The Bitcoin conference in 2025 is in full swing in the United States.
I have never been very interested in this conference attended by politicians and businessmen, as I can already guess what they will say.
However, Vance’s speech at the conference really impressed me.
Deep Tide has published the full translation of this speech (see the reference link at the end of the text).
This speech cites three points that are refreshing and resonate strongly with me:
“Cryptocurrency is essentially a conservative or right-wing technology, while artificial intelligence is essentially a left-wing or centralized technology.”
“Many smart right-leaning tech talents are attracted to Bitcoin, while many smart left-leaning tech talents are dedicated to AI.”
“I do not want the development of AI to negatively impact the national interests of the United States. The best way to ensure that smart and visionary people are involved in this AI dialogue is to make the Bitcoin community a part of the AI conversation.”
Before sharing my views, let me first introduce the definitions of right-wing and left-wing in Western tradition.
In more general terms:
The right advocates for a small government, values individual effort, and promotes a free economy, showing a strong vigilance against centralization, control, and intervention. The right is also referred to as conservatives.
The left advocates for a large government, values government control over society, and promotes government intervention in the economy. The left is also referred to as liberals.
In modern society, pure right-wing and left-wing ideologies no longer exist; there is only a difference of being a bit more right or a bit more left.
The viewpoint quoted by Vance that Bitcoin attracts the right and artificial intelligence attracts the left immediately reminds me of some very typical figures in these two ecosystems.
One of the pioneers of Bitcoin, Wei Dai, buried a seed in his heart after witnessing the tragic experiences of his grandfather during the Cultural Revolution: the hope of creating a society where individuals are free from the oppression of power through technology.
Satoshi Nakamoto tries every means to conceal his presence and not reveal his whereabouts online.
…
Among the friends I have interacted with in the crypto ecosystem over the years, I have noticed an interesting phenomenon: whenever the conversation goes deeper, I can often guess their values and, in turn, their true attitude towards Bitcoin. And when I carefully ask them about their operations with Bitcoin, I almost always find a common point:
Participants who hold strong right-leaning views almost invariably hold onto a portion of Bitcoin. Although they may also engage in swing trading, there is always a portion they keep and never sell. They enthusiastically refer to this practice of holding onto a part without selling as a tribute to Satoshi Nakamoto.
Therefore, I have always believed that investing in the cryptocurrency ecosystem is unlikely to yield considerable returns without the support of values. I don’t believe that Zhao Changpeng sold his house to buy Bitcoin purely for commercial reasons, without any belief in values as support and motivation.
My impression of the artificial intelligence participants is almost entirely encompassed by Ultraman. His closely coordinated attitude with the U.S. government and the project requiring participants to exchange their iris for tokens vividly reflects this person’s worship of power and desire for control.
Another typical figure in the tech circle, akin to Ultraman, is Zuckerberg.
Most articles and media that praise artificial intelligence on the market are almost immersed in the pleasure brought by the rapid advancements of this technology in efficiency and experience, with very few expressing concerns about the potential consequences for humanity if artificial intelligence were to fall into the hands of malevolent forces.
Most articles and media on the market that dismiss cryptocurrency technology almost invariably discuss its shortcomings and uselessness only in terms of efficiency, cost, and other aspects. They never understand the great significance of cryptocurrency technology for humanity’s financial freedom and liberation from centralized control.
! PNFt7EOCSRs4WyGxJNWGIY25FtGyaag1xFmMb16a.png
A few times I was curious and looked for other articles by the authors of this type of article, and I almost always found that they were fundamentally filled with that kind of elitist sentiment of controlling the masses and the pleasure of crawling under power.
Only in the crypto ecosystem have I seen explorers like Vitalik continuously searching for ways to decentralize as much as possible, and to improve in areas that would allow Ethereum to withstand attacks from powerful sovereign states.
About two years ago, I wrote in an article that once I attended a roadshow in Hong Kong, I saw a foreign team propose a method of training artificial intelligence using decentralized datasets. Although that solution had many problems and seemed immature, this kind of thinking and perspective is something I mostly only see in the crypto ecosystem.
Of course, the strong promotion of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology will also pay attention to encryption technology. Ultraman has issued his world coin and layer two expansion, while Zuckerberg is also stirring to restart his stablecoin plan. However, their core purpose is not for the freedom of humanity, but to control more users, more resources, and provide more value for their ecosystem.
These two types of people are fundamentally different.
Perhaps this is what Vance quoted: “Many smart right-wing tech talents are attracted to Bitcoin, while many smart left-wing tech talents are dedicated to AI.”
In the previous article, I also shared my expectations for the best scenario of the combination of AI + Crypto: that is to decentralize the computing power and data of artificial intelligence through a decentralized approach using cryptographic technology, so that this revolutionary invention of artificial intelligence is not controlled by any centralized institution. Only in this way can it truly benefit all of humanity and become a great invention that humanity can be proud of; otherwise, it may very likely create disasters and become a weapon for the destruction of humanity.
Wang Si expressed in his speech that he hopes AI does not have a negative impact on the United States, and he hopes the Bitcoin community will join AI, which is exactly the way I expect these two technologies to combine.
The viewpoints quoted by Wans are, in my opinion, the best annotation of the values represented by the two technologies of encryption and artificial intelligence, as well as the best interpretation of the complementarity between encryption technology and artificial intelligence.
My inherent impression of politicians is that they only know how to speak lies, clichés, and empty words, but Vance was surprisingly able to quote/express such brilliant viewpoints.
A person without a background in engineering or technology can understand the values behind these two cutting-edge technologies to this extent, which surpasses the vast majority of participants in these two ecosystems.
I now somewhat understand why Peter Thiel from Silicon Valley has been long-term funding Vance and has been tirelessly supporting him.
If such a person becomes the president of the United States in the future, then blockchain technology and artificial intelligence will only accelerate wildly on that land.
