Are Today’s Cryptocurrency “Experts” Ready to Become Tomorrow’s Consultants?

Cryptocurrency is often described as a solution in search of a problem. How many self-proclaimed experts have an understanding of the problem, who it applies to, and how to connect it with the solution? How many will go on to become wildly successful, and how many will see their life’s work become useless?

The “Wild West” days of crypto have created a “do-it-yourself” professional education environment

The blockchain revolution has taken us somewhere new. While many of its elements have been around for a while, including cryptography, distributed tech, web apps, payments systems, and money, its unique combination has led to an entirely new field of expertise. While a variety of blockchain courses have popped up in universities, most actual knowledge on the rapidly emerging subject has come about the old-fashioned way: by reading, doing, and talking with others in the field over the course of the last few years. While self-taught through personal experience is…