“When I left the mainland, I thought I wouldn’t be back. Standing in Hong Kong today, I know that the previous wandering was just a prelude, and the real story is just beginning.”
When CZ spoke at the University of Hong Kong, the audience erupted: seven golden sentences, each striking at the industry's core! From stablecoins to RWA, from DEX to AI payments, he laid out Hong Kong's future opportunities in the sunlight. Some say this speech is not just a speech, but an action guide for Hong Kong's Web3.

Stablecoins: A potential breakthrough for renminbi internationalization

“The global circulation of USDT has exceeded one trillion, but no one has calculated how much it has helped the US dollar with cross-border settlements. If Hong Kong promotes a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, it can connect with the global market and help the renminbi find an outlet.”

The value of stablecoins is not just in cryptocurrency trading, but as a new bridge in the cross-border financial system.

RWA: Luxury home slicing ≠ Asset revolution

“Slicing a luxury home into ten thousand shares on-chain doesn't help ordinary people who can't live there, and no one will take over. Stocks and bonds are the opportunities; moving the ledger on-chain enables faster settlements and lower costs.”

True RWA focuses on financial assets, not gimmicks.

Compliant exchanges: Saving time with mature experience

“Building a compliant exchange requires 1 billion USD and 300 top security experts. If Hong Kong allows Binance to operate compliantly, it can save both money and time.”

What Hong Kong lacks the most is not capital, but time and experience.

CEX and DEX: An inevitable power transition

“Today, everyone is used to registering with CEX via email, but in ten years, wallets will be as popular as WeChat. DEX has lower fees and better privacy, and large players are already shifting.”

Centralization is a transition, decentralization is the trend.

AI + Web3: Micropayments will reshape the economic landscape

“In the future, AIs will trade with each other, and the amounts may only be 0.01 USD. Traditional banks find it too small to handle, but blockchain can settle it in seconds with zero fees.”

Micropayments will become the underlying logic of the AI economy, and blockchain happens to support it.

Three suggestions for Hong Kong

“Regulation needs to be quick, run first and then fix; liquidity needs to be globalized, don't be stuck in a small pond; leave space for DEX and AI, today it's marginal, tomorrow it's mainstream.”

Three directions almost pinpoint the key positions for Hong Kong's Web3 development.

The real beginning of the story

“When I left the mainland, I thought I wouldn’t be back. Standing in Hong Kong today, I know that the previous wandering was just a prelude, and the real story is just beginning.”

CZ's return is not just a personal declaration, but also an expectation for Hong Kong's future role.

These seven sentences constitute the most concise action guide for Hong Kong's Web3:

Stablecoins open the door to cross-border transactions

RWA reshapes financial efficiency

DEX and AI define the protagonists of the future

The key to Hong Kong lies in speed, openness, and foresight