9GAG的Meme Mogul去比特币

Meme Culture Pioneer 9gag的创建者首先跳入比特币和区块链

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联合创始人Meme Mogul Ray Chan正在收购公开上市的香港公司Howkingtech International Holdings Limited的控制权，并计划将其转换为加密货币和AI风险投资。

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以参与模因文化和病毒内容平台9GAG而闻名，他提议将公司重命名为Memestrate，从MicroStrategy（现为策略）公司比特币累积剧本中汲取灵感。

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

他将担任董事长兼首席执行官，等待股东的批准，9GAG团队的几个成员加入了董事会。

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旨在将比特币和其他加密货币纳入其资产负债表中，同时投资有希望的Web3和AI初创公司。它的战略利用了9GAG在线社区的全球影响力来推动增长。

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.

成立于2008年，9GAG是互联网上最知名的模因和病毒内容平台之一。 Instagram，Tiktok，X和其他社交媒体渠道拥有超过2亿关注者，它为Memestrategy提供了内置的全球营销和用户参与度受众。

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.

该公司还概述了所谓的“创造者经济4.0”的计划，旨在通过Web3工具帮助创建者通过IP获利。它还计划通过将其遗产物联网业务与分散的基础架构模型合并，以开发Depin（分散的物理基础架构网络）服务。

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并不是Chan首次涉足Web3。他和9GAG团队之前曾在包括Captainz和Potatz在内的多个NFT项目背后开设了Memeland，这是Memeland。

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

Bithumb的被判入狱前首席执行官袋350万美元

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的前执行官目前因接受与该交易所上的代币上市绑定的贿赂而在监狱中服役，已从公司获得了数百万美元的奖金。

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.

根据州支持的新闻媒体Yonhap的报道，根据Bithumb Holdings的前首席执行官Lee Sang Jun去年获得了将近47亿韩国韩元（约350万美元）的报酬。其中包括20亿韩元（140万美元）的奖金，22亿韩元（150万美元）的退休薪水，尽管李在2024年12月被定罪并判刑，但基本工资仍接近4.7亿韩元（32万美元）的基本工资。

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不应与前Bithumb主席Lee Jung-Hoon混淆，该主席因欺诈指控而无罪释放，这是最高法院最近坚持的决定。该交易所还向李荣蒙（Lee Jung-Hoon）支付了10亿韩元（740,000美元）的奖金。

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于2024年12月被定罪，被判犯有接受豪华礼物和恩惠的罪名，以换取在交易所上的代币上市。检察官声称他拿走了300亿韩元（约合2000万美元）的现金，但法院向他清除了这一指控，但维持了对其他形式的贿赂的有罪判决。他被判处两年徒刑，并被罚款约5000万韩元（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.

当地的媒体引用了Bithumb发言人，他为付款辩护，称李在使公司的运营专业化方面发挥了关键作用，例如建立Bithumb的机构基金会并改善客户资产保护。

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并不是韩国唯一的加密交易所，在2024年恢复后进行了大规模检查。 Yonhap报道，UPBIT的运营商Dunamu去年向其董事长Chi-Hyung支付了1,100亿美元（8200万美元）。

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).

韩国最高加密交易所的员工获得的薪水与主要银行相当。 UPBIT员工在2024年平均获得了近2亿韩元（147,000美元），比前一年增长了71％。 Bithumb员工的平均薪水从9,900万韩元（68,000美元）的平均薪水上升到1.16亿韩元（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.

加密货币还活着，尽管怀疑论者说，“不是金钱的消费者希望通过Blockchain34入狱超过6,350万美元的供应链透明度，被判超过6350万美元的微信史卡马中国法院判处34个人因策划了一项大规模的加密货币投资骗局而被判入狱，这使造成了近30,000亿美元的受害者（大约6000亿美元）（约6.5亿美元）（约6.5亿美元）。该裁决是由湖北省的Ezhou中级人民法院发布的，并通过其官方微信帐户分享。

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

根据法院的说法，骗局圈建立了一个名为Ourbit（Ourbit）的欺诈性交易平台，该平台声称是新加坡注册的交易所，并获得了来自美国和英国的财务许可证