crypto curious. You might have read that between the lines in my recent Demise of the Dollar. Markets can be wrong at times, but when a new asset attracts a trillion dollars in assets, you might want to pay attention. Hence, my interest in learning more. To satisfy that curiosity, Invictus pulled together a private discussion with numerous blockchain crypto experts. The conversations ranged from technical to informative to a bit of wishful thinking. Still, it was fascinating. My modest contribution to the evening was asking this question: “ There are an endless array of innovative, disruptive technologies, ranging from software to molecular biology to materials sciences to whatever. If Bitcoin was not $60,000, would the Blockchain have captured as much mindshare? How can we separate the technology from the trading vehicle?”