Harmony in 2026: Blue Metaverse & 10,000 DAO & ZK Scholars - Stephen Tse

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Hello, everyone. We are here today to announce a blue metaverse, a metaverse in harmony to think about how to build a future together with so many different communities. We have the monkeys, all blue, who came here to ask: what can we do in Denver? How can we think about all future games using cross-chain NFTs, using the bridge where you can put your assets, your monkeys, your new NFT profiles in so many different places in our lives? Let's unite technology with culture.

Let's do digital festivals together. Let's put all the resources we have into action and share time with the community. Let's divide the property. We are committed to putting all our resources and assets on the line to share with our ecosystem partners. These apes belong to them ecosystem partners.

These apes belong to them . We will always keep them to think about what to do. Let me give you some ideas. We have many creative briefs and branding exercises to brainstorm what this profile is that they want to be a part of in our lives. What games will they design to use this asset?

So, it's not just about having fun with monkeys and bananas; we're thinking about profiles, galleries, and when you enter a different part of the metaverse, how do you present yourself with your digital identity? present yourself with your digital identity? How will we look? What kind and how many identities will you associate with be in the gallery, in the games, at the festival that represent you in the future? But you know our favorite, right?

CI Kingdom. Today we are announcing our partner to use apes as their heroes, as a profile, as a game asset. Come on. D-Fi Kingdom is not only our favorite, but the best blockchain game. In fact, it is number one in volume of blockchain games.

To think about what it will look like as part of the portal to the blue metaverse, what kind of gameplay, what kind of profiles, what kind of heroes they want. And as you know, like many of the future NFTs, you own all copyrights and derivative works to create together. But we can do much more. We are in the top 10 blockchain wallets for user integration. Top six in our developer growth in the community, with 1.

7% of GameFi's volume with many games in our ecosystem. So let's go . Come on. And the growth of the network is also fundamental. We designed this network to be scalable and secure, not only in terms of its purpose, but also in terms of how many people are interested in it, and we made an open commitment to grant-only resources with all developers who join.

Just bring in more people, bring in the developers for the future. The 300 million in grants are all for you. We have already allocated many dollars through grants. 35 of them with 40 million already, 110 governors using multisig, understanding how critical the governance system is that will really sustain this development. So many apps and games and more demos to come.

But where do we go from here? We will deploy the four- year plan towards 2026. We know that bridges are essential. We know we have a big launch this year to talk about the blue metaverse, because that's where hundreds of millions of users will come in. Where culture meets technology in every part of our lives.

We also know that building a scalable blockchain through zero-knowledge proofs is what we are fully committed to. Whether it's ZK EVM or thin clients, we need to start today, but we should have it in place within the next few years. Where we're going now is this: the network started with us, with the team, with this community, but everything will become DAOs. So, we committed to just two numbers: we want to attract hundreds of thousands of fellows to space, which has already begun. I see so many people wearing blue t-shirts, the interns in Denver.

We've done it in San Francisco Denver. We've done it in San Francisco , Lisbon. We will continue to do this until millions of people come to build with us. 10,000 DAOs, that's how committed we are to it. Not only because we want to put all our treasury into these 10,000 DAOs, the governance and future of this will be sustained because that is the right structure for the community to have full ownership of what it builds and the direction it is going in.

We already have more than 160 beneficiaries building this ecosystem. We literally handed out 40 million in grants in less than nine months. We truly believe that if we believe in something, we go all in for it. Don't hold back. This is our future.

We are the pioneers. If you believe in something, show up and go all in for it. Whether it's DAOs or ZK, that's how strong our commitment is. The 10,000 DAOs seem insane. People laugh at us.

People can't ask us how many we have. We only know where we're going. We are going to fully commit to this 10,000 DAOs initiative because partners are already joining knowing that we want them to own what they want to build. At the DAO in Africa, we committed 2 million and they started organizing events, talks, and educational series within weeks and educational series within weeks , helping to evaluate our grants because they now know they have an entire continent with which to build a future. Initiatives to attract women developers and academics.

Blue DAO helping everyone think about their financial metamorphosis. But the biggest DAO we want to announce today is the ZK DAO. So let's do it , guys. If you are a developer, talk to us. We announced the 1 million ZK DAO today, with 10 million in grants that we want to complete this year.

Please we want to complete this year. Please register. Come on. We have 10 million in grants that we will follow up with investment, because we don't believe that it's just a few projects in ZK that we can acquire or build internally. We really want to attract 10,000 academics working in ZK alone.

It's very difficult. We did it. We achieved this in the last few weeks by asking people to do their homework. Again, imagine that you don't need to pay for school or homework. In fact, they do the homework to earn money and continue on this journey.

And when they finish, we have a standard launch grant of $50,000, but for ZK, we'll double it to $100,000. So, come on, come and get it. Come and take it as a free grant, a capital-free way to build your future, because there is so much you can build today with zero-knowledge testing in your products. That's why we take very seriously the task of presenting three concepts for you to think about. Zero-knowledge proofs make the entire data structure about the state very concise, allowing for scalability.

So think about a product: where it's failing now, where it can't scale, and how ZK will solve all of this in the coming years. You know about privacy: how to think about the mixer, how to think about thin clients that hide the state. The last thing is fairness: where does randomness come from when you need a lottery, when you need to vote, when you need a count for you? So we clearly list all these products that we believe will have the right market fit this year and next. Come and claim our $100,000 launch grant so that when you build this product, there will already be millions of users waiting to use it.

It's not just an idea, there will be users who will come. Consider whether you can resolve anonymous authentication. It won't just be about Web3. Each product, instead of using Google or Apple login, should work with your next product. So the DAO of zero knowledge, we also have the zero knowledge university course and we think it would be best to start with the homework so we can help with the assistant.

We have already finished with a series of 200 people registered. We want them to register in Denver. We think the next series will be great, talking about bridge-type clients and data availability. We want to study with you. This is the frontier of what we are learning at the same time as you.

So let's go . Bye bye. Today we also launch the Blue DAO, so that Blue can fly, like a butterfly, the dancer, the metamorphosis as an analogy for our struggle in the world. Many of us go through personal struggles, with family, financial difficulties, or trying to keep a community together. That's why we launched this new DAO called Blue DAO, to unite all communities beyond Harmony, beyond a few ideas, to know that there is so much love to share.

But how did it all begin? Finally, we're going to sign a lot of books here today. The author is here. Please stand up. Very good.

And many female academics came here today because of the book, because of this idea. Let me tell you how we started. It's less about the technology they're building. It's less about the artwork. The most important thing is people, and that people have the ownership and ability to realize their passion.

And I think that's the truth passion. And I think that's the truth . We have this video and a pop-up party in Times Square. We displayed it on the billboard. Only a few of us showed up in the cold winter in Times Square.

And some of us believed there was a bigger story than just NFTs in New York. A group of people came together who wanted to create the book and also form a community. That's how it all started. And now it's a book. And we're making so many announcements today too , aren't we?

Harmony wants to commit $1 million to this Blue DAO. They are doing incredibly well at this event. They really want to bring in the best people, and I personally met with each of them to hear their story. The struggle is real. We call it metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis. The change. Change is constant. But that's too passive a way of putting it. Change is inevitable.

But that's just one destination. It's just a state of the world that is so disconnected and passive, beyond our own journey and control. We believe that change is invincible. Change is invincible, guys. It's really in your hands.

We all come from different paths and struggles with this blue world. We believe there is a bigger story to tell a bigger story to tell , beyond technology. How each of us is connected in such a way that this metamorphosis is invincible if you take it into your own hands, open your heart and see that there are many things we can do together. The new economy of creators is not built with walls. It is connected by bridges.

It's a giant social experiment on how to generate wealth. We don't need permission to participate. All we need is the desire to create something bigger than ourselves. We are in the midst of a radical change. And with radical change will come radical markets.

Markets that don't care where you come from, what race you are, or what your past is. The only thing that matters is what you can create. The community that supports me can live in my world. See what I see. By removing barriers and building bridges, we can create wealth in harmony.

Yes. A radical social change harmony. Yes. A radical social change . This is the video that excited everyone.

Our community firmly believes that the future is more than just the idea of ​​blockchain or some bridges. It's about creating wealth in harmony, with a lowercase "h", with yourself, with your families, with your own community, the values ​​that are important to you. And we're doing a lot at all the events now, because meeting people who believe in this mission touches our hearts so much that we have a lot to do together. And this is what happened in San Francisco. So, make this wallet.

Look at this. The best wallet, I must say we were all waiting for it. That is the portal to the blue metaverse. That's the best wallet you can ask your family to try, or anyone to join. Not only because of all the features, but you love the rhythms, the design, the user experience, right?

That's where it comes from. That's where the next 100 million users will come from. So, let's go. A wallet. Timeless.

We also started with this new design. We think that when you look at it, what's special is not just the renewal of our brand, but the fact that we did it with a design approach that finally allows the community that finally allows the community ... I no longer need to check the fonts and pixels and say, "Approving every pixel," it will be beautiful. We believe that the message to the world should be conveyed in a much more visual way, through entertainment and with stories that everyone can understand. And here's a new design for our website that you can explore.

Also, merchandise. People love our blue things. You'll see a lot of blue here because many of us really believe we just want to hug each other. We just want to use things that truly represent our identity. Here it is.

A revolution is happening before our eyes that will radically change the world around us. And it all started with a simple idea. If you want to live in a world you love, you must build it. It started as a spark and the world let it spread like wildfire. I ca n't show you the video of Vu, so you'll have to see it for yourselves in my presentation now.

It's in harmony.1/blue. That's all we have. This is where the blue metaverse comes in, guys. Come on.

We had that a few days ago. Let's have one more party on Sunday. The closing party. We are co-hosts closing party. We are co-hosts .

Come and have fun because that's where we come together. That's all for you. One last thing. One more thing, we are announcing that 88 rising is partnering with us. So let's go.

They have 160 million users associated with us to think about what the future of metaverse culture will be like by uniting technology into our lives. I can't wait to tell you about all the campaigns. But let's do it, guys. Thank you all. Wait.

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