
Ohio State’s commencement speaker was loudly booed after trying to shill bitcoin, which he said he just discovered over the past few months.
He says he took ayahuasca to write the speech.
He’s https://twitter.com/panchris on X
Here’s the video
Ohio State's commencement speaker was loudly booed after trying to shill bitcoin, which he said he just discovered over the past few months.
— Molly White (@molly0xFFF) May 6, 2024
he says he took ayahuasca to write the speech
this fucking rules
(video via https://t.co/nJOzUoF62V) pic.twitter.com/oTjIXoD8Jf
Bitcoiners online had a lot to say about this.
Andrew M. Bailey pointed out the brand damage crypto and the scams in the space have done:
Crowd reactions to pro-bitcoin remarks at OSU's commencement are telling. Bitcoin is a brand. And to this audience, an annoying or possible grifty one.pic.twitter.com/HinpbdMEup
— Andrew M. Bailey (@resistancemoney) May 6, 2024
Carla
Others like Fred Krueger and Samson Mow praised him
I want to highlight @panchris who gave that epic speech at Ohio State University.
— Fred Krueger (@dotkrueger) May 7, 2024
This speech, and it's reaction, will go down in Bitcoin History. It's the Gen Z version of the "Buy Bitcoin" sign behind Janet Yellen.
I would love to interview Chris, if he is up for it.
@panchris good effort with the speech. Some will listen and they will thank you in a few years.
— Samson Mow (@Excellion) May 7, 2024
This is the most magnificently based thing I have seen in a long time.
— Rational Aussie (@rationalaussie) May 7, 2024
This man has rightfully earned his place in Bitcoin folklore, for eternity.
Like the Bitcoin 'sign guy', we'll know him as the 'commencement speech guy'.
Bravo.pic.twitter.com/TAGt9nHnou
Obviously there were memes involved.

And finally, some awarded him laser eyes
I think @panchris needs a new profile picture…
— Salvation ⚡️ (@btcSalvation) May 7, 2024
What do you think? pic.twitter.com/B709OEZMya
“Let them take 10 years to figure it out, because that’s how you 100x” #Bitcoin https://t.co/H7HmLHwIam pic.twitter.com/7yQfcBCImj
— Nik (@nikcantmine) May 7, 2024
Personally, I think that the Booing from this huge crowd is very bullish for us. We’re still so early, and like Michael Saylor just said in Bitcoin for Corporations, “let them take 10 years to figure it out, that’s how you go 100x”
his is why I don’t mind spending all my sats.
I can stack more.
In the long run, it doesn’t matter.
We’re so damn early.
It’s going to take 10 more years to see any significant bitcoin adoption.
Just like it doesn’t matter if you stacked at 350 dollars or 600 dollars, it won’t matter if you stacked at 67k or 137k.
It will just be a rounding error.
Go to bitcoin conferences, start your business, spend and replace, live your life, and keep stacking when you can.
They’re never gonna wake up.
What do you think?
Don’t wait for the world to change. Change yourself. Study (& buy) bitcoin 😉