After recovering from my illness, I was invited to the #OKXNewYear'sEveDinner event, where I listened to @star_okx's speech and had a roundtable discussion with @connectfarm1 (a lurker) and @niuniu255431 (a trader). Based on these two conversations, I have some thoughts:
Star's speech yesterday was widely discussed online; he was completely uninhibited, emphasizing the importance of BTC to the industry and the idea that "everyone should have BTC." He will further increase investment in the @XLayerOfficial public chain, which will not weaken the strategic position of $OKB in the ecosystem.
After talking with Niu Ge (a trader), he mentioned the issue of identity, which makes a lot of sense. Most retail investors who enter the market see BTC at least $10,000 or more (the lowest price I saw was $16,000 BTC when FTX collapsed). With most people's small capital, buying only BTC won't make much money. The industry needs both infrastructure development and wealth creation to attract participants; only by combining these two aspects can it thrive.
Hopefully, we'll see more integration of infrastructure development and wealth creation on X-layer in the future, incentivizing ecosystem participants while providing more opportunities for retail traders. We look forward to Chinese companies further expanding and strengthening this platform.