{"id":13078,"date":"2018-04-17T14:06:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T14:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2023-07-17T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T23:15:16","slug":"cryptocurrency-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/17\/cryptocurrency-club","title":{"rendered":"New club for cryptocurrency, blockchain fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/180419a-001.jpg\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency club adviser and officers\" class=\"wp-image-26031\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: Business dean and club adviser Sandeep Krishnamurthy, club officers Zachary Nelson, Abraham Ruiz and Matthew Rossal. \/ Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Douglas Esser <br>\nMembers of the new Cryptocurrency Club at the University of Washington Bothell dream of creating their own encrypted digital currency. 足彩app哪个是正规的y have the software engineering talent, said Zachary Nelson, club president, although they would have a lot of work before they would start mining that vein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson, a media and communications major planning to graduate in 2020, started the club early this year after finding other classmates interested in decentralized currencies. About the same time, Mark Conrad, a senior in management information systems, and Anthony Waddell, a junior in computer science and software engineering, founded the related Blockchain Enthusiast Club. Because of its interest in the underlying technology, it has merged with the <a href=\"\/sea\/clubs\">Cryptocurrency Club<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson has been interested in cryptocurrency since Bitcoin traded for around $11. 足彩app哪个是正规的 highly volatile currency recently sold for around $8,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought the technology was really cool \u2014 that fact that you can produce your own currency and that you can buy currency and just have it on your phone. You don\u2019t have to use any kind of centralized banking system,\u201d Nelson said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson and a friend bought some Bitcoins in those early days but sold them long before last December when the price peaked near $20,000. If they had sold their investment at the high, they would have had more than $1 million, Nelson laughed. He also has dealt in Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum. He carries a Shift debit card, which is a cryptocurrency-based Visa card.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 Cryptocurrency Club isn\u2019t really about investing, though. It\u2019s about innovating and exploring the possibilities that arise from blockchain. 足彩app哪个是正规的 secure, verifiable ledger system is distributed across the internet and has record-keeping applications far beyond cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 cryptocurrencies may be regulated out, but the underlying technology is going to be very pertinent in the future,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be the transformative technology of the next 20 years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 students are encouraged by School of Business Dean Sandeep Krishnamurthy, the club adviser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether they invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum or the plethora of new cryptocurrency offerings \u2014 or start their own through an initial coin offering \u2014 knowledge in the field will help students position themselves for success,\u201d Krishnamurthy said. \u201cIn this rapidly changing field, curriculum is not yet shaped, and a student club might be just the beginning of an interdisciplinary effort to engage the community and support all stakeholders.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Krishnamurthy, Nelson and three other club members recently met with Lakshmi Narayanan, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He suggested possible internship opportunities with a cryptocurrency-related startup. 足彩app哪个是正规的 club plans to share their ideas with other students, bring speakers to campus, make contacts and build the relationships that can lead to jobs. Future ideas also include a cryptocurrency festival and minting that new coin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want it to ever be boring,\u201d Nelson said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At their initial event April 12 in the Activities and Recreation Center, club members heard from Paul Burke, the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/rntx.io\/\">RntX<\/a>, a Los Angeles startup that produced the roommate-finding app <a href=\"http:\/\/renthoop.org\/#Home\">RentHoop<\/a>. Using blockchain, RntX is now building a service for landlords and renters to verify identities and rental histories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomeone is going to do this because it makes so much sense. We think we\u2019re the people to do this,\u201d said Burke, who grew up in Redmond and attended UW Bothell for a time in 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 club has also planned an upcoming event with a Vancouver, British Columbia, startup called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stably.io\/\">Stably<\/a>, which was founded by UW Bothell grad Kory Hoang (business \u201915). It connects wealth from the real world to the blockchain economy. 足彩app哪个是正规的 club also is in contact with a Seattle startup called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strixleviathan.com\/\">Strix Leviathan<\/a>, a cryptocurrency investment platform.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not just meeting and talking, we\u2019re working on things that have value to society,\u201d Conrad said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson is grateful to find their ideas accepted and promoted at UW Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/crypto-logo.jpg\" alt=\"cryptocurrency club log\" class=\"wp-image-26032\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Logo by Matthew Rossal and Sinead Rafferty.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the school supports entrepreneurship, supports new ideas,\u201d Nelson said. \u201cBecause I go to this school, I\u2019m able to have these awesome events and meet all these people.\u201d  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 UW Bothell Cryptocurrency Club brings together students interested in digital currencies and the underlying blockchain technology. 足彩app哪个是正规的 club shares ideas, brings speakers to campus and make contacts that can lead to jobs. 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