FT专访WOO联创Jack Tan:2024年,加密行业迎来新的分水岭

Odaily星球日报Published on 2024-01-29Last updated on 2024-01-29

Abstract

SEC改变了其对比特币ETF的立场,这一转变对投资者意味着什么?FT采访了WOO的联合创始人Jack Tan。

本文来自:FT 中文网,作者:杜若萱

最近,美国证券交易委员会(SEC)改变了其对比特币交易所交易基金(ETFs)的立场,这一举措在加密货币投资领域引起了广泛关注。这一决定标志着加密货币监管环境的重大转变,为比特币及其他数字货币在传统金融市场中的更广泛接受和采纳铺平了道路。长期以来,SEC 对加密货币 ETFs 持谨慎态度,主要因为担心市场操纵、投资者保护不足以及加密市场的高波动性。然而,随着加密市场的成熟和监管框架的逐步完善,SEC 的这一新立场可能预示着对这一新兴资产类别的认可度增加。

这一转变对投资者意味着什么?对加密货币市场又将产生哪些长远影响?为了深入了解这一话题,FT 采访了 WOO 的联合创始人 Jack Tan,一位在加密货币领域具有深厚经验的专家,以探讨 SEC 的这一决策背后的动因,以及它可能对加密货币市场和投资者产生的影响。

WOO 是一家在加密货币领域活跃的公司,致力于通过创新和透明度推动加密货币行业的发展,同时提高交易所的安全性和用户友好性。集结 CeFi 和 DeFi 的流动性和顶级做市商,为大型交易机构、交易所、投资机构与 DeFi 平台提供交易深度,以及具竞争力的交易成本。

以下为采访实录:

FT专访WOO联创Jack Tan:2024年,加密行业迎来新的分水岭

FT 中文网:美国证券交易委员会改变了对比特币 ETF 的态度。您认为这将如何改变比特币投资者和整个金融市场对加密货币的看法?

Jack Tan:这确实大大增加了加密行业是实质性事物的说服力。而且,围绕加密资产,如比特币和以太坊,在公众视野里的确存在某种禁忌。现在美国证券交易委员会(SEC)批准了比特币 ETF,尽管 SEC 并没有表明比特币是一个好资产还是坏资产,但他们基本上认证了 ETF 是合法的,并且法律没有理由不批准比特币 ETF。我认为这确实给整个加密行业带来了很多合法性,不仅仅是比特币本身。我们都知道,要证明这种新型去中心化资产进入主流市场是多么困难,这花了大约 15 年的时间,最终经历了艰巨的法律斗争才得到 SEC 的批准。

即便是获批,也伴随着许多激动人心的事件,比如当时互联网上的各种假新闻。所以当整个事件真正敲定结果时大家都松了一口气。而且批准的结果非常的接近,美国证券交易委员会内部进行了投票,有三票支持 ETF 通过,两票反对,可见当时这并不是十拿九稳的事。

FT 中文网:这一举措会对散户投资者带来怎样的改变?

Jack Tan:现在散户购买比特币的方式变得更加便捷。以前购买比特币可能需要经过多个步骤,而现在只需一步即可完成。这就像是为比特币投资者建立了一条高速公路。以前,如果比喻成路途,那就像是曲折狭窄的小巷,投资者如果想从一处到达另一处,需要耗费大量时间和精力。现在,则有了一条宽阔的通道,使得更多的人能够方便地购买这种资产。然而,高速公路的开通并不自动意味着会有大量的需求。还必须有特定的情境驱动人们投资比特币。必须有专业分析师的推荐,促使人们愿意购买比特币。一旦决定购买,他们现在能够比以前更迅速、更大量地进行交易。

FT 中文网:在您看来,未来该如何塑造加密货币和区块链行业的未来的?WOO 如何与Web3的理念和发展趋势相关联?

Jack Tan:这确实是和我最初全职进入这个行业时相同的愿景和梦想,那时候相信能有一个无托系统是如此吸引人,它坚固可靠,不受任何政府或监管机构的控制,它是私有且自由的,使用并非无偿,但基本上是自由交易的。这吸引了很多人进入这个行业,WOO 正努力以各种方式推动这个行业的发展。但是目前这个行业中仍然存在很多信任问题。因此,我们希望 WOO 品牌能成为信任和希望的堡垒。这样人们就能在Web3中过上更加丰富多彩的生活。从更长远来看,我认为如果去中心化金融最终超越中心化金融,那是因为它提供了更多的机会,无论你是企业家、投资者还是交易者,去中心化金融领域都有着无数的机遇。

FT 中文网:DeFi 在近年来取得了巨大的发展。WOO 对于推动 DeFi 生态系统有何计划和贡献,您对 DeFi 的未来有何看法?

Jack Tan:长期来看,DeFi 将超越 CeFi,但在此之前,我们需要首先建立许多基础设施。我认为许多投资者因为被各种各样的相关叙事所吸引而变得过于乐观,但是真正有用的技术的发展却需要较长时间。目前,DeFi 对于普通用户来说并不友好,因为它的使用过程太复杂,风险也相对较高。我们现在能做的最重要的事情是,帮助搭建那些基础设施,并在此基础上开发以人为中心的应用程序,以便普通用户真正能够使用这些技术。按照目前的发展方式,DeFi 更像是为机器而设计的,更适合 AI 来操作,而不是为普通用户服务。我认为更大的挑战在于,将这些 DeFi 应用程序抽象化,让技术细节对用户透明化,从而让每个人都能在不知不觉中享受到 DeFi 带来的好处。这种无缝的整合,如果实现了,就像施展魔法一样,届时会看到 DeFi 在交易量和收益上超越 CeFi。

FT 中文网:怎样看待香港和新加坡地区发展加密货币的优势?

Jack Tan :我们的一些核心团队成员选择居住在这些城市,并且对那里的生活非常满意。首先,因为这些地方资本充裕,为人们提供了一个非常安全的环境。你无需担心社会动荡或在街头遭遇无缘无故的暴力。因此,对孩子们来说,这里是一个非常安全的环境,它吸引了大量企业家,税负低,风险投资家也云集于此。这些城市确实是理想的居住地,但我认为对于这两个地方的唯一缺点就是生活成本非常高。对于初创的加密企业家或者刚入行的交易员和投资者来说,在这里安家并维持高质量生活是非常有挑战的。而且,在这些更发达的经济体中,成熟的大型加密公司有时候可能会行事过于保守。他们不像那些规模较小、新成立的加密公司那样积极地挑战现状。

FT 中文网:您如何看待部分由华人主导的web3生态圈?

Jack Tan :就我个人而言,我会着眼于团队及其实际构建的内容以及他们创造叙事和品牌的能力。我认为这非常有力量。但在初步评估之后,实际上需要从技术层面去衡量。我更倾向于那些擅长创造叙事,捕捉叙事,并且能够构建人们会使用的技术的团队。我认为代币讲述了一个故事,关于投资者和社区对这个团队以及他们的愿景、他们正在制作的产品的感受。如果代币在多个周期内相对于市场,相对于比特币保持相对强劲,那么这可能是一个非常非常强大的团队,因为它不断地给系统增加更多的信心。

FT 中文网:怎样看待在加密货币领域中人工智能的发展前景?

Jack Tan:我认为,坦白地说,人工智能将出现在每个行业,无论是农业、机械还是教育行业。它将普及于每一个领域,在Web3领域也是如此。因此,在内部,我们利用 AI 工具进行设计、促进相互间的交流、帮助记忆以及协助头脑风暴。但现在有一个讨论点,即谁将控制这些 AI 系统的计算能力。如何确保这种控制的公平性?如何使其既透明、强大又公平?加密货币领域的人士认为区块链是解决方案。这是我们正在研究和深入探讨的问题。我们试图向用户群体提供我们认为合法的机会。

作为一个交易所,我们不断看到各种新的讨论,从非同质化代币(NFTs)到人工智能,再到 BRC 20 。我们必须迅速理解这些内容,判断它们是否有持续存在的潜力,或者仅仅是投机工具。我个人认为,人工智能基础设施确实具有潜力,它应该尽可能去中心化。如果基础部分合理,那么技术问题可以得到解决,以确保其有效运作。因此,我对这种观点持乐观态度。

FT 中文网:能否为我们预测未来的市场? 2024 年是否会成为牛市?

Jack Tan:我认为 2024 年和近几年的不同之处在于,过去主要是叙事和货币政策驱动,对吧?叙事与货币周期的相互作用产生了许多牛市和熊市的市场周期。而且在熊市期间,更容易展示出谁真的在构建,谁是骗局,谁是欺诈。在 2024 年及以后,会有更多实用的技术和应用。举一个例子,如果区块链真的可以成为 AI 的重要部分,那么这里的叙事和真正构建的技术将自己创造一个周期。我认为这甚至不会受到货币政策的太大影响,例如,如果美联储提高利率 50 个基点或 1% ,它并不真的会影响这种非常强大的信念体系。所以我认为在 2024 年、 2025 年甚至未来会看到更多这样的情况。

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