Crypto continues to make its presence both known and felt in the halls of Congress. Yesterday an event was held courtesy of the Wilson Center to celebrate the day that Bitcoin and crypto enthusiasts everywhere celebrate, Pizza Day. Besides the networking that occurred at this event which allowed staffers from both the House and the Senate to meet each other, there were a couple of people from the center who got up to talk.
It was during these two talks that I found out what the Wilson Center does and I was impressed, to say the least. The center is nonpartisan and Members of Congress and their staff offers 6-week courses about a variety of topics for free. You have to apply to get in and if you do the course you are in has a two-hour class once a week. This event also corresponded with the end of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology course that they had offered earlier in the year. Once you attend the course the doors that are opened up for you are incredible. You are granted access to "Master Level" courses as well as contacts throughout the industry.
As great as it was to hear about this being offered by the center it was the second speaker whose words really resonated with me. He started with the pretty basic question of why we celebrate Pizza Day and what did it do for Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain overall. Before anyone could answer he answered it himself stating it was the first time that a peer-to-peer digital currency was given real economic value. Prior to this if things like Bitcoin were exchanged since they were not tied to a physical item they really had not gained economic value yet and this purchase of two pizza's changed this! He also touched on the future and how we really have no idea what is in store. Since he grew up when Star Trek was popular he mentioned how we are seeing all the things from that show come true and how the future might just be what is in our current Scify books!
Once he wrapped up his talk it moved to the best part of the event. A trivia competition for everyone to compete in and win a free pizza! Well not to brag but out of 50+ people, I was the one who destroyed everyone in the competition earning myself a free pizza! I ended up getting so far ahead of people after the first 15 questions that the people from the center started making comments on how I should teach the class. After it was over they were shocked that I did not take the course at all and rather had just learned this on my own over the years. Overall it was a fantastic experience, I got to network, and I won a free pizza!
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