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SUMMARY:Blockchain & Crypto: What Startups Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Blockchain has been gaining momentum and attention as ICOs
  and cryptocurrencies make headlines frequently. Entrepreneurs and inv
 estors are keen on exploring this technology\, since it has a range of
  applications in financial technologies\, security\, healthcare\, musi
 c\, supply chains\, and more.\n\nWe’ve seen many startups launch in th
 e past two years that utilize blockchain as a core part of their tech\
 , and companies from early-stage startups to legacy companies are find
 ing ways to implement blockchain into their products.\n\nBut\, blockch
 ain is still in its budding stages and faces many unique challenges: c
 omplicated technology\, slow reception to established markets\, future
  regulations\, and issues with scalability and trust.\n\nIt’s an excit
 ing time to witness how we can use blockchain! Join us and experts in 
 blockchain technology as we discuss\n\nWhat blockchain\, ICOs\, and cr
 ypto are\, and how we can use them\n\nFuture trends in blockchain tech
 nology\n\nHow to build a blockchain product\n\nUnique challenges that 
 blockchain and crypto startups face\n\nFundraising options (VCs\, ICOs
 \, etc.)\n\nAnd much more!\n\nAbout the panelists\n\nThomas Rush is bu
 ilding the infrastructure for the ConsenSys Venture Studio\, a global 
 formation of technologists and entrepreneurs working to enable a decen
 tralized world. The studio is home to over 40 startups in the blockcha
 in / decentralized application space. He serves as a member of the Wor
 ld Economic Forum Global Shapers\, is a Board Member for the Rutgers D
 esign Thinking Program\, and designs impractical 3D products in his sp
 are time.\n\nDaniel Dewar is the founder of Paperchain\, a startup bui
 lding a decentralized protocols for non-fungible asset trading and dat
 a exchange. Media companies can tokenize daily transaction data into t
 radable asset classes that can be sold instantly to a global buyer net
 work. After working as a freelance record and mix engineer in Brisbane
 \, Daniel moved to New York City where he worked as a sound designer i
 n the film & television industry. While in New York\, he transitioned 
 to digital strategy and data roles before moving back to Australia in 
 2013. Daniel headed up the marketing & strategy team at one of Austral
 ia’s leading data and analytics agencies\, leading the agency’s transf
 ormation from a consultancy to a marketing & ad technology company.\n\
 nNaman Srivastava is the VP of Finance & Business Development at RealB
 locks\, a capital raising platform built on the Ethereum. The platform
  focuses on raising capital for institutions by allowing people to inv
 est digital/fiat currencies into non-traded REITs and Private Placemen
 ts. RealBlocks will allow anyone in the world to instantly buy\, sell 
 or trade fractional interest in US Real Estate. He comes from a backgr
 ound in the built environment\, real estate finance\, and technology. 
 He has a passion for working on innovative startups with disruptive po
 tential and positive societal impact.\n\nSchedule:\n\n6:30 - 6:50: Dri
 nks & Networking\n6:50 - 7:50: Panel\n7:50 - 8:15: Audience Q&A\n8:15 
 - 9:00: More Drinks & Networking
LOCATION:Alley Chelsea\, 119 W 24th Street 2nd Floor\, New York\, 1001
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URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blockchain-crypto-what-startups-need-
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