On the evening of November 3 (London time), CZ gave a talk at the Oxford Union. This is a venerable debating society with a 200-year history, and it was CZ’s first in-person public appearance since Binance’s security incident on October 29.
Before the talk, he poked fun at himself on X: The event had been scheduled a long time ago, and “looking at what’s happened recently, I don’t think I’m qualified or smart enough.” He added a laughing-crying emoji. The post quickly garnered nearly 180,000 views, and the comments were full of people saying, “You’re too modest.”
According to notes taken by audience members, CZ spoke most about “what coins are actually for.” In places where it’s difficult to open a bank account, a phone and a wallet can solve a big problem. Cross-border transfers are also slow and expensive, making them one of the easiest use cases for crypto to understand. Stablecoins are currently the clearest example of real-world adoption.
On AI, he said that writing code is becoming easier, while figuring out what to build is becoming harder. In the future, if AI assistants buy services and make small payments on people’s behalf, they’ll need a fast, low-cost payment method, and blockchain could have a role to play. Bringing stocks on-chain would allow more people to trade around the clock. It might draw away some capital in the short term, but it would also bring in new users.
On security, he said that no matter how advanced the technology is, basic security procedures are still essential, and the entire industry should share lessons learned.
The lightest moment of the evening came when someone asked how to choose a life partner. CZ said it might be the hardest question of the night: finding a business partner is already difficult; finding a life partner is even harder.
#币安 #BNB #CZ This does not constitute investment advice.
Before the talk, he poked fun at himself on X: The event had been scheduled a long time ago, and “looking at what’s happened recently, I don’t think I’m qualified or smart enough.” He added a laughing-crying emoji. The post quickly garnered nearly 180,000 views, and the comments were full of people saying, “You’re too modest.”
According to notes taken by audience members, CZ spoke most about “what coins are actually for.” In places where it’s difficult to open a bank account, a phone and a wallet can solve a big problem. Cross-border transfers are also slow and expensive, making them one of the easiest use cases for crypto to understand. Stablecoins are currently the clearest example of real-world adoption.
On AI, he said that writing code is becoming easier, while figuring out what to build is becoming harder. In the future, if AI assistants buy services and make small payments on people’s behalf, they’ll need a fast, low-cost payment method, and blockchain could have a role to play. Bringing stocks on-chain would allow more people to trade around the clock. It might draw away some capital in the short term, but it would also bring in new users.
On security, he said that no matter how advanced the technology is, basic security procedures are still essential, and the entire industry should share lessons learned.
The lightest moment of the evening came when someone asked how to choose a life partner. CZ said it might be the hardest question of the night: finding a business partner is already difficult; finding a life partner is even harder.
#币安 #BNB #CZ This does not constitute investment advice.
