#AustinBlockchain Community News — 9/3/18 (Belated)
OK, so we’re a day late due to us not working on Labor Day. It’s week 19 of the community news update for the #AustinBlockchain community. This week’s meetups are at the end. Tell us what is happening with you — send your links (news, blog, events) to info@austinblockchaincollective.com for this blog (which is amplified via LinkedIn and Twitter). Here we go …
AUSTIN BLOCKCHAIN MONTH
We now have 10 events for October’s Austin Blockchain Month — and more to come. See the overview calendar @ https://www.austinblockchaincollective.com/#austin-blockchain-month.
A couple of highlights:
- October 1 is the Blockchain Track of Austin Startup Week. It is free and open to all, subject to registration. The program for the day is close to finality. More info @ https://austinstartupweek2018.sched.com/overview/type/Blockchain.
- October 19 is the TEXATA Summit focusing on big data and analytics, and the Collective is leading a panel on how blockchain fits in with these technologies. Want to be involved? Drop us a line — today!
Remember to follow this blog for information posts, starting with this one and this one. And remember to include #austinblockchainmonth when you tweet about it!
COMPANY NEWS …
BanQu — partnership with Anheuser-Busch InBev — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/banqu-launches-trailblazing-partnership-with-anheuser-busch-inbev-to-revolutionize-supply-chain-transparency-in-zambia-300703561.html?tc=portal_CAP. NB: While BanQu is headquartered in Minneapolis, its Founder and CEO Ashish Gadnis is based out of Austin.
Omnitude — setting up in Austin — https://medium.com/omnitude/coming-to-america-9e3f3bfe4d6f?mc_cid=35067bd875&mc_eid=2fcfa345de.
ALSO …
In nearby Dallas, Hedera Hashgraph is hosting an instance of its global hackathon on October 15/16. More info @ http://hedera18hackathon.bemyapp.com.
MEETUPS THIS WEEK …
Tuesday — https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/rftwvpyxmbgb/.
Tuesday — https://www.meetup.com/fxbaron/events/zqkbzpyxmbgb/.
Tuesday — https://www.meetup.com/ICO-Investor-Meetup/events/zmqgdqyxmbgb/.
Friday — https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Ethereum-Meetup/events/253341043/.

