Anxiety over the booming AI trade and bitcoin’s uncertain future is overshadowing this year’s Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong, as a lingering crypto slump dampens enthusiasm despite a star appearance by Binance founder Zhao Changpeng.
Zhao, known in the industry as “CZ”, struck a bullish tone during his highly anticipated appearance on Thursday. Speaking to a large crowd, the 48-year-old billionaire entrepreneur drew applause and cheers by declaring that bitcoin “will for sure become more important than gold”.
“I think bitcoin will overtake gold pretty soon,” he added. The former Binance CEO also commended the United Arab Emirates for having “the most progressive crypto regulations”, while noting that Hong Kong…
