>>VIC MICOLUCCI: STUDENTS IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA ARE LEARNING ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY.
IT IS A TOPIC THAT’S NOT
TYPICALLY TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
BUT I’M A STAR FOUNDATION SAID
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE ON TOP OF THIS. IT’S
REALLY A GREAT ORGANIZATION
HERE IN OUR AREA THAT’S BEEN
WORKING WITH KIDS FOR A LONG
TIME. AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING
WITH WHAT IS UNCHARTED
TERRITORY FOR MOST OF US. SO
LET’S BRING IN OUR FRIEND,
DOCTOR CARLTON ROBINSON, THE
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER WITH
JAX CHAMBER AS WELL AS OUR
STAR STUDENTS, JORDAN BELL AND
MILES MCLOUGHLIN. GOOD MORNING
TO ALL 3 OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR
COMING ON. GOOD MORNING. ALL
RIGHT. SO LET’S TALK WITH YOU,
DOC, BECAUSE YOU WORK WITH THE
JAX CHAMBER, BUT DOING A LOT
WITH HONEST OUR
CRYPTOCURRENCY. THAT IS
INTIMIDATING FOR SO MANY OF
US. EVEN US ADULTS WAS LIKE
I’M AND I’M NOT READY TO GO
THERE YET. I JUST DON’T KNOW
ENOUGH ABOUT IT. HOW DO YOU
TEACH SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
TOO? TEENAGERS?
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: THE FIRST
THING UNDER OUR CHECK CHAMBER
FOUNDATION FOR THE LAST YEAR,
WE’VE RUN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PILOTS WITH WEB 3 DIGITAL
CURRENCY TYPE EDUCATION
>> TO WITH SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, ONE WITH OUR STAFF AND
THEN OUR 4TH ONE, WHICH WAS
THE MOST EXCITING WITH THE
KIDS AND THE FOUNDATION OF
EVEN PARTICIPATING IN DIGITAL
CURRENCY IS FINANCIAL
LITERACY. AND SO THAT WAS THE
1ST HALF OF WHAT WE WORKED ON
WITH THE KIDS. AND IT WAS
REALLY EXCITING AND THEY
CAPTURED PERFECTLY. IT’S SO
VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW
HOW TO ONE MAKE MONEY INTO HOW
TO SAVE THAT MONEY, HOW TO
SPEND THAT MONEY RESPONSIBLY,
ESPECIALLY IN TIMES WITH
INFLATION. SO MANY PEOPLE
PINCHING PENNIES. YES,
ABSOLUTELY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO LET’S TALK
TO OUR STARS. YOU KNOW THAT I
LOVE ON THE STARR FOUNDATION
BEEN INVOLVED FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. SO WE’VE GOT MILES IN
JORDAN, BOTH OF YOU. YOU ARE
15 JORDAN MILES. YOU’RE ONLY
13 YEARS OLD. HOW HAS IT BEEN
LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO USE
MONEY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS
DIGITAL AGE?
>> ARE REALLY ENJOY THE
PROGRAM PERSONALLY. I DIDN’T
THINK I WOULD ENJOY IT AS MUCH
AS I DID. IT WAS VERY
INFORMATIVE IN HE DIDN’T MIND
ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS.
WHETHER YOU BIG OR SMALL. AND
HE ACTUALLY TOLD US WHEN HE
CAME THAT HE HAS 2 SONS AND
THAT BEFORE HE EVEN TEACHES
THE LESSONS HE GOES BY WITH
HIS SIZE AND THEY TELL HIM
LIKE. WHAT SOME SAY ARE LIKE
THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS
OR IS THIS KIND OF GUIDE HIM
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO IT
MADE IT MORE EASIER TO SORT
FOR ME, RIGHT, MILES, DID YOU
PICK UP SOME SKILLS?
>> AND A LOT FROM THOSE
CLASSES THAT IT TOOK OVER THE
SUMMER. AND I THINK CLASSES
WERE ACTUALLY VERY BENEFICIAL
AND JUST AMAZING FOR ME TO
HAVE IN MY POCKET. I’M JUST
ANOTHER MY SLEEVE BECAUSE I
FEEL CURRENCY IS GOING TO BE.
>> A BIG THING AND THE IN
THESE NEXT FEW YEARS. YEAH,
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. I
WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN LIKE. WHY
IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON
AN CRYPTOCURRENCY DO? DO YOU
HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR
EVERYBODY AT HOME THAT HASN’T
PICKED THAT UP?
>> I THINK THAT COULD HE’S
GOING TO BE THE NEXT BIG THING
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK THROUGH
THE PAST, WE’VE CHANGED OUR
CURRENT SEE MANY, MANY TIMES
FROM GOLD PAPER MONEY AND NOW
DIGITAL WALLETS. NOW WE HAVE
CASH UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK OF THE CURRENT WHO
WILL BE A BIG THING IN THE
NEXT FEW YEARS. ALL RIGHT.
DOCTOR ROBINSON, OBVIOUSLY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT SAFETY. WE DON’T
WANT IT ANYBODY TO GO OUT
THERE AND LOSE ALL THEIR MONEY
ONLINE. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE
THAT THE STUDENTS IN THE
PROGRAM WE ARE DOING THIS
RESPONSIBLY AND THAT NOBODY’S
TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THEM. ABSOLUTELY. SO ONE OF
THE FIRST THINGS MOST OF THE
>> DIGITAL WALLET. YOU HAVE TO
BE 18 IN ORDER TO HAVE A
DIGITAL WALLET AND TO ENGAGE
ON THE EXCHANGES. SO IF YOU’RE
UNDER 18, IT’S REALLY GOING TO
BE THROUGH YOUR THE FOCUS FOR
IN OUR SESSIONS REALLY WAS
TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO THE
RESEARCH ON WEBSITES,
ANALYZING THE VOLATILITY. 7
DAY, 30 DAYS, 60 DAYS, 90 DAY,
120 DAY, THEY ACTUALLY TRACKED
ALL OF THE PRICING. THEY CHOSE
A DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIGITAL
ASSETS. AND THEY ALSO DID
RESEARCH. I’M BUYING A IN T’S
AND THEIR NAMES IN A DOMAIN. I
MEAN, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY
EXCITING. AND I THINK A GOOD
BACKGROUND FOR THEM. I’M JUST
EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH THEM
AND TO SEE THAT THEY CAPTURED
IT. THESE ARE SMART, PROMISING
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: PROMISING
TEENAGERS RIGHT HERE.
CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU TO EVERYBODY BEHIND THE
SCENES BEHIND THE CAMERAS A
STAR FOUNDATION, CARLA BETTY
BYRNE, EVERYBODY ELSE. AND ARE
WE LOOKING AT THE NEXT 2
BILLIONAIRES COMING OUT OF
JACKSONVILLE? YES, YES, OKAY.
THEY DID NOT SKIP A BEAT. YES,