Well-known YouTuber Sheng Jie Shi was once the dominant audio and video traffic in Taiwan. His YouTube channel has more than 1 million followers. He is also the first person to update daily life vlogs. It is common for his videos to exceed 4.5 million within a day or two after they are released. However, he has rarely updated in recent years. In the video, he said that he is now more like an angel investor and has transitioned to focus on the field of cryptocurrency investment.
Why transition to cryptocurrency investing?
On the 22nd, Sheng Jieshi was interviewed by the Literary and Capitalist Podcast program of Jiji Radio. He talked about how he transitioned to cryptocurrency investment?
He pointed out that his change of interest was actually related to a primary school classmate. This friend went to exchange Bitcoin in order to play games that were not available in China, which turned out to be an opportunity for him to get involved in cryptocurrency.
Sheng Jieshi recalled that his elementary school classmate bought thousands of Bitcoins with several thousand Taiwan dollars, and used about 800 Bitcoins to buy games. Later, the price of Bitcoins soared year by year, and his friend put it on the computer The remaining Bitcoins were lost. Every time he saw this friend, he would remind him that he had spent several million Taiwan dollars to buy a game. Gradually, he began to realize that Bitcoins seemed to be really valuable.
Sheng Jieshi pointed out that he initially started investing with NT$10,000, and later almost half of his assets were in cryptocurrency. He admitted that cryptocurrency is a high-risk market, but through research and learning, he found his own rhythm. Profits were taken a few months ago:
Around April this year, I redeemed all my principal. All my current cryptocurrency assets are net profits, so I have no gain or loss. I am not the only one who got my principal back. , I also took out some of my profits.
Although I am very optimistic about the market outlook and its future, in fact, I have not put my principal in it.
Regarding the fact that there are still experts who believe that cryptocurrency is a bubble, Sheng Qiushi responded that he respects these people's ideas and agrees with them to a certain extent, but he agrees more with his own ideas, because after all, the money is his own, and he still has to rely on it. Based on his own judgment, he would recommend that people who want to seriously invest in cryptocurrency should do a good job in position management or risk control.
Pursue inner peace in the present moment
Holy Stone also talked about his inner world and lifestyle. He revealed that he now only eats one meal a day, pays attention to health and meditates, because it makes him feel inner peace. In the past, he pursued fame and wealth, but now he values more It is inner fulfillment and completeness.
When it comes to the future, Sheng Jieshi revealed that he has invested in a number of companies related to film and television production and advertising and marketing, and is also participating in some blockchain projects. He feels that the current house is a bit small, and he is looking at the next one, maybe in the future. Add a new member to the family.
The Holy Stone Controversy
However, Sheng Jie Shi has also been involved in controversy in the field of cryptocurrency in the past. He participated in the promotion of the NFT project Sweetyard Dog in 2021, but the subsequent official operation failed and official personnel began to mess up. In March 2022, Sheng Jie Shi also At one point, the IG and YouTube channels were cleared, causing netizens to leave messages saying, "Cut leeks and leave the table singing loudly."
At that time, Sheng Jie Shi issued a clarifying post, saying that he had not run away. The reason for deleting the post was that he was reading spiritual books and wanted to pursue purity. He emphasized that the project team was very strong in development, but the community and marketing were not done well, resulting in When the project was not developing smoothly, he did not avoid it or act stupid. In the future, he will be more cautious about his words and deeds on topics related to the crypto.
