Blockchain Challenge 2021
After a compulsory break of one year due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Innovative Finance continued with its 3rd edition of the Blockchain Challenge Series. Due to difficult circumstances, the organizers opted for a fully online event this year. Unfortunately, the Gala Event also had to be held via an Online Meeting. Nevertheless, over 300 guests from more than 20 countries joined the virtual event and listened to the students' contributions.
Winning Teams
| Placement | Project Partner | Business Case | Participants |
| 1st place | Burckhardt Law | Blockchain Technology and Last Wills | Nico Born Annika Kristina Hansen Pirmin Can Özdemir |
| 2nd place | AXA | Smart Contract Insurance | Laslo Dosa Albi Tahiri Thom van Rijn |
| 3rd place | TopPharm | Blockchain Loyality Programm | Dominik Merz Wenqi Li |
Winner Slides
Burkhardt
Axa
Toppharm
Participants
Project Partners
Network Partners
Media Coverage
- Fintechnews: Die Gewinner der Blockchain Challenge 2021 der Universität Basel
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management: Blockchain Challenge 2021 – from valuable experiences to future-oriented technologies
- Andri Silberschmidt: Die Gewinner der Blockchain Challenge 2021 der Universität Basel
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- Cointelegraph: Switzerland’s largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment
- Universität Basel: "Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets” course goes Open Access, reaching over 1000 students from 66 countries
- Crypto Valley Journal: Universität Basel macht Krypto-Kurs öffentlich verfügbar
- AXA: Bitcoin als neue Zahlungsoption
- Bitcoinmag: Exklusives Interview mit dem Gründer von Blockchain Challenge