Department of Information Technology, JIMS, Vasant Kunj organized the eighth national seminar on “Recent Trends in Blockchain Technology” on 23rd Oct’2018 at India International Centre, Maxmuller Marg, Delhi in collaboration with ICT, Academy, an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the state Governments and Industries. Various eminent speakers having the expert knowledge on Blockchain Technology from industry had come to empower students with the knowledge and career openings in this upcoming field. The event was attended by around 300 students from the JIMS, Vasant Kunj as well as Lajpat Nagar campus. The event started with the lamp lighting by all dignitaries and warm welcome address by Dr. Ravi K Dhar, our esteemed director on the buzzing issue of Deep Net and Bitcoin the most talked about Cryptocurrency and its future in India. Dr Ravi Chamaria, CEO, Sofocle Technologies who took the inaugural session on Blockchain Technology and its issues and discussed areas of applications like Automated Insurance Claim Settlement System, Peer to Peer Trading, Real Time Account Settlement, and Voting etc.