Talking about the art of Bitcoin, from Lang Xianping to Jack Ma

A video of "National Dad" Jack Ma mentioning Bitcoin at an event recently went viral in the digital currency circle. This is also the first time that the founder of the Alibaba Empire has publicly talked about this topic.

Many digital currency enthusiasts see “Jack Ma says Bitcoin technology is awesome” and start to get excited… but that’s unnecessary.

This reminds me of another celebrity’s comment on Bitcoin, Bill Gates, who once said:

“Bitcoin is exciting because of its low transaction fees.”

Later, he changed his words and said:

“Bitcoin and other digital currencies do make cross-border remittances easier to a large extent, and the fees have dropped significantly. However, Bitcoin will not become the dominant payment system.”

Apparently, Mr. Gates also realized his mistake in his first comment.

It is natural for celebrities to talk about Bitcoin, let alone a figure of Jack Ma's level, but what we need to figure out is what exactly he is talking about.

First of all, we need to understand that Jack Ma’s talk about Bitcoin this time was not voluntary, but was prompted by a question from an actress.

She asked Ma Yun:

“What do you think the future of Bitcoin is?”

Obviously, Ma Yun was a little surprised by this question, but he still answered it seriously. He said:

"Regarding the question of Bitcoin, to be honest, I am not very interested in it, but what I am concerned about is the relationship between the cashless society and blockchain technology. Regarding Bitcoin, what I want to know is, what can it bring to society? Having said that, I do think the technology behind Bitcoin is very powerful. My vision and that of Alibaba, where I work, is to push the world into a cashless society, and this society can achieve true equality for all... But regarding Bitcoin, we are very cautious about it. I would not say that I am a fan of Bitcoin. I am also curious like you, but I don't think I can't live without Bitcoin. There is one thing I want to share with you. When you are doing business one day, or anything else, if you don't know something, it's not shameful, but if you don't know it and then pretend to know it, it will be very shameful. As for Bitcoin, I can only say that I don't know."

It can be seen that Jack Ma's attitude towards Bitcoin is still very cautious. This answer actually shows his optimism about blockchain technology. As for digital currency such as Bitcoin, he dare not speak carelessly.

Is it bad to talk about Bitcoin? If you get slapped in the face later, that would be bad. (PS, according to an insider, some Alibaba employees have privately stored some Bitcoin, and the amount is not small)

Talking about Bitcoin? He's in big trouble.

Therefore, pretending that you don’t know is the best choice. As for blockchain technology, it has been clearly written into the State Council’s “Eleventh Five-Year Plan”, so Jack Ma can talk about blockchain with confidence.

Recently, Ant Financial disclosed its BASIC (blockchain, artificial intelligence, security, Internet of Things and cloud computing) technology strategy, which puts blockchain technology at the top of the list. This shows how much Jack Ma values ​​blockchain technology.

Let’s look at some negative examples of celebrities talking about Bitcoin.

The famous scholar Professor Lang Xianping once talked about Bitcoin in an episode of the program "Lang's Financial Eyes".

Someone asked him:

"Someone gives you 100 (bitcoins), do you want them?"

Lang Xianping replied:

“If you give me Bitcoin, I won’t take it.”

100 Bitcoins are now worth more than $700,000. Are you sure you won't either = or =

There are many examples of celebrities talking about Bitcoin, such as Buffett's "mirage" theory, JPMorgan Chase CEO's "scam" theory, and McAfee antivirus software founder McAfee's crazy remarks such as "less than $500,000 in three years, eating ** live on the Internet."

The author believes that treating Bitcoin with a normal mind may be the best way.