Campus Crypto Fever

THE BAREFOOT VC \ APRIL 2018

This past Friday I spoke at Penn’s inaugural Blockchain Conference. It was a special speaking engagement for me, as I am a Penn grad and my interest in economics and business started and flourished there.

Over the past five years speaking on college campuses, I have encouraged students to explore the blockchain sector. During the past year, I have received hundreds of emails from students in those audiences, some expressing regret for not paying attention sooner, and others thankful I helped them pay off their loans, or find a career path. Given this, I expected a lot of interest and engaged students at the Penn conference. My expectation was met and exceeded. From students studying cryptoeconomics to faculty guiding independent studies on the new asset class, it is clear that the oldest university in the United States is on board with the newest technology wave.

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