# 👋 Welcome!

Welcome to Dartmouth Blockchain's official docs. In these docs, you will find the framework, mission, and roles of Dartmouth Blockchain.

If you are a current Dartmouth student who would like to join Dartmouth Blockchain, join our Discord [<mark style="color:green;">**here**</mark>](https://discord.gg/p8jCmnyqsh), and read on to learn about the different roles.

If you are a Dartmouth alumnus and/or crypto supporter who would like to support, hear more about, or collaborate with the club, please shoot us an email at [<mark style="color:green;">**dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com**</mark>](mailto:dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com)!&#x20;


# 🌲What is Dartmouth Blockchain?

Dartmouth Blockchain is an ecosystem for committed, talented Dartmouth students to build their blockchain competency and connect with other students interested in blockchain technology. Dartmouth Blockchain was created to foster a stronger blockchain-focused atmosphere at Dartmouth, a place typically reserved for traditional finance and big tech.

We believe blockchain technology will have a significant net positive impact on humanity. Because of this belief, we want to foster a stronger focus on blockchain at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth Blockchain helps to create this environment via member meetings, events, mixers with other blockchain clubs, and blockchain building/hacking support.

To learn more about the roles in Dartmouth Blockchain, read on...


# Core

Description of the Core Role

**Overview/Responsibilities:** The Core is the group of individuals that are committed to and most involved with Dartmouth Blockchain. The Core is limited to 21 spots. The Core meets often to discuss new ideas around blockchain. The Core is led by the *Head of Core*. &#x20;

**Maximum Capacity:** 21 people

**How to Become:** If you are a current student and are interested in joining the Dartmouth Blockchain Core as one of the 21 members, email us at [<mark style="color:green;">dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com</mark>](mailto:dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com)


# 🟢 Community

Description of the Community Role

**Overview/Responsibilities:** The Community is all people in Dartmouth Blockchain, including those who have just joined the club. Community members have access to the Dartmouth Blockchain [<mark style="color:green;">Discord</mark>](https://discord.com/invite/p8jCmnyqsh) to chat and learn about all things blockchain with other Dartmouth students. Community members will be the first people considered for openings in the Core. The Community is led by the *Head of Community*.&#x20;

**Maximum Capacity:** No cap!

**How to Become:** All new members begin in the Community. Just join our [<mark style="color:green;">Discord</mark>](https://discord.com/invite/p8jCmnyqsh)!


# 🧩 Current Members

#### &#x20;Core <a href="#core" id="core"></a>

* ​ [<mark style="color:green;">Charlie Ambrose '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieambrose) *(Head of Core)*
  * Major: Philosophy
* [<mark style="color:green;">​Aaron Xie '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-xie-384a12113)
  * Major: Computer Science
* [<mark style="color:green;">​ Max Sclar '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-sclar-a94209123)
  * Major: Economics
* ​ [<mark style="color:green;">Alex Craig '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-craig-8580b9203)
  * Major: Mathematical Data Science
* [<mark style="color:green;">​Jackson Gerard '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackson-gerard1)
  * Major: Economics
* [​<mark style="color:green;">Nicolás Schaievitch '26</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-schaievitch)
  * Major: Mathematics & Computer Science
* [<mark style="color:green;">DJ Matusz​ '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dj-matusz-31a920227)
  * Major: Computer Science
* <mark style="color:green;">​</mark>[<mark style="color:green;">Robbie Blank '26</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbieblank)
  * Major: Computer Science
* [<mark style="color:green;">​Ben Williams '25</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-williams-4a9151216)
  * Major: Computer Science
* [<mark style="color:green;">​​Aryan Dawer '26</mark>](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryan-dawer-716654217)
  * Major: Computer Science & Mathematics
* <mark style="color:green;">Wesley Tan '27</mark>
  * Major: Computer Science
* <mark style="color:green;">Colin O'Reilly '28</mark>
  * Major: Computer Science
* <mark style="color:green;">Dylan Unruh '28</mark>
  * Major: Economics
* <mark style="color:green;">Kishan Sreenivasan '28</mark>
  * Major: Computer Science
* <mark style="color:green;">Thomas Bousaleh '28</mark>
  * Major: Computer Science

### **Dartmouth Faculty Advisor**

* [<mark style="color:green;">Dr. John W. Welborn</mark>](https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/john-w-welborn)


# Current Projects

A short breakdown on the projects some Core members are working on independently

We love to showcase what our members are working on outside of the club. Feel free to reach out to any of the team members below if you want to support or hear more about their projects.

[<mark style="color:green;">**Anthias.xyz**</mark>](https://www.anthias.xyz)

[<mark style="color:green;">Anthias.xyz</mark>](https://www.anthias.xyz) is a suite of blockchain data analytics tools created to simplify and democratize access to important blockchain data. The initial tool was a dashboard to track the liquidation health of borrowers on Aave. The team is rapidly expanding its offering of this liquidation health dashboard to other protocols while also expanding its product suite. Anthias was approved for [<mark style="color:green;">Gitcoin's GR15</mark>](https://gitcoin.co/grants/7107/defishyxyz-democratizing-blockchain-data). The team also finished its first grant with Euler Finance in September. Since then, the team has received more grants from DAOs including Aave, Euler, and Compound.

<mark style="color:green;">**DB VC Team**</mark>

The DB VC Team works directly with blockchain venture capitalists on technical research for a variety of new crypto projects. The team adds direct value to the crypto ecosystem and the VCs it works with through its reports and research. This team was launched in fall of 2023.

<mark style="color:green;">**Dorm DAO Team**</mark>

The Dorm DAO team is focused on the Dorm DAO Ivy League trading competition hosted by Web3 VC firm Collab+Currency. The team develops trading and investment strategies for liquid Ethereum-based tokens and deploys these strategies via a Gnosis safe.

*Disclaimer: The Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society is not directly associated with any of these projects. Members of the club meet to chat about what they are building outside of the club. The club (Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society) does not manage funds or do any form of collaboration with outside organizations or companies. Any outside organization or company using Dartmouth Blockchain branding is not permitted by Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society.*


# Sampling of Past Projects

A short breakdown on the projects some Core members worked on independently in the past

We love to showcase what our members have worked on outside of the club. Feel free to reach out to any of the team members below if you want to support or hear more about their projects.

<mark style="color:green;">**Forest Fund**</mark>**&#x20;(Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)**

The Forest Fund focuses on a variety of investment opportunities around the blockchain ecosystem. The Fund founders Jackson Gerard and Max Sclar raised their first capital by doing in-depth researching over the 22F term and break. With this capital, the team has been researching Bitcoin mining opportunities as well as trading.

*Team: Jackson Gerard, Max Sclar*

<mark style="color:green;">**DB VC Team - Green**</mark>**&#x20;(Spring 2023 - Summer 2023)**

The DB VC Team works directly with blockchain venture capitalists on technical research for a variety of new crypto projects. The team adds direct value to the crypto ecosystem and the VCs it works with through its reports. This team was launched in spring of 2023.

*Team: Aaron Xie, Robbie Blank, Nicolás Schaievitch, DJ Matusz*

<mark style="color:green;">**DB VC Team - Black**</mark>**&#x20;(Spring 2023 - Summer 2023)**

The DB VC Team works directly with blockchain venture capitalists on technical research for a variety of new crypto projects. The team adds direct value to the crypto ecosystem and the VCs it works with through its reports. This team was launched in spring of 2023.

*Team: James Park, Ben Williams, Liam Tassiello, Joshua Piesner*

[<mark style="color:green;">**Forest Blockchain Research Team**</mark>](https://medium.com/@dartmouthblockchain) **(Fall 2022)**

The [<mark style="color:green;">Forest Blockchain Research</mark>](https://medium.com/@dartmouthblockchain) Team develops in-depth reports and essays around all aspects of decentralized finance. In-depth, industry-leading research is something members of Dartmouth Blockchain pride themselves on, and the Forest Blockchain Research Team plans to continue that output through this project. The team's 22F focus was on primary risk vectors in DeFi borrowing and lending markets, and they published [<mark style="color:green;">a paper</mark>](https://medium.com/@dartmouthblockchain/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-on-chain-unsecured-lending-a0b4f8a16bef) on this topic at the end of 22F about undercollateralized lending markets like Maple Finance and TrueFi. During 23S, the team will be focused on other topics around decentralized governance and risk management.

*Team: Full Core, Led by Charlie Ambrose*

[<mark style="color:green;">**A Decentralized Governance System for the Future**</mark>](https://mirror.xyz/0x389E3d1c46595aF7335F8C6D3e403ce2E8a9cf8A/OMnEGGrJbEh-N0NHhuDmLvQreHbrZRaBls3HYSTSWhk) **(Spring 2022)**

This project was a research piece a team worked on in collaboration with [<mark style="color:green;">dYdX</mark>](https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1514489817626996737?s=20\&t=JcwY_syQyPQUw1SG2Pu_vg) during the spring of 2022. Decentralized governance is an area with major benefits if executed correctly; the team saw flaws in the current governance system of most DAOs and took a term to research a few potential solutions in collaboration with the governance team at dYdX.

*Team: Charlie Ambrose, Amayr Babar, Max Sclar*

[<mark style="color:green;">**Autonoma**</mark>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBIgwTAi4xvK0Wpgh0lU-JS9hany85YRI_LEV5KoAH4/edit?usp=sharing) **(Spring 2022)**

Autonoma is a protocol whitepaper a team worked during the spring of 2022. Autonoma is an idea to facilitate the creation, issuance, and redemption of principal tokens (PTs) and yield tokens (YTs) for vault positions. The goal of Autonoma is to be a permissionless and universal yield tokenization factory for all vault positions, starting with ERC-4626 compliant vaults. The protocol is open, non-rent-seeking, and aims towards complete decentralization. The team did not continue work on Autonoma due to a variety of factors, but it was a great project that led to more connections and ideas.

*Team: Atharv Agashe, Alex Craig, Aaron Xie*

[<mark style="color:green;">**Centrifuge Deep Dive w/ Block49 Capital and Centrifuge Team**</mark>](https://medium.com/@dartmouthblockchain/centrifuge-io-a-project-and-chain-analysis-by-dartmouth-blockchain-e79b61a688b1) **(Spring 2022)**

During the spring and early summer of 2022, a teams team worked on a deep dive into Centrifuge, which seeks to unlock liquidity for real-world assets. The team dove into the mechanisms and tokenomics behind Centriuge as well as its potential going forward. This report was done in collaboration with [<mark style="color:green;">Block49 Capital</mark>](https://twitter.com/Block49Capital/status/1546917697635729409?s=20\&t=JcwY_syQyPQUw1SG2Pu_vg) and the Centrifuge team.&#x20;

*Team: Jack Brustkern, Jackson Gerard, Luke Putelo*

*Disclaimer: The Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society is not directly associated with any of these projects. Members of the club meet to chat about what they are building outside of the club. The club (Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society) does not manage funds or do any form of collaboration with outside organizations or companies. Any outside organization or company using Dartmouth Blockchain branding is not permitted by Dartmouth Blockchain Student Society.*


# 🔬 Research

Core and potential-Core members of Dartmouth Blockchain conduct reseach on a variety of topics surrounding blockchain technology.

Our research papers are published to our [<mark style="color:green;">**Medium**</mark>](https://medium.com/@dartmouthblockchain) with snippets also being posted on our [<mark style="color:green;">**Twitter**</mark> ](https://twitter.com/voxchain)[<mark style="color:green;">**@voxchain**</mark>](https://twitter.com/voxchain).&#x20;

Dartmouth Blockchain is dedicated to crafting research that not only brings about new discoveries but also makes the current blockchain space more digestible for other college students around the globe.


# Process to Join

#### **Community**

If you want to join the Dartmouth Blockchain Community and get access to a community of other students on campus interested in blockchain, join our Discord [<mark style="color:green;">**here**</mark>](https://discord.gg/p8jCmnyqsh) and start chatting!

#### **Core**

If you want to join the Dartmouth Blockchain Core, email [<mark style="color:green;">dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com</mark>](mailto:dartmouthblockchain@protonmail.com) to set up a chat. After the chat, you will be invited to a Core meeting to meet some of the other Core members.&#x20;

Before joining, you will write one brief reseach piece that relates to an area of blockchain that you are interested in with a timeline of typically one week. Once the Core receives your brief research piece, and assuming it is up to the standards outlined [<mark style="color:green;">**here**</mark>](https://messari.io/article/advice-for-aspiring-crypto-research-analysts), your piece will be published on our Medium, and you will officially be a member of the Core and fill one of the 21 spots.

*Note:*

All core members are reviewed on a termly basis by the Head of Core. If Core members are not meeting the deliverables they agreed to at the start of the term, they will no longer be Core members.