Next Wednesday, Binance is hosting an online event called Binance Online. Not sure if this is to make up for not having Token2049 in the first half of the year.
Most folks aren't really interested in these events—we come to the crypto market to make profits, not to listen to the big players talk about their visions for the industry. Sure, the conference won't tell you whether the next candlestick will go up or down, but I've come to realize over the years that understanding the industry does correlate with your investment outcomes, and it also ties into your position in this space. It's just that this relationship isn't as direct as price movements.

It has two layers. The first layer is that your understanding determines whether you can hold on during the darkest moments. When regulatory documents came down in 2019, during the 312 incident, when regulations from various countries were imposed, and when FTX collapsed — each time people left the market, it wasn't just about losing money; it was about starting to doubt whether this whole thing even makes sense. Looking back at Bitcoin over the past decade, most of the people who made money weren't the ones who predicted the market best but those who believed the longest. And that 'belief' doesn't come from nowhere; it's grown from your understanding of this industry.
The second layer, which I think is even more important — your understanding determines how you see your relationship with this industry. If you only view crypto assets as a short-term play, your strategy is likely to be buying low, selling high, and taking your profits quickly. But if you start to grasp what this industry is addressing, where it's trying to head, you won't just see it as a trading asset, but as a burgeoning industry that's still growing. Perhaps you'll reconsider whether your role in this space is solely about trading and investing. My biggest shift over the years has been transitioning from a pure speculator to someone trying to make a meaningful contribution in this industry. This transformation didn’t happen suddenly; it emerged naturally as my understanding accumulated to a certain point.
This forum dialogue is taking place online, with no ticket fees and zero barriers to entry, so it's genuinely worth your time. This isn’t some conference advertisement; it’s meant to show you — this industry isn't just a place for trading; it’s also a space worth seriously examining. Once you see it clearly, you'll know how long you want to stay, what you want to do, and what kind of person you want to become here.

Let me introduce the guests — from Bitcoin OGs of the Satoshi era to traditional financial giants managing $11 trillion, to Binance, the largest exchange in the world... the main lines of crypto over the past decade are all represented here.
One of the guests is Rob Goldstein, COO of BlackRock. BlackRock is the largest asset management company globally, managing $11 trillion. What does $11 trillion mean? It's roughly the combined GDP of Japan, Germany, and the UK for 2025.
BlackRock is the largest issuer of Bitcoin spot ETFs. Most Americans buying Bitcoin through stock accounts are likely purchasing BlackRock's products. The theme BlackRock is discussing this time is 'Tokenized Financial Markets.' You’ve probably already traded TradFi products on Binance: crude oil, gold, Apple, Tesla, Nvidia — all of these are available.
I'm curious if BlackRock, managing $11 trillion, envisions the future of crypto the same way we do in the crypto space.

Adam Back. Recently, The New York Times called him 'the most likely candidate to be Satoshi.' The core mechanism of Bitcoin [miners competing in hash power to bundle transactions] was borrowed from a concept called Hashcash, which Adam Back invented in 1997. Satoshi explicitly mentioned him in the Bitcoin whitepaper. As one of the early adopters, I wonder if he feels satisfied with Bitcoin's current state or if he thinks it has strayed from its original intent.
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. Ripple is well-known; XRP has weathered multiple bull and bear markets, using blockchain to facilitate cross-border payments, turning traditional transfers that took days and incurred several points in fees into transactions that settle in seconds with lower fees. More importantly, Ripple has been in a lawsuit with the SEC for over three years, arguing whether XRP is a security — this question determines whether a crypto project can legally sell in the U.S., who it can sell to, and indirectly delineates the compliance boundaries for the entire industry.
Lily Liu, chair of the Solana Foundation. Solana is one of the most active public chains in the past two years, characterized by its speed and low cost — sending a transaction costs almost nothing and settles in seconds. The hottest meme trends, I believe you’ve also been part of on Sol.
Chamath Palihapitiya, a top venture capitalist from Silicon Valley, was among the earliest to bet on Facebook. I estimate he’ll discuss how AI and crypto will intersect in the future.
I don’t need to introduce CZ, He Yi, and Richard Teng from Binance.

The entire conference will be streamed online, with no ticket fees and zero barriers. It’s a top-tier industry dialogue that reminds me of the cypherpunk mailing list from over a decade ago — anyone could subscribe, and anyone could speak.