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London Blockchain Labs is the UK's largest Blockchain student eco-system, based at UCL, LSE, and Imp

Our mission is to create an inclusive ecosystem where leading players, at the forefront of innovation, will share expertise and resources to promote the blockchain and add value to the economy. UCL CBT will:
- equip businesses and institutions willing to benefit from this technological advancement with the right tools to develop and adopt the technology;
- run an intensive formative programme, ext

ended to students from all universities, to narrow the gap between supply and demand of blockchain experts. Scroll down for details.

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Leading European centre of excellence and research hub focused on:

The impact of blockchain technologies on socio-economic systems. The promotion of a safe and organic development and adoption of blockchain-based platforms. Three main lines of work:
• Academic Research Centre, supported by eight departments and more than thirty scientists
• A Centre of Excellence, with multidisciplinary expertise, providing consultancy services to industry partners
• A neutral think-tank working to foster open dialogue and sharing of platforms, resources, and ideas amongst the Centre’s industry partners

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The CBT Student Division is the first and largest university society in the world focussing specifically on the Blockchain technology. The student division aims to:

• Maximise interest and spread awareness of the Blockchain
• Imbue keen students with practical technical skills
• Connect young professionals looking for opportunities and industry leaders looking for qualified talent in the Blockchain field.

10/11/2022

🌐 Announcing a new Web3 Partnership 🌐

It's time to allow students to interact with the yiume ecosystem! London Blockchain Labs will be the first student society to have their merch produced using decentralised technology provided by yiume, we are thrilled to be at the forefront of this breakthrough.

https://twitter.com/yium_e/status/1590751160235077634?s=46&t=I4W0y8rmEM0TJRyGGEJ5fQ

28/10/2022

Interested in building a fintech startup?

Kickstart Global are running their first networking social of the Emerge Programme’s team formation phase, where you will meet like-minded entrepreneurial students from different universities and disciplines.

You will have a chance to meet the program partner student societies UCL FinTech, LSESU FinTech, Imperial FinTech and LSESU Women in Tech.

At this social, you will have the chance to learn more about Kickstart Global and the Emerge Programme.

Participants will be given a link to an exclusive application form for the Emerge Programme, which fast-tracks their application to the Team Formation Phase of the programme. Do not miss out on this opportunity to secure a place in the TF Phase❗️

🔗 Visit the link below for registration and further details
https://bit.ly/3SKVBjq

17/10/2022

🌐 Want to apply your analytical skills to Web3 to win practical VC experience and prizes? 🌐

Then the London Blockchain Labs x ARKN Ventures Consulting Challenge is the perfect opportunity for you!

Calling UK university students who are interested in:
- Demonstrating key competencies required for a career in venture capital
- Diving deeper into the blockchain startup ecosystem
- Standing a chance to secure a month-long internship with a VC firm that focuses on blockchain startups

This challenge requires participants to complete a solo research task where they are required to devise and apply an analytical framework for valuing blockchain projects. The full question is provided alongside further guidance and resources (including a basic analytical framework which participants may use as a starting point) in our Question Pack.

💡Question Pack: https://bit.ly/3eEWPhE
💡Submission Form: https://bit.ly/3VAIPWU

Besides getting a chance to learn and develop their skills, participants also stand the chance to win the following prizes:
- 1st Place: a guaranteed month-long Summer 2023 internship with ARKN Ventures, £500 cash, work published online by the London Blockchain Labs and ARKN Ventures via social media
- 2nd and 3rd Place: £250 cash, work published online by the London Blockchain Labs and ARKN Ventures via social media
- Other strong participants may receive a Commendation and will have their work published by the London Blockchain Labs and ARKN Ventures alongside the winning submissions

Make sure to have your written submission of no more than 2000 words submitted by 23:59pm on Friday, November 18th!

14/10/2022

🌐 Our first LBL Meet-up this year 🌐

Do you want to network and meet other people interested in blockchain?

Join us for drinks and socialise with other like-minded individuals, at The Court on Tottenham Court Road, to get involved in the rapidly growing blockchain space

💡Click the link below for tickets💡
https://bit.ly/3MyxT8b

This is the first of our intimate, unstructured bi-monthly networking sessions where industry professionals can connect with both each other and members of our London Blockchain Labs student network.

Perfect for:
- Visiting professionals who would like to meet people from the London blockchain scene
- Professionals from London who want to connect with other local professionals and students
- Students who are interested in blockchain who would like to network with each other as well as those working in the industry
- Representatives of companies or projects who are considering a collaboration with the London Blockchain Labs

📅 Thursday October 20th 2022
⏰ 7-9PM
📍 The Court, 108a Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 5AA

13/10/2022

🎉 Announcing another partnership 🎉

We’re looking forward to bringing sustainability and ESG education to the Web3 space by partnering with Voiz. VOIZ Academy trains university students and early professionals in sustainability and ESG skills, across fashion, food, investment funds, and more, live-online. Voiz Academy is running an ESG Fund Analyst program (a useful tradfi ESG intro) & a Sustainable Fashion Analyst program this autumn, and the Web3 ESG Analyst program in Spring, 2023.

💡Check the link below for more info on programs💡
https://www.voiz.academy/programs

Current students receive a 20% discount with code: LBSSTUDENT20

Early careers receive a 10% discount
code: LBSREG10

Voiz Academy's ESG Fund Analyst course opens a window into the landscape of sustainable investing 🌱💰🚀-- and it's for everyone with a passion for the planet 🌍. The course prepares you to plot a career path, prepare for ESG jobs, and hit the ground running in them.

The Sustainable Fashion Analyst program is a 6-wk program that trains university students and early-career professionals to evaluate -- and improve -- the sustainability of apparel 👠👖🎩.

11/10/2022

Calling all prospective Web 3.0 student entrepreneurs! 🌐

💡Apply through the link below💡

https://www.kickstartglobal.com/emerge

We are partnering with Kickstart Global to run the Web 3.0 Stream of the new Kickstart Emerge programme, which aims to take aspiring entrepreneurs through the team formation and early product-building stages. Students who are admitted to the Web 3.0 Stream will receive tailored support coordinated by the London Blockchain Labs in addition to all of the fantastic guidance, workshops and perks provided by the Kickstart team.

The early application deadline is October 17th and the late application deadline is October 27th. Early applicants can join the Kickstart Emerge community earlier, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

27/09/2022

Applications to our committee positions are now open 🎉

Click the link below to apply 🔗
https://bit.ly/3dAllQy

Positions available in Business Development, Markets, Labs, Marketing and Events & Education.

Deadline: 17th October
Applications are run on a rolling basis so the earlier you apply the better!

23/09/2022

💡 Do you want to learn more about StarkNet and ZK Rollups, how projects have used them, and network over pizza and drinks? 💡

Join us to receive a ZK Rollups 101 crash course from StarkWare’s Henri Lieutad, then hear from ZKX's CTO Vitaly Yakovlev and Nostra's Head of Product Richard Thomas-Pryce about their projects and how they have benefitting from using ZK Rollups/StarkNet.

After the talks, there will be a chance to move around the room and network over free pizza and drinks.

Event: London Blockchain Labs x StarkNet Meet-up

When: Thu, Sept 29th, 17:00 PM – 20:00 PM GMT

Where: The Screening Room, Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

FREE TICKETS (capped at 55): https://bit.ly/LBLxStarkNet

20/09/2022

We are pleased to announce that KCL Blockchain will be joining our Hub alongside our existing Hub societies based at UCL, LSE and Imperial. 🎉

This brings KCL Blockchain members into the fold in organising and hosting our suite of cross-university events, opportunities and projects.

13/06/2022

Are you interested in Blockchain gaming? Want to learn more about play-to-earn?

Making blockchain games you'll actually want to play. That is the slogan of Gala Games (GALA), a blockchain-based, play-to-earn gaming platform that has developed an impressive catalogue of games. Today Jason Brink from Gala Games is speaking with Dan Rosenthal from LBL about the platform, as well as the blockchain gaming space as a whole.

Join us at 6pm UK time on June 14th through our YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/cOlAY9rxEe4

Use the -games-questions channel in the London Blockchain Labs discord to submit questions that will be answered live: https://discord.gg/uFFsbXPC

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