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A
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name-
is
amos,
I'm
the
founder
of
metalwab
dc.
It's
my
great
pleasure
to
join
all
of
you
guys
here
today,
I
near
khan,
to
introduce
you
guys
about
our
fund.
Why
we're
investing
in
your
ecosystem,
one
as
a
founder?
You
should
be
building
on
here
a
little
bit
about
myself,
so
I
was
pretty
much
a
zero
entrepreneur
with
background
in
product
marketing
and
business
developments.
A
Currently
in
my,
in
addition
to
my
involvement
at
meta
lab,
I'm
also
the
gm
of
asia
and
near
you
know,
leading
the
operations
here
in
asia
across
marketing
business
development.
Software
development
product
development
were
also
temporarily
helping
near
foundation
in
managing
its
global
marketing
efforts.
A
So
before
near
I
was
the
founder
and
executive
as
a
few
vc
back
startup
in
the
field
of
public
change,
stablecoin
based
payments
as
well
as
sas
2..
I
started
in
crypto
officially
in
around
2015,
but
with
doing
so,
I
also
get
a
chance
to
work
with
some
of
the
largest
enterprises
in
the
world,
such
as
taobao
we
work,
youtube,
etc.
I
graduated
from
brown
university
with
a
bachelor
degree
in
economics,
as
well
as
a
master
degree
in
engineering.
A
A
A
A
A
So
that's
why
we're
architecting
here
in
such
a
way.
So,
as
a
developer,
you
can
even
structure
in
your
app
in
the
sense
that
users
don't
have
to
deal
with
any
of
this
and
just
can
get
started
right
away.
You
can
also,
you
know,
offer
progressive,
onboarding
and
security,
so
user
can
increase
their
security
level
as
they
move
on.
A
So
really
here
near
is
designed
to
bridge
the
user
from
today's
internet
to
the
blockchain-based
web
of
future.
The
new
native
platform
nikki
browntown
is
is
invasive
and
you
can
write
either
invest
or
assembly
script,
which
is
quite
similar
to
javascript,
to
build
your
applications
here.
But
what?
If,
as
a
developer,
you
already
have
existing
ethereum
code?
A
Can
you
just
redeploy?
Of
course
you
can
do
that
on
all
era,
which
is
the
evm
runtime
out
near.
Essentially
it's
pretty
much
extreme
layer,
2
the
design
for
15
east
users
and
that
and
that
aura
is
actually
quite
compatible,
despite
the
fact
that
it's
actually
on
there,
because
you
know
the
base
token
is
actually
even
ease.
So
if
you're
using
something
like
polygon
or
bse,
I
mean
you.
A
Of
course
you
can
use
metamax,
but,
as
a
user
you
still
have
to,
you
know,
acquire
a
new
token
to
be
able
to
use
the
applications
on
the
right.
But
in
the
case
of
our
you
just
need
to
you
know
open
up
your
metamax
or
amp
token,
using
your
existing
east
token
select
network
aurora,
and
you
can
actually
just
get
started
because
our
engine
is
actually
taking
care
of
the
the
tren
the
conversion
from
east
to
near.
A
So
this
is
actually
very
cool,
but
last
but
not
least,
we
also
have
octopus
network,
which
is
a
substrate
based
option
that
will
near
so
compared
to
some
of
the
other
optional
work.
Octopus
we
excel
at
offering
flexibility
security
that
is
actually
up
to
100
times
more
cost
effective
than
some
of
the
competitors
out
there.
So
it
really
really
is
quite
developer
friendly
for
especially
the
the
smaller
startup
and
people
who
just
get
started
in
building
an
app
chain.
A
A
So
all
this
really
offers
a
great
technology
base
from
here
for
developers
on
year
to
build
ministry
adoption.
But,
more
importantly,
by
being
on
here,
you
also
can
gain
lots
of
upset
potential,
because
your
ecosystem
is
still
at
early
stage,
so
there's
still
plenty
of
opportunities
in
the
field
of
d5
gaming,
social,
apps
and
ft
and
beyond,
and
let's
look
at
the
ecosystem
growth
data
so
with
only
slightly
over
a
year
of
launching
midnight
near
already
have
1.3
million
accounts
on
the
network
and
still
growing
fast.
A
First
and
foremost,
we
actually
have
a
quite
extensive
global
network,
so
in
some
in
a
lot
of
cases,
we're
essentially
acting
as
the
bridge
between
innovation
and
adoption,
whether
that's
east
to
west
or
west
to
east,
as
a
fund
we're
also
very
research
driven
because
you
know
blockchain
as
as
a
young
technology,
young
technology,
it
does
still
draw
upon.
You
know:
academic
research
in
the
field
of
computer
science,
crypto
cryptography
economics,
you
know,
finance
sociology,
all
those
and
you
know
to
really
see
the
opportunities
you
kind
of
need.
A
A
team
with
you
know,
multidimensional
expertise
and
sharp
document.
So
so
that's
why
I'm
very
pleased
to
share
that
most
of
the
the
folks
on
the
phone.
Actually,
everyone
on
the
from
the
phone
actually
come
from
a
very
good
academic
background
and
also
very
experienced
very
experienced
like
software
development
experience
or
business
experience.
A
Cool
and
more
importantly,
we
actually
invest
with
the
incubator
approach,
so
some
of
the
things
that
we
can
help
the
entrepreneurs
from
our
portfolio
include,
you
know
marketing.
You
know
I'm
a
pretty
experienced
marketer
as
well
as
some
of
the
other
folks
in
the
phone,
so
we
can
really
help
entrepreneurs
formulate
their
they
go
to
market
strategy,
as
well
as
their
community
building
strategy.
We
can
also
assess
projects
in
terms
of
you
know,
formulating
their
tokenomics
or
help
them
to
design
their
liquidity
strategy
as
a
phone.
A
We
also
have
actually
two
full-time
developers.
You
know
to
to
to
both
to
do
technical
due
diligence,
but
also
you
know,
support
a
team
about
helping
them
to
build
on
your
protocol.
Last
but
not
least,
we
also
have
a
very
extensive.
You
know
global
network,
as
mentioned
before,
so
really,
we
can
also
try
to
help.
You
use
our
network
to
help
the
the
project
in
our
portfolio
to
accelerate
adoption
cool.
So
a
couple
case,
studies
that
I
can
share
with
all
of
you
guys.
A
It
has
very
good
technology,
so
it
can
scale
the
evm
based
application
with
average
one
second
block
time
and
two
seconds
financing.
So
the
background
is
that
you
know
aurora
was
raising
the
only
round
off.
You
know
currently
sell
before
the
public
launch,
because
it
has
very
good
technology
and
the
team
is
based
in
the
west,
so
not
surprised.
It
actually
has
oversubscribed
interest
one
of
some
of
the
top
western
investors,
yet
their
largest
potential
user
base
is
actually
in
asia.
So
that's
why
already?
A
I
want
to
strategically
allocate
some
of
their
tokens
to
the
longer
term.
You
know
investor
and
builder,
who
can
help
them
accelerate
early
adoption
here
in
asia.
So
our
approach
here
is
that
we
first
help
our
to
build
their
first
initial
global
marketing
campaign.
How
to
really
you
know,
create
a
buzz
around
around
around
the
platform.
A
We
define
our
sound
reason
strategy
here
in
asia.
We
leverage
our
network
here
and
essentially
organize
two
online
raw
show,
with
selected
strategy
investor
developers
and
influencers
in
addition
to
the
more
business
of
the
scene.
We
also
help
our
research
developer,
contributing
as
well
as
cvm
project
source
sourcing.
The
result
is
that
in
only
two
weeks
of
time,
aurora
became
oversubscribed
in
asia
with
actually
minimum
amount
of
effort
from
our
team.
A
We
closed
strategic
investment
from
some
of
the
top
vc
and
distribution
partners
here
in
asia
and
will
also
help
them
run
to
hackathon
here
in
asia.
On
behalf
of
you
know
our
labs
for
a
thousand
subscribers
to
try
to
build
our
provide
them
very
useful
feedback,
and,
last
but
not
least,
we
also
collect
more
than
10
diabetes
in
asia
forever,
so
here,
mechagraph
is
really
acting
as
the
bridge
to
asia.
A
So,
on
the
flip
side,
options
is
almost
like
the
exact
opposite
case,
so
the
octopus
essentially
is
a
team
starting
in
asia.
As
I
mentioned
before,
the
network
is
a
substrate-based
app
chain
network
on
top
of
near
protocol.
It
offers
a
very
cost
effective.
You
know
the
security
of
the
boxing
probability
and
the
complete
infrastructure
for
the
existing
sector
developer
to
quickly
deploy,
deploy
the
app
chain
on
near
with
almost
up
to
100
times,
saving
in
terms
of
the
cost.
A
A
A
A
The
last
case
is
something
different,
because
the
two
cases
before
focusing
more
on
you
know
the
infrastructure
and
the
protocol
layer.
Web
street
games
is
more
on
the
application
layer.
So
webster
game
is
actually
a
gaming
platform
with
building
sdk
tools.
To
really
you
know,
try
to
combine
elements
from
you
know:
d5,
nft
and
gaming,
all
together
and
really
like
players
to
take
ownership
of
their
gaming
experience.
A
So
the
background
is
that
as
a
young
developer,
centric
team
webster
really
need
help
in
terms
of
you
know,
getting
the
business
opportunity
to
really
get
adoption
of
the
technology.
In
the
meantime,
webster
games
will
also
like
to
you
know,
increase
their
awareness
and
improve
their.
You
know
branding.
A
A
You
know,
help
them
to
fix
some
of
the
code
and
doing
the
auditing
of
the
code
in
the
end,
which
really
you
know,
accelerated
the
role
of
the
platform.
Last
will
also
help
them
to
build
essentially
a
global
pr
campaign
around
this
type
of
collaboration
and
the
result
is
the
will,
help
them
secure
and
personal
opportunity
to
work
with
taobao,
the
largest
e-commerce
market
marketplace
in
china
for
the
very
first
nft
cell
on
the
top
of
main
station.
A
A
I
don't
have
to
spend
any
more
time
on
myself,
but
let
me
introduce
the
investment
team
from
medweb,
so
charles
mose
is
also
a
syrian
entrepreneur
with
strong
experience
in
the
development
of
crypto
and
marketing,
so
he
was
the
ahead
of
marketing
at
and
before
that,
he
was
also
the
head
of
china
and
coinbase
in
new
york
city
trust.
Most
graduated
from
columbia
university
was
a
master
of
science
degree
in
generation.
A
On
the
other
hand,
stanley
is
a
very
research
trader
analyst
and
product
manager.
I
really
you
know,
love
to
dive
dive
deep
into
you
know,
tokenomics.
You
know
on-chain
data
and
analytics
as
well,
so
stanley
graduated
from
university
of
hong
kong
as
well
as
a
master's
degree
from
the
university
of
chicago.
A
So
that's
the
investment
team.
We
also
have
a
very
robust
technical,
due
diligence
team
from,
namely
dobber
and
daniel.
The
other
is
a
very
experienced
full
site
developer
and
before
joining
near
and
meta
lab,
robert
actually
worked
as
the
engineering
director
at
microstrategy
robert
graduated
from
university
with
a
degree
in
computer
science.
A
A
The
other
thing
that,
as
I
found
very
proud
of,
is
that
we
have
a
really
strong
research
and
technical
diligence
team.
So
some
of
the
research
partner
will
have
you
know,
including
ilia.
You
know
the
co-founder
of
near,
and
some
of
you
may
have
known
that
he
was
an
engineer
manager
at
google
before
and
it
was
actually
also
the
a
major
tensorflow
contributor.
A
A
A
We
also
have
a
professor,
dr
joya
jin.
You
know
the
founder
and
ceo
of
black
set
as
well
as
a
professor
at
university
to
be
one
of
the
advisor
as
well.
So
so,
professor
joe's
expertise
is
in
cyber
security,
and
that's
why
it's
great
for
for
us
to
have
him.
You
know
to
advise
on
the
the
security
aspect
things
for
our
portfolio,
so
that's
it
for
my
presentation
today.