Money is changing.

So where do we go from here?

Through high-profile interviews and thought-provoking analysis,

join Michael Casey and Sheila Warren for the Money Reimagined podcast,

as they explore the connection between finance, human culture,

and are increasingly digital lives.

And just a reminder, CoinDesk is a new source and does not provide investment advice.

And now, you're Sheila Warren.

Welcome to Money Reimagined. I'm Sheila Warren.

The further we go with crypto, the bigger the task of bringing people along gets.

Between debts, Dow's, DeFi,

NFTs, and beyond, the industry has a language of its own that outsiders often look at

through a combination of skepticism and mysticism. With the explosive growth and market volatility

we've seen recently, one theme keeps emerging in all of our conversations. Education is key.

As the industry matures, how we're communicating about the technology and who we're

communicating with is more important than ever. On this show, we've discussed how this might

take place with governments, consumers, nutritional financial actors. We've also seen recent

headlines of high-profile educational efforts like Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z's Bitcoin Academy and the emphasis on education and proposed legislation like the Llamas-Gillibrandville in the United States.

In the U.S., we've also seen these educational efforts being especially resonant in historically excluded communities.

According to a University of Chicago survey, 44% of crypto purchases are not white,

and 55% do not have a college degree. Now, and surprisingly, higher levels of knowledge

are correlated with more optimism about the technology, and that's especially true in high

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