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Chapter 251 I should cooperate with you in performing
"I mean, do you think the Chinese can easily find system loopholes in the platform?"

Brian emphasized his point and then continued to explain: "Do you think there is a possibility that Qiao Yu hopes to use this method to put pressure on Microsoft through us? He seems to be very good at doing this."

"I don't know, but I know that just a few days ago, he easily found two new Mersenne primes. Brian, you are a technical person, you should know better than me how difficult it is to find new Mersenne primes using a computer, not to mention that he was able to find two at once."

Jesse Powell replied.

He still felt that Brian was a little too optimistic.

Although he also felt that Qiao Yu was not targeting them this time, but Microsoft.

But if they were not absolutely sure, the other party would not be so aggressive as to call them directly to inform them. They even had to do the so-called public live broadcast test.

"Okay, so how are you going to deal with this?" Brian asked directly.

"I don't know. It happened too suddenly. We lack intelligence and even less technical means to deal with it. We can only wait and see what they can do.

We can’t just suspend all trading at the same time. That would just add more uncertainty. And it wouldn’t boost investor confidence.”

Jesse Powell said.

It wasn't so much that he was sharing his thoughts with Brian as it was that he was rejecting the first knee-jerk solution that came to his mind when he first heard the news.

There is no way, avoiding it will not solve any problem. At least that is the case this time.

Microsoft had just hyped up this topic, and Qiao Yu immediately followed suit and made it public. This would definitely attract the attention of the whole world, and it would be impossible to keep a low profile.

"Of course that's impossible! So I was wondering if we could unite and turn the passive situation into the active one."

Brian's voice came over the phone.

"Oh? Tell me what you think." Jesse Powell said immediately with an idea in his mind.

"Hua Xia just announced at 5 o'clock that they would broadcast live around the world to help us conduct public testing. So what if we took the initiative to announce it before and specially invited Qiao Yu's team to test the security of the exchange?
After all, if we fast forward to the quantum era, it may indeed pose a certain threat to the security of cryptocurrency transactions. So at this time, it is reasonable for us to require a security test.

But if we really choose to do this, the three of us must be in sync and release announcements simultaneously. So I need to ask for your opinion first.”

Jesse Powell went over Brian's idea in his mind and found that this was indeed the most feasible approach in such a short period of time.

Of course, it might offend Microsoft, but they can't care so much at this time. After all, everyone has to be responsible for their own shareholders.

So Jesse Powell quickly made a decision.

“I think it’s okay. We can set a time to make an official announcement together. Have you talked to Binance.US? Are they willing to act in sync with us?”

"As long as our two families are in step, they have no other choice."

Jesse Powell agreed with Brian's statement and said simply, "That's it. You name a time and we'll make announcements simultaneously."

"Then it will be at four o'clock this afternoon. In about half an hour, when the announcement is ready, I will send it to you. Please pay attention to your email."

"Okay. By the way, have you ever considered what to do if Qiao Yu's team can really easily break into our server and affect the security of our transactions?"

Before hanging up the phone, Jesse Powell asked again.

However, this question was obviously not easy to answer. The other party hesitated for a long time before speaking: "I heard that Google, Microsoft, and all other technology companies that have made early arrangements for quantum computing are negotiating with Qiao Yu, hoping to recruit him as a technical consultant or something like that."

"I see. Okay, I'll hang up now."

After hanging up the phone, Jesse Powell also breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, this stage can probably be passed first.

As for what Brian meant, it actually meant that they could also invite Qiao Yu to be a technical security consultant. Of course, this technical security consultant is just a title.

Regardless of whether the other party contributed or not, they had to pay this extra money. However, as long as the other party did not cause trouble, Jesse Powell could accept the extra money.

You can even use your imagination.

If possible, new technologies can be used to directly crack down on small trading platforms that have low security and do not pay much attention to local regulations.

You should know that there are hundreds of cryptocurrency trading platforms of all sizes around the world.

Especially those decentralized exchanges that allow users to trade directly on the blockchain are the most direct competitors to centralized trading platforms such as Kraken.

Decentralized exchanges do not need to control customer funds, so they do not charge agency fees. They only maintain operations by charging a handling fee for each transaction and operating some products such as lending and derivatives.

However, this type of decentralized exchange is clearly overly dependent on user liquidity and has weak risk resistance.

In addition, decentralized management often does not cooperate with official policy management of cryptocurrencies, so such platforms often go bankrupt.

Therefore, not only will these small platforms steal some business, but they will also cause a certain blow to the reputation of cryptocurrency... In short, the fewer platforms that steal business, the better.

If the two sides can really cooperate, those small non-compliant platforms will no longer have room to survive, and perhaps it can even promote their development.

Yes, the crisis is not over yet, and Jesse Powell is already thinking about whether he can use this crisis to take the platform to a higher level of development.

It doesn't matter if there is one more person collecting protection fees. There are many people sucking blood from the exchange. As long as the money is worth it, it's enough.

Just like that, thinking about these things in his mind, when he went to the conference room for the meeting, Jesse Powell felt more confident in dealing with this crisis, and he also determined the theme of this emergency meeting and the goals to be achieved.

After all, the prerequisite for achieving all this is that Qiao Yu is willing to cooperate with them.

……

Huaxia, Yanbei International Center for Mathematical Research, in Qiao Yu's office, Zheng Xiwen was feeling sad about the passing of time.

What made this tough guy feel sad was that he found that compared with Qiao Yu, he seemed really old.

For example, he seemed to no longer be able to stay up late. It was only nearly four in the morning, and he already felt extremely tired.

But Qiao Yu still looked energetic and didn't seem tired at all.

Thinking back to twenty years ago... No, it doesn't need to be twenty years. Even if it was ten and a half years ago, when he was in his twenties and still in the lower company, he would not have any problem staying up for a few nights if there was a mission.

Now it was only the second half of the night, but he already felt exhausted. Thinking back to when Qiao Yu first met him and directly called him "little old man", he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

He is only in his early forties and is clearly in the prime of his life. How could he suddenly become unable to function?
Just as he was feeling sorry for himself, Qiao Yu, who was sitting in front of the computer, suddenly slammed the table and shouted. Zheng Xiwen was so scared that he jumped and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

"See, I knew these capitalists were really too smart, otherwise why would they be so rich?"

After hearing what Qiao Yu said, Zheng Xiwen simply stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and walked to Qiao Yu to look at his computer screen. "What's wrong?"

“Look, the three major cryptocurrency websites we named have collectively issued an announcement. Look how beautifully they said it. In order to protect the transaction and privacy security of all users, in view of the current new situation of technological development…

We specially invite Mr. Qiao Yu, the 2026 Fields Medal winner, and his research team to conduct a comprehensive test on the website's trading system...Haha, Mr. Qiao Yu, this is the first time someone calls me Mr. Qiao Yu..."

Seeing Qiao Yu's overjoyed expression, Zheng Xiwen felt speechless.

Obviously, the opponent was scared, and he was scared very quickly, almost sliding to his knees. The power of knowledge is so terrifying.

It used to be said that a scientist was worth several divisions, but it always sounded very abstract.

But today's situation has given Zheng Xiwen a more intuitive understanding of the power of knowledge.

Without protesting or any other action, he simply held his head up and shouted to the other side: "Just don't hit my head."

"Then Mr. Qiao Yu, shall we proceed as planned?"

"Of course. But since they said they took the initiative to invite us to do the test, shouldn't you ask the person who just notified us to ask how the fee is calculated?
After all, we worked hard all night, and so many engineers stayed up late with us, which wasted a lot of computing power of the supercomputing center.

If the other party doesn't pay a penny, it would be a bit unreasonable. Don't you agree? If the news gets out, people will think those trading platforms are too stingy. "

Zheng Xiwen glanced at Qiao Yu and really didn't know how to evaluate this idea.

To be honest, he was familiar with this set of tactics. This was called forced buying and selling. It was a key crackdown behavior when China established a market economy for a long time.

However, this time it was not used in the Chinese market, so it seemed harmless. The only problem was that he was a little embarrassed to make these calls.

I always feel like a bully who is accomplices others and bullies others in the market.

"No, Uncle Zheng, why are you standing there? Hurry up and make a phone call! It's okay for me to work a little, but it's embarrassing to think about so many engineers staying up all night.

It's fine that we couldn't offer any benefits before, but now there are benefits delivered to our doorsteps, don't you want to help fight for them? Are you really letting so many people work for nothing?"

Zheng Xiwen, who was originally feeling very embarrassed, was suddenly shaken when he heard these words.

If the money is used to give bonuses to engineers working on the front line, it is not unacceptable.

If it was for the benefit of the public, rather than Qiao Yu's own selfish interests, then let alone sacrificing one's own face, even if one was scolded afterwards, it would be worth it.

So Zheng Xiwen confirmed again: "Will you really distribute this money as welfare?"

Qiao Yu said generously: "Of course, all participants today have a share. Including you."

"I don't need it..." Zheng Xiwen waved his hand.

"No, Uncle Zheng, it's not my money, why are you being so polite? Besides, if you don't want it, do the people who follow you want it? They don't just stay up late today, they have to be on duty every night! Can't you think about getting some benefits for your own people? Do you want them to follow you wholeheartedly in the future?"

Zheng Xiwen was convinced by Qiao Yu's words again.

He really didn't care, the money was enough for him. But the brothers who followed him in the team were indeed having a hard time.

Although he plans to live alone for the rest of his life, and one person can feed the whole family, those young people still want to fall in love, get married and buy a house...

When it comes to fighting for the welfare of our brothers, we really can't give in.

"So how much do you think a family should pay?"

"You can't ask for too much. It's not appropriate. After all, this is a one-time test. So, let's just give one million to each family, and a total of three million."

"okay."

"Oh, it's US dollars! Don't say it's RMB."

“Dollar?”

"What else? They earn US dollars. Are you going to let them earn US dollars and spend RMB? There is no such good thing in the world! Earning RMB and spending US dollars is more like it."

"What if they think it's too expensive and don't want to give it?"

"We have already decided on the price, how could they complain about it being too expensive? Not even a cent less. If you really want to complain about it being too expensive, just sing a song for them."

"Sing?"

"Yes, just sing the song that should cooperate with your performance. I turned a blind eye."

"Oh, by the way, do you know how to translate this sentence into English? Do you want me to help you? I'm very good at speaking English..."

"Forget it, how about collecting the payment with your account?"

"We agreed to use this money to give bonuses to everyone. Why don't I transfer it to my account? It would be more convenient for you to just create a receiving account. Don't make that expression, Uncle Zheng. I trust you."

Well, Zheng Xiwen actually believes in himself.

Not to mention that a lot of people are watching this matter, and how the money is used after it arrives in China is transparent. Even if someone really wants to take advantage of it, they don't have the courage to do so.

"Okay then, I'll go find someone to contact the other side."

"By the way, tell them that the money has to arrive before 10 o'clock, before the global live broadcast. Otherwise, I will really tell the truth!"

"understood."

……

"Mr. Powell, the Chinese called again. They want one million and said it must be transferred to the provided account before ten o'clock, otherwise the consequences will be at your own risk."

"A million dollars? Why?"

"They said this was the cost of inviting Mr. Qiao Yu's technical team to conduct security testing on the trading platform."

Hearing this, Jesse Powell was not angry. On the contrary, he even felt a little happy.

It is a good thing that the other party is willing to ask for money. Asking for money means that his plan can be implemented.

It would be troublesome if you meet someone who is so stubborn that he doesn't even want your money!

(End of this chapter)