Easya创始人在香港共识上预览了他们的Web3 Hackathon：“ Defi确实会爆炸，尤其是在美国的'

许多行业黑客马拉松的参与者只是希望赚取一些快速的奖金并继续参加下一场比赛 - 多米尼克·库克（Dominic Kwok）称他们为“赏金猎人”。

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的联合创始人，这是开发人员的一家初创公司，可帮助他们学习和启动自己的Web3项目。他们最近与Coindesk谈到了他们对黑客马拉松的独特方法，他们期望香港的共识将与世界其他地区的黑客马拉松有所不同，以及唐纳德·特朗普的当选如何影响加密开发商的项目类型。

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This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

这次采访已被凝结和轻微编辑，以澄清。

How did EasyA get started?

Easya是如何开始的？

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）：我们最初大约在四年前推出了Easya，因为任何人都可以了解世界上最好的区块链。任何人都可以在iOS和Android上使用Easya应用程序来了解其中的顶层，例如Solana，Polkadot，Stellar和Ripple的XRP Ledger。人们可以学习如何发展，还可以启动自己的项目。我们还亲自亲自举办了许多大型黑客马拉松，其中数百人亲自参加并在我们的区块链合作伙伴上启动项目。目的是让这些人不仅发起，而且还创立和建立了由生态系统和VC资助的创业公司。

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

与其他经营这些的公司相比，您如何处理黑客马拉松？

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：两件事。首先是Easya非常专注于想要创办自己的公司的创始人，而不是Hackathon“赏金猎人”。我们真的想确保我们的参与者实际上坚持并建立他们的项目，因为那是我们看到Web3的未来的真正建立的地方。第二件事是我们的大多数黑客马拉松都是单链，因此参与者专注于一项技术，实际上是在这一技术上推出的，而不是专注于50条不同的链条。我们希望将人们放在对开发人员最大支持的最佳生态系统面前。

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识黑客马拉松与您在世界其他地区所拥有的人不同？

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：规模将变得超级大。我们已经有创纪录的人申请竞技场的席位。显然，我们将有来自香港的人，但也来自印度，印度尼西亚，越南，马来西亚，新加坡和中国等其他亚洲国家。而且我们还看到来自西方的大量人想来。对于许多人来说，这将是他们真正去过亚洲的第一次。

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?

您是否希望与世界其他地区的开发人员所追求的开发人员所追求的项目类型有所不同？

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.

菲尔：有一个地理元素，然后还有一个主题。在过去的几周中，我们看到的一个巨大主题是AI X Web3，许多开发人员对该交叉路口感到兴奋。我们还看到了像Virtuals这样的协议确实开始并变得非常成功，因此我认为我们会看到很多。从地理上讲，在亚洲，显然有很多不同的货币，我们看到那里的开发人员实际上可以更好地了解那些跨境用例。如果您是美国的开发人员，则不一定会看到这些摩擦点要多。因此，我认为我们将看到更多的交叉边境支付解决方案开始充实自己。

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

您如何看待唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的总统职位会影响您在黑客马拉松上看到的项目类型？

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.

菲尔：显然，DeFi一直是加密产品市场中最大的产品市场之一，可以说是实际合适的少数几个。但是到目前为止，由于坦率地说，许多开发人员在美国有多害怕，很多人只是在美国建造或启动，因此您经常继续进行分散的应用程序，它会说“哦，你在美国，你不能使用这个。”因此，这是一个非常明显的领域，我们将开始看到变化。如果您来自美国，您将无法参与的另一个领域是AirDrops。因此，如果您是最终用户，那么您将无法真正访问很多加密货币。而且，如果您想定位这个人群，当然是世界上最富有的人群，那么您就不会。因此，我认为Defi确实会爆炸，尤其是在美国。

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

你们俩也是香港共识的演讲者。你在说什么？

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：我们的主题演讲将是关于为什么现在Web3生态系统吸引开发人员如此困难的原因。和