AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech

organizing and amplifying New York City’s innovation in blockchain and AI x crypto

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Excited to be working with @GoogleDeepMind, @Forever22ai and @betaworkstudios on this AI hackathon here in NYC on October 10! Our mission is centered on expanding the understanding and access to frontier technologies for builders and students.

[Neil DeSilva @desilvaneil]

Pleased to partner & help uncover new AI use cases w/ @GoogleDeepMind and @Forever22ai at their New Agentic Economy Hackathon on October 10th in NYC at @betaworks.

AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech is proud to once again broaden access to frontier technologies by serving as the hackathon's New York City Community Partner.

Apply here! Link: https://t.co/WGa6rkoMvK

Looking forward to a strong showing of builders from across the city, including @cornell_tech engineers & computer scientists!

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

OpenAI x AI Tinkerers just held their global hackathon w/ 4,000 participants in 55 cities, and @cornell_tech builders were in the mix today in NYC!

We were proud to partner with @AITinkerers, @OpenAI, @OpenRouter, @CopilotKit & @Veris on this "Agents, Everywhere" build day.

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Exciting to see @cornell_tech at the heart of some of the most timely and technical discussions around frontier technologies! 🤖 💡 🪙

[Neil DeSilva @desilvaneil]

Proud to bring together AI, blockchain, and tech builders from @OpenAI, @Meta Superintelligence Lab, @Replit, @StellarOrg, @solana Foundation, @PayPal @Microsoft , @linuxfoundation, @1MoneyNetwork and @a16zcrypto, with faculty & researchers from @Stanford @UCBerkeley , @Yale and @cornell_tech .

It was an edifying and high-signal discussion around the most promising areas for evolution in AI and blockchain as automated decision-making technologies.

Thank you to my co-hosts, @AriJuels and Jim Ballingall of @initc3org, as well as to Oana Gherman, Ashley Stanhope and my frequent partners at @theBBFund

Been a great week at Stanford. When I started out as a founder, I spent many afternoons on its open campus in coffee meetings and walks with entrepreneurs and CS grads making sense of Web 1.0. Being back this week to think through AI and agentic systems was both productive and, I'd say quite naturally, nostalgic.

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Thanks as well to Palak Agrawal and Emily Inzero for organizing. 🍎💡

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

We were excited to host an Exec Session with 30 new technologists & MBAs thinking through frontier technologies in the current market at @cornell_tech

Thanks to @desilvaneil, Rohil Saraf, @abhib3012, Isaac Steinberg and Cornell Tech AI Society for participating in this exchange

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

RT @desilvaneil: New research out: Definitive summary of the convergence of AI x crypto in automated decision-making systems and where the…

[Cornell Blockchain @CUBlockchain]

"The Programmable Economy: AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets" was a runaway success in NYC.

New York City's best frontier tech conference saw 90+ speakers, 1,000+ attendees, and 70 @Cornell undergrads come together at @cornell_tech in NYC last Friday to consider how innovation is transforming Wall Street, the tech industry, security, healthcare, start-ups, the economy, and daily life.

We heard from leading global executives and builders from @MorganStanley, @RobinhoodApp, @NYSE, @Zelle/ EarlyWarning, @jpmorgan, @Citi, @EYnews, @coinbase, @RBC, @PayPal, @FTI_US, @FinancialTimes, @Mastercard, @WeillCornell , @Visa, @notablecap, and @harvey, as well as prominent blockchain executives and a dozen AI start-up founders. Full agenda details and speaker bios available at the conference website: https://t.co/KyQg6Dn3IR

Cornell Blockchain's organizer team (@hrishabhayush, @bbriaaaans, @rachelt313, Paula Hirsch, @caedy_13) want to thank our co-hosts, @CTBlockchainNYC , @theBBFund, and Cornell Tech AI Society, as well as the 2026 Host & Organizing Committees, and our committed sponsor-partners: @Google, @EYnews, @DSAForg, @moonpay, @Optimism Foundation, Avax One, @AvaLabs, @cbz, @Mantle_Official, @1inch, @initc3org, @Ripple, @cryptio_co , @zerohashx, @thisisarculus, @ChainOpera_AI, @LEK_Consulting , @SolanaFndn, @akashnet, @Auros_global, @LCVentures, @palliora, @Supernet_AI, and @BlockRunAI.

We are proud to have hosted academic delegations and students from across the country, the Northeast, and the NY Metropolitan Area, and offered tickets to students, researchers, professionals and founders at prices consistent with Cornell's mission of education.

Look forward to many more opportunities to connect in 2026!

[Palliora @palliora]

Wrapped up a strong day at The Programmable Economy: AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets at @cornell_tech.

The discussions underscored a clear shift toward verifiable infrastructure for the emerging agent economy.
The “AI on Blockchain Rails” panel, moderated by @Gary_Weinstein_, highlighted why privacy and verifiability are becoming foundational requirements.

Proud to have @amitchax representing @palliora, where we are building the privacy-enhancing stack spanning ZK, MPC, FHE, and TEEs to enable secure, auditable human–AI coordination.

Grateful to the organizers @CTBlockchainNYC, @CUBlockchain, @theBBFund, and @initc3org, and to everyone who contributed to a thoughtful and forward-looking conversation.

The next phase of market infrastructure is being built with verifiability at its core.

[IC3 @initc3org]

What can AI do for crypto, and what can crypto do for AI?

IC3's @AriJuels joined 1,100+ industry leaders and researchers to discuss the science behind these emerging technologies

Thanks to The Programmable Economy: AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets for a fantastic event!

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Jed Finn, Head of @MorganStanley Wealth Management, opened up the AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets conference at @cornell_tech in NYC as one of our morning keynotes and an executive who has led MS Wealth Management's decade-long rise into a $7.4 trillion global leader.

[Palliora @palliora]

Thrilled to announce: @amitchax, Founder & CEO of @palliora, will speak at the AI Blockchain Conference 2026 on April 24 at @cornell_tech in NYC!

We’re building private verifiable compute for secure Human-AI coordination.

See you there!
@CTBlockchainNYC @initc3org @theBBFund

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

If you can make it here… 🏙️

AI&B 26 in #TimesSquare!! Kickoff fireside chat at 9am this Friday at @cornell_tech, one stop from midtown

[Neil DeSilva @desilvaneil]

It’s getting real in #TimesSquare #NYC…one week until AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets in the Big 🍎 at @cornell_tech.

Full agenda and speakers here: https://t.co/resc7EJ7qI

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

The 2026 Conference is co-hosted by: @CUBlockchain, @CTBlockchainNYC , @theBBFund, and AI @ Cornell Tech.

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

We are pleased to welcome back @leomschwartz, Senior Writer at @Fortune, as a moderator at the AI & Blockchain: Redefining Markets conference on April 24th in NYC at @cornell_tech.

Early bird tickets are available now:
https://t.co/D25NrbozeL

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Leo covers fintech, crypto, venture capital, and financial regulation for Fortune, reporting on the investors, founders, and institutions shaping the future of financial markets.

Join us April 24th!
https://t.co/pPnq8QrJJm

[Cornell Blockchain @CUBlockchain]

On a day dedicated to scaling innovation, we are thrilled to have Vasant Prabhu, Former Vice Chair & CFO of Visa, returning to the mainstage as a speaker at the AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets conference on April 24th in NYC at Cornell Tech.

Early bird tickets are available now: https://t.co/5h4OlsWNTN

Vasant understands how large companies make decisions and navigate technology, markets, and change. Not only is Visa a fintech colossus of $14.2 trillion of annual total payments volume and a market cap of $640 billion, but Vasant brings insights across the global economy as he was previously CFO at NBCUniversal, Starwood, and PepsiCo International. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Intuit, Delta, and Kenvue.

We look forward to a day of institutions and innovators in dialogue! See you on April 24th https://t.co/6eXCZVUXfn

The 2026 Conference is co-hosted by: @CUBlockchain, Blockchain at Cornell Tech, @BlockchainBldrs, and AI @ Cornell Tech.

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Michael’s advocacy emphasizes that NYC must lead the AI revolution. Per his op-ed: "The City’s budget represents our values more than any other document, and the AI future must be reflected in it. We have barely scratched the surface of AI’s revolutionary benefits.

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

We are excited to welcome Michael Pastor, Dean for Technology Law at @NYLawSchool, as a speaker at the AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets conference on April 24th in NYC at @cornell_tech .

Secure your spot here: https://t.co/2MeYpLe3AB

[AI & Blockchain at Cornell Tech @AIBlockchainNYC]

Thank you to IC3’s support in launching the Future Proof Guest Lecture Series at @cornell_tech in NYC! More to come!

[IC3 @initc3org]

"New York City's next chapter is being written at this very moment by the builders who are scaling and institutionalizing frontier technologies like AI and blockchain"

[IC3 @initc3org]

IC3 is proud to support this series that sheds light on how emerging technologies are impacting global finance. Stay tuned for the next one!