Blockchain technology is best known as the framework for the digital currency Bitcoin, but it has many potential business uses.
In November, Drexel students created a new club aimed at keeping students from all disciplines abreast of blockchain technology.
Drexel Blockchain is aiming to research, educate, communicate and consult around this digital phenomenon in a way that both elevates Drexel and helps the student club’s founders leave a lasting legacy.
The founders range from majors in computer science to finance to graphic design, and its members range from firstyears through fifth-years. It’s this diversity that is not only the club’s seminal building block, but also a key foundation of blockchain itself.
“The trust lies in the community, and that’s how Drexel Blockchain operates,” says co-founder Adit Gupta, a fifth-year software engineering and math student. “It’s very community-driven.”
The goal of Drexel Blockchain, according to its founders, is to operate like a startup group. This includes providing consulting services to companies in Center City and beyond — while giving students the opportunity to learn consulting skills through direct experience.
Drexel Blockchain has big future plans, including hosting “the biggest blockchain conference in Drexel’s history,” according to members.