Personal Reflections on the Sonic Meetup I don't usually voice about controversial things, but I've put together some personal thoughts regarding the recent Sonic meetup incident. 1. Like it or not, the practice of providing numerous rewards and giveaways to the Korean community has become recognized as an effective marketing strategy. While I also don't believe this meetup style is sustainable in the long term, but at this moment investing significant costs in meetups for the Korean community paradoxically yields the highest efficiency in the Korean market. When there's a proven playbook that works well in Korea, is there really a reason to avoid it? If the most effective marketing method is available, should we really shun it just to appear 'legit'? if so, every project would have to develop its product for 10 years before even thinking about token issuance. 2. I think Listing on Korean Exchanges is a Natural Project Goal and Validation. Is it truly wrong for projects to seek listings on Korean exchanges? Being listed on a Korean exchange is not only crucial for securing liquidity but also serves as an indicator of a project's credibility and scale. While there's sometimes a narrative that projects attempt listings merely to 'dump' their tokens on Korea, I believe this is a natural business decision from a project's perspective. (I'm not thrilled about those situations either, but I don't think it's right to say "don't even try to get listed just because I don't like it.") Of course, there are instances where projects' actions might be disappointing, but we cannot fault every project for pursuing such listings. 3. I disagree with the perspective that some are trying to 'enlighten' Koreans. Some people just think korean is just 'exit liquidity'. Why do we always label them solely as exit liquidity? I think each korean has their own strong point. i think both those giving out merchandise and those receiving it seemed genuinely happy in that video. Why do we always conclude that 'projects view Korea as exit liquidity' just by looking at that video? From my perspective, it simply looks like they're distributing T-shirts to participants in the back who can't reach, and everyone seems to be having a good time. This isn't akin to carelessly throwing money in a club, nor do I believe there's an intention to belittle Koreans. And we can see lots of positive tweet reactions from meetup attendees, with verifying receipt of items, actively participating in yaping and expressing enjoyment. I'm also three years into this industry myself, I have plenty of shirts and am not as desperate for raffles anymore. However, criticizing others from and saying 'those people don't realize they're being used as exit liquidity,' can come across as a sense of superiority. It's worth reflecting on whether one has forgotten their own grind when they were just starting out. 4. A Rational Understanding of Accident Response is Needed. While it would have been best for no accident to occur, is it wrong to call firefighters and police to handle a situation once an accident happens? Entrance was being controlled, and a person who had already entered within the capacity limit suddenly fell due to back pain, knocking over a pillar which then fell on someone else. I understand the police then arrived to manage the situation. It's unhelpful for a reasonable response to an unforeseen accident, like calling the police, to be distorted or exaggerated. (Separately, I wish both individuals a swift recovery 🙏) 5. Categorizing Korean Market Efforts as 'Disregard' is Inappropriate. I don't understand why marketing activities specifically for Korea are so easily labeled as 'disregarding' the Korean market. Similarly, I question whether a project that has already completed its listing in Korea is obligated to continue spending like they spent on peak beyond that point. While it's true that many projects cut off support abruptly after listing, (I sincerely hope Sonic, and indeed many other projects, do not follow this path.) A listing on a Korean exchange, which can drive up prices, also benefits existing global holders. I hope that the Korean market is not always confined to a 'victim' narrative. Conclusion Personally, I hope this meetup controversy serves as a catalyst for these excessive 'chicken game' style meetups to wind down. However, given how much attention this marketing approach generates, I anticipate it will likely continue at least until KBW. I plan to publish a more detailed article summarizing my thoughts on this matter soon.

얍스 1점이라도 있다면 걍 무조건 해야할듯? 🇰🇷 @SonicLabs 이 이제까지 조건 중에 가장 많은 한국인들이 수혜를 볼 수 있는 얍스 프로그램을 발표함. - 한국인 Top 500은 현재 가격 기준 70만원 - 거기에 글로벌 보상은 Top 1000명 안에 들면 인당 270만원 = 1000등 안에 들면 350 기간이 좀 긴 대신에, 미리 리더보드에 들어두도록 초반 며칠만 잘 작업해두면 진짜 효과 엄청날듯..? 소닉으로 등반하고 싶은 사람 DM줘.. Welcome to Korea Sonic!

이 정도 비용이라면 충분히 상용화 가능한 라인이라고 본다..

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Moneyel Hennie - Sidekick x Bithumb Poker Scramble! ♠️ Today at 10 p.m., @Sidekick_Labs will be broadcast on! (link comment) Last year, Bithumb held a tournament with Double A Poker, which is serviced by Hangame, with a total prize of 100 million BTC. It seems that the tournament was quite popular. So this year, 8/8 ~8/10! The tournament will be held for three days with a total prize fund of 400 million won. How can you participate in the conference? After purchasing 30,000 won worth of game money, you can participate in the Double-A Poker online qualifier with about 200 people and get a ticket to participate in the offline tournament if you are in the top 20! I've really studied poker a lot these days. I hope you don't fall too far in love with my smart look. I will show you how I passed the preliminary round through the fierce competition of 200 people. @BithumbOfficial will take the prize money from you. Mr. Yusoon!

Wormhole, Stacks Integration! STX and sBTC are finally going to take a picture of the hen that came out of the yard. Through Wormhole NTT, Stacks tokens will go outside of the Stacks network, such as Solana and Sui. Past sBTC is expanding into Solana / Sui / Aptos! There was a PR, but there was a question, 'So how did you get there?', but it seems that the outline is being established to some extent through the announcement of this wormhole. Wormhole NTT is an abbreviation for 'N-it-T Big T Lansper', and in the existing general cross-chain, there must be some liquidity for the token on both sides of the chain that sends and receives the transfer, but Wormhole NTT proceeds with the token transfer neatly without such a thing. Not only that, but even if you have STX on another chain, you have the liquidity to make these tokens fully compatible with your existing governance system! In the meantime, no matter how much Stacks is called Bitcoin L2, it definitely feels like a remote island, so I hope that liquidity will flow much more freely through this wormhole integration!

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