Blockchain at Berkeley is an organization with four active departments: consulting, education, design, and research. Consulting members work with enterprise clients like BMW, Microsoft, and UNICEF on blockchain strategy and development. The education team runs two DeCals and a BerkeleyX certificate program with over 150,000 enrolled students. Designers build prototypes and conduct UX research; researchers work on open-source initiatives like Cosmos-IBC and node operations.
10+
Startups founded by alumni
50+
Consulting projects completed
20+
Partners worldwide
200,000+
EdX students enrolled
150,000
BerkeleyX Blockchain Fundamentals Certificate students
2016
Founded in October
Events They Host
Blockchain Fundamentals DeCal
A comprehensive survey of cryptocurrency and blockchain topics, focused on technological underpinnings. Open to UC Berkeley students.
Blockchain for Developers DeCal
A DeCal covering blockchain development topics with hands-on experience writing and deploying smart contracts and sovereign Cosmos blockchains. Open to UC Berkeley students.
BerkeleyX Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate
Free two-part online course series developed with UC Berkeley CS faculty, open to anyone worldwide. Over 150,000 students enrolled.