#韩林博士受邀牛津大学辩论社演讲 If I had only one question left, I would ask Dr. Han Lin: How can we let “value flow freely” while also allowing ordinary people to “sleep soundly”?
From the Oxford Union podium, Einstein spoke about relativity, Churchill spoke about war and peace, and this time, a crypto founder will speak about “the future of money.” If I were there with only one chance to ask a question, I would not ask “How high can Bitcoin go?”—I would use the personal experience of a long-time user to ask a “have it both ways” question:
“Dr. Han, I’ve been with Gate for eight years—I bought crypto via C2C for the first time in 2018, so nervous that my palms were sweating; then on October 11, 2025, a black swan event wiped out two positions because I failed to execute take-profit and stop-loss orders. My biggest realization over the years is that the other side of ‘freedom’ is always ‘risk.’ Gate Money’s slogan is ‘let value flow freely’—but when users put crypto, fiat, stocks, bank accounts, and payments all into one account, it is equivalent to putting all their eggs in one basket. I want to ask: How will Gate Money balance the vision of ‘free flow’ with the sense of security that lets ‘ordinary people sleep soundly’? When users entrust all their wealth to a single account, what institutional safeguards can Gate provide for ‘trust,’ rather than just a slogan?”
Why ask this:
- This is not a trick question, but a real pain point: In the C2C era, I was afraid of “strangers” (my hands trembled in 2018); in the Gate Money era, I am afraid of “people on my side” (one account = one basket)—the object of trust has changed, but “trust” itself needs to be proven more than ever
- This is crypto’s ultimate test: “Freedom” is crypto’s original aspiration, while “security” is crypto’s rite of passage into adulthood—as Gate moves from an exchange toward “Everything Money,” it is no longer merely a “place for trading,” but a “container for wealth”—the strength of that container determines how much of their wealth users dare to put inside
- Dr. Han will certainly have an answer to this question: a 127% reserve coverage ratio is the “answer in the ledger”; but what I want to hear more about is the “institutional answer”—insurance, audits, regulatory licenses, asset segregation, crisis management… These four words, “let value flow freely,” must be worthy of the four words, “why should we feel safe?”
The Oxford Union podium is not short on “vision”; what it lacks is “how to turn vision into a sense of security”—my question is on behalf of all the long-time users who have been educated by the market yet still choose to trust Gate: You say you will let value flow freely, so are you ready to let our trust “flow freely” too?
If you were sitting there, what would you ask? Share your question in the comments 👇
