Event Background

People jokingly say Ethereum is going through a "mid-life crisis." The symptoms of this crisis are reflected in the continuously falling ETH/BTC exchange rate and the "betrayal" of Layer 2 solutions seemingly draining resources from Layer 1. On a spiritual level, the ecosystem's narratives have been repeatedly proven false, leading to an unprecedented erosion of the community by nihilism. Now, this crypto nihilism is no longer confined to the Ethereum ecosystem but is spreading throughout the entire crypto space (except Bitcoin).

Those concerned about the industry's long-term development can't help but ask: What is truly core to this industry, and what can we be certain about? Beyond being a casino, what else can this industry offer? If we don't want to follow the "casino" path that extends from Bitcoin to Ethereum to Solana, what alternatives do we have?

Perhaps we can find some inspiration in Bitcoin's whitepaper. In this document, we can see how blockchain technology serves as a means to build "peer-to-peer electronic cash." What's crucial here is "peer-to-peer" rather than "decentralization"; what matters is giving people the freedom to hold digital assets directly without relying on third parties, not encouraging businesses to move everything onto the blockchain. We can see the distinction between the two types of utopias advocated by Bitcoin and Ethereum, and now is the time to discuss them and reflect on existing practices.

Event Content

We plan to hold a small seminar in Chiang Mai on November 6th from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The seminar's theme is "From Bitcoin to P2P Economy," or it could also be called "From P2P Electronic Currency to P2P Economy."

The seminar features speakers including BTC Study's chief editor Ajian, Nos founder Rabble, Cryptape researcher Retric, Lightning Labs researcher YY, and Hashkey Capital's Head of Research Hu Zhiwei. Yao Xiang, Ajian, and Jan Xie will join as panel guests to share their observations, viewpoints, and thoughts.

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活动背景

人们戏称以太坊正在陷入“中年危机”。这场中年危机的外在表征，是以太币对比特币汇率不断下跌，是以太坊生态L2们对L1的吸血与背叛；在精神层面，则是生态叙事被相继证伪，令社区前所未有地遭到虚无主义的侵蚀。现在，加密虚无主义并不仅仅局限在以太坊这一个体系内，开始在整个加密领域蔓延（比特币除外）。

那些关心行业长远发展的人们不禁要问：这个行业的核心和我们可以确信的事情究竟是什么？除赌场外，这个行业究竟还能提供什么？如果我们不想选择从比特币延伸到以太坊乃至Solana这样一条“赌场”路线，我们还可以选择什么？

或许，我们可以在比特币的白皮书中找到一些启示。在这份白皮书中我们可以看到，区块链本身作为一种技术手段，是如何服务于构建这种“点对点的电子现金”的。在这份白皮书中，重要的是“点对点”而非“去中心化”；重要的是给予人们不依赖第三方直接持有数字资产的自由，而不是鼓励将业务都搬运上链。我们能够看到比特币和以太坊推崇的两种乌托邦之间的区别，而如今也是时候去谈论它们，并且对既有的实践进行反思了。

活动内容

我们打算于11月6号下午两点半至五点半，在清迈召开一场小型研讨会。研讨会的主题是「从比特币到点对点经济」，或许也可以被称为「从点对点电子货币到点对点经济」。

研讨会邀请到了BTC Study的主编阿剑、Nos发起人Rabble、密猿研究员Retric、Lightning Labs 研究员YY、Hashkey Capital投研总监胡智威作为演讲嘉宾，姚翔、阿剑、谢晗剑作为对话嘉宾，分享他们的见闻、观点和思考。

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报名人数限制：50人

Registration limit: 50 people