UC Berkeley Opens New Blockchain Lab

 

UC Berkeley Opens New Blockchain Lab – Steve Chen Appointed to Co-Lead Newly Formed Berkeley Blockchain Lab

Steve Chen, founder of EchoLink, a credentials-verification Blockchain project, has been appointed industry co-lead of the new Berkeley Blockchain Lab, a platform for students to gain real-world experience working with Blockchain technology. Chen came up with the idea behind EchoLink while serving as the founding engineering director at a NYSE mobile technology company, where he saw the opportunity to create efficiency and value by storing data around engineering graduates’ degrees on the Blockchain. As he embarks on helping to lead the Berkeley Blockchain Lab, Chen will draw upon his experience in both enterprise technology and entrepreneurship.

Dec 10, 2017 by Richard Kastelein

http://www.the-blockchain.com/2017/12/10/uc-berkeley-opens-new-blockchain-lab-steve-chen-appointed-co-lead-newly-formed-berkeley-blockchain-lab/

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