Blog
Writing from the committee on the hackathons we organise, the conferences we run, the trips we fund and what we learn building the blockchain ecosystem in Oxford.
Hackathons · 24 July 2026
Co-organising the Cantor8 London Hackathon
Applications are open for the Cantor8 London Hackathon on 29 August 2026, which we are co-organising as part of the Cantor8 university initiative.
Conference · 4 April 2026
What we learned running a 1000-person conference
Two days, two venues, dozens of speakers and one student committee. Notes on logistics, sponsorship, and why free student tickets mattered.
Education · 2 March 2026
Inside our developer bootcamps
Hands-on sessions where members go from reading about smart contracts to deploying one, with mentorship from people who do it professionally.
Trips · 12 August 2026
Tokyo: sending members to WebX
Fully funded places at the WebX conference in Tokyo, balloted among the members who show up to our speaker events.
Trips · 15 April 2026
Two members, two fully funded trips to Paris Blockchain Week
How the ballot works, what a week on the expo floor is actually like, and why we keep funding it.
Ventures · 20 March 2026
The VC pitching competition, and what investors actually ask
Founders pitch to investors for support from our venture partners. The questions that decide it are more boring than founders expect.
Research · 12 June 2026
Why Oxford is becoming a blockchain research hub
From cryptography groups at the Mathematical Institute to policy work at the Internet Institute, the pieces of a genuine ecosystem are already in place.
Explainers · 18 February 2026
A student's guide to zero-knowledge proofs
A plain-English walk through what a ZK proof actually proves, why succinctness matters, and where to start if you want to build with one.