Awards, conferences, hackathons & more
In the last month we were lucky to be part of a few events and competitions, here a brief summary of our participation on them.
Argentina’s Central Bank hackathon award
Weeks ago we took part on the financial innovation hackathon organized by Argentina’s Central Bank.
There we used Signatura to build a proof of concept called Financial Passport. It’s a platform that allows its users to validate their personal details, and upload their financial documentation, so it can be shared with the financial institutions of their choice.
In it, information is encrypted client-side to avoid privacy issues, and the whole flow is digitally signed with Signatura using the Bitcoin blockchain; assuring its date, authorship and integrity.
There were more or less 40 hackathon projects, but we managed to grab the second prize. Congratulations to our team!
laBITconf (Latin American Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference)
This year’s laBITconf was celebrated in Buenos Aires. We are based there, so it was a great opportunity for the whole team to know and get in the conversation with some of the most important members of the blockchain industry.
On its stage Gonzalo presented non-monetary blockchain uses, while Federico showed Signatura to a public of more than 400 attendees.
The conference also had its own hackathon, with the support of Buenos Aires’ local government. Teams had to design government solutions using blockchain technology, and we were awarded for developing a public tenders platform.
Other bits and pieces
- Gonzalo was invited to speak at Blockchain Latinoamerica, in Colombia, where we formed promising business partnerships.
- Federico won the local Global Student Entrepreneur Award (GSEA) presenting Signatura. Congratulations and good luck to him for next year’s finals in Germany!
- We were present explaining blockchains at Campus Party (#CPAR1) and being finalists at Startup Night BA. They were wonderful events, thanks to everyone who made them possible.
