Who is #GenerationBlockchain? We are.
By: Cameron Schorg
Tags: Blockchain, Bitcoin, Generation Blockchain, Fintech

Blockchain Education Network

I originally got involved in the the Blockchain Education Network (BEN) a few years back when it was still called the College Crypto Network. At the time I was running my own over the counter bitcoin exchange and desperately looking for a community in a similar age group that was centered around this amazing technology.

Within a few hours I was on a video chat speaking with another college student who was helping people like me get connected (region head role). The phone call got me so pumped up and I was chomping at the bits to get involved in any way that I could.

My introduction into the network was so warm and welcoming that I was hoping to be able to offer the same experience to others in the future. Within a few weeks, I had the position. I was not only able to offer the same experience to those that I welcomed to the community, but I was able to learn a tremendous amount in the process. Every conversation unturned a new stone and provided a fresh perspective. Some of these members ended up becoming amazing friends and even co-workers at hackathons and other bitcoin related projects I have worked on.

In an attempt to scale my position and provide even more value to the network, I continued looking for an even more impactful position. Cool thing is that I found just that. I absolutely love this about BEN. If you have the ambition and the drive, there are ample opportunities to assume a leadership position. Currently I am helping build out the organization with so many other rockstar individuals as the director of community development. My role helps other students act as a region head, the previous position I held. Over the past several months, the executive team and I have been able to lay the foundation for an organization that is self sustainable and empowering for all of our members. Damn this shit is cool!

Our Vision: Everyone should have the opportunity to experiment with bitcoin and blockchain. It’s time to scale blockchain socially. We believe blockchain is a global socio-economic experiment best experienced through relationships and collaboration with people near you. So we’re building the laboratories.

Who: We’re the youth leading grassroots bitcoin adoption at our local university campuses and cities. Together with nearby enthusiasts, we build opportunities for our communities to use bitcoin and blockchain in their daily interactions. We learn from our missteps, inspire others with our successes, but most importantly create the foundational human-network for new startups and ideas to iterate within.

Why: We envision an ambitious global economy and we’re not asking for permission to change it. When we travel the world, we seek hubs of like-minded individuals and build new friendships for future collaboration. Through building and managing these trans-border relationships with frictionless blockchain technologies, we’re creating a generation with heightened expectations. One that is demanding a global economic paradigm shift to meet these new expectations.

So as a new student to the network what does this actually mean for you? What does BEN provide?

Network of over 500 students, professors, and professionals from dozens of countries — all interested and involved in the blockchain/bitcoin space Local Network — meetup in person with members that live close to you. Through our region head program you party, geek out, and solve the world with blockchain tech. Free tickets and cheap stay for the biggest and baddest bitcoin/blockchain conferences Sponsored events like blockchain madness (blockchain trivia competition) and bitcoin airdrops (campus bitcoin giveaways) Hackathons deserve their own point. For our next hackathon we partnered with Blockchain Technology Labs (from Boston Consultancy Group). Team up with students from all over the world — coders, designers and hustlers are all needed. Land internships and Jobs at the best startups and cutting edge companies. Past students have been hired at the world’s largest banks, biggest tech firms, and most exciting startups.

I really cannot express enough how valuable this organization has been to me. Since getting involved in the organization I have seen such tremendous improvement in the blockchain movement due directly to this organizations involvement. Students have led impressive research, launched rocking startups, and are infiltrating the entire financial industry.

Simply put, we are #GenerationBlockchain

Learn more at BEN’s website and know you can always reach out to me at schorgie30@gmail.com or (719) 375–9256

Come help us build something remarkable!