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Summary:
Event site: https://www.ri2020.io/
Event date: May 18th, 2020
P-PREP Commitment Date: April 30th, 2020
Telegram: u/markusreisner
We believe we have a strong proposition to market ICON in a meaningful way to some of the largest communities in crypto.
The MouseBelt team has the largest global network of over 100+ universities in 20+ countries. Over the last few months, 10+ university blockchain events we were working with got canceled for obvious reasons.
Due to that fact, and our understanding of our reach we decided to launch a virtual conference. Since April 10th here is what happened:

• We have enrolled over 100+ partners and universities
• With BlockTV’s distribution (we are taking over the site for 1+ months) and our post-conference strategy, this content will reach 5+ million views
• Over 5000 people have registered between Eventbrite and Facebook (with 21 days to go, we expect 20,000 people registered)
• We have invested $70,000 to professionally produce this 72-hour event with BlockTV
• We believe we have surpassed Cointelegraph and Consensus in reach and production quality.
• We believe this is the #1 conference in crypto currently.

MouseBelt will invest over $70k+ into this event. We would like to have fellow P-Reps invest $20k (this will go 100% to BlockTV production cost).
The benefit to the ICON community will be:

• Owning 20% of the conference “screen time” at a 50% discount
• Increased exposure to over 100+ top universities working on blockchain
• Partnership with Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Coca Cola for one of our hackathon events (or similar).
• We are open to adding as many additional benefits as possible as we are a part of the ICON community

Background:
MouseBelt is a popular blockchain ecosystem consisting of multiple parts:

• Top 3 global blockchain accelerator, investing into early to mid-stage blockchain projects
  • https://mousebelt.com/
• The global leader in blockchain education
  • https://mousebelt.university/
    • Over 100+ schools in 20+ countries
  • The largest coalition of blockchain and enterprise companies aimed at supporting blockchain education at the university level
    • ICON, Binance, Ripple, Mastercard, Hedera, etc
• Over 50+ blockchain developers working on a variety of blockchain projects
  • https://mousebelt.com/engineering
  • Spent over $200k+ on blockchain open-source tools
    • https://mousebelt.com/resources

MouseBelt as ICON developers:
Our engineering team has implemented token assets on ZenSports (SPORTS), the first STO on the ICON network, and GrowYourBase, the #1 IRC2 application token in market capitalization on the ICON network.
Currently, we are developing the Balanced network in concert with ICX_Station, PARROT9, and Iconosphere. Balanced will bring synthetic assets backed by ICX to the ICON network, as well as tokenized staked ICX. This can assist with both a stable asset for payments, and a base for other DeFi applications
MouseBelt as a P-Rep:
We have been a Main P-Rep most of the time since decentralization of the network and so far had utilized our funds for student education.
Such as the “ICON in a box” workshops and the Milwaukee Blockchain Conference, which we sponsored in a direct ICX payment and the second annual payment for UCLA’s blockchain engineering course.
REIMAGINE2020, Conference details:
Conferences have always been an integral part of the blockchain space to promote projects in the industry.
With recent evolutions around the globe, things have changed. They either got canceled or delayed.
We have created REIMAGINE2020, a virtual conference.
Shared by the ICON Foundation on April 18.
We can effectively and efficiently promote ICON to the world through Reiamgine2020 | BlockTV. The driving force behind the conference is: highest quality of Content matched with the best production quality for Video. The funds will allow MouseBelt to promote ICON logo/branding throughout the conference/programming for straight 72 hr of live streaming. Additionally, we have the opportunity to properly place ICON logo/branding in highly favorable on-screen placements (tickers/commercials/plugs and continuous branding) reaching 5M viewers globally. ICX Station is providing a Keynote to drive global interest.
Confirmed partners

• Industry: Blockchain Education Alliance (providing 1 keynote and 3 workshops each)
  • Corporate
    • Ing, Boeing, Coca Cola, AB Inbev, (in discussion with 20+ more over the next 3 weeks)
  • Blockchain
    • Nervos, ICON (Daeki Lee will be a speaker), Hedera Hashgraph, Emurgo, ETC Labs, IoTeX, Kucoin, Constellation, NEO, Matic, Ripple, NEM, Orbs, Wanchain, Ontology, Harmony, Stellar, Truffle Suite, etc
• Education: 50+ Universities and student groups
• Media:
  • BlockTV: Official co-producers of the event. They will assist us in creating and hosting content for a 72-hour live stream.
  • Crypto Briefing

Schedule & Format

• 72 hour live stream (may be live or pre-recorded)
  • Premier Content - Facilitated/moderated and produced by BlockTV. Speakers and content provided by MouseBelt (ex: keynotes, panels, debates)
  • Events - BlockTV presents the segment. MouseBelt runs coverage of the event (ex: hackathon, pitch events, trading competition)
  • Additional Content - BlockTV provides up to 3 hours of additional content per day. More additional content provided by MouseBelt media partners (Interviews & Q&As)
• One-off events running simultaneously to the livestream hosted by MouseBelt & partners
  • Workshops
  • 1:1 Networking
  • Invite-only VIP & student event

Production Status

• BlockTV - #1 blockchain TV channel in the world
• High-quality video content produced in professional studio
  • Example 1: CZ opens up on China hopes, Bitcoin price and Binance future
  • Example 2: Antonopulus: Economic crisis will be terrible for crypto
• MouseBelt investing $70,000 to produce this 72-hour event
• Multiple network partners streaming the content live & rebroadcasting over the following 2 weeks
• Expected 5 million views

Audience
In addition to the communities of our confirmed partners and universities we are targeting:

• BlockTV - 1.7m weekly live viewers from over 60 countries
• Crypto Media Partners - 300k+ community members in Facebook groups & listservs
• MouseBelt University - 5,000 students from 100+ universities in 24 countries (58% developers)
• Top 16 cities for blockchain meetups - Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Boston, Buenos Aires, London, New York, Paris, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, Seoul, Seattle, Singapore, Toronto, Vancouver, Zurich
• Executives and investors from blockchain & non-blockchain companies like Mastercard, Budweiser, Draper, etc.

1. Viewers - Tuning into the livestream, attending a workshop, or watching the content post-conference.

• Crypto Enthusiasts: Livestreamed & pinned to our crypto communities:
  • Crypto Coin Trader - 113k members
  • Uptrennd - 80k members
  • Cryptocurrency Investing - 130k members
• University students: 100+ university network in 24 countries = 5,000 students
• Partner communities - some of the top crypto media and industry people in the world have already shared our event:
  • Modern Consensus: https://twitter.com/modernconsensus/status/1251224770244489216?s=21
  • Uptrennd: https://twitter.com/Uptrennd/status/1250643977855885312?s=20
  • NEM: https://twitter.com/NEMofficial/status/1252966682127204353?s=20
  • Hedera: https://twitter.com/hashgraph/status/1252235906938880009?s=20
  • ICON: https://twitter.com/helloiconworld/status/1251308176831426560?s=20
  • Ontology: https://twitter.com/OntologyNetwork/status/1250322902051745793?s=20
  • Neo: https://twitter.com/NEO_Blockchain/status/1250638431148892160?s=20
• Global distribution by BlockTV over 90 days = 5 million impressions

2. Participants - Speakers, partners, and sponsors

• 60 industry executives = BEA Members @ 3 speakers/workshops each
• 18 university partners - USA, UK, Australia, Czech Republic, Ghana, Nigeria
• Speakers include Hedera CMO, Emurgo CEO, Dr. Sadoghi at UC Davis and more...
• Confirmed keynotes & workshops listed here
• Influencers we are reaching out to: Chamath Palihapitiya, Adam Back, Ray Dalio, Andreessen Horowitz, Michael Novogratz, Naval Ravikant, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Su Zhu, Charlie Lee, Nick Szabo, Riccardo Spagni, Fred Wilson, Max Keiser, Winklevoss, Air Paul, Michael Arrington, Peter Schiff, Paolo Adroino, Elizabeth Stark, Marc Andreessen, A. Pompliano, Patrick Byrne, Brock Pierce, CZ, Vitalik, Andreas M. Antonopoulos

3. As far as hard data for "attendees" we have two signals:

• 5000+ attendees on Facebook and Eventbrite, with 3 weeks to go (13X MORE than Virtual Blockchain Week!)
• Attendee list includes a mix of media, university representatives, C-level executives, developers, and startup founders

Vitalik Buterin
It is no surprise to see that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum is at the top of the cryptocurrency influencers leader board. With a massive following of 828K, he is known to have a very open opinion on the industry. He is the genius behind the world’s third largest coin and is also the co-founder of bitcoin magazine. He is currently the Chief Scientist of the Ethereum Foundation where he works on the future visions of the Ethereum protocol.
Charlie Lee
Second on our list is Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, and cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is the managing director of the Litecoin Foundation and has an astounding 801K followers on twitter. He entered the world of crypto by getting into bitcoin mining- along with many others. He has worked for many industry leading companies including Google and Coinbase.
Nick Szabo
A major influencer in Bitcoin is Nick Szabo, his expertise in cryptocurrency started when he created BitGold the predecessor of Bitcoin. Even though Szabo has denied the claim numerous times, people still speculate whether he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. He is also known as the ‘father’ of smart contracts and he is always contributing to the crypto industry with his knowledge and experience.
Roger Ver
Roger Ver was the world’s first investor in Bitcoin startups and the blockchain industry. He runs the popular wallet and news resource, Bitcoin.com and he is known as a legend in the Bitcoin Cash community. Also known as the ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger is a self-educated enthusiasts who invests in numerous Bitcoin startups.
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Known as one of the greatest bitcoin advocates, Andreas has a large twitter following of 462K where his opinions are regarding highly. He is a distributed systems expert and frequent speaker at cryptocurrency and blockchain events. He is a bitcoin evangelist and author of the well known book ‘Mastering Bitcoin’. We’re now half way through our cryptocurrency influencers list.
Erik Voorhees
Erik Tristan Voorhees is co-founder of Coinapult and founder of Satoshi Dice. He is also the creator and CEO of crypto exchange ShapeShift.io. His popular blog bio states he is “among the top-recognized serial Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs, understanding Bitcoin as one of the most important inventions ever created by humanity. Erik’s former project, the groundbreaking gaming phenomenon SatoshiDICE, was, at its peak, responsible for more than half of all Bitcoin transactions on Earth.”
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstong is co-founder & CEO at Coinbase which was founded in 2012. Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges where users can buy and sell Bitcoin and alt coins. He is also co-founder of GiveCrypto which is a non-profit helping people living in poverty by distributing cryptocurrency.
Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO at Ripple which provides “one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain. By joining Ripple’s growing, global network, financial institutions can process their customers’ payments anywhere in the world instantly, reliably and cost-effectively. Banks and payment providers can use the digital asset XRP to further reduce their costs and access new markets.”
Jameson Lopp
Professional Cypherpunk, CTO at Casa and creator of Statoshi.info. According to his popular blog he “enjoys building technology that empowers individuals. At the moment, he’s most interested in opportunities within the Bitcoin and crypto asset ecosystem. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others and is receptive to interviews and speaking engagements.”
Max Keiser
Timothy Maxwell “Max” Keiser is an American broadcaster and film maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on Russian state media channel RT that features heterodox economics theories. He is also partner in crypto VC fund Heisenberg Capital. Max completes our cryptocurrency influencers Top 10.
by Emma Thompson

Peter Sunde of the PirateBay created art called the Kopimachin to demonstrate the ridiculousness of the music industry's assertion that copying is theft by copying 100s of songs a second, calculating the amount the music industry just lost and then deleting the files, leaving behind a running total that only increases.
Is BTC a similar idea to this Kopimachine?
How to compare the two in metaphor? Well one could replace:

• Kopimachines's raspberry PI with the internet
• Kopimachin's underlying code with blockchain technology itself, including all the various software to implement said blockchain such as wallet software
• Kopimachin's file server and host as Wallet A and Wallet B in a bitcoin transaction, or simply 'the entire market of bitcoin transactions'
• Kopimachin's Copying of mp3s with "autonomous agents conducting bitcoin transactions"
• Kopimachin's successful copy and deletion of an mp3s with "a successful bitcoin transaction" that AI bots (and also real people) make among themselves -- perhaps a log exists of activity, but nothing else does
• Kopimachin's running total of the cost of mp3s copied and deleted as the 'current USD exchange price of bitcoin':
• The value of the running total increases with successful file copy in the same way that the price of bitcoin goes up with each successful transaction, since success implies demand, according to exchanges
• Kopimachine's MP3 File copy mechanism would be replaced by US Military Intelligence DARPA's DWave datacenter managed AI traders, as well as maybe a very small group of technocrats and adept nerdfolken mostly in N California, and criminals connected to HRC trying to avoid asset forfeiture for human trafficking
• Kopimachin' s OS Operating system with Bitcoin Exchanges, that are owned by largely anonymous silent partners, managed by shadowy forces, including at least Omidyar and Thiel (Palantir, your neighborhood friendly rights destroying software), people tied in with rogue elements of CIA, who have a very long (decades) history of being SUPER honest /s
• Kopimachin's total number of copiable mp3s remaining on the fileserver times the running total as the "bitcoin market cap" --infinite, right, just keep forking--just like all currencies and economies are infinite? Because you never delete from the fileserver, only copy!
• Kopimachine's Running Total on the Display as 1) 95% Favorable BTC financial news being drip drip dripped by a completely honest media /s, 2) McAffee the super honest antivirus software and virus creator eating his dick, 3) the FoMo- Fear of Missing Out, and 4) the pushing of crypto by Max Keiser the RUSSIA today financial news illuminatist and comic genius trixter who made his millions on an ostensibly stolen patent that 'accidentally made everyone poor', 4) avarice of early adopters...as the perception of value that is as real as Kopimachine's Music Industry total

Yep there's nothing to worry about. BTC is nothing, nothing at all like the Kopimachin
Just be sure to get out early, and pay Caesar what is caeser's in terms of capital gains or else Sessions and Trump gonna take away your momma out from under your new sofa from asset forfeiture when it's legitimized (lol).
Good luck!