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 AI Talents program, to foster leadership in the artificial intelligence space by empowering aspiring innovators to become experts, entrepreneurs, and industry pioneers.

Master in Financial Technology
Starting on 25 AUG 2025 (Application Deadline: 30 JUN 2025)

AI for Finance (Certificate Course)
Starting on 8 SEP 2025

Blockchain Innovation Showcase - Where Fintech Startups meet Financial Institutions
21 OCT 2025
(If you are a Fintech Startup or representing a financial institution and would like to attend the event - contact: fsbc@fs.de)

FSBC Forum
21 OCT 2025

GLEIF/FSBC Hackathon
2 DEC 2025

Defence Finance Conference
12 MAR 2026

Crypto Assets Conference (CAC26)
25 MAR 2026

*For sponsoring, roundtable and/or workshop opportunities - contact: fsbc@fs.de

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 AI 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

Research Projects (third-party / EU funded)

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

Conferences and seminars

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

Management

Frankfurt School Experts