9GAG的Meme Mogul去比特幣

Meme Culture Pioneer 9gag的創建者首先跳入比特幣和區塊鏈

Meme mogul Ray Chan, co-founder of 9GAG, is acquiring a controlling stake in publicly listed Hong Kong company Howkingtech International Holdings Limited and plans to convert it into a crypto and AI venture.

9GAG聯合創始人Meme Mogul Ray Chan正在收購公開上市的香港公司Howkingtech International Holdings Limited的控制權，併計劃將其轉換為加密貨幣和AI風險投資。

Chan, known for his involvement in the meme culture and viral content platform 9GAG, has proposed renaming the firm to MemeStrategy, taking inspiration from MicroStrategy's (now Strategy) corporate Bitcoin accumulation playbook.

Chan以參與模因文化和病毒內容平台9GAG而聞名，他提議將公司重命名為Memestrate，從MicroStrategy（現為策略）公司比特幣累積劇本中汲取靈感。

He will serve as chairman and CEO, pending shareholder approval, and several members of the 9GAG team have joined the board.

他將擔任董事長兼首席執行官，等待股東的批准，9GAG團隊的幾個成員加入了董事會。

MemeStrategy aims to incorporate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into its balance sheet while investing in promising Web3 and AI startups. Its strategy leverages the global influence of 9GAG's online community to drive growth.

Memestrate旨在將比特幣和其他加密貨幣納入其資產負債表中，同時投資有希望的Web3和AI初創公司。它的戰略利用了9GAG在線社區的全球影響力來推動增長。

Founded in 2008, 9GAG is one of the internet's most recognizable meme and viral content platforms. With over 200 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, X, and other social media channels, it gives MemeStrategy a built-in global audience for marketing and user engagement.

成立於2008年，9GAG是互聯網上最知名的模因和病毒內容平台之一。 Instagram，Tiktok，X和其他社交媒體渠道擁有超過2億關注者，它為Memestrategy提供了內置的全球營銷和用戶參與度受眾。

The company also outlined initiatives under a so-called "Creator Economy 4.0," aimed at helping creators monetize their IP through Web3 tools. It also plans to develop DePin (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) services by merging its legacy IoT business with decentralized infrastructure models.

該公司還概述了所謂的“創造者經濟4.0”的計劃，旨在通過Web3工具幫助創建者通過IP獲利。它還計劃通過將其遺產物聯網業務與分散的基礎架構模型合併，以開發Depin（分散的物理基礎架構網絡）服務。

MemeStrategy isn't Chan's first foray into Web3. He and the 9GAG team previously launched Memeland, a venture studio behind several NFT projects, including The Captainz and The Potatoz.

Memestrategy並不是Chan首次涉足Web3。他和9GAG團隊之前曾在包括Captainz和Potatz在內的多個NFT項目背後開設了Memeland，這是Memeland。

Bithumb's jailed ex-CEO bags $3.5M bonus

Bithumb的被判入獄前首席執行官袋350萬美元

A former executive of Bithumb, currently serving time behind bars for accepting bribes tied to token listing on the exchange, has received a multi-million dollar bonus from the company.

Bithumb的前執行官目前因接受與該交易所上的代幣上市綁定的賄賂而在監獄中服役，已從公司獲得了數百萬美元的獎金。

Lee Sang-jun, the ex-CEO of Bithumb Holdings, was paid nearly 4.7 billion Korean won (around $3.5 million) last year, according to Bithumb’s annual report, as reported by state-backed news outlet Yonhap. That includes a 2 billion won ($1.4 million) bonus, 2.2 billion won ($1.5 million) in retirement pay, and close to 470 million won ($320,000) in base salary, despite Lee being convicted and sentenced in December 2024.

根據州支持的新聞媒體Yonhap的報導，根據Bithumb Holdings的前首席執行官Lee Sang Jun去年獲得了將近47億韓國韓元（約350萬美元）的報酬。其中包括20億韓元（140萬美元）的獎金，22億韓元（150萬美元）的退休薪水，儘管李在2024年12月被定罪並判刑，但基本工資仍接近4.7億韓元（32萬美元）的基本工資。

Lee should not be confused with Lee Jung-hoon, the former Bithumb chairman acquitted of fraud charges, a decision recently upheld by the Supreme Court. The exchange also paid a 1 billion won ($740,000) bonus to Lee Jung-hoon.

Lee不應與前Bithumb主席Lee Jung-Hoon混淆，該主席因欺詐指控而無罪釋放，這是最高法院最近堅持的決定。該交易所還向李榮蒙（Lee Jung-Hoon）支付了10億韓元（740,000美元）的獎金。

Lee Sang-jun was convicted in December 2024 and was found guilty of accepting luxury gifts and favors in return for token listing on the exchange. While prosecutors alleged he took 30 billion won (around $20 million) in cash, the court cleared him of that charge but upheld a guilty verdict for other forms of bribery. He was sentenced to two years in prison and fined around 50 million won ($37,000).

Lee Sang Jun於2024年12月被定罪，被判犯有接受豪華禮物和恩惠的罪名，以換取在交易所上的代幣上市。檢察官聲稱他拿走了300億韓元（約合2000萬美元）的現金，但法院向他清除了這一指控，但維持了對其他形式的賄賂的有罪判決。他被判處兩年徒刑，並被罰款約5000萬韓元（37,000美元）。

The local outlet cited a Bithumb spokesperson who defended the payout, saying Lee had played a key role in professionalizing the company’s operations, like establishing Bithumb’s institutional foundations and improving customer asset protection.

當地的媒體引用了Bithumb發言人，他為付款辯護，稱李在使公司的運營專業化方面發揮了關鍵作用，例如建立Bithumb的機構基金會並改善客戶資產保護。

Bithumb wasn’t the only crypto exchange in South Korea handing out massive checks in the wake of 2024’s recovery. Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, paid its chairman Song Chi-hyung over ₩110 billion ($82 million) last year, Yonhap reported.

Bithumb並不是韓國唯一的加密交易所，在2024年恢復後進行了大規模檢查。 Yonhap報導，UPBIT的運營商Dunamu去年向其董事長Chi-Hyung支付了1,100億美元（8200萬美元）。

Employees of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges earned salaries comparable to major banks. Upbit staff earned an average of nearly 200 million won ($147,000) in 2024, up 71% from the year before. Bithumb employees saw their average pay rise to 116 million won ($85,000) from 99 million won ($68,000).

韓國最高加密交易所的員工獲得的薪水與主要銀行相當。 UPBIT員工在2024年平均獲得了近2億韓元（147,000美元），比前一年增長了71％。 Bithumb員工的平均薪水從9,900萬韓元（68,000美元）的平均薪水上升到1.16億韓元（85,000美元）。

Crypto Is Alive and Well, Though Skeptics Say It’s ‘Not Money’Green consumers want supply chain transparency via blockchain34 jailed over $63.5 million WeChat scamA Chinese court has sentenced 34 individuals to prison for orchestrating a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that defrauded nearly 30,000 victims out of 460 million yuan (approximately $63.5 million). The ruling was issued by the Ezhou Intermediate People’s Court in Hubei Province and shared via its official WeChat account.

加密貨幣還活著，儘管懷疑論者說，“不是金錢的消費者希望通過Blockchain34入獄超過6,350萬美元的供應鏈透明度，被判超過6350萬美元的微信史卡馬中國法院判處34個人因策劃了一項大規模的加密貨幣投資騙局而被判入獄，這使造成了近30,000億美元的受害者（大約6000億美元）（約6.5億美元）（約6.5億美元）。該裁決是由湖北省的Ezhou中級人民法院發布的，並通過其官方微信帳戶分享。

According to the court, the scam ring built a fraudulent trading platform called OurBit (OURBIT) which claimed to be a Singapore-registered exchange with financial licenses from the U.S. and the U.K. The platform

根據法院的說法，騙局圈建立了一個名為Ourbit（Ourbit）的欺詐性交易平台，該平台聲稱是新加坡註冊的交易所，並獲得了來自美國和英國的財務許可證