Easya創始人在香港共識上預覽了他們的Web3 Hackathon：“ Defi確實會爆炸，尤其是在美國的'

許多行業黑客馬拉鬆的參與者只是希望賺取一些快速的獎金並繼續參加下一場比賽 - 多米尼克·庫克（Dominic Kwok）稱他們為“賞金獵人”。

Dominic and Phil Kwok are the co-founders of EasyA, a start-up for developers that helps them learn about and launch their own Web3 projects. They recently spoke to CoinDesk about their unique approach to hackathons, how they expect Consensus Hong Kong will differ from hackathons in other parts of the world and how Donald Trump’s election could affect the types of projects crypto developers focus on.

Dominic和Phil Kwok是Easya的聯合創始人，這是開發人員的一家初創公司，可幫助他們學習和啟動自己的Web3項目。他們最近與Coindesk談到了他們對黑客馬拉鬆的獨特方法，他們期望香港的共識將與世界其他地區的黑客馬拉鬆有所不同，以及唐納德·特朗普的當選如何影響加密開發商的項目類型。

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This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

這次採訪已被凝結和輕微編輯，以澄清。

How did EasyA get started?

Easya是如何開始的？

Dominic: We originally launched EasyA about four years ago as the go to place for anyone to learn about the world's best blockchains. Anyone can use the EasyA app on iOS and Android to learn about the top Layer Ones out there, like Solana, Polkadot, Stellar and Ripple’s XRP Ledger. And people can learn how to not only develop, but also launch their own projects. We also host a lot of big hackathons in person all around the world, in which hundreds of people come in person and launch projects on our blockchain partners. And the goal is to get these people not just launching, but then also founding and building startups that go on to get funded by the ecosystem and VCs.

多米尼克（Dominic）：我們最初大約在四年前推出了Easya，因為任何人都可以了解世界上最好的區塊鏈。任何人都可以在iOS和Android上使用Easya應用程序來了解其中的頂層，例如Solana，Polkadot，Stellar和Ripple的XRP Ledger。人們可以學習如何發展，還可以啟動自己的項目。我們還親自親自舉辦了許多大型黑客馬拉松，其中數百人親自參加並在我們的區塊鏈合作夥伴上啟動項目。目的是讓這些人不僅發起，而且還創立和建立了由生態系統和VC資助的創業公司。

How do you approach hackathons differently than other companies that run these?

與其他經營這些的公司相比，您如何處理黑客馬拉松？

Dominic: Two things. The first is that EasyA is very focused on founders who want to start their own companies, versus hackathon “bounty hunters.” We really want to make sure that our participants actually stick around and build their projects because that’s where we see the future of Web3 really being built from. And the second thing is most of our hackathons are single chain, so participants focus on one piece of tech and they actually launch on that one, as opposed to focusing on 50 different chains. We want to put people in front of the best ecosystems that have the most support for developers.

多米尼克：兩件事。首先是Easya非常專注於想要創辦自己的公司的創始人，而不是Hackathon“賞金獵人”。我們真的想確保我們的參與者實際上堅持並建立他們的項目，因為那是我們看到Web3的未來的真正建立的地方。第二件事是我們的大多數黑客馬拉松都是單鏈，因此參與者專注於一項技術，實際上是在這一技術上推出的，而不是專注於50條不同的鏈條。我們希望將人們放在對開發人員最大支持的最佳生態系統面前。

How do you think the Consensus hackathon in Hong Kong will be different from those you hold in other parts of the world?

您如何看待香港的共識黑客馬拉鬆與您在世界其他地區所擁有的人不同？

Dominic: The scale is just going to be super big. We've already had a record number of people apply for the seats in the arena. We'll obviously have people from Hong Kong, but then also from other Asian countries like India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and China. And we're also seeing huge numbers of people from the West want to come. For many of those people, it'll be the first time they've actually been to Asia.

多米尼克：規模將變得超級大。我們已經有創紀錄的人申請競技場的席位。顯然，我們將有來自香港的人，但也來自印度，印度尼西亞，越南，馬來西亞，新加坡和中國等其他亞洲國家。而且我們還看到來自西方的大量人想來。對於許多人來說，這將是他們真正去過亞洲的第一次。

Do you expect there to be differences in the types of projects that developers in Asia pursue, as opposed to those in other parts of the world?

您是否希望與世界其他地區的開發人員所追求的開發人員所追求的項目類型有所不同？

Phil: There's a geographical element and then there's also a thematic one. A huge theme that we've seen come up over the past couple of weeks is AI x Web3, and a lot of developers are excited about that intersection. We've also seen protocols like virtuals really kick off and become very successful, so I think we'll see a lot of that. Geographically, in Asia there are obviously so many different currencies, and we're seeing that developers there actually understand those cross-border use cases a lot better. If you're a U.S.-based developer, you don't necessarily see those friction points a ton. So I think that we're going to see a lot more of the cross border payment solutions start to flesh themselves out.

菲爾：有一個地理元素，然後還有一個主題。在過去的幾周中，我們看到的一個巨大主題是AI X Web3，許多開發人員對該交叉路口感到興奮。我們還看到了像Virtuals這樣的協議確實開始並變得非常成功，因此我認為我們會看到很多。從地理上講，在亞洲，顯然有很多不同的貨幣，我們看到那裡的開發人員實際上可以更好地了解那些跨境用例。如果您是美國的開發人員，則不一定會看到這些摩擦點要多。因此，我認為我們將看到更多的交叉邊境支付解決方案開始充實自己。

How do you think Donald Trump’s presidency will affect the kinds of projects you see at your hackathons?

您如何看待唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的總統職位會影響您在黑客馬拉鬆上看到的項目類型？

Phil: Obviously DeFi has always been one of the biggest areas of product market fit in crypto — arguably one of the few that actually has that fit. But so far because of, frankly, how scared a lot of developers were in the States, a lot of people just weren't building nor launching in the U.S. And so you'd often go on to a decentralized app and it'll say “Oh, you're in the States, you can't use this.” So that’s a very visible area where we're going to start seeing changes. Another area where you can't participate if you’re from the U.S. is airdrops. So if you are an end user, you couldn't really access a lot of crypto. And if you wanted to target this demographic, which of course is the wealthiest in the world, you couldn't. So I think DeFi is really going to explode, especially in the States.

菲爾：顯然，DeFi一直是加密產品市場中最大的產品市場之一，可以說是實際合適的少數幾個。但是到目前為止，由於坦率地說，許多開發人員在美國有多害怕，很多人只是在美國建造或啟動，因此您經常繼續進行分散的應用程序，它會說“哦，你在美國，你不能使用這個。”因此，這是一個非常明顯的領域，我們將開始看到變化。如果您來自美國，您將無法參與的另一個領域是AirDrops。因此，如果您是最終用戶，那麼您將無法真正訪問很多加密貨幣。而且，如果您想定位這個人群，當然是世界上最富有的人群，那麼您就不會。因此，我認為Defi確實會爆炸，尤其是在美國。

Both of you are also speakers at Consensus Hong Kong. What will you be talking about?

你們倆也是香港共識的演講者。你在說什麼？

Dominic: Our keynote will be about why it's so hard right now for Web3 ecosystems to attract developers now. And

多米尼克：我們的主題演講將是關於為什麼現在Web3生態系統吸引開發人員如此困難的原因。和