PIZZA DAY
MAY 22
Every year on May 22, Bitcoin supporters around the world celebrate the first transaction ever conducted on the blockchain, which was for a slice of pizza.
The Blockchain Institute sponsored the Bitcoin and Open Blockchain’s Pizza Day event in May 2018 with a record turnout which received mainstream media attention. See the event online.
Director Hannah Rosenberg explains Bitcoin and Pizza day live on local TV!
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Hong Kong University
HKU BLOCKCHAIN WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 12 Digital Ledger technology and distributed computing have come a long way. The Blockchain Institute’s founder, Taylor Gerring spoke earlier this month at Hong Kong University’s Blockchain Center. The institute will be working with the university to provide blockchain educational material.
Loyalty Live
LOYALTY MEETS BLOCKCHAIN OCTOBER 16 From October 16-18 the Loyalty Live Blockchain Conference took place in Chicago. Experts in the loyalty and blockchain fields met to discuss how the two can intersect. Top executives from Walmart, DigitalFutures, RewardOps, and DigitalBits were all in attendance to collaborate in discussions on integrating blockchain solutions into the loyalty … Continue reading Loyalty Live
South Side Blockchain Meetup
SOUTH SIDE BLOCKCHAIN MEETUP OCTOBER 13 On October 13th the Blockchain Institute was proud to sponsor the South Side Blockchain Meetup. Eager programmers of all skill levels participated in the event. The topic focused on the Loom Network and their gamified Solidity tutorial, Crypto Zombies. Crypto Zombies is a web app that creates a guided … Continue reading South Side Blockchain Meetup