Frankfurt School Blockchain Center

What is the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center?

The FSBC is a think tank and research center focused primarily on investigating the implications of blockchain technology. In addition to general research and prototype development, the FSBC serves as a networking hub for managers, start-ups, and experts to exchange knowledge and best practices. The FSBC also organizes educational opportunities for both students and executives, including on-campus courses, workshops, and conferences. 

What is the focus?

Currently, the FSBC is focusing on crypto assets, digital securities, the digital euro, CBDCs, tokenization of assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). 

What projects?

Specifically, we operate the Crypto Assets Conference (CAC), the DLT Talents program, to empower women in the blockchain space, the DeFi Talents program, for education in the DeFi sector, and the Bitcoin Talents, where we educate ambitious career starters who want to break into the Bitcoin ecosystem. Further, we have co-founded the Digital Euro Association (DEA) and intas.tech as a consulting company for the digital assets space, as well as the DEC Institute, as an organization certifying executives' blockchain knowledge.

Crypto Assets Conference 2025 (CAC25A)
26 March 2025

In a rapidly evolving financial landscape where tokenized securities, cross-border payments, and digital currencies continue to reshape the industry, Crypto Assets Conference 2025 (#CAC25A) is set to redefine the conversation once again. Join us on March 26, 2025, as we bring together top finance experts, tech innovators, and visionary entrepreneurs to explore the latest in #blockchain, #digitalassets and #AI. 

🌐 Be part of Europe’s premier digital assets conference, where over 500 on-site and 4,000 online participants will engage in interactive panel discussions, and forward-thinking keynotes from industry leaders. Whether you have joined CAC before or joining us for the first time, CAC25A promises a unique platform to envision the future of finance. 

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Check out our FSBC YouTube channel, where you will find videos of our Crypto Assets Conferences and our Online Panels. The videos contain interesting insights from renowned experts on many relevant topics of the crypto cosmos.

Latest Video Recordings

From Experiment to Impact: Lessons from the ECB Trials
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ARTeCHÓ - Art Meets Academia
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ARTeCHÓ - Policy Dialogue: Enabling blockchain technology for the creative industry
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Saxony's 50,000 Bitcoin Sale and Its Market Implications
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Tokenization of Investment Funds
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Bitcoin ETF: What Will Happen this Year?
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The Digital Euro Landscape: A Status Update
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New Year 2024: Bitcoin and Ethereum for Institutionals?
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Banks and Blockchain: Which Way to Go?
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Digital Securities and Crypto Assets: What to Expect in the Next Months?
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AI for Finance (Certificate Course)

The course-level learning outcomes are to ensure that participants are able to recall fundamental concepts of AI, including machine learning, neural networks, deep learning, and generative AI.
Participants will gain the ability to describe key applications in finance, including examples from banking, investment, and wealth management. They will be able to identify AI-enabled business opportunities within the financial sector and analyse the operational impact of AI-driven solutions on efficiency and decision-making in financial institutions. They will also be able to evaluate the potential risks and benefits of applying AI in a financial environment, considering ethical and operational factors. They will be able to formulate a strategy for AI implementation within the organisation. 

• Duration: 12 days (7 modules + exam)
• Language: English 

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Certified Blockchain Expert (Certificate Course)

The course delivers an insight into the Ethereum and Hyperledger frameworks, among others; you will develop an in-depth understanding of cryptocurrencies and the full range of potential Blockchain use cases, projects, and business models. 

• Duration: 6 days (2 modules + exam)
• Language: English 

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Web3 Talents Programs

Frankfurt School Blockchain Center offers various Web3 Talents programs: DeFi Talents, DLT Talents and Bitcoin Talents. These talent programs aim to help ambitious talents to break into the Web3 space and offer a community to engage, share thoughts, and offer insights. Mentors support the talents during the bi-weekly sessions to improve the learning experience of the talents and become part of a growing worldwide community.

Research

• Joint research projects with corporates
• Studies on blockchain applications
• Compiling technical whitepapers

Community

• Well-established network in the DLT/blockchain ecosystem in Germany, Europe, and Asia
• Organization of conferences, meetups, seminars, and online seminars
• Workshops for top managers and decision-makers

Education

• Lectures about DLT and blockchain for bachelor, master, and MBA courses
• Supervision of theses on various blockchain-related topics
• Certificate program to become a blockchain expert
• Digital Innovation and Fintech: dedicated bachelor program

Prototypes

• Development of prototypes in Ethereum
• Decision support with regard to (i) organizational and (ii) architectural IT decisions
• Support with implementation of blockchain solutions

Startups

• Advising startups on DLT/blockchain related topics
• Establishment of B2B or investor contacts for startups
• Support for marketing and public relations

Call for Applications and Nominations: 
Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and WM Gruppe, together with its publication Börsen-Zeitung, invite submissions for the Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research.

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Research Projects (third-party / EU funded)

• BLOCKPOOL
• iBlockchain (BMBF)
• KOSMoS (BMBF)
• Machbarkeitsstudie für eine Registerarchitektur mit DLT (UBA)
• Generation Blockchain
• ARTeCHÓ
• BESIDE (ITKAM)
• TOSCA

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Selected past projects

• Proof of concept (PoC) on trading loans using Ethereum
• Blockchain workshop with the Advisory Board of the Deutsche Bank
• Blockchain workshop with the Board of LBBW
• Joint workshop with Deutsche Bundesbank (6th Central Banking Workshop on “Blockchain Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”)

Conferences and seminars

• Crypto Assets Conference in Frankfurt (hybrid)
• DLT Talents
• DeFi Talents
• Bitcoin Talents

Management

Frankfurt School Experts

External Experts