“I think Bitcoin is a very misunderstood asset class,'' Chris Pang, an Ohio State University graduate and commencement speaker, explained. The boos from the graduates and their guests grew louder.
Throughout history, Ohio State University's commencement speeches have been given by notable figures such as former President Barack Obama, former U.S. Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, and astronaut Neil Armstrong.
This year, the prestigious honor went to Pan, a 1999 OSU graduate who went on to become a social entrepreneur, musician and inspirational speaker.
“Being decentralized and finite means that no government can print more at will,” he said of BTC to a stadium filled with graduates. “In the early days, Bitcoin exchanges were prone to hacking and fraud. However, this problem has been resolved with the recent launch of Bitcoin ETFs.”
Moans and groans spread across the 60,000 attendees as Mr. Pang continued to accumulate Bitcoin. “This is embarrassing,” a student can be heard saying as the video is circulated.
Neither Pan University nor Ohio State University responded immediately. DecryptionThis is a comment request from .
A week before the speech, the founder of a positive affirmation jewelry business called MyIntent explained on Linkedin that he had “assisted AI (ayahuasca intelligence)” in writing the speech. People then took to Pan's Linkedin post to accuse him of using the speech as an “advertisement for Bitcoin and bracelets.”
However, this psychedelic writing session did not lead to an inspirational message about ego or spirituality, but rather a lecture for “alpha males” about inflation and digital currencies. Fortunately (or unfortunately), the drug seemed to take effect as Pan walked past the podium to perform a karaoke rendition of the Michael Scott-esque “What's Up?” By 4 non-blonds. He later sang the Harry Dixon Rose classic, “This Little Light of Mine.”
“I didn't go to give a speech,” Pan said in an Instagram Story after the event. “To stop funding wars, I went to share the truth. We have to stop the bloodshed.”
Although he believed he was trying to change the world with his Bitcoin speech, some attendees said it wasWorst graduation speech ever”
According to a local Ohio newsletter: rooster, Pan had a bigger vision, including a “shirtless dance number” that the university requested removed. And according to other sources interviewed, roosterLeading up to his ill-fated commencement speech, Mr. Pan was “very angry” and was the “worst human being” a source had ever worked with.
There's also a sobering truth about OSU's graduation ceremonies. During the speech, someone fell from the stands of the stadium and died.Several believed it He said it was distasteful that the ceremony was continuing despite this shocking news, especially because the dire situation was not recognized.
Edited by Stacey Elliott.
