To address the bit about me looking to 'dispel racism', that was incorrect of me to say. I'm not looking too "dispel racism" - I'm not even sure how someone would do that.

I just want to put my face out there publicly so that the rest of the world can see that excellence doesn't need to come from Silicon Valley, New York City, Tel Aviv, or Harvard University.

It doesn't need to be in a suit + tie, come with an overstuffed 'LinkedIn account', or look like Jamie Dimon.

A lot of people think you need to look and/or act like Vitalik Buterin to be a credible arbiter of knowledge in this space - that's simply not true and I'm going to make it my point to prove that this isn't true.

I will make sure to go out of my way to not wear suits or any similar attire that I personally do not feel like wearing. My face & likeness will continue to be propagated out in to this space with the intentions of shattering ideas on who is supposed to fit "into the mold" of what the archetypal 'white collar' businessman / tech-nerd should look or act like.

Beyond physical appearance, this will hopefully broaden everyone's horizons on where diverse contribution & feedback can come from.

P.S. - Gary Gensler and I graduated from the same high school in Baltimore, Maryland

Also, Baltimore has one of the highest Jewish populations of any other area in the U.S. ; Maryland is also the most diverse state in the United States. We're not doing this from Silicon Valley. That's why the offering & the content is dramatically different.

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To address the bit about me looking to 'dispel racism', that was incorrect of me to say. I'm not looking too "dispel racism" - I'm not even sure how someone would do that.

I just want to put my face out there publicly so that the rest of the world can see that excellence doesn't need to come from Silicon Valley, New York City, Tel Aviv, or Harvard University.

It doesn't need to be in a suit + tie, come with an overstuffed 'LinkedIn account', or look like Jamie Dimon.

A lot of people think you need to look and/or act like Vitalik Buterin to be a credible arbiter of knowledge in this space - that's simply not true and I'm going to make it my point to prove that this isn't true.

I will make sure to go out of my way to not wear suits or any similar attire that I personally do not feel like wearing. My face & likeness will continue to be propagated out in to this space with the intentions of shattering ideas on who is supposed to fit "into the mold" of what the archetypal 'white collar' businessman / tech-nerd should look or act like.

Beyond physical appearance, this will hopefully broaden everyone's horizons on where diverse contribution & feedback can come from.

P.S. - Gary Gensler and I graduated from the same high school in Baltimore, Maryland

Also, Baltimore has one of the highest Jewish populations of any other area in the U.S. ; Maryland is also the most diverse state in the United States. We're not doing this from Silicon Valley. That's why the offering & the content is dramatically different.

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