We are very excited to announce an events partnership between EOS New York, Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund, and Wakem Capital Management which will consist of a series of meetup events aimed at both technical and non-technical members of the EOS ecosystem.



New York City is an important epicenter of economic and technological activity for EOS, blockchain, and beyond. Our collective aim is to activate, nurture, and grow the EOS community within the New York area through networking, development, and investment. All three groups are committed to helping activate the EOS community in New York City and providing a space for networking, learning, and advancing the development of EOS projects and the blockchain itself.



Our first meetup event will be held at the AWS Popup Loft in Manhattan on February 28th. We have the pleasure of welcoming the following speakers who are extremely knowledgeable and influential within the space.



Sam Englebardt: Co-Founder and Head of Principal Investments at Galaxy Digital and Managing Partner of Galaxy EOS VC Fund.



Rob Benkhe: Winner of the EOS Hackathon in San Francisco and Co-Founder of NouGit, a decentralized git repository platform built on EOS.



Sam Trautwein: CEO & Founder of Carbon-12 Labs, the company behind CarbonUSD, a USD backed stable-coin built on EOS.



Food: Pizza, beer, and soda will be served.



Schedule:



6:00 p.m. - Doors open



6:30 p.m. - EOS New York Intro & Creating an EOS Account



6:45 p.m. - Sam Englebardt: Galaxy EOS VC Fund, What's Next



7:15 p.m. - Rob Benkhe: Building NouGit EOS



7:45 p.m. - 10 minute break



7:55 p.m. - Sam Tautwein: The advent of the stablecoin



8:25 p.m. - Networking & Drinks



9:00 p.m. - After event happy hour TBD



Cost: Event is $5. 100% of all funds go to current and future events.



About the event sponsors:



EOS New York is a self-funded, self-owned, independent leading top 21 Block Producer on the EOS Mainnet Blockchain. They were the first EOS Block Producer to announce their candidacy in January 2017 and have been a driving force ever since. Committed to reinvesting back into the EOS Mainnet, EOS New York offers world-class data center infrastructure and is currently developing the first hardware wallet designed for use with EOS dApps, the EOS Metro.



The Galaxy EOS VC Fund is a partnership between Galaxy Digital, a leading blockchain focused merchant bank, and Block.one, the software development company that launched the EOSIO protocol. The largest of several such funds under Block.one's EOS VC banner, the Galaxy EOS Fund invests primarily in companies located in North America that are building on the EOSIO protocol, with the mission to build out the EOSIO ecosystem and drive mass adoption of blockchain technology globally.



Wakem Capital Management is a global macro hedge fund that invests in liquid digital assets. They have been an active participant in the EOS community since before launch. They are focused on promoting greater understanding of crypto-economic systems, enterprise adoption and building the EOS community within New York City.