Vladimir Tenev

So the whole testimony was virtual.

It was on Zoom.

I really wanted to do it in person, but, you know, it was in the middle of COVID.

So...

Yeah, one of the so as part of a congressional testimony, every witness or yeah, I think I think you call it a witness.

I was a witness has to give an opening address.

And, you know, as part of my opening address, I talk about my Bulgarian.

I was born there and I immigrated and whatnot.

And for the first time, I think in history,

My opening address was interrupted by a congressperson, and I'm not exactly sure why.

I think it was some technical glitch.

But yeah, they turned it into a meme where they sort of made it look like I was dodging a question by talking about my Bulgarian humble beginnings.

1992.

Yeah, it was five.

Yeah, right after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

Yeah, up until— I don't know why immigration made me think of that, but— Yeah.

I've been to the White House a handful of times in the past year, which was very fun, mostly around two areas.

One is crypto.

And the other is Invest America Initiative or Trump Accounts, which is the $1,000 for an investment account for every newborn initiative, which is very cool, like right in line with our mission to make everyone an investor.

the details of of that haven't been shared yet um but what i can tell you is we've we've had a bunch of conversations and uh what i've told the president we've told the administration repeatedly is um we love the initiative like we we think that it's so underrated like no one talks about it also if you if you think about all the things that