On September 18th, local time, TOKEN2049 Afterparty was held in Singapore, jointly organized by HTX DAO and TRON, and co-organized by Alethea AI, Tour Billion, BitWave, ChainGPT, Google Cloud, The Block, etc. Justin Sun, founder of TRON and global advisor of Huobi HTX, and several industry leaders delivered speeches and discussed the future development trends in the Web3 field.
As one of the most influential Web3 summits in the world, TOKEN2049 brings together industry elites from all over the world. Taking this opportunity, HTX DAO and TRON gathered together with more than 1,100 senior Web3 builders through the grand TOKEN2049 Afterparty. The event attracted many well-known project parties, investment institutions, crypto KOLs, etc. Odaily, BlockBeats, Foresight News, TechFlow, MarsBit, Cointime, DeThings, PANews, Golden Finance, ChainCatcher, MetaEra, BroadChain, Bitcoin.com, BeInCrypto, Blockopedia, Monsterblockhk, etc. also attended as media partners.
At the TOKEN2049 Afterparty, Justin Sun delivered a speech entitled "New Decade, Leading the Global TRON x Huobi HTX Web3 Ecosystem" through video link. While affirming the achievements of Huobi HTX and TRON, he also proposed the future plan of the "dual-wheel drive" of the two platforms.
Justin Sun said that blockchain technology has gone from concept to reality in the past decade and is changing the world. In this process, Huobi HTX and TRON have played an important role. He said, "The birth of TRON stems from an in-depth exploration of the infinite possibilities of blockchain technology. We always adhere to the core values of openness, transparency and decentralization. As an important partner of TRON, Huobi HTX has jointly promoted the development of the blockchain industry. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the establishment of Huobi HTX. It is an achievement to be proud of that it has been able to continuously build the industry over such a long period of time. Huobi HTX adheres to long-termism and actively responds to various changes in the market and regulatory levels. With its user-first philosophy and its persistent pursuit of security and user experience, it has always been at the forefront of the industry."
For the next decade of Web3, Justin Sun believes that technology and products need to focus more on applications in actual scenarios, "including higher-frequency interactions, more diverse scenarios, more intelligent AI assistance and safer network systems, as well as connecting to a larger world." At the same time, "In the next decade, we will also witness the dual-wheel drive effect of TRON and Huobi HTX."
“Our ultimate goal is to create a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem covering payment, investment, and social aspects.” Justin Sun said, “We will focus on activating the TRON ecosystem, attracting more high-quality DApps and projects to join, and strengthening the interaction between the TRON ecosystem and Huobi HTX. We will also make full use of Huobi HTX’s global influence and resource advantages, and promote our products and services to the global market faster and more effectively by integrating TRON’s technological innovation and Huobi HTX’s market resources.”
In addition to Justin Sun, many guests from well-known projects and media, including the founder and CEO of AI infrastructure provider Alethea AI Arif Khan, Victor Yap, Asia Pacific Marketing Director of Tour Billion, a blockchain gaming platform, Leo, co-founder of BitWave, a second-layer Bitcoin solution, Sharon Sciammas, CMO of ChainGPT, an AI tool provider, and Larry Cermak, CEO of The Block, a crypto media, also delivered speeches, sharing their observations and future prospects of the industry, covering popular tracks such as AI, DePIN, BTCFI, and GameFi.
As part of Huobi HTX's 11th anniversary celebration, the KOL Glory Battle awards ceremony was also held at the TOKEN2049 Afterparty. The event was launched on July 16 this year and ended perfectly on August 31. During the more than one month of the event, major KOLs and users actively participated and responded enthusiastically, with a cumulative transaction volume of up to US$7.2 billion and 74,000 votes. In the end, a total of 111 KOLs won awards and shared 15,000 USDT rewards. Among them, Yikesqq and OxRasTrack won the most watched KOL in the world; Web3 of Unit-01, kajiQ, Michill, Goldchau.eth, CoinWorld, and EnHeng won the most influential KOL.
In addition, 10 people including Brother Community and G.CHINTHAN won the most popular KOL; more than 20 people including Crypto360 and crypto pro won the best graphic creation KOL; 30 people including Panda Community and Fowen Community won the contract pioneer KOL; more than 30 people including N.Priyadharshini and SunshineN won the popular anchor KOL.
It is worth mentioning that wonderful audio-visual performances and multiple lucky draws were also prepared at the event. The lucky winners of the night received generous prizes, including 11 cold wallets, 2.2 billion $HTX, 5 ETH, $MASA worth 2,000 USDT, and 2 tickets to the F1 finals.
TOKEN2049 in 2023, Huobi HTX announced a brand upgrade on its 10th anniversary, taking the first step towards the next decade. Over the past year, Huobi HTX has developed well, with both trading volume and liquidity at the industry-leading level, and innovative products and high-quality assets are constantly being launched. At the beginning of August, Huobi HTX's natural exchange ranking on CoinGecko rose to second in the world, and has been in the top 3 for several consecutive months, indicating that it is steadily moving towards the goal of "three major". At the same time, the establishment of HTX DAO marks another step forward for Huobi HTX in building a decentralized ecosystem. At present, with the support of Huobi HTX, the total amount used for HTX DAO liquidity donations and $HTX repurchase and destruction has reached US$51.5 million, effectively promoting the development of the decentralized community.
This year, participants in the Huobi HTX ecosystem continue to be active in TOKEN2049. In addition to the Afterparty jointly organized by HTX DAO and TRON, the managing partner of HTX Ventures, the global investment department of Huobi HTX, will also participate in the theme discussion "AI and Web3: Building a Trusted Digital Future" hosted by Google Cloud. Huobi HTX's global brand building has achieved initial success and will continue to expand.
As one of the earliest participants in the encryption field, Huobi HTX has always actively promoted industry innovation and led new trends in the 11 years since its establishment. In the future, Huobi HTX will continue to be committed to achieving the brand vision of "enabling eight billion people around the world to achieve financial freedom." As Justin Sun said, "With the joint efforts of Huobi HTX and TRON, we are confident that we will create a truly practical, convenient and prosperous Web3 ecosystem for global users in the next decade."
About Huobi HTX
Huobi HTX was founded in 2013. After 11 years of development, it has grown from a cryptocurrency exchange to a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem, covering digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation and other businesses.
As the world's leading Web3 portal, Huobi HTX adheres to the development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and security and compliance, and provides comprehensive, safe and reliable value and services to virtual currency enthusiasts around the world.