and the skies) to attend Ripple's UBRI Connect in Switzerland, ETHGlobal San Francisco, and Michigan Blockchain's Midwest Blockchain Conference! The energy and enthusiasm from this semester have been incredible! ?? Big thanks to all our speakers, collaborators, and members who made this semester a success. We can’t wait to see what’s in store next semester! ?? #blockchain #crypto #KU #web3 #innovation #kansas

?? Introducing the Midwest Block-a-Thon! ?? Mark your calendars for March 29-30, as we bring the future of blockchain to the heart of the Midwest! The Midwest Block-a-Thon is a 20-hour blockchain-focused hackathon hosted at the The University of Kansas, designed to spark innovation, foster collaboration, and empower people of all skill levels in the region. ?? What to Expect: ?? Hands-on experience in web3 development ?? Mentorship from industry experts ?? Opportunities to win BIG prizes ?? Networking with a community of 200+ hackers Whether you're a seasoned coder or just diving into blockchain, this is your chance to build, learn, and innovate in an electrifying environment. ?? The waitlist is now LIVE! ?? Be the first to know when applications open—we will have limited space! Don’t miss your chance to join this groundbreaking event. ?? Join the waitlist now: https://lnkd.in/g9EVtrs3 ? Questions? Contact us at [email protected] #Blockchain #Hackathon #Web3 #Innovation #Kansas #MidwestTech

We were honored to host our Uniswap Labs mentors Austin Adams and Samantha Deori-Mitra for week 3 of the Kansas Blockchain Fellowship! Austin (+ his cat!) joined us to give an overview of DeFi and the Uniswap protocol. Austin did a wonderful job defining terms and breaking down complex topics into accessible parts. In the second part of class, KBF Fellow Ellia Morse stepped up to introduce Samantha to the class, after interviewing her at the beginning of the summer. Samantha Deori-Mitra gave our Fellows an overview of the legal and regulatory landscape for blockchain. Thank you, Sam, for the educational and engaging lecture! Week 3 was a wonderful introduction to DeFi and Regulation, with a great sense of hope for the future of Web3. Thank you, Austin and Sam, for investing in blockchain education in the Midwest and representing The University of Kansas at Uniswap. We are proud of you and look forward to hosting you again soon! #kansasblockchain #uniswap #blockchaineducation

??Summer Updates in Kansas Blockchain!?? We are so excited to highlight our partner program, the Kansas Blockchain Fellowship. This is a seven-week experiential learning intensive, scholarship program, and talent incubator. This program is designed to prepare students in the Midwest for careers in blockchain and web3. ? ??Shoutout to the KBF Sponsors!??? Pinata -?the platinum tier sponsor. Sponsoring 12 KBF Fellows! Ripple -?allowed KBF to open up 4 additional Fellow scholarships! a16z crypto?-?donated 30 copies of?Read Write Own?by Chris Dixon for the Fellows and Mentors! ??We are also celebrating:?? Our Expert Mentors:?12+ mentors from Uniswap Labs, Pinata, Ripple, Monad Labs, Walmart, Institute for Information Sciences | I2S, Dragonchain &?more. Our Inspirational Kickoff:?Joe Roets led our first week with a lesson on blockchain basics. Amazing job, Joe! We are proud to highlight KBF's incredible founding team, our very own KUBI members Emma Nasseri, Jahnvi Maddila, Yash P., and Micah Borghese.?Join us in celebrating this amazing initiative and the future leaders in blockchain and web3! #blockchain #innovation #crypto #fellowship

A huge thank you to Lauren Weymouth and Ripple for featuring the University of Kansas on UBRI's All About Blockchain Podcast! This episode featured ongoing blockchain research supporting the History of Black Writing (HBW) project at KU, which is currently using blockchain to store digital records of black literature and media on-chain in a secure, persistent, immutable way. This effort has been led by Dr. Ayesha Hardison from the English department and WGSS and Dr. Drew Davidson from the University of Kansas - School of Engineering and Institute for Information Sciences | I2S. Congratulations to the History of Black Writing (HBW) for 40 incredible years of innovative scholarship in American literature, book history, and digital humanities! Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/guDMFemZ Read more about HBW here: https://hbw.ku.edu/ #UBRI #BlockchainResearch

A huge thank you to Lauren Weymouth and Ripple for featuring the University of Kansas on UBRI's All About Blockchain Podcast! This episode featured ongoing blockchain research supporting the History of Black Writing (HBW) project at KU, which is currently using blockchain to store digital records of black literature and media on-chain in a secure, persistent, immutable way. This effort has been led by Dr. Ayesha Hardison from the English department and WGSS and Dr. Drew Davidson from the University of Kansas - School of Engineering and Institute for Information Sciences | I2S. Congratulations to the History of Black Writing (HBW) for 40 incredible years of innovative scholarship in American literature, book history, and digital humanities! Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/guDMFemZ Read more about HBW here: https://hbw.ku.edu/ #UBRI #BlockchainResearch