Part of the planning committee sit down together in Taipei a few months after the conference to recap the planning process and some of our favorite highlights, and what to look forward to next year! This is what 2000+ people, +130 speakers, +35 side events look like during Taipei Blockchain Week 2022. Couldn't have happened without all the contributors, attendees and you supporting us growing the Taiwan web3 ecosystem on the global stage. We're running it back this year, starting now. Follow us ...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 8 min
What are the motivations behind launching an L1 in today's state of crypto? We chat with Evan Cheng, Co-founder and CEO of Mysten Labs to learn more about what makes Sui blockchain different from fundamental code, to gaming. 🙋 Know more Built by Bu Zhi DAO members, the IDK Show dives deep into high level insights with real people in Web3. Join our global community of founders, builders, creators and investors, bridging Taiwan to the world. Twitter ▪︎ https://twitter.com/buzhidao_tw Linkedin ▪︎ ...
Mar 07, 2023•41 min•Ep. 15
As Web3 arrives at the intersection of Tech and Entertainment, OG serial entrepreneur Patrick Lee feels supercharged to put 10+ years of community building, startup picking, founder mentoring know-how into play with his new investment syndicate 'Private! Keep Out!' (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:25) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:00:52) Meet Patrick (00:01:25) Patrick & Taiwan (00:03:34) PKO: Private! Keep Out! (00:05:08) Web3 then & now (00:07:10) Tech x Entertainment + Web3 = Communities ...
Dec 08, 2022•27 min
g0v (gov zero) is a decentralized, polycentric community that builds open-source tech solutions for civic issues and activates citizens to participate from the bottom up; after 10 years of success history, da0 (dao zero) is a new initiative from g0v to supercharge the community with Web3 tools. Let "nobody" but g0v and da0 contributors Isabel Hou, Noah Yeh, and Vivian Chen unpack everything. (00:00:00) Intro by BZD's Jacky (00:00:36) Meet Vivian, Isabel on g0v (00:01:03) g0v basics (00:05:07) g0...
Dec 05, 2022•34 min
From Ericsson, to Xero, to Linktree, to now an advocate in Developer Relations at Filecoin Foundation, Jenks Guo stays true to his love for technology and aspires to be the potent human layer that holds together this emerging, distributed, semantic -- interplanetary -- Web3. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:34) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:01:01) Meet Jenks, a DevRel (00:01:51) Unpack Developer Relations (00:04:56) Jenks' DevRel journey: (00:05:39) Ericsson (00:06:35) Xero (00:07:05) Linktree (00:0...
Dec 02, 2022•24 min
Gamer turned game researcher-writer Ryan Foo of Delphi Digital and Metaversus reflects on how he's leveled up in real life and in his Web3 journey. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:28) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:01:01) Meet Ryan; from gaming to game-job (00:02:56) Unpacking the journey (00:04:18) What makes a long-lived (web3) games (00:05:48) Play to grow IRL (00:08:06) Star Atlas remarks (00:09:12) Axie Infinity paper on Metaversus (00:09:39) On-chain games working? Wolf Game remarks (00:10:30)...
Nov 29, 2022•16 min
ZetaChain's product designer Brandon Truong aspires to build a layer-1 omnichain that bridges all competing blockchains and provides users with seamless Web3 experiences. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:19) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:00:45) Meet Brandon (TBW speaker) (00:01:47) Tech barrier: Interoperability (00:02:40) Experience barrier: Usability (00:04:20) Visualize an omnichain future (00:06:40) ZetaChain technical deep dive (00:08:37) Omnichain smart contract potentials (00:10:51) ZetaLabs,...
Nov 22, 2022•17 min
Join Vesta (DeFi protocol) Cofounder Mikey and Evernew Capital (seed-to-growth crypto companies backing fund) Partner Ben Shyong in this introductory yet high-level conversation + AMA on Decentralized Finance. (00:00:00) Meet Mikey & Ben (00:00:56) 2017 to 2020 "DeFi Summer" (00:02:40) Graph: DeFi as a tech (00:03:20) Debatable peak & trough (00:05:15) 2022: Ideological importance (00:08:50) DeFi is the future (00:10:09) Bad trend & power trap (00:11:04) Key ethos to uphold e.g. Make...
Nov 09, 2022•29 min
Cofounder and CTO Mitch Gildenberg of multi-chain oracle provider Switchboard rallies developers to join them in building a creative but secured data-feed infrastructure for Web3 and shares insights on best oracle practices to prevent price manipulation attacks. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:19) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:00:47) Meet Mitch (TBW speaker) (00:01:12) What is oracle, Switchboard (00:02:34) Oracle use cases (00:04:36) Mitch & computer security (00:05:57) Oracle security: Mango ...
Nov 02, 2022•17 min
The official NFT ticketing partner of BZD's Taipei Blockchain Week, Moongate, led by cofounder & CEO Jonathan Mui, aims to become the one-stop, end-to-end solution that helps businesses and projects launch and manage web3-enabled programs. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:34) Intro; Taipei Blockchain Week (00:01:05) Meet Jon & Moongate (00:01:53) Origin story: The NFT problem (00:03:11) More IRL NFT problems (00:05:25) Moongate's utility moonshot (00:08:33) Next utility/experience trends (00:11:...
Oct 26, 2022•22 min
www.taipeiblockchainweek.com 🎟️ 超級早鳥購票開跑 🐣 一場盛大國際型區塊鏈活動即將開跑 🔥 一起為台灣點亮 Web3 火苗！ ✈️ 超過40位國外講師即將來台 🇹🇼 將橋聚海内外 Web3 領袖人物、開發者、投資機構及愛好者，並有主題演講、圓桌論壇及黑客松！一起來Connect 吧！ 由 不知DAO 主辦，Google Cloud、Avalanche 戰略夥伴支持 ✈️ 1000+ Attendees, 70+ Speakers, 20+ Side Events 🇹🇼 Hosted by Bu Zhi DAO with Strategic Partners: Google Cloud, Avalanche 🎙 講師名單包含 Speakers List Pplpleasr (Shibuya.xyz/PleasrDAO) Matt Sorg (Solana Foundation) Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly Capital) Kevin Lin (Twitch/Metatheory/GoldHouse) Josh Frase...
Oct 20, 2022•2 min
www.taipeiblockchainweek.com 🎟️ 超級早鳥購票開跑 🐣 一場盛大國際型區塊鏈活動即將開跑 🔥 一起為台灣點亮 Web3 火苗！ ✈️ 超過40位國外講師即將來台 🇹🇼 將橋聚海内外 Web3 領袖人物、開發者、投資機構及愛好者，並有主題演講、圓桌論壇及黑客松！一起來Connect 吧！ 由 不知DAO 主辦，Google Cloud、Avalanche 戰略夥伴支持 ✈️ 1000+ Attendees, 70+ Speakers, 20+ Side Events 🇹🇼 Hosted by Bu Zhi DAO with Strategic Partners: Google Cloud, Avalanche 🎙 講師名單包含 Speakers List Pplpleasr (Shibuya.xyz/PleasrDAO) Matt Sorg (Solana Foundation) Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly Capital) Kevin Lin (Twitch/Metatheory/GoldHouse) Josh Frase...
Oct 20, 2022•2 min
www.taipeiblockchainweek.com December 12-17, 2022 | Taipei City, Taiwan Book your tickets now! / 超級早鳥票 現已開賣！ * Super Early Bird tickets on sale until Oct 25 TAIPEI BLOCKCHAIN WEEK 2022 brings together industry experts from all over the world in the blockchain space to educate and empower the Taiwanese community to become a growing hub for web3 innovation. 2022 年台北區塊鏈週將藉由大會活動，橋接海内外區塊鏈愛好者、開發者及投資者，引領台灣成為亞洲 Web3 的創新之地。 Hosted by Bu Zhi DAO BZD is a collective of founders, builders, creators, and inv...
Oct 11, 2022•5 min
Ex-Ogilvy and multi-startup cofounder Andy An reveals his creative processes in branding the inaugural Taipei Blockchain Week conference, hosted by Bu Zhi DAO. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:28) Meet Andy (00:01:04) Overview (00:01:42) 3-phase design process (00:02:25) Phase 1: Research (00:08:00) Phase 2: Refining (00:12:32) Phase 3: Packaging (00:15:18) Q&A 1: Where do you find inspiration? (00:17:34) Q&A 2: What's the worldwide trend for web3 design? (00:18:54) Q&A 3: Did Bu Zhi DAO infl...
Oct 04, 2022•24 min
From big-tech software engineer to web2/3 product manager to crypto VC partner at Dragonfly - from the US to Taiwan and back - Tom Schmidt shares his impressive career path, the invaluable insights and philosophies he's learned along the way. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:33) Intro; Meet Tom (00:01:18) Tom's Taiwan story (00:02:38) Taiwan's Gold Card (00:03:35) Taiwan's web3 advantages (00:04:54) Bitcoin to FB to IG to 0x (00:05:54) Web2 vs 3 data: hack your metrics (00:07:29) 0x to Dragonfly (00:08:...
Sep 27, 2022•23 min
Founder & CEO Victor Wang of Secret Garden details the project's foray into the contentious "music NFT" arena, where eager musicians, fans, and stakeholders all try to compose the industry's web3 future. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:32) Meet Victor; Secret Garden the startup (00:01:57) Secret Garden Bouquets: collectible, visual beat pads (00:02:22) Beat pads as instruments (00:03:26) Create & own as NFTs (00:03:44) Mobile beats desktop?! (00:05:31) Music industry vs NFT (00:06:16) The strug...
Sep 19, 2022•18 min
Lucas Baker from Jump Crypto's Research and Investment teams guides BZD members through the challenging yet rewarding world of tokenomics design. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:33) Overview (00:01:49) What is tokenomics? (00:02:44) Token design's trilemma (00:03:46) 1st principles (00:05:49) Canonical good design (00:08:07) Canonical bad design (00:09:34) Common design patterns (00:12:15) Common pitfalls (00:14:20) Token design in actions (00:15:25) Exercise: Token TikTok (00:16:35) Analysis (00:19:36)...
Sep 02, 2022•33 min
Darren Chien shares his journey into web3, experience at Burnt Finance and Bu Zhi DAO, and tops it off with career insights that are also web2 compatible. (00:00:00) Intro & NFT showcase (00:00:57) Meet Darren (00:01:15) Burnt Finance (00:02:34) Interoperable future? (00:03:48) Trilemma & NFT bottlenecks (00:06:05) Security issues; Protocol risks (00:09:51) Darren's career path & advice (00:14:41) Hot takes on DAOs (00:16:53) DAO experience (00:18:04) Web3 is friendly - WAGMI ;) (00:...
Aug 23, 2022•25 min
Meet Jolie Yang, Coinbase product lawyer by day, NFT degen at night, productive BZD member in between. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:49) Intro and meet Jolie (00:02:22) What is web3? Is Coinbase it? (00:02:56) Consensus: ownership, decentralization, platform-less (00:04:48) Jolie's web3 journey (00:06:28) Learning from mistakes as a web3 product lawyer (00:12:10) Advice for web3 founders & builders (00:13:48) Regulation vs innovation (00:18:03) Conviction & risk tolerance: 4 actions to level ...
Aug 09, 2022•37 min
Portto co-founder and CEO Hsuan Lee aims to achieve frictionless web3 onboarding with its all-in-one, cross-chain crypto wallet called Blocto -- the most popular wallet for the Flow blockchain. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:53) Meet Hsuan; Portto origin story (00:02:18) Portto ethos (00:03:24) Blocto: Wallet (00:04:09) Blocto naming (00:04:46) Frictionless UX; Gaming examples (00:06:57) Interoperability is key (00:08:42) Blocto: SDK = Freemium (00:11:37) Partnering with the right L1s (00:12:39) Gamefi...
Aug 01, 2022•21 min
Mike Liou of crypto VC firm Shima Capital shares with us his old days in art e-commerce and NFT trade, his new role as the head of Metaverse and Gaming, and the green and red flags VCs are looking for during a web3 investment pitch. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:29) Meet Mike (00:01:40) New era of digital art (00:03:20) E-commerce to NFT to VC (00:07:44) Role at Shima Capital (00:08:28) Web3 gaming insights (00:11:54) Metaverse insights (00:13:59) Web3 VC pitch insights (00:17:01) Takes on DAOs & ...
Jul 14, 2022•23 min
Meet BZD core member and pod lead Oliver Wang, a senior developer at Ava Labs and the president of Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP), San Francisco. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:32) Welcome Oliver (00:01:01) Role at Ava Labs (00:02:25) The Bear/Build Market (00:05:35) Avalanche hackathon story (00:06:40) Community building: TAP (00:08:54) Community building: BZD (00:10:31) BZD x TAP at NFTNYC (00:11:33) Developing a DAO (00:15:09) Lessons & advice from web3 (00:16:31) Find Oliver (00:16:47) ...
Jul 08, 2022•17 min
Veteran DeFi farmer and NFT trader 10xRay shared his 3-cycle-tested crypto bear market strategies and wisdom in this inaugural BZD workshop series in June, 2022. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:22) Meet Ray (00:00:44) 5 key points (00:04:00) 6 advice to find your edge (00:06:54) Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) (00:08:24) Measuring performance (00:10:40) 4 common mistakes (00:12:28) Study past cycles (with charts) (00:19:44) Investing vs Trading (00:20:35) Wise final words (00:23:57) Q&A 1: Why not fall ...
Jun 20, 2022•42 min
An introduction to Bu Zhi DAO (BZD), this show, and its three web3-embodying hosts, Jacky Wang, Cindy Lin, and John Drummond. (00:00:00) Opener (00:00:15) Meet the hosts (00:00:31) What is Bu Zhi DAO? (00:01:46) BZD's origin story (00:04:20) The name explained (00:05:00) Hosts' backgrounds (00:08:14) What is a DAO? Why a DAO? (00:11:03) BZD's vision (00:14:52) Wisdom for web3 (00:16:56) Hope for The IDK Show 🤷 Know the people Jacky Wang ▪︎ https://twitter.com/taipeicity_eth Cindy Lin ▪︎ https:/...
May 24, 2022•18 min
