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Block-Sprint Hackathon

08 October 2019–22 November 2019, 9:45 am–5:00 pm

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Block-Sprint is a hackathon run by the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies,Ripple and Capital Enterprise.

Event Information

Open to

All | UCL students

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Nikhil Vagdama and Arianna Rabbin – UCL CBT - Computer Science

Multiple events between November 11th - 22nd in London

What breakthrough can you make in just two weeks?

Block-Sprint is a hackathon run by the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies,Ripple and Capital Enterprise, taking place over multiple events between the 11th and 22nd November in London. It’s aimed at creating rapid innovation in the areas of payments and decentralised finance utilising ​any ​blockchain/DLT and AI technologies.

Block-Sprint will give you the chance to...

●  Be part of diverse teams including individuals from multiple companies

●  Create original and innovative ideas

●  Discover fresh talent

●  Collaborate, network, and share cutting edge ideas with like-minded people.

Over the two weeks Block-Sprint will offer one-to-team workshops with mentors in specialist areas, so teams can create and refine their idea before receiving support to build it out on the final day. There will be multiple prizes for teams that get through to the finals of the competition, totalling up to £5000 for the top teams!

Join us to build, create and innovate at multiple events from the 11th – 22nd November to help accelerate innovation in the areas of Payments and Decentralised Finance utilising DLT and AI, supported by experts in these domains; we welcome applicants from companies using blockchain technologies and AI, Blockchain developers, data scientists, and of course, students.

●  Registerhereto find out more at our Information Evening on Friday 11th October
●  Applyhereby Sunday 10th November if you think you already have a winning team!
●  Find out more about Block-Sprinthereor emailarianna@capitalenterprise.org