**This event is sold out. 

It seems like every day a new coin is made and another headline focused on cryptocurrency has either dramatically positive or negative predictions for the future of the industry.

What are cryptocurrencies? What is blockchain? Why does any of this matter? And how can you get involved?

On Saturday, March 31st, Midway Ventures in collaboration with Edge Entrepreneurship and Asynchronous Anonymous will be hosting an informative half-day event to go over everything you need to know about this booming industry. With tech talks, panels, and many opportunities to ask questions while networking with professionals from the Chicagoland area, this free event is not one to miss for the tech-savvy, crypto-curious, or anyone in between.

Here’s what you can expect!

10:00 – 10:15 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:15 – 10:45 AM – ConsenSys – Blockchain, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency 101
10:50 – 11:50 AM – Technology Panel and Open Q&A

• Dariusz Jakubowski – Bloq
• Jimmy Odom – Bit Capital Group
• Jonathan Soloman – Digital Mint
• Michael Wuehler – Consensys

12:00- 1:00 PM – Lunch / Networking with Speakers
1:00 – 1:45 PM – Keynote: Ari Paul – Co-Founder and CIO of BlockTower Capital
1:50 – 2:50 PM – Investor Panel and Open Q&A

• Will Zhang – OneChain Capital
• Marc Grens – Digital Mint
• Maggie Love – Consensys
• Chris Burhans – investor

2:50 – 3:00 PM – Closing Remarks

This event is sponsored by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.