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Student Opportunities

Seeking Devs for Yale DeSCI

We are building a decentralized diagnostic platform focused on neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, and Long COVID. At the core of our platform are exosomes, tiny extracellular vesicles often referred to as the "FedEx packages" of cells. These vesicles carry critical molecular cargo, including microRNA, which are emerging as highly promising biomarkers for diagnosing diseases and predicting their progression. By analyzing microRNA signatures from exosomal cargo in patient blood, we have identified unique patterns linked to neurological dysfunction.

Our technology has one patent pending, with another in preparation through Yale Ventures. We aim to tokenize and curate exosomal genetic datasets and immutably log all processing steps on-chain, ensuring transparency and data integrity before feeding them into our in-house machine learning models for diagnostics and disease severity prediction.

We are seeking a highly motivated founding team member with expertise in backend development, preferably a blockchain enthusiast skilled in Solidity or Rust, to ideate, design and deploy smart contracts, integrate decentralized storage solutions, and enable seamless data flow into the machine learning pipeline. Anyone interested please email [email protected]

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Crypto News You Should Know

Read through this thread above to better understand an important ruling for the freedom of expression (code) and broader Web3!! This is nice alpha for the devs/builders out there.

Marc Andreesen, CEO of A16Z, an incredible vernture capital firm, provides insight into debanking of tech founders with the crypto space. Read a longer artcle here about this topic: Crypto execs open up about debanking experiences following Trump's US election win | The Block

TL;DR: Crypto execs open up about debanking experiences following Trump's US election win | The Block

Following Marc Andreessen’s revelations on the Joe Rogan podcast about 30 crypto founders being debanked over the past four years, numerous crypto executives shared similar experiences, citing regulatory pressure under the Biden administration. This crackdown, referred to as "Operation Choke Point 2.0," allegedly targeted crypto businesses by cutting off their access to banking services.

Prominent figures like Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and others disclosed personal accounts of being debanked. Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm, Kraken’s Jesse Powell, and Custodia Bank’s Caitlin Long added their voices, detailing repeated banking challenges and lawsuits against regulatory bodies.

Frax Finance’s Sam Kazemian revealed JPMorgan shut his account, allegedly on orders from the top, citing crypto income as the reason. Critics argue the Biden administration's aggressive approach was a key factor in its election loss.

With Donald Trump’s election win, the crypto industry is hopeful for reforms, including his campaign promises to end "Operation Choke Point 2.0" and create a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment. However, some experts stress balancing concerns over debanking and addressing crypto-related scams.