Bitfinex CEO Jean-Louis Van der Velde, who is also known as “Taiwan son-in-law,” recently appeared at the famous Taoist site “Jiang Taigong Daochang” on Yangmingshan in Taiwan to seek good fortune and wealth for the new year.
Foreign believers turn out to be major Bitcoin holders
The Jiang Taigong Daochang Seven-Star Lamp Ceremony
Not only the CEO of Bitfinex, but also other prominent figures have come to pray for blessings
Political figures
Film stars
The well-known Taoist site “Jiang Taigong Daochang” on Yangmingshan in Taiwan recently welcomed a “big shot” from the Bitcoin community, Jean-Louis Van der Velde, the CEO of Bitfinex, who is also a true “Taiwan son-in-law.”
During the early stages of his entrepreneurship, he faced difficulties and, due to his wife’s influence, visited the Jiang Taigong Daochang to light the Seven-Star Lamp and pray for blessings. After experiencing the efficacy of the lamp lighting, he became a loyal believer of the Jiang Taigong Daochang and has been actively promoting Taoist culture.
When Van der Velde visits the temple, his foreign appearance always attracts the attention of Taiwanese believers. It was through inquiries from other believers that they discovered he is the CEO of the globally renowned “Bitcoin holder” Bitfinex exchange, shocking other believers.
Van der Velde still follows the tradition of lighting lamps during the Lunar New Year, and he signs up for the Seven-Star Lamp Ceremony every year. If he cannot attend, he will ask relatives and friends to light the lamp on his behalf.
Apart from participating in the annual Seven-Star Lamp Ceremony, Van der Velde has contributed millions of dollars this year to the temple to help establish a global technology promotion system, collaborating with the Daochang to promote the globalization of Chinese Taoist ideology. The system allows believers to conveniently sign up for lamp lighting through a mobile app and support the temple using various global payment tools. The system also shares Taoist cultural content in real-time through live streaming, allowing believers worldwide to experience the essence of Jiang Taigong Daoism as if they were attending the ceremony in person or visiting digital temples.
Why has the Seven-Star Lamp Ceremony at the Jiang Taigong Daochang attracted such a faithful believer like Van der Velde?
According to the official explanation from the Jiang Taigong Daochang:
In addition to its more than ten years of establishment on Yangmingshan, the Jiang Taigong Daochang has accumulated hundreds of thousands of believers worldwide through the Seven-Star Lamp Taoist Dafa. Believers from various countries such as the United States, Canada, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and others have come to Taiwan to light the lamp, including political and business celebrities and film and television stars. The chairman of the temple, Luo Shixin, pointed out that the mission of the temple is to benefit all sentient beings, and it will continue to promote the core concepts of Chinese Taoism and natural Taoism, attracting people from around the world to make pilgrimages to Taiwan.
In addition to Bitfinex CEO Van der Velde, various well-known figures in Taiwan also visit the Jiang Taigong Daochang. Here are some notable figures from different fields who have made pilgrimages:
The 2023 Taiwan presidential election is in full swing. In September of this year, various presidential candidates, including Lai Ching-te, Ko Wen-je, Hou You-yi, and Terry Gou, all visited the Jiang Taigong Daochang to wish Jiang Taigong a happy birthday and seek divination.
Looking at the current situation of the Taiwan presidential election, it is interesting that regarding Terry Gou’s fortune, Luo Shixin, the chairman of the Jiang Taigong Daochang, pointed out that the divination at the beginning of the year showed that due to the “dragon pearl” not yet returning to its place, despite his busy schedule, his efforts would only yield half the results, and his poll numbers would not show improvement.
Taiwan’s internationally renowned film and television superstar, Yang Ziqiong, specially visited the temple on November 28 last year to light the Seven-Star Lamp and pray for success in winning the Best Actress Oscar. That day, while lighting the lamp, a magpie suddenly flew onto the tea table inside the temple and then flew onto the lamp lighting altar in the main hall. Yang Ziqiong was both shocked and delighted and took a photo with the magpie using her mobile phone. After the prayer, Yang Ziqiong successfully won the Best Actress Oscar as she had wished.
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