NYU Blockchain Lab

Excited to announce the new NYU Blockchain Lab E-board for next semester! 🟣 President — @ParcivalHan0765 🟣 Vice President — @MarkusLam91 🟣 Secretary — @ShanuVenk 🟣 BD — @yukii_ww1 A new chapter begins. Can't wait to see where this team takes the Lab 🚀 #NYUBlockchainLab #Web3‌‌

A huge thank you to the outgoing Eboard who built the foundation @Ukaverse22 @behapppppy_ @YuyaoWang From packed panels to developer camps to partnerships to redesigned the visual & more. The Lab is what it is because of you!

Had a great panel tonight in NYC. Thank you to the student leaders who joined the discussion and shared their perspectives on the future of Web3.

TRON is headed to NYC next week. 🗽 Join #TRON Academy as we kick off @ETHGlobal New York with a Happy Hour featuring pool, darts, drinks, and conversations with the next generation of builders.

NYU Blockchain Lab hosted @chainlink yesterday for a fireside with @RomanTirones Biggest takeaway for students: Build your personal brand. Contribute to ecosystems. Make your work findable. Credentials open doors. Output opens careers. Packed room, great questions, real energy. #NYUBlockchainLab #Chainlink #Web3

I recently gave my first course at Yale, NYU and Fordham. Because @Ledger N3XT isn't only about organizing events, even though that's still an important piece of the puzzle, it's also about direct education. I did a few when I was at @KRYPTOSPHERE_ last year. I'm now doing it on behalf of Ledger, and this time, alongside our friends from @1inch. Introduction to DeFi, wallets & security, and the agentic economy. Because we're not educated on self-custody, it's important sometimes to go back to the fundamentals. Vlog soon :)

Last Monday, NYU Blockchain Lab hosted @thomassb1625, Smart Contracts Lead @OndoFinance, for a fireside chat on RWA infrastructure and on-chain finance. Three things we took away: 1. Deploying the same asset across multiple chains is genuinely hard. Every chain has different logic, different code, and different bridging requirements. The engineering lift is real. 2. Ondo's security model assumes every layer could be compromised. The answer isn't to trust any single component; it's multi-layered verification, so no single failure takes down the system. 3. Thomas's advice to builders: go deep into the code. Most people stay on the surface. The ones who understand what's actually happening underneath will be rare and valuable. Thank you, @Thomas and the @OndoFinance team. 🙏 #RWA #DeFi #SmartContracts #Web3

Great blockchain talk & fireside chat with Jim Hwang, co-founder & COO of Firinne Capital, at NYU Blockchain Lab. We discussed how crypto markets are structurally evolving: - lower volatility regimes - derivatives dominating price discovery - ETF-driven institutional flows - increasingly mature market structure One idea that stood out: Short-term price action may increasingly be driven by liquidity, derivatives, and positioning, while long-term conviction around Bitcoin’s decentralization and store-of-value narrative can still coexist. Also appreciated Jim’s perspective on focusing on “quality” in crypto: not just hype, but whether projects are actually solving problems and creating real value. Thanks again, Jim, for the thoughtful discussion.

NYU Blockchain Lab x @chainlink Building with Chainlink: Infrastructure, Innovation, and Careers Featuring @RomanTirones (Senior Manager, BUILD) on: → How Chainlink connects real-world data to smart contracts → The core pillars powering institutional Web3 → Careers and building through Chainlink 🗓 Tue May 12 · 1:15–3:15 PM 📍 NYU Leslie eLab 🍕 Pizza & soft drinks after the session 🎟 → luma.com/cl_nyu02

Wall Street is moving on-chain. But what does it actually take to turn real-world assets into programmable financial infrastructure? Excited to host @thomassb1625, Smart Contracts Lead @OndoFinance, at NYU Blockchain Lab for a discussion on the following: - RWAs & DeFi infrastructure - Smart contract security - Bridging & omnichain systems - Institutional adoption From tokenized treasuries to cross-chain infrastructure, we’ll explore what’s actually being built behind on-chain finance. 🗓 May 11 | 12:45–3:00 PM 📍 Leslie eLab 🎤 Fireside Chat + Q&A + Networking 🎫 RSVP: luma.com/9py4y8d2

We hosted @austincampbell for a deep dive into how institutions are entering digital assets. Key takeaways: 🌐 Stablecoins = infrastructure ⚖️ Regulation = unlock, but not overnight 🔐 Security = systemic priority 📊 Institutions are already integrating Appreciate everyone who came through — more soon. #Crypto #Web3 #InstitutionalCrypto

And our final winner from the giveaway draw is @degen888degen 🎁Congrats on taking home the last Ledger Nano Gen 5 and your self-custody journey just leveled up 🔐Huge thanks again to @Ledger for the generous gifts, and to everyone who showed up and engaged. This is what building Web3 on campus looks like 🙌 #NYUBlockchainLab #Ledger #Crypto #Blockchain

@1inch @Ledger Two lucky attendees @Ukaverse22 @CarltonKing01 went home with a brand new Ledger Nano Gen 5 🎁Congrats to the winners — your self-custody journey just got a serious upgrade Thanks @Ledger and @AntoineM_eth !

NYU Blockchain Lab hosted DeFi Office Hours with @1inch x @Ledger @1inch walked us through DeFi and what's happening under the hood. @Ledger broke down why signing matters and how hardware signers keep your assets secure on-chain. #NYUBlockchainLab #DeFi #Web3 #Ledger #1inch

This weekend, 1inch co-hosted a rooftop brunch at @Ledger's NYC office with @college_xyz - blockchain club presidents from Purdue, University of Oregon @uoregon, @USC, @Cornell, @nyuniversity, Fordham, @UTAustin and @Cambridge_Uni in the room. We heard what students are working on, shared what we know about DeFi and talked through where on-chain careers are actually heading. 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓

What Actually Drives Crypto Markets Today? Inside Market Structure, Flows & Derivatives Everyone talks about crypto narratives. But what actually moves the market? 👀 Are there still cycles? Or is it flows, institutions, and derivatives? Join us for a deep dive into how crypto markets really work: ✨ Market structure ✨ Price dynamics ✨ How pros manage 📍 NYU Leslie elab 🗓 May 7, Thursday, 1–3 PM ✨ luma.com/5ya3cqo0

This Monday, we hosted @robin_linus at NYU Blockchain Lab for a conversation on what Bitcoin actually needs to sustain itself long-term. With everything happening around ETFs, stablecoins, and institutional adoption, we took a step back to focus on a more fundamental question: what actually keeps Bitcoin running over time? His answer felt both urgent and grounded. A store of value still needs to be used. And real payment adoption depends on three things working together: usability, scalability, and privacy. He even brought it down to something as simple as units. Asking people to transact in 0.00000100 BTC already makes payments feel unintuitive. Simplicity builds trust. Complexity creates hesitation. One idea that stood out throughout the discussion: this is ultimately a human problem. And those tend to get solved. Grateful for a conversation that was hard to stop thinking about. 🙏 #Bitcoin #BitVM #NYU #Web3 #Crypto

Institutional Crypto is coming to NYU. 🗽💼 We’re excited to host @emceecoy_ and @austincampbell for an exclusive fireside chat on April 27th! Learn how institutional capital is navigating the digital asset space from leaders across industry and academia. We’ll be covering stablecoins, regulation, hacks and security, and institutional adoption in crypto markets. 🔗 RSVP: luma.com/bghbkdar #NYU #Crypto #InstitutionalCrypto #Web3 #NYUBlockchain