September 2023 Recap
Welcome Back Message
For Students
Before we jump in, the EduDAO team wanted to wish a wonderful semester to those returning to university this Fall! We hope you enjoy your time and build something awesome with your fellow blockchain club members!
If you aren’t yet apart of the EduDAO community, then please scroll to the bottom for details on how to join and get involved!
ETH Singapore
We were able to put on a hacker house for our students at ETH Singapore this year and we are glad we did! Many of our students were able to win prizes from the various competitions that were held in Singapore this year.
Congratulations to the following students and their projects for their winnings!
KeptSecret
1st Prize: Build a dApp that takes advantage of the ability to interact with contracts across multiple chains
1st Prize: Best infrastructure and tooling project (Mantle)
Dandelion
1st Prize: Taiko #3 Ethereum Public
2nd Runner Up: Airstack APIs
Web3Assembly
3rd Prize: Best UX (Mantle)
2nd Prize: Taiko #3 Ethereum Public
TeamClownz
2nd Prize: Airstack APIs
i4m1
1st Prize: Best DeFi App (Ziliqa)
3rd Prize: Taiko #1 Deploy
ByteTrail
2nd Prize: Airstack APIs
For more details, check out the Twitter thread below!
And of course, a big shout out to BitDAO and Mantle Network for their help in making this a success! Also, thanks to all of our sponsors for making it possible! Solana, StarkNet, FLock.io, & Aleo!
Mantle Updates
It wouldn’t be an ETH Global event without Mantle dropping by! There were over three days of hacking where Mantle was on standby to assist developers in all areas. This was to ensure that they could build the best dApp on Mantle.
As the hackathon took place in the basement floor of National Gallery Singapore, Mantle Senior Developer and Dev Rel Specialist, AFK and Libevm, hopped on stage to share their insights.
Mantle held a megabooth for all to pass by and engage in fun games, earn swag, and connect with other community members and L2 enthusiasts.
To read more in detail about Mantle’s time in Singapore, you can visit their blog.
ETHGlobal New York City
ETHGlobal NYC has been off to a great start this past week with over 1400 people in attendance. Roughly 950 hackers from 50 countries! Many of our students and partners are winning or placing in a variety of competitions. Namely, THUBA and Venture Miner!
It’s always so refreshing to see our students succeeding and showing what they are capable of at these global events!
THUBA won and/or placed in 9 competitions! Big congratulations to them as they always have strong submissions! They were able to take home prize money in competitions put on by Mantle, Worldcoin, WalletConnect, Arbitrum, and more!
Stanford Blockchain Week
Stanford Blockchain Club hosted their annual Stanford Blockchain Week which was packed with awesome events and speakers!
If you are interested in learning what was talked about, then head over to their website here to check it out: Stanford Blockchain Speakers
We took the pleasure in co-hosting an event with AleoHQ where builders joined the Aleo community for a day of learning about the future of zero-knowledge. Participants were able to hear insights from the pioneers of ZK. In addition, attendees learned how to build with Leo, and were able to talk to Aleo grantees with a chance to explore grant funding opportunities.
EduDAO made sure to provide many swag items for all of the participants!
Twitter Spaces
LayerZero Labs
Last month, we were fortunate enough to book some time with Irene, Head of Strategy at LayerZero Labs, for an insightful interview with regard to landing a job in crypto. We encourage everyone to play it back if you were unable to attend. Irene detailed the importance of networking, cold DM-ing, and producing content on your own with the aim of someone noticing. Follow the link below to check it out:
Ion Protocol
Chunda from EduDAO’s partner, FranklinDAO, joined us this month to talk about his latest company, Ion Protocol, which just raised $2MM in VC funding! Huge congratulations to the entire team and we’re so happy to be affiliated with the founders! Chunda described at length what it takes to make a difference in crypto and receive funding for you start-up. You can catch it all with the link below:
Duke Blockchain Club
Last but not least we were able to team up with Duke Blockchain and discuss how universities are driving the next wave of web3 innovation. Of course that is our mission and we love being apart of it so we were thrilled that they wanted us on their Twitter Space! You can catch that space below if you missed it!
Follow Us
If you’re curious to follow along in real time with all of the events that we are apart of in some way or another then follow us on X (formerly Twitter)!
If you would like to collaborate with other students then join our community on Telegram where other like-minded creators, builders, and crypto-enthusiasts communicate with one another.
How to Join?
Thank you to everyone who continues to support us and our growing community!
Are you a student and want to get in involved? Email us at info@edudao.io with a formal proposal and be sure to follow our socials to stay in the loop!
