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How one of Taiwan's largest blockchain community help to foster the web3 scene
Founded in 2017, Mr. Block is one of the largest blockchain communities in Taiwan with over 36k followers on YouTube. The crypto collective has been actively attending, co-hosting, and sponsoring international events such as Deconomy (Korea), Beyond Blocks (Japan), Token2049 (Hong Kong), Money20/20 (Singapore), WBF (London), and SUSS (Singapore).
A common mistake that founders make on their projects is focusing too much on the product and forgetting about their token design, emission control, staking & locking, and most importantly — community building.
Founded in 2017, Mr. Block is one of the largest blockchain communities in Taiwan with over 36k followers on YouTube. The crypto collective has been actively attending, co-hosting, and sponsoring international events such as Deconomy (Korea), Beyond Blocks (Japan), Token2049 (Hong Kong), Money20/20 (Singapore), WBF (London), and SUSS (Singapore).
Chris - the founder behind Mr. Block - is also a Core Member of Curve Finance, PleasrDAO, SweeperDAO, as well as an Advisor for Highstreet, Lootex, YGG SEA, Gametaverse and Dappio.
Why have you accepted to join IVC as a venture partner? What do you think are the biggest potentials and goals of this partnership?
The relationship started with Brian Lu, IVC’s Founding Partner, who introduced a GameFi subDAO - YGG SEA - that we ended up investing in and advising together. I was tasked to help with their token economics as well as their smart contract designs. I joined IVC as a venture partner to learn more about the industry, especially from the unique perspective of a VC, and to meet new people outside of my existing connections — which can also be relevant in expanding Mr. Block and Curve.fi’s communities.
You have helped numerous blockchain startups with their tokenomics design. Can you share any tips for new startups — what traits and characteristics should a good token have?
A common mistake that founders make on their projects is focusing too much on the product and forgetting about their token design, emission control, staking & locking, and most importantly — community building. A characteristic that I look for in a good token is a cult-like behavior from the community: how enthusiastic are the project’s followers in interacting and keeping up-to-date with the project’s tokens? Many founders would be surprised to learn that their communities can provide valuable insights and remarks to the projects’ tokenomics.
You have been very active within the field of DeFi. What is your outlook on DeFi as we enter 2022? Are there any major trends one should look out for?
DeFi is certainly a fundamental component to the comprehensive crypto industry. I believe that we will start seeing GameFi attempt to build the “Fi” feature, similar to DeFi, into their projects’ mechanisms. In other words, DeFi will only continue to grow - not only within the blockchain ecosystem, but also into the larger financial system on a global scale.
You are involved in many Taiwan-based startups, such as SweeperDAO and YGG SEA. How do you envision Taiwan’s blockchain landscape to grow? Can Taiwan become a major crypto hub globally?
Computer science and engineering are one of the most popular majors among universities in Taiwan, so naturally it is a good place to build blockchain and crypto related projects. For example, Taiwan’s top university NTU offers extensive blockchain engineering courses. There is also Taiwan Blockchain Academia, a community with 15 participating universities that aims to connect all blockchain learning resources between different campuses, industries and government sectors. Such a supportive infrastructure will undoubtedly be crucial to Taiwan’s future in the blockchain industry.
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