Franklin Crypto Research Competition @ UBC 2026 Year 3 of the Franklin Crypto ( @FTDA_US ) Research Competition starts tonight. This post explains how the competition works, from now until the live pitch finals at the @UBC_Conference in Austin on November 20. The Tracks (pick one, pitch one asset) 1. Long: under $250M circulating market cap 2. Long: over $250M circulating market cap 3. Short: over $1B circulating market cap $10,000 Prize Pool • $2,500 to the winner of each track • An extra $2,500 to the top team across all tracks How It Works • Teams of 1–4 students. You can compete solo, and each school can enter as many teams as it likes. • Stage 1: a written investment thesis of up to 5 pages, due Nov 9 at 11:59 PM ET • Stage 2: the top 3 teams in each track pitch in person at UBC on Nov 20 at UT Austin (5-minute pitch, then 5 minutes of judge Q&A) Key Dates • Oct 22: Competition opens + Kick-off Town Hall (8 PM ET) • Oct 29: Blockworks + Allium tools demo (8 PM ET) • Nov 9: Written reports due (11:59 PM ET) • Nov 16: Finalists announced • Nov 20: Finalist pitch at UBC • Nov 21: Winners announced Judges come from @FTDA_US, @Collab_Currency, @Blockworks, @nolimithodl. Distribution Partner (more announced soon 👀): @StrataMedia_ Sign up for the competition here: Full details on the competition: