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Blockchain Education for Investors<\/h2>\n
In 2019, I attended a talk by Jay Clayton, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I was impressed with the educational materials the SEC had brought with them. Written for investors, they explained the basics of saving and investing, in plain English.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s only a matter of time before the SEC begins publishing these materials for blockchain investing. (We\u2019d love to help.) This series will explain what bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are all about, and where they fit in an overall investing portfolio. It will explain how to find good opportunities, stay away from low-quality investments, and diversify risk.<\/p>\n
If this sounds familiar, it\u2019s because we\u2019ve already created it. [Download it here<\/a>.] We use large, easy-to-read fonts, bright colors, and lots of eye candy to make sure that people actually read and retain the information. We\u2019ve handed out over a thousand of these at trade shows; investors eat them up.<\/p>\n In order for this industry to move forward, we\u2019ve got to figure out how blockchain tokens are regulated. That requires the participation of government \u2013 but our leaders are a million miles up! They\u2019re already expected to be experts on the economy, healthcare, housing \u2013 and now this geeky financial technology as well?<\/p>\n Those of us who understand this technology have to lead the way. It is our responsibility \u2013 it is our calling\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 to bring smart, common-sense ideas to the table so that we can have a starting point for discussion. (Not just waiting for regulators to \u201cfigure it out.\u201d)<\/p>\n At a blockchain event, I heard Justin Schmidt<\/a> from Goldman Sachs, who, in just a few succinct slides, explained economic systems, digital assets, and a few smart questions on how to think about these new blockchain investments.<\/p>\n This goes without saying. (I\u2019m saying it anyway.) I\u2019ve heard several people describe blockchain as a \u201csolution in search of a problem,\u201d when actually I think it\u2019s a solution in search of a prophet<\/em>. We need prophets not just to evangelize the technology, but to explain where it works and where it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n It\u2019s why my co-author Evan Karnoupakis and I have partnered with O\u2019Reilly to develop all this great education for business leaders, like our What is Blockchain?<\/a> primer, and our State of Blockchain<\/a> report. We\u2019ve made them short and easy to read, perfect for busy executives.<\/p>\n And we\u2019re working on BLOCKCHAIN SUCCESS STORIES, the first book of real projects from real companies, to teach the world what these early pioneers have learned. We\u2019ve just finished up the first handful of case studies, and we\u2019re so excited to share them with you. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n Developers, developers, developers<\/a>. They\u2019re the people who actually build this stuff, and we need more of them. We also need economists who understand blockchain token design, marketers who understand how to build blockchain communities, and user interface specialists who can make blockchain projects that are fun and usable.<\/p>\n Across this new industry, we need a huge, fast-flowing pipeline of talent, and to do that we need teachers. But first, we need teachers to teach the teachers. We need lesson plans for an industry that\u2019s moving faster than lesson plans can be written.<\/p>\n We need more organizations like Blockchain Education Network<\/a>, which is developing an open-source blockchain curriculum that can be easily launched at universities around the world \u2013 not only by faculty but by the students themselves. They\u2019re taking the decentralized approach to teaching, which is paying dividends.<\/p>\n If an investment in yourself pays the best interest, an investment in teaching others pays dividends. That\u2019s a lesson we can all remember.<\/p>\n Fill the form out below to download our report “How to Build a Blockchain Ecosystem”\u00a0<\/em>for FREE!<\/p>\n Sign up here<\/a> to get more Blockchain education and insight in our free weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My uncle, now in his 80\u2019s, has been a lifelong value investor. 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\n<\/center>These kinds of easy-to-understand slides, framed around simple questions, are actually very difficult to do. We\u2019ve got to make this stuff easy to understand, to reduce the complexity of regulation to a few powerful questions.<\/p>\n
Blockchain Education for Businesses<\/h2>\n
Blockchain Education for Students<\/h2>\n