BSA

BLOCKCHAIN STUDENT ASSOCIATION — EPFL

Blockchain Student Association

Blockchain
at EPFL

350+

Conference attendees

$90k+

Hackathon prizes

8

Startups incubated

2018

Active since

About BSA

A student-led association for blockchain at EPFL

Founded in 2018 and officially recognized by EPFL in 2021, we are the first blockchain student associations in Switzerland.

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01

Conferences

Expert talks and panels on privacy, DeFi, stablecoins, and regulation. Our last event brought 350+ people to EPFL.

02

Hackathons

36-hour building sprints with $15k-$20k prize pools. We invite people from all around the world, with 20+ different universities represented on average.

03

Research

Published work on decentralized RPC infrastructure, privacy architectures, and ZK proofs. Academic rigor, real-world applications.

Events

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Partners

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Community

Our members come from

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSwiss Federal Institute of TechnologyFaculty of Business and Economics, UNILSchool of Engineering and ManagementUniversity of St. GallenEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSwiss Federal Institute of TechnologyFaculty of Business and Economics, UNILSchool of Engineering and ManagementUniversity of St. Gallen

Startups

Built by our members

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Digital agency for Web3 design and development:The derivatives layer for DeFi yield:Free2Play Massive Multiplayer Game on Starknet:Learn everything about the Abstract ecosystem:Turn NFTs into financial assets:Automate the management of Convex (CVX) and Aura (AURA) positions:Get the best out of DeFi in one place:The first NFT collection on Starknet:AI-powered DeFi portfolio management:

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Wins

Built. Shipped. Won.

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Hackathon2026

ETHGlobal Cannes

1st place — Unlink track

Guillaume Lepin/3,000 USDC
Hackathon2026

ETHGlobal Cannes

3rd place — 0G track

Youssef Jeddi, Hassene Ezzeddine, Sylane Jawadi/1,000 USDC
Hackathon2026

Stablecoins & Payments Hackathon

1st place — AlphaTON track

Antoine Bastide, Hedi Kharouf, Ahmed Chaouachi/1,500 USD + 1,000 TON