Penn Blockchain

Penn Blockchain

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Undergraduate and graduate/MBA organization for blockchain and crypto-curious students at the Univers We seek a willingness to dive into the space at depth.

Penn Blockchain is the leading undergraduate, graduate, and MBA student organization at the University of Pennsylvania seeking to onboard students to blockchain, crypto, and Web3 landscape. We engage with the broader ecosystem via institutional and industry partnerships, which fuel our initiatives in education, strategy, and research. Penn Blockchain serves as a stepping stone toward direct involv

08/26/2022

Penn Blockchain applications are now open for any current students (undergraduate, graduate, MBA, etc.) interested in learning about or contributing to the blockchain/crypto space. Welcome to those with and without previous experience! https://lu.ma/pennblockchain

Penn Blockchain Application Fall 2021 08/22/2021

Just a reminder, Penn Blockchain is doing early recruiting!
The club is open to all undergrads, MBAs, and grads.

More info in our last post! Don't miss this great opportunity to be part of our club on campus!!

APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/pbfall21
APPLICATION PROCESS:
If your first-round written application is successful, you will be asked to interview with a Board Member. Early applications are open now and end on 27th August 2021. Normal applications will occur a few weeks after semester starts.

COMMITTEES:
Our most exciting new initiative is governance, accessible to ALL club members. We’ve been delegated voting power to vote and propose changes to the biggest DeFi platforms.
Specific committees:
1. Business Development: Source sponsors, create career boards, organize fun social events, and build deep industry connections. Last semester, we ran a Conference where club members got to interview Mark Cuban, CEO of largest exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, Coinbase Head of Exchange Vishal Gupta, and CEO of first crypto VC Pantera Capital Dan Morehead.
2. Research: Write research reports for companies on the market, create novel innovations such as NFT fractionalization, specific protocol designs, and token economics/valuations.
3. Trading: Build an algorithmic trading bot, learn trading strategies, find arbitrage opportunities, and run a trading competition. Help run nodes with the Stevens Center Blockchain Lab. NOTE: We do not conduct actual trading with club funds.
4. Education: Teach blockchain fundamentals, and basic blockchain programming courses.
Once again, APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/pbfall21

Penn Blockchain Application Fall 2021 Penn Blockchain is doing early recruiting! The club is open to all undergrads, MBAs, and grads. APPLICATION PROCESS: If your first-round written application is successful, you will be asked to interview with a Board Member. Early applications are open now and end on 17th SEPT 2021. Normal applicatio...

08/01/2021

Penn Blockchain is doing early recruiting! The club is open to all undergrads, MBAs, and grads.
Blockchain isn’t just finance. NFTs enable music royalties, gaming metaverse, and digital artwork. Blockchain identity enables social networking applications, privacy, and COVID vaccine passports.
Our main differentiator from other clubs is that, in the blockchain industry, since everything is super early, decentralized, and open-source there is huge opportunity for grassroots communities like university students to have a tangible, real-world impact. Rather than say, doing a stock pitch in the circle of a small club meeting, Penn Blockchain members can find themselves leading public discussions on adding new features to Uniswap ($30b crypto trading application), publishing research for large companies with tens of thousands of Twitter followers, or interviewing Mark Cuban.
APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/pbfall21
APPLICATION PROCESS:
If your first-round written application is successful, you will be asked to interview with a Board Member. Early applications are open now and end on 27th August 2021. Normal applications will occur a few weeks after semester starts.
COMMITTEES:
Our most exciting new initiative is governance, accessible to ALL club members. We’ve been delegated ~$140mm from top VC funds to vote and propose changes to the biggest DeFi platforms. You literally have sway over tens of billions in capital.
Specific committees:
1. Business Development: Source sponsors, create career boards, organize fun social events, and build deep industry connections. Last semester, we ran a Conference where club members got to interview Mark Cuban, CEO of largest exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, Coinbase Head of Exchange Vishal Gupta, and CEO of first crypto VC Pantera Capital Dan Morehead.
2. Research: Write research reports for companies on the market, create novel innovations such as NFT fractionalization, specific protocol designs, and token economics/valuations.
3. Trading: Build an algorithmic trading bot, learn trading strategies, find arbitrage opportunities, and run a trading competition. Help run nodes with the Stevens Center Blockchain Lab. NOTE: We do not conduct actual trading with club funds.
4. Education: Teach blockchain fundamentals, and basic blockchain programming courses.
Once again, APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/pbfall21

Penn Blockchain Governance Initiative 07/02/2021

"Penn Blockchain conducts on-chain governance, voting, researching, and proposing changes to protocols such as Uniswap, Aave, and Compound. We are rigorous in our decision processes, and security to fully grasp the responsibility placed upon us by our delegates. We control approximately ~140mm in delegated governance token power, and are not influenced by third parties whatsoever.

We are always eager to participate in other protocol's governance, so feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Delegate to our address on Sybil: 0x070341aA5Ed571f0FB2c4a5641409B1A46b4961b"

Penn Blockchain Governance Initiative Penn Blockchain is a student-run organization at the University of Pennsylvania, and is one of the most active blockchain clubs in the…

03/15/2021

1 day left!! Register now for our fireside chat on NFTs with Robbie Ferguson on March 16th, 7-8 pm.
Register here: https://linktr.ee/pennblockchain

WAB Seminars SignUp Form 03/03/2021

WAB is helping host our Intro to Blockchain course taught by Penn Blockchain. This is an introductory course that is open to anyone interested in learning more about blockchain! All course content will be taught via lectures from 7-8 pm each Sunday for 8 weeks.

The course ends with a cumulative project that gives students an opportunity to apply the lecture content through either developing smart contracts or pitching specific projects or coins of interest. This is a great opportunity to get more involved in the blockchain space and learn what it’s all about! Email [email protected] with any questions. WAB also offers other courses.
Sign up here:

WAB Seminars SignUp Form Thank you for your interest in WAB Seminars! Please fill out the following questions to register for the WAB Seminars Canvas site. If you would like more information on the courses offered, please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bRvwcb_Q1if7C9F6-z82f61raDjHtvIzzahRIPdODRU/

02/23/2021

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