 From New York, it's theCUBE, covering Blockchain Week. Now, here's John Furrier. Everyone, I'm John Furrier, the co-founder and co-host of theCUBE. We're here in New York City for exclusive coverage of Blockchain Week, New York. Put out on the variety of events. One is Consensus 2018, sold out packed house, as well as another event, Crypto House here in East Village for a great event. I'm here with Patty Perez, who's the owner of the Crypto House, used to live here. Thanks for having us today and I wanna, what's the story? You own this place, it's now a great venue for inspiring a lot of entrepreneurs who couldn't have an outlet to have their voice heard. Well, originally this was my yoga school. It was a live workhouse for 10 years and I closed it seven years ago and just lived here and now I'm ready for my next venue and I was telling my boyfriend that I really wanna do something with my house, sort of like the yoga school, but I'm so excited and interested in blockchain for the last year and wouldn't it be great to have a social club or an education hub for this because I have no idea what's going on and I wanna learn. And so why not have all the thought leaders come to my house and teach each other and just open it up to all of us because I know you're learning every day. I know I am. That's fantastic and influences they learn all the time and that's why they make some influencers. But I think what's important here that I wanna just share and it's a great story and I think you really deserve a lot of credit for it is that it's a venue for people to not only learn and share their experiences, but it's also an outlet for some collaboration in the open in a way that's community based. It's not like a structured event, big tent event, sponsors everywhere, make money. This is about people in the community having access. And so I gotta ask you, when did this happen? Like just because I love this place. Well, we've been co-conspiring it and I've been speaking with strategic coin like, come on, let's do this, let's do this at my house. And they're so busy with a million projects. And but somehow the water's parted and here we are and we got a great team together and strategic coin has been just amazing. Well, I gotta tell you, I lived in California last week, I was in San Francisco for some events. Red Hat Summit, big open source community. Of course, we watched the Twitter sphere and the Snapchat, the fears, Instagram, Facebooks of the world, all that place. You guys had great buzz over the weekend and even coming in yesterday and today. A lot of great community conversations, not just people promoting their event at like consensus. Hey, it comes to our booth. There's this authentic knowledge being shared on the digital sphere. And that work, that connects with people. So congratulations. There's a great need, obviously. Above and beyond us or anyone, it's so organic. And yesterday there were a series of speakers and they were all amazing and interesting but today the conference took on what we coined as the un-conference and sure enough it was more of a boxing ring than a conference of debating and just sort of being in that vulnerable place of actually not knowing something and being in the inquiry in that uncomfortable space and people felt so comfortable to take deep dives into what they're actually wanting to create or, you know. So it's. That's great progress too when you have a debate and not have to worry about being judged. Exactly. In the learning exercise. And you don't have to, you know, look a certain way or have your, you know, everyone was really like, you know what? And you don't know what you're talking about. It's like, wait a minute. Sounds like my Facebook feed. Exactly. What did you learn this week? What was the big surprise for you? What was a cool thing you've learned? Can you share an anecdote so far from this week? Wow, that's a good question. And I have to respond right at this moment. Well, the greatest thing that I learned is how much people need education around this. You know, not just businesses, but everyone. Because it ignites, I think so. And also one thing that I've noticed more than anything else is that there is an interculturation between the old bankers and the new kids that are really, and the old bankers are saying, well you kids are idiots. There is an interculturation between the old bankers and the new kids that are really, and the old bankers are saying, well you kids are idiots. Education like this, in a way that can be contentious. Fending sometimes, on the other side of the debate. But it's floating in the digital sphere. So we believe at theCUBE, we've seen it with content. Good content, authentic, genuine content, co-developed, creates community karma. Yes. And you're doing that here. I think so. Also one thing that I've noticed more than anything else is that there is an interculturation between the old bankers and the new kids that are really, and the old bankers are saying, well you kids are idiots. And the new kids are like, oh my God. And so it's so much fun just meeting in the middle and it's a whole new culture that's being created. Well I was having a conversation with Richard from Arcadia Crypto Partners and there needs to be some mentoring because this is an opportunity for both. I mean, I know some of the smartest guys from crypto are old dogs and gals, they're out there. But the young guns have the energy and the ideas as well. So I see a mix and I think it's important that the older generation, if you will, since I'm talking about me myself, but really kind of let the young kids in. And not tell me. And there's a young kid in you that is so excited right now. I see it in your eyes. I wish I was 20 something. Well you are. It's the most exciting wave. I've been involved a lot of ways of innovation. This one by far is the best. I see it in our teenager right now. Okay, we're bonding here on theCUBE. Patty, thanks so much for doing what you do. And Crypto House is an amazing initiative and project, very strong mission. Love the mission and I love to promote it. Thanks for having us on theCUBE. Thanks for having us. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. I'm John Furrier here at the Crypto House for the block event. But it had been events all week. It's part of Blockchain Week, New York. Of course theCUBE is there covering it as usual. Thanks for watching. See you next time.