my daughter is now 4 months old. from the day she was born, she’s been living in a world where crypto already exists and ai is used across every industry. using stablecoins and web3 wallets will be as natural to her as breathing.
as her father, i don’t want to place any pressure on how she grows up. instead, i’ll leave her a hardware wallet. odds are, she’ll live to 150 — and her first asset is already waiting for her, on-chain.
after graduation, i put all my savings into bitcoin — bought all the way down from over $1,000 to $120. i lost 90% of everything. it was everything i had saved in 3 years. i lived frugally, but no matter how hard i tried, i couldn’t outrun the bitcoin crash.
at one point, my bank balance dropped to just over 300 rmb. one night after working late, around 10pm, i wanted to treat a friend to a bowl of lanzhou noodles. at checkout, i realized i didn’t have enough. we ended up splitting the bill.
to survive, i had to get a “real” job, so i joined bytedance. even then, i had to sell 2–3 btc each month just to pay rent for a shared apartment. that spring festival, i went home to see my grandma. i couldn’t afford even an economy flight — had to take the cheapest green train and sit upright for 14 hours.
but more than being broke, the hardest part was watching my belief in btc start to shake.
thankfully, i held on.
i genuinely admire the younger generation today. many grew up with better financial conditions, more educated parents, and a global mindset. they’ve got the vision and courage to take on the world.
the future belongs to the young — whether you like it or not.
just released firmware 3.10 for the original classic (not classic 1s, and no, we didn’t forget it). you can now safely surf solana and aptos dapps w/ it.
for non-listed crypto companies, issuing debt to buy tokens isn’t really an option. so building crypto reserves isn’t very practical either.
a more feasible way is to regularly set aside a small part of revenue to buy bitcoin and never sell. this creates moderate exposure without adding operational risk.
but at the core, growth and revenue matter most. if profits mainly come from price gains instead of actual business output, something’s off.
earning tokens ≠ making money. if your bottom line depends on asset swings, it might look good, but it’s shaky. a solid crypto company should thrive even in flat markets. bull runs should be accelerators, not life support.