Wow, @benahrens, I had no idea the process was so rigorous for TEDx, although I'd imagine the vetting process is much more intense in New York than in more remote locations. Please send the link to your talk, I'm a huge fan of TED, I watch a video whenever I'm struggling with motivation.

Thanks @acidyo for the article. You might be interested to note that DASH has set up a blockchain research lab at Arizona State University. I don't know much about their business practices, but I think this is a giant leap forward for cryptocurrency. Here's a link - http://fortune.com/2017/08/17/blockchain-asu/