Author: Xiaobing, Deep Tide TechFlow
Original Title: Satoshi Nakamoto Would Have to Kowtow to the God of Wealth
Every year on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiaobing wakes up early to go to the Number One Temple of Wealth at Beigao Peak in Hangzhou.
I thought I would be jostling with aunties and uncles, but when I arrived, the scene was filled with familiar faces amidst the swirling incense smoke.
On the left was a well-known爆料KOL, on the right was someone involved in community schemes, and a few tech elites who usually preach "decentralization" were devoutly kowtowing with loud thuds. In that moment, algorithmic consensus and Federal Reserve movements were no match for the three sticks of incense in their hands.
Over the past two years, mysticism has become the "prominent study" in the crypto world. If you're still looking at candlestick charts, you're a classical rookie. The real veterans are now reading Bazi (Eight Characters).
A crypto trader familiar with various macroeconomic indicators eventually turned to mysticism, recently calculating BTC's Bazi—and the outlook is grim: fire clashes with the wealth repository, making 2026 (Bing Wu Year) Bitcoin's darkest hour. I quickly checked my wallet; luckily, it was already empty.
Remember, Alen, a partner at crypto VC y2z Ventures, once stated bluntly that one of their fund's core competencies was "reading faces." In the past, due diligence (DD) involved code audits and business models. Now, it's different: first, check if the founder has a "wealth-losing face," then see if the project's name clashes with Feng Shui.
During a recent trip to Shenzhen, I noticed that traders and KOLs' standard setup isn't data terminals; they all have a "Feng Shui consultant" behind them.
Don't laugh—this approach really works in crypto. Xiaobing knows a boss of a Hong Kong-listed company who is a devout believer in Feng Shui, donating real money to temples—possibly more than the company's R&D budget.
And the result? Feng Shui brought help from noble patrons. Starting in 2023, he bought Bitcoin, earning hundreds of millions of dollars by hoarding it. Later, he caught the wave of the DAT (Crypto Treasury Reserve) narrative, and the company's stock price doubled... Although everyone knows this is "survivorship bias," you can't argue with the fact that he really made a fortune.
There are counterexamples too. A爆料KOL with a frog avatar also had a Feng Shui consultant who advised him not to make moves recently. He couldn't resist and played with contracts, resulting in a neat and tidy liquidation.
About this phenomenon, it's not entirely superstition.
Our traditional land-based civilization emphasizes farming—"sow one grain in spring, reap ten thousand in autumn"—focusing on certainty. But what does maritime civilization face? Storms and unknown waters.
Why do people in the southeastern coastal areas worship Mazu? Not because of ignorance, but because on the vast ocean, besides experience and technology, you need something else.
The crypto world is essentially a modern version of the "Age of Exploration." It faces bottomless seas and sudden storms. This is human nature: the greater the randomness and volatility, the more we seek supernatural spiritual anchors.
When candlestick charts fail, and a single tweet from Musk, Trump, or CZ can sway the market, Feng Shui becomes the last psychological defense. This isn't ignorance; it's an instinctive stress response to massive wealth fluctuations.
After all, when your assets can swing 50% in a day, you need to believe in something to sleep at night. As for whether the God of Wealth understands blockchain, does it really matter?
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