Rep. Schweikert: Lawmakers need practical benefits explained, not technical mechanics
Congressman David Schweikert · a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress · Jan 2, 2019 · at 1:53
Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ), co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, explains how his approach to teaching colleagues about blockchain evolved from technical diagrams to real-world applications.
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“We used to actually try to do on the whiteboard the description of how A series of nodes actually talk to each other and how it stamps and time those things, and I realized there's no reason for that. You just now explained, here's the benefit.”
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