US Secretary of State John Kerry: The State Department may consider launching a Bitcoin technology training course

Maybe American embassies will start learning about Bitcoin soon.

美国国务卿约翰•克里（John Kerry） recently appeared in Silicon Valley to participate in the Virtuous Circle Conference, which focused on discussing how U.S. diplomatic agencies should prepare in the current digital transformation environment.

During the meeting, Kerry was asked what he thought of the "Chief Digital Officers" (CDOs) appointed by some foreign embassies. The moderator of the meeting also raised a more specific question about this phenomenon, namely, "Is it necessary for embassy officials to have in-depth knowledge of Bitcoin and the dark web?"

Kerry responded positively, saying that the host should ask the US State Department (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) whether it would consider adding such technical courses to its training system.

In the official meeting minutes, Kerry responded as follows:

Yeah, those are definitely worth considering. I mean, I didn't ask about the specifics, after all, there's still a lot of uncertainty about Bitcoin.

Although this answer is rather vague, the U.S. government's attitude towards blockchain technology is still very clear.

For example, the government launched the Blockchain Alliance project to popularize blockchain knowledge for government officials. In addition, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is also investing in several blockchain projects.

The specific content of the training courses provided by the US State Department is still unclear. As of press time, the US State Department has not responded to this question.