Upcoming Events
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2026
June 1-7, 2026 – Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Past Events
IC3 Winter Retreat 2026
January 6-10, 2026 – Hotel Terrace, Engelberg, Switzerland
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Winter Retreat 2026 at the Hotel Terrace in Engelberg, Switzerland!
IC3 Members & Friends Reception @SBC 2025
August 5, 2025 – Gather, Berkeley, CA
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Members & Friends Reception at SBC 2025! Held at Gather, an iconic venue where locavores come for creative Californian fare made with seasonal ingredients & West Coast wines. This event provided an opportunity for IC3 academic researchers, industry partners and invited guests to mingle and discuss the latest in blockchain research.
The Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) 2025
August 4-6, 2025 – Martin Luther King Jr. Building @UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
The conference focuses on technical innovations in the blockchain ecosystem, and brings together researchers and practioners working in the space. We aim to foster collaboration among the different communities working on blockchain protocols, cryptography, distributed systems, secure computing, and crypto-economics.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2025
June 9-15, 2025 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Thank you for joining us the 9th Annual IC3 Blockchain Camp! This 7-day experience was hosted once again at the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island, New York City. IC3’s Technical Committee of Sarah Allen, Surya Bakshi, Lorenz Breidenbach, Patrick McCorry, and Haaroon Yousaf prepared another immersive coding and learning experience!
IC3 Winter Retreat 2025
January 5-9, 2025 – Hotel Terrace, Engelberg, Switzerland
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Winter Retreat 2025 at the Hotel Terrace in Engelberg, Switzerland!
The Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) 2024
August 7-9, 2024 – Alfred Lerner Hall @Columbia University*, New York, NY
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) 2024!
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2024
June 10-16, 2024 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 IC3 Blockchain Camp!
IC3 Winter Retreat 2024
January 8-11, 2024 – Eurotel Victoria, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Winter Retreat 2024 at the Eurotel Victoria in Les Diablerets, Switzerland!
IC3 Members & Friends Reception @SBC 2023
August 29, 2023 – President’s Terrace @Graduate Hotel, Palo Alto, CA
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Members & Friends Reception at SBC (Science of Blockchain Conference) 2023！Held at the President’s Terrace, an iconic rooftop bar in Palo Alto, the event boasted breathtaking views of Stanford, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and a California sunset. This event provided an opportunity for IC3 academic researchers, industry partners and invited guests to mingle and discuss the latest in blockchain research.
The Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) 2023
August 28-30, 2023 – Arrillaga Alumni Center @Stanford University, Stanford, CA
This conference focuses on technical innovations in the blockchain ecosystem, and brings together researchers and practioners working in the space. We are interested in the application of cryptography, decentralized protocols, formal methods, and empirical analysis, to improving the security and scalability of blockchain deployments. We aim to foster collaboration among practitioners and researchers working on blockchain protocol development, cryptography, distributed systems, secure computing, crypto-economics, and economic risk analysis.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2023
June 12-18, 2023 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Thank you to all who joined us for the 8th Annual IC3 Blockchain Camp! This 7-day experience was hosted at the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island, New York City, NY for the first time this year. A special thank you is also due to our camp technical committee of Surya Bakshi, Haaroon Yousaf, Lorenz Breidenbach, and Patrick McCorry for preparing another immersive coding and learning experience and to the IC3 Industry Partners!
Cornell Blockchain Conference 2023
April 21, 2023 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Cornell Blockchain Conference is returning to the Cornell Tech campus on April 21st. IC3 Co-director Ari Juels, together with distinguished IC3 alumni Emin Gün Sirer (Founder & CEO of Ava Labs) and Steven Goldfeder (Co-Founder & CEO, Offchain Labs) will be sharing valuable insights across academia and industry. We are excited to announce that IC3 is offering special discount to our newsletter subscribers.
IC3 Winter Retreat 2023
January 15-18, 2023 – Eurotel Victoria, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
Thank you to all who joined us for the 2023 IC3 Winter Retreat at the Eurotel Victoria in Les Diablerets, Switzerland! Our technical committee of Surya Bakshi, Lorenz Breidenbach, Patrick McCorry, and Haaroon Yousaf prepared another immersive blockchain learning experience.
NFT Art Gallery Opening
October 3, 2022 – Tata Innovation Center @Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Thank you all for joining us for an evening of art and research talks to celebrate the opening of the NFT Art Gallery at Cornell Tech in New York City.
IC3 Members Dinner at SBC 2022
August 30, 2022 – Palo Alto, CA
IC3 will host a dinner at SBC 2022 on Tuesday, August 30th in Palo Alto, CA. The event will run from 5:30-9:30 pm with a cocktail hour followed by a catered dinner and selected talks.
The Science of Blockchain Conference 2022 (SBC22)
August 29-31, 2022 – Arrillaga Alumni Center @Stanford University, Stanford, CA
This conference focuses on technical innovations in the blockchain ecosystem, and brings together researchers and practioners working in the space. We are interested in the application of cryptography, decentralized protocols, formal methods, and empirical analysis, to improving the security and scalability of blockchain deployments. We aim to foster collaboration among practitioners and researchers working on blockchain protocol development, cryptography, distributed systems, secure computing, crypto-economics, and economic risk analysis.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2022
August 1-7, 2022 – Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 7th Annual IC3 Blockchain Camp! This 7-day experience was hosted in-person on the Cornell Campus in Ithaca, NY. Our Camp technical committee of Surya Bakshi, Tyler Kell and Patrick McCorry prepared an immersive coding and learning experience with talks, panels, whiteboard sessions, and a week-long hackathon.
Cornell FinTech Club Hackathon 2022
April 29 – May 1, 2022 – Ithaca, NY
Cornell FinTech Club (CFT), the first all-encompassing fintech club for undergraduates at Cornell University, is hosting a blockchain hackathon (NFTs and more) from April 29 to May 1, 2022 sponsored by Ava Labs, Fintech at Cornell, and The Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3). This hackathon aims to inspire participants to create blockchain innovations by introducing fintech concepts and developing with Avalanche, Ava Labs’ smart contracts blockchain platform. Attendees can mentor, judge, or host/speak at a workshop/event and Cornell undergraduate students only can hack in teams for prizes. With workshops, a $6k+ prize pool, multiple challenges, food, swag, social and corporate events, attendees and hackers will experience a fun, innovative weekend. Want to attend or hack at the 2022 Cornell FinTech Club Avalanche Hackathon? Please fill out this interest form.
The Future of Money: Crypto Currencies Impact on Consumers
December 13, 2021 – Virtual
The attempt to modernize oversight of America’s financial markets and the simultaneous rise of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and the digital dollar are disrupting financial services as we know them. This roundtable will examine the potential for crypto/blockchain networks to transform the financial sector and what that means for consumers and institutions.
Consensus Days 21
October 6-7, 2021 – Virtual
The goal of this event is to introduce Protocol Labs Research’s newly formed ConsensusLab to its future partners and to establish a workshop-style venue to bottstrap scientific exchange across a wider community of shared interests. We invite contributions from current and prospective collaborators, as well as from all researchers in the field.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2021
July 25-31, 2021 – Virtual
Check out our talk recordings on YouTube. Thank you to all of those that attended the 6th annual Blockchain Camp!
IC3 Webinar: “DeFi State of the Union” with Tyler Kell
June 1, 2021 – Virtual
Join us for Tyler Kell’s presentation of “DeFi State of the Union”, this webinar will be on June 1, 2021.
IC3 and Chainlink Meetup: (Un)Reasonable Design of Stablecoins
April 29, 2021 – Virtual
Join us to hear from Ariah Klages-Mundt presenting his work on Stablecoins.
The Cornell High School Programming Contest Warm Up
February 27, 2021 – Virtual
The third annual Cornell High School Programming Contest Warm Up is a computer programming competition for high school girls and underrepresented high school student groups in technology.
IC3 Webinar: Attacks on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network
February 26, 2021 – Virtual
2021 has seen unprecedented interest in Bitcoin and related technologies like the Lightning Network. As these technologies see increases in use, volume, and price, we must consider – how secure and private are they really? Join us for our February webinar to learn about two relevant attacks from IC3 researchers at Cornell and UCL.
IC3 Winter Retreat 2020
December 7-8, 2020 – Virtual
This event is only open to IC3 faculty, students, partners, and invited guests.
IC3 & Chainlink Meetup: Order-Fairness for Blockchains
October 15, 2020 – Virtual
Join IC3 and Chainlink for this virtual meetup on Order-Fairness for Blockchains with speaker Mahimna Kelkar.
IC3 Webinar with James Grimmelmann
August 11, 2020 – Virtual
Join us for a presentation of “Crystals and Mud on the Blockchain” by James Grimmelmann hosted by IC3.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2020
July 26 – August 1, 2020 – Virtual
Thank you attendees of the 5th annual Blockchain Camp!
IC3 Webinar: “Connecting Blockchains to the Real World” with Fan Zhang
July 7, 2020 – Virtual
Join us for a presentation of “Connecting Blockchains to the Real World” by Fan Zhang hosted by IC3.
IC3 & Calibra Meetup with Dr. Dawn Song and Dr. Sam Blackshear
February 18, 2020 – Menlo Park, CA
Join us for networking and blockchain research presentations by Dr. Dawn Song from UC Berkeley and IC3, and Dr. Sam Blackshear from Calibra.
IC3 Fall Retreat 2019
November 22, 2019 – JPM Chase Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY
IC3 faculty, students, sponsors, and guests gather at IC3 Retreats to discuss the major technical challenges, issues and innovative solutions to widespread blockchain adoption.
IC3, NYC Ethereum & JP Morgan Meetup: “DC-Nets and Anonymity Protection” with Tyler Kell
October 24, 2019 – JP Morgan HQ, New York, NY
Tyler Kell is a Research Engineer at Cornell Tech & the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) in New York City. In a prior life, before becoming a researcher, he worked as a penetration tester and security consultant.
Advances in Financial Technologies (AFT’19)
October 21-23, 2019 – Renaissance Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland
The first ACM conference on Advances in Financial Technologies (AFT’19) aims to be a premier venue presenting the latest developments in technologies related directly and indirectly to novel financial infrastructure such as cryptocurrencies and their applications, blockchains, and exchanges.
IC3 NYC Blockchain Meetup: “Smart Contracts as Fertile Ground for Exploitation” with Phil Daian
October 2, 2019 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Phil Daian is a noted researcher, second year PhD student at Cornell and IC3, and a software engineer with a passion for computer security and applied cryptography. His research interests span several computer science subfields, with a focus in his current work primarily covering cryptocurrencies and smart contracts.
IC3 Blockchain Camp 2019
June 10-16, 2019 – Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
IC3 conducted our Fourth immersive weeklong coding and learning experience in Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Smart Contracts with world-leading professors, open source architects, developers, and students.
IC3 Winter Retreat 2019
February 14-15, 2019 – Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken, Interlaken, Switzerland
IC3 faculty, students and industry members gather twice per year to discuss the major technical challenges and innovative solutions to widespread blockchain adoption.
The Swiss Blockchain Winter School 2019
February 11-14, 2019 – Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken, Interlaken, Switzerland
Conducted jointly by EPFL, ETH Zurich and IC3, the school aims to bring together students (Master- and PhD-level), academic researchers, and security experts from industry with an interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Please check back later for the agenda and additional information.
IC3 Bay Area Meetup: Proofs of Replication for Reliable DSN’s
August 30, 2018 – Oracle HQ, Redwood City, CA
Ethan Cecchetti, a PhD student in Computer Science at Cornell, co-advised by Prof. Andrew Myers and Prof. Ari Juels, will talk about Proofs of Replication for Reliable DSN’s.
IC3-Ethereum Crypto Boot Camp 2018
July 12-18, 2018 – Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
IC3 and the Ethereum Foundation Conducted our Third Immersive Weeklong Coding and Learning Experience in Blockchains and Smart Contracts with World-leading Professors, Open Source Architects, Developers and Students.
IC3 NYC Spring Retreat 2018
May 10, 2018 – Tata Innovation Center @Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
IC3 faculty, students and industry members gather twice per year to discuss the major technical challenges and innovative solutions to widespread blockchain adoption.
IC3 Members Webinar
April 3, 2018 – Virtual from Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Professor Andrew Myers, will lead this IC3 Working Group session on Correct by Construction (CxC) Smart Contract Programming Languages.
World’s Leading Academic Research Initiative for Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Smart Contracts (IC3) Launches Token
April 1, 2018 – New York, NY
Growth and Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries in IC3 Lead to Revolutionary Academic Fundraising Model.
Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC) 2018 & 5th Workshop on Bitcoin and Blockchain Research
February 26 – March 2, 2018 – Curaçao
Prof. Sarah Meiklejohn is co-Program Chair for FC ’18 and Prof. Ittay Eyal is co-Program Chair for the 5th Workshop on Bitcoin and Blockchain Research.
IC3 Members Webinar
February 20, 2018 – Virtual from Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Professor Andrew Myers, will kick off the new IC3 Working Group on Correct by Construction (CxC) Smart Contract Programming Languages.
NDSS Symposium 2018
February 19, 2018 – Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa, San Diego, CA
Professor Ari Juels, IC3 co-Director, will present the keynote “Beyond Smarts: Toward Correct, Private, Data-Rich Smart Contracts”.
POPL Symposium 2018
January 8-13, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA
IC3 faculty Prof. Andrew Myers is the Program Chair.
IC3 Members Webinar
November 29, 2017 – Virtual from Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Professor Andrew Miller, IC3 Associate Director will present “I Accidentally Killed it:” yet another million-dollar Smart Contract mishap. Registration is open for IC3 members.
Blockchains Workshop
October 6, 2017 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Cornell Tech is opening its new campus to the community in a series of public events. The Blockchains Workshop is co-orgainzed by IC3. Registration is open to the public.
IC3 NYC Fall Retreat 2017
October 5, 2017 – Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
IC3 faculty, students and industry members gather twice per year to discuss the major technical challenges and innovative solutions to widespread blockchain adoption.
IC3 Members Webinar
September 26, 2017 – Virtual from Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Professor Emin Gün Sirer, IC3 co-Director will present “Making Crytpocurrencies Scale with Offline Payments”. Registration is open for IC3 members.
IC3 Members Webinar
August 22, 2017 – Virtual from Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
Professor Ari Juels, IC3 co-Director will present “Solidus: Confidential Distributed Ledger Transactions via PVORM”. Registration is open for IC3 members.
IC3 Blockchain Meetup: “Town Crier Authenticated Data for Smart Contracts”
August 13, 2017 – Santa Clara, CA
Fan Zhang, a PhD student in CS at Cornell, will speak on Town Crier .
IC3-Ethereum Crypto Boot Camp 2017
July 13-19, 2017 – Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
IC3 and the Ethereum Foundation conducted our second annual Boot Camp, an immersive coding and learning experience in blockchains and smart contracts with world-leading researchers, open source developers, and students.
IC3 Members Webinar
June 20, 2017 – Virtual from Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Dr. Ittay Eyal, IC3 Associate Director will present “From Cryptocurrencies to FinTech Blockchains”. Registration is open for IC3 members.
IC3 Winter Retreat 2017
February 23-24, 2017 – San Francisco, CA
IC3 staff and members gather twice per year to discuss the major technical challenges and innovative solutions to widespread blockchain adoption. Our Sponsor Member Chain is hosting this 2-day Retreat at their offices in SF.
IC3 NYC Blockchain Meetup: “Town Crier: An Authenticated Data Feed for Smart Contracts” with Prof. Ari Juels
September 29, 2016 – New York, NY
Prof. Ari Juels, IC3 co-Director, will describe Town Crier (TC), an authenticated data feed system built using Intel’s new SGX trusted hardware features. TC acts as a trustworthy proxy between existing (HTTPS-enabled) servers and smart contracts without any need for users to trust the system’s operators. Unlike basic oracles, TC also supports private queries, which offer the critical property of confidentiality for data requests, and custom queries, which make secure use of users’ credentials. Applications include insurance contracts that protect consumer privacy, systems to trade online resources such as games for cryptocurrency, and much more.
IC3 NYC Blockchain Meetup: “Ethereum Isn’t Turing Complete, and It Doesn’t Matter Anyway”
August 2, 2016 – New York, NY
Professor Andrew Miller, IC3 Associate Director, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign will talk about “Hawk” – the blockchain confidentiality protocol he pioneered, smart contract programming in general, and relevance of the concept of Turing completeness, which is often misinterpreted.
IC3-Ethereum Crypto Boot Camp & Workshop 2016
July 20-29, 2016 – Gates Hall @Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
IC3 and the Ethereum Foundation conducted an immersive 9-day coding and learning experience in blockchains and smart contracts with world-leading researchers, open source developers, and students.
IC3 Spring Retreat 2016
May 17-18, 2016 – New York, NY
Our first IC3 retreat in NYC on May 17, 2016 was a great success, with more than 80 attendees from industry and academia.
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