Trust-building journey & 信任之旅 ❤ One year has passed since @sparkfinance joined the Ethereum Hong Kong Hub @ethereumhkhub as a member. The idea from day one was simple: build trust, collect feedback, and improve every corner of the Spark protocol — not just on-chain, but in a physical space too. Over the past year, we’ve addressed countless questions from our users and shaped our product around their feedback. — Users asked about SPK’s utility. Spark began buying back SPK in March 2026, 9 months after our TGE in June 2025 — and going forward, all protocol revenue will go toward buybacks. — Users wanted more direct communication with the team. Spark now holds regular community calls to talk directly with users and answer questions in real time. — Institutions asked for a fixed-rate product. Spark launched our institutional lending line, letting institutions post collateral through Anchorage to borrow stablecoins at a fixed rate. I keep coming back to one question: what matters most in a post-AI/AGI world? My answer is trust. Trust between people, trust between users and protocols — trust is the real consensus mechanism. Trust isn’t built overnight, and it isn’t a short-term game. But Spark will keep building it, together with you.