I’m proud to be starting this alongside exceptional people with @oskarth and @_rymnc . In additional to phenomenal backers such as @BitMNR , @Sharplink , @snzholding and @ethereumJoseph . Finance is evolving. Privacy is the difference between Ethereum holding billions in assets today and running trillions in financial activity tomorrow. This is only the beginning.

🎙️ Joseph Chalom @joechalom, Chief Executive Officer of Sharplink @Sharplink, and Henry Chen, CBO
of SNZ @snzholding are joining a fireside chat at the Ethereum Applications Gathering. ⏰ Apr. 22 | 11:30 - 17:30 📍 MainStage, HK WEB3 FESTIVAL 🔗Livestream: #AppGathering# #Ethereum# #Web3Festival# #EAG#

Projects Fundraising on RootData (Jun 22 - Jun 28) Last week, 23 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @bitbank_inc — Cryptocurrency exchange, acquired by SBI Holdings in $289M. 💎 @fomo — Cross-chain trading app, raised $75M in Series B by @IndexVentures, @usv, @benchmark & others. 💎 @alliumlabs — Blockchain data infrastructure, raised $40M in Series B by @AmplifyPartners, @kleinerperkins & @TheoryVC. 💎 @OnyxOdds — Financial products for the compute economy, raised $33M in seed round by @a16zcrypto, @CrucibleCap, Galaxy Ventures & others. 💎 @OnyxOdds — Sports prediction and betting platform, raised $20M led by @Payward. 💎 @CNPYNetwork — Layer 1 development framework, raised $8.5M by @Arrington_Cap, @fenbushi, @snzholding & others. 💎 @CambrianNetwork — AI infrastructure agreements, raised $6M by @polychain, @FranklnTempletn, @NomadCapital_io & others. 💎 @TurboFlow_xyz — Onchain trading platform, raised $6M in seed round by @PanteraCapital, @DCGco and Susquehanna Crypto.

We are proud to have hosted the "Closed-door Roundtable on the 15th Five-Year Plan and the Blueprint of Hong Kong's Digital Finance Ecosystem over the Next Five Years". With discussion led by Legislative Council Member Hon. Duncan Chiu, 22 industry leaders representing core aspects of Web3 ecosystem in Hong Kong shared feedback on their past development and presented suggestions which may contribute to Hong Kong's next 5-year strategic Web3 blueprint. An incredible lineup of blockchain infrastructure leaders, institutional digital asset participants and platforms, regulatory experts and Web3 trailblazers engaged in high-frequency, unfiltered strategic discussions across five core tracks, including: - Digital Finance Policy - Institutional Crypto Adoption & Tokenized RWA - Compliance & Security Infrastructure - Stablecoins & Digital Payments - Hong Kong Hub for Innovative Technology Companies @henrychen_cy from @snzholding representing co-operator of Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub (ETH HK Hub) attended the roundtable discussion and provided suggestions including Incentivizing Talents and Web3 Innovation in Hong Kong, enabling easier localization infrastructure for start-up Web3 companies, clarity on VA advisory and management licensing regime, recognition of ecosystem built upon open protocol and permissionless blockchain etc. Our mission is to act as the ultimate community platform providing critical infrastructure, resource support, and business acceleration for Web3 entrepreneurs especially technical founders. Thanks for participation from industry leaders including: @snzholding @HashKeyGroup #AnchorpointFinancialLimited# @animocabrands @BaillieGifford @chainlinklabs #EFUNDHK# @galaxyhq @OrderlyNetwork @RD_Technologies @SignalPlus_Web3 @SlowMist_Team @StarchildOnX

Honored to have shared the stage with @VitalikButerin and the EF team at the launch of Asia's first Ethereum Community Hub. Hong Kong continues to impress. The density of talent across ETH, finance, and AI keeps compounding. Moments like this clarify exactly where the next chapter of onchain finance is being written. Deep thanks to @SNZHoldings for making this happen. @AyaMiyaguchi, @henrychen_cy

According to sources familiar with the matter:
 The proactive market makers behind $MMT and $SAHAR are: Vincent Niu @VincentNiu222 and Kai Wu @kai_manifold 1. Vincent Niu @VincentNiu222 Born in 1989. •Graduated in 2011 from the School of Mathematical Sciences at Fudan University •Later earned a Master’s degree in Finance from Stanford University Professional Experience: •Jun 2013 – Nov 2014: Quantitative Risk Analyst at @BlackRock •Nov 2014 – Apr 2017: Co-founder of Mustard Finance •Mar 2018 – Mar 2021: Founder of DappReview (acquired by @Binance in Dec 2019) •Dec 2019 – Mar 2021: Head of Product at @CoinMarketCap •Former Partner at Sky9 Capital 2. Kai Wu @kai_manifold Native of Hangzhouangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and born November 1982. Academic Background: •2005 – 2011: ◦Undergraduate, Tsinghua University Special Class for the Gifted in Basic Sciences ◦PhD in Physics from the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study ◦Postdoctoral Researcher at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), under Professor Zhang Shoucheng Professional Background: •Core member of CoinXP @CoinXPofficial •Former Investment Director at @snzholding & Former Chief Scientist at Taiti Technology •Founder of MCG At the time, $FLOW ranked among the top three investments in SNZ’s portfolio by return, a deal widely attributed to Wu’s investment decision. That said, while his investment instincts have been viewed as solid, some industry participants have privately described his trading performance as relatively weak. 
As for his track record in building and operating projects, critics in the space often suggest it has not materially outperformed his trading results. @MMTFinance @SaharaAI @zachxbt @FareaNFts @mrblock @ardizor @DeFiTracer @morsyxbt @LordOfAlts @lookonchain @TheBlockCo @CoinDesk @Cointelegraph @blknoiz06