新加坡Token2049,相遇在两个十字路口

MarsBitPublished on 2023-09-18Last updated on 2023-09-19

Abstract

正是在这个世界的十字路口上,我看到了 Web3 将东西方的技术、叙事融合起来,连接到最需要它的人民手中。一个新的十字路口正在形成。

时隔一年,乘飞机再次顺利降落新加坡樟宜机场。

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1965 年,新加坡被迫独立的那一刻,李光耀应该没想到,当时那个贫穷、混乱、危机四伏的小岛,现在已经成为世界知名的贸易金融口岸。这个面积还不到广州十分之一的小国家,2022 年 GDP 总额达到了 4600 亿美元,超过广州,人均 GDP 更是突破 8 万美元。
处在在世界上联通东西方最重要的口岸——马六甲海峡,新加坡将东方的威权政治与西方的自由贸易、契约精神融合在这座港口上,成为东方与西方、新兴国家与发达国家交汇的十字路口。
今年 9 月,新加坡 Web3 行业变得非常热闹。在其南部的旅游胜地滨海湾,第六届 Token2049 开幕。即使市场正处于深熊时刻,这场大会依旧汇集了众多 Web3 从业者前来参加。

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「我们 3WW3 亚非拉 Web3 研究院致力于新兴国家 Web3 生态发展与研究,通过 Web3 解决当地的经济社会问题。」这群来自亚非拉 Web3 研究院的朋友说。
我还是第一次在行业里听见「亚非拉」这个历史教科书上的词汇。怀着浓厚的兴趣,经过深度交流后,发现非洲、拉美以及南亚等地区的新兴国家与 Web3 结合,或许真的是潜在的大机会。接下来,在他们的热情邀请下,我们结伴参加 Token 2049 活动。

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另类「助学基金」
第二天一早,我们相约来到了新加坡国立大学(NUS),与一群对区块链感兴趣的朋友相遇。其中,一个名叫 Nguyen Minh 的越南年轻人吸引了我的注意。
Nguyen Minh 来自越南胡志明市的一个普通家庭。他的家庭条件并不富裕,但他对学习和探索新事物的热情从未减退。2021 年大学期间,Nguyen 通过当时一款火爆的 Gamefi 应用接触到 Web3,他开始投入大量时间在这个平台上。通过自己的努力和策略,他赚取了一笔可观的收入,正是用这笔收入,他支付了他在新加坡留学的费用。
「如果没有 Web3 的话,我可能在越南服装厂上班,它(Web3)彻底改变了我的生活。」
当然,这笔收入还不能完全覆盖他现在的生活费用。为了生活,他还在课余时间参与了多个 Gamefi 和游戏公会,通过这些项目赚取生活费。
他告诉我,Web3 为他打开了一个全新的世界,让他看到了更多的可能性和机会。
Web3 除了让向 Nguyen 这样的年轻人走出国门改变命运之外,也给了许多人改变生活的机会。

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面包与牛奶
紧接着,在朋友的引荐下,我们拜访了从阿根廷来新加坡访问的大学教授 Marcos。
近年来,阿根廷的通货膨胀率达到 100%,相当于一年内物价翻倍。比索的快速贬值,导致阿根廷人将目光放到了加密货币上。
「阿根廷的通胀问题使得当地的经济和社会受到很大的影响。」Marcos 告诉我们,阿根廷的货币市场一直处于混乱之中,高通胀、高利率将这个国家的未来放到了一辆不知开往何处的列车上。无论是企业还是个人,都对未来充满了不确定感。
当被问到加密货币对他的最大价值是什么,Marcos 说,「这决定着我明天买面包的时候,会不会再给我的孩子买一瓶牛奶。加密货币对我们的意义不是赚更多钱,而是免于损失」。

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当然,面临这样问题的不仅仅是阿根廷一个国家,很多新兴国家都面临通胀与货币贬值的问题。在政府限制外汇交易以及高额换汇手续费面前,通过加密货币维持资产保值,成为亚非拉地区很多人不得已的选择。
离开新加坡国立大学,我们正式开始了新加坡 Token 2049 的行程。

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来自加德满都的期望
在参加完一个又一个会议,正感到些许疲惫的时候,我们在会场遇到了一个尼泊尔青年 Bikram。
在交流 Web3 之余,他热情地向我介绍尼泊尔本地的旅游景点和历史,邀请我有时间去一定去尼泊尔旅游。Bikram 告诉我,他在 2019 年之前一直在尼泊尔的首都加德满都从事导游工作,压根没有接触过 Web3 与加密货币。
那时,他每天都会带领游客穿梭在古老的寺庙和繁忙的市场之间,分享着尼泊尔的文化和历史。然而,一次偶然的机会,他遇到了一群正在讨论加密货币的外国游客,这种全新的货币深深吸引了 Bikram。
在游客的指导下,Bikram 学会了如何使用加密货币,并且游客还帮助他注册了一个加密货币账户,转给了他第一笔 USDT。这笔钱虽然不多,但对 Bikram 来说,它意味着一个全新的开始。
从那时起,Bikram 开始在业余时间深入研究加密货币和 Web3 技术。他发现,这个领域存在无限的可能性和机会。2021 年,他决定放弃稳定的导游工作,全职投身于加密货币行业。这个决定改变了他的人生轨迹。
在短短的时间内,Bikram 的收入翻了五倍。他开始走出国门,参加各种会议和活动。两周前,他去了韩国,与那里的加密货币爱好者交流,结识了很多有趣的人。
现在,Bikram 站在新加坡的 Token2049 会场上,他现在最感兴趣的事情是将更多尼泊尔人带到 Web3 世界中来,同时也将尼泊尔的文化与历史通过 Web3 传播到全世界。

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相遇在新的十字路口
又回到樟宜机场,结束了这一周的行程。在新加坡,东亚、马来、印度与西方的文化、信息与资本被浓缩到这个面积不到 800 平方公里的土地上,使这里成为汇通世界的十字路口。
正是在这个世界的十字路口上,我看到了 Web3 将东西方的技术、叙事融合起来,连接到最需要它的人民手中。一个新的十字路口正在形成。
未来依旧可期。

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