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We believe that anyone, regardless of where they are in the world, can use blockchain as a vehicle to create wealth for themselves and their communities.

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I am doing my masters thesis on ZK in the EVM ecosystem. I also am a project founder that focuses on validating skills using AI and issuing credentials as SBTs on an EVM chain (Ethereum compatible). I hope to meet more builders to grow my team or users/angel investors so I can go into this project fulltime as soon as I graduate from school.

Priya Ganguly

New York University

I want to meet really cool people and see how the ecosystem is since the last Ethereum event I went to. I also want to hack along with others and expand my relationships with like-minded individuals in the industry.

Roberto Martinez

Florida International University

I am superrrr excited about this conference! As a dev, I'm excited for networking with the twitter anons that'll be there. As a founder I'm even more excited because I am looking for funding in two ventures. The first is a non-profit (@aztechkidzcode) I started that teaches students how to code blockchain. And the other for is for the growth of our defi start up called Superseed! (more about superseed in the startup-question section.)

Azteca Sirias

University of Texas at Austin

I attended ETHDenver last year and it was incredibly value for me in learning more about the newest technologies in web3 and blockchain. I also would like to hack on something related to public goods, lending protocols and would like to meet other builders and founders and hackers in the Ethereum ecosystem. I was a Devcon Scholar awarded by the Ethereum Foundation in October 2022 and this exposed me to so many cool projects in the ecosystem. Attending for ETHDenver would be super valuable for me and would provide an opportunity for in person networking and building.

Amrita Bhasin

University of California at Berkeley

Crypto has been a wonderful chance to hone my skills. When I'm doing things in Solidity, that means I'm honing my skills for Web 3 development.

Valkyrie Holmes

Las Vegas

I think BEN is fulfilling such an important mission as people my age are going to be building and innovating the future. BEN is making this possible!

Sohail Mohammed

Boston, Massachusetts

BEN is making it possible for students to gain the best education surrounding blockchain so that we can become the next generation of innovators in the space!

Sarah Roff

Most of my time is spent explaining the technology behind Blockchain and why it is genuinely going to be world-changing!

Anthony Ung

Toronto, Ontario

I have been intrigued by the creativity in the NFT and Metaverse space. My next major career goal is to transition to this blockchain industry and find my own niche in the space.

Chase Blakely

Dallas, Texas, SMU

Over the past year I've seriously fallen in love with the possibilities of blockchain! So much so that 2 months ago I started building a NFT project with my roommate. I spent a couple weeks diving into blockchain development using my computer science background and realized I could really build something with this!

Daniel Dogby

University of Texas

In my work to promote blockchain technology among my students, the relation with BEN (Blockchain Education Network) has been an invaluable resource. BEN provides support for students in a form of conference travel, tickets, organizes hackathons, and so much more.

Dr. Marko Suvajdzic

University of Florida

I believe that BEN helps me to actually have an experience and networking opportunity that furthers my interest & potential project ideas I'd be interested in!

Caleb Lo

Toronto, Canada

If everyone worked with top blockchain-based technology & finance, the world would change fundamentally.

Raymond Zhu

Canada

Huge thanks to BEN (Blockchain Education Network) for sponsoring us to attend this conference and their guidance as we build our blockchain ecosystem at Purdue University.

Timmy Hein

Purdue University

I plan to bring back all the knowledge I learn to the Northeastern Blockchain Club and The Gateway to Blockchain as we launch a second entrepreneurship program this summer and launch other immersive programs.

Drew Cousin

NEU Boston

I'm certain that as time goes by the masses will be able to see the advantages of having decentralized organizations and government, and knowing how to create/manage DAOs and make smart contracts will be a must. Being able to learn all this useful information through a conference in Miami that BEN was able to put together is amazing! I can't wait to go and learn as much as I can!

Lucas Moraes

Miami

Watch Alejandros video about his journey to the Blockchain Space and how BEN helped him get to DCentral Con Miami!

Alejandro Arias

BEN Students in India

India

BEN Students in Portugal

Portugal

BEN Students at Devcon

Prague

Group of Student from Sabanci University Blockchain Club attend a lecture from BEN team member.

BEN Students in Turkey

Turkey

BEN Studentns at San Francisco Blockchain Week

San Francisco

BEN Students in Africa

Africa

BEN Students in Colombia

Colombia

BEN Students in Italy

Italy

BEN at ETH Denver

Denver

BEN and Boys & Girls Club

Puerto Rico

BEN Students in Vietnam

Vietnam

BEN Students at Coinvention

Philadelphia

BEN Students at CUBS

Northwestern University

BEN Students at ETH Boston

Boston

BEN Students at La Conexion

Argentina

Thomas is a student from Sabanci University who travel from Turkey to Lisbon to attend Solana Breakpoint and Cosmoverse Conference. In this series of events he met people from outside of Turkey for the first time where he recorded podcast and met with potential leaders/employers in the industry.

Thomas

Solana breakpoint and Cosmosverse in Lisbon

Finally, I have never been to Miami and meeting with other students from BEN will enable me to connect and forge relationships with other like-minded individuals whole accelerating my career. In short, I look forward to leveraging this unique opportunity to expand my horizons. Having the ability to network with incredible people in the same space will enable me to hear more about the web3/defi community.

Kevin Choe

I started studying blockchain technology as a minor in 2019. Under my leadership, Blockchain@USC has grown to a total member of more than 300 students and has become the hub of Southern California's blockchain innovations.

Yuqi Ma

University of Southern California

Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami

Deandra Boosen

I was fortunate enough to hear about the BEN team. The BEN team educates the youth and demonstrates why blockchain is the future, and for that I am thankful to potentially have this opportunity.

Ryan Jones

University of Texas

I hope this conference will inspire new ideas for business models as I return to Duke to work on our capstone project, which tasks us with presenting a new blockchain venture to professors, students, and outside professionals. This is a great time to step back from learning autodidactically to open my ears to others' ideas, conceptualize the big picture of what is possible, and practice articulating to others why blockchain could be useful and even necessary to solve real-world problems.

William Blakeley

Duke University

I'm particularly excited to get insight to the world of NFTs and the industry that surrounds it. My colleagues and I at Purdue have a very technical experience with web3. The industry is much more broad than that and where the really exciting projects show up is at intersections between web3 and other industries.

Timothy Hein

Alex Kim

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Tax Benefits of donating crypto

If you donate crypto directly to the 501(c)(3) nonprofits, not only you don’t have to pay tax on the capital gains, you can also get a full amount of deductions for what crypto is worth on the date of donation. Find more information on our guide here:

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Are there any limitations on the deductions of donations on the individual tax returns?

A: You can't deduct contributions of your time or services, or any part of a contribution from which you benefit. You can only deduct up to 30% of your Adjusted Gross Income on the tax return.

Q: Can a US corporation donate to 503(c)(3) and get a tax deduction?

A: Yes, US corporations can contribute to the nonprofits and get deductions on their business tax return as well. A corporation’s charitable contribution deduction generally may not exceed 10 percent of its taxable income. The limit is increased to 25 percent for qualified contributions made in cash for calendar-year 2020.

Q: How would individuals outside the U.S potentially benefit from tax benefits or any incentives.

A: For example for Canadian citizens that would like to donate. If the foreign person is required to file a US tax return, he/she can deduct the donations on the tax return as well. If there is a tax treaty between the US and the foreign country, the treaty may allow you to deduct the donations on your foreign tax return. For example, the income tax treaty between the Canada and U.S. allows Candian citizens/ residents to claim a donation tax credit for donations made to eligible U.S. charities on the Canadian tax return.

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We’re on a mission to educate over 10M people in the next 10 years in blockchain technology, so we can ensure future generations will have access To date, 2 billion adults remain unbanked around the world living without access to bank accounts. Since 2014 BEN is aiming to solve this problem, by investing directly in students education, from flying students to conferences around the world, to job matching, community lead events, hackathons, startup competitions, and unique networking opportunities. Over the last 7 years we have we are just getting started.

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