Blockchain Week NYC 2018 Party Guide

Martine Paris

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Future Times

4 min readAug 14, 2018

Snoop Dogg is headlining Ripple’s XRP Bash, so let’s party like it’s 1999

Thursday, May 10 — NYC Blockchain Cruise

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WHAT: NYC BLOCKCHAIN CRUISE
WHEN: Thursday, May 10, Board, 7pm, Cruise 7:30–10:30pm
WHERE: Marco Polo Cruise, 2430 FDR Drive, Service Road East, NYC 10010
HOW: $25-$39 ($19.50 via Goldstar) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-blockchain-cruise-thursday-may-10th-tickets-44430008351, https://www.goldstar.com/events/new-york-new-york/blockchain-week-party-cruise-tickets
DETAILS: It’s a crypto fair at sea, use your coin to buy drinks, food and goods from a variety of vendors and mix it up while enjoying Manhattan skyscapes. 21y+

Saturday, May 12 — Party on the Block

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WHAT: PARTY ON THE BLOCK
WHEN: Saturday, May 12, 8pm-1am
WHERE: The Williamsburg Hotel, 96 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NYC 11249
HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/party-on-the-block-tickets-45210618176
DETAILS: Drinks, bites, beats sponsored by Bizantine, Consensys, Futurism Startup Grind, Dispatch Labs, Blockchain for Good, and the Bushwick Generator

Monday, May 14 — ShipChain Meetup @ Spyglass Rooftop Bar

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WHAT: SHIPCHAIN MIXER
WHEN: Monday, May 14, 5–8pm
WHERE: Spyglass Rooftop Bar, Archer Hotel, 47 W 38th, NYC 10018
HOW: https://www.meetup.com/shipchain/events/249982170

Monday, May 14 — Microsoft Mixer

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WHAT: MICROSOFT CLEVOLUTION PARTY
WHEN: Monday, May 14 6–8pm
WHERE: Microsoft Flagship Store, 677 5th Avenue, 6th Floor, NYC 10022
HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-blockchain-week-networking-at-microsoft-tickets-45530148901

Monday, May 14 — Bridges Block Party

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WHAT: BRIDGES BLOCK PARTY
WHEN: Monday, May 14 8:30pm-1am
WHERE: Sony Hall, 237 W 46th, NYC 10036
HOW: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/consensus-blockchain-week-interoperability-bridges-block-party-tickets-44869262171
DETAILS: Hosted by Wanchain, Icon & Aion Network

Tuesday, May 15 — Snoop Dogg @ XRP Party

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WHAT: SNOOP DOGG @ XRP PARTY
WHEN: Tuesday, May 15
WHERE: TBA
HOW: Invite Only https://ripple.com/insights/xrp-community-comes-together-for-blockchain-week

Wednesday, May 16 — Adorama Mixer

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WHAT: ADORAMA MIXER
WHEN: Wednesday, May 16 5–7pm
WHERE: Adorama, 42 W 18th, NYC 10011
HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blockchain-and-smart-contracts-in-photography-tickets-43540715452
DETAILS: Not clear if there will be spirits but looks like an interesting discussion of how photographers can use the blockchain and smart contracts for proof of provenance for ownership, uniqueness and license control.

Thursday, May 17 — Block Tank, A Silicon Alley Pitchfest

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WHAT: BLOCK TANK
WHEN: Thursday, May 17 6;30–8:30pm
WHERE: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, NYC 10010
HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/block-tank-tickets-45078288374
DETAILS: Pitch your blockchain concept to the sharks of Silicon Alley!

NOT IN NYC BUT NEED TO GET YOUR BLOCKCHAIN GAME ON? NO PROBLEM!

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WHAT: BLOCKCHAIN GAMER CONNECTS + POCKET GAMER CONNECTS
WHEN: Monday, May 14 — Tuesday, May 15
WHERE: Bespoke @ Westfield, San Francisco
HOW: http://www.pgconnects.com/sanfrancisco/blockchain-gamer-connects Use code: MARTINE for 30% off then join me and the Pocket Gamer/Blockchain Gamer editorial team for a stellar lineup featuring valuable insights from gaming luminaries: Cryptokitties Benny Giang, Super Evil Megacorp’s Kristian Segerstrale, Niantic’s Ross Finman, High Fidelity/Second Life’s Philip Rosedale, NetMarble’s Simon Sim, Jam City’s Jeremy Horn, Twitch’s Justin Dellario Lightneer/Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka and more!