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GM, I’ll be taking a day off next Tuesday—Blocktrend will resume publishing on Wednesday. Also, at this week’s second Web3 Badminton Club session, the crypto payment rate hit 100%. Six people paid using crypto wallets, and one person used an exchange transfer. If you're free
GM, Last week’s Blocktrend member meetup came with an unexpected surprise. While I was walking everyone through an airdrop, someone suddenly asked, “Wait, could you explain these tools?” That’s when I realized people were curious about the web3 tools I was using—tools I had grown so used
GM, After the long weekend, the global economy is in a state of turmoil. Stock prices and crypto prices have been dropping for several consecutive days, and I’m sure no one’s in the mood for serious topics now. Even the sign-ups for our member meetup have taken a
GM, Two upcoming events: a badminton session (April 8) at 1 PM at Taipei Datong Sports Center, and a member meetup this Saturday (April 12) at 2 PM at MaiCoin HQ. Priority Registration: Member Meetup Let’s start with Saturday’s member meetup. Blocktrend has received sponsorship from the Base
GM, Today's content isn't an article but a website. The annual ETHTaipei conference, hosted by the Taipei Ethereum community, kicks off on the morning of April 1st. This website provides a brief explanation of each session—what it's about and why it matters. Think
GM, During last year's U.S. presidential election, Blocktrend covered the Polymarket on-chain prediction market. It operates as a marketplace where users can bet on future events using cryptocurrency, with the tagline: Profit from what you know best.However, I also pointed out¹ that Polymarket relies on the
GM, Let’s start with some good news. Geodework, a regional organization spun off from the Ethereum Foundation, recently released a report titled "Ethereum Ecosystem Overview: Taiwan Edition." The report highlights a carefully curated list of Taiwanese builders in the Ethereum space. Blocktrend is honored to be included
GM, Great news has arrived for BlackRock’s on-chain U.S. Treasury fund (BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, BUIDL), launched in 2024 by the world’s largest asset manager. This week, BUIDL’s assets under management surpassed $1.2 billion, solidifying its position as the global leader in tokenized
GM, Decentralized digital identity (DID)1 2 is one of the most popular topics on Blocktrend. This week, Taiwan’s version of DID, known as the Digital Credential Wallet, has made new progress. The Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that the Digital Credential Wallet (hereafter referred to as the Digital
GM, First, a quick event announcement. This Sunday (March 16) at 2 PM, I’ve been invited to speak as an author alongside renowned Hong Kong writer Dong Qizhang and Wang Congwei, Deputy General Manager of Linking Publishing, at "Not Just Library" in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park,
GM, Let me share a small community story. Recently, a user left a comment on Threads, saying that Blocktrend had introduced the Safe multisig wallet, and soon after, Bybit got hacked because it was using Safe. Should Blocktrend apologize? Well, of course. If I hadn’t written that article, Safe’
GM, This week’s podcast recording was delayed, so the episode will be released on Friday. Now, let’s get to the main topic. One of the most classic stories in the crypto space is how, every so often, someone loses a fortune in cryptocurrency—only to come up with