王峰公布Element 2024年Web3经济学时间表，并将辞任一切管理职务

Odaily星球日报Published on 2024-01-18Last updated on 2024-01-18

Abstract

涉及产品与技术、运营与市场、Web3基金会的完善以及个人下一步的工作

原文作者：王峰

编者按：Element 发起人王峰在 X 平台发文公布了 Element 在 2024 年的重大计划。从产品与技术、运营与市场、Web3基金会的完善以及个人下一步的工作四个方面阐述了 Element 在 2024 年的关键任务。Odaily星球日报整理如下：

很多关心 Element 在 2024 年重大计划。产品技术与运营团队是否能否全力以赴，拥抱牛市机遇？我的回答是肯定的。以下，我也向市场举手，申请一个一个的“ 4 ”手指，作为我们计划实施的四大关键任务，涉及产品与技术、运营与市场、Web3基金会的完善以及我个人下一步的工作。

1. 联合主流公链以及 Layer 2 网络，推出 G-Magic 加速计划，全力支持 GameFi 商业化。

我们相信，依赖技术驱动和产品体验，Element 在以太坊 Layer 2 网络积累了显著优势，在所有以太坊二层网络市场中，成为最受欢迎的 NFT 市场，累计钱包地址超过 200 万。Element 的产品市场以及品牌优势，将大有机会在Web3应用上爆发中凸显出来，尤其在我非常看好的 GameFi 领域。我预计，由越来越多的优秀游戏开发者参与推动的 GameFi 产品创新业务，会大概率成为可能发生在 2024/2025 年加密牛市中关键板块。我们计划，Element 在 NFT 具体场景 Launchpad 支持上，向 GameFi 为主的Web3应用上大幅度倾斜，目前我们正在和绝大部分主流公链的运营团队讨论深度合作。昨天下去，Element 已经联合十大公链发布一个了 G-Magic 加速计划，全力支持 GameFi 商业化。

2. 发布“NFT as Service 计划”，走完全开放和去中心化道路，为Web3应用和市场提供 Element Stark 一站式内嵌协作方案。

我相信，只有将产品彻底开放乃至开源，才能走出中心化 NFT 市场因为取得暂时领先优势，而给自己树立的篱笆墙。我们且打算，一定要去推倒这阻篱笆墙的。Element 一直重视 API 开放。从我们发布产品到今天，对于任何一家提出使用我们 API 的Web3项目，都开放支持。我们逐渐摒弃竞争概念，转向生态合作意识，朋友越多越好。我们很快会发布一个准备已久的“NFT as a Service 计划”，叫做 Element Stark 开发者协作计划。我们会彻底升级现有 API 和 SDK 服务包，我们将完全支持：对任何一个 EVM 生态公链的闪电集成，以及对任何一个Web3应用的无缝市场嵌入。我们十分乐意看见，第三方市场拿走我们所有数据和订单。我们乐意支持，让第三方应用嵌入我们已经实现的所有好用功能。所以，未来的 Element，一个是入口式 Portal 产品，一个是开放式的 API 产品。我不认为，与更强大的对手竞争，仅仅是更卷，所谓“价格更便宜，团队更勤奋”，事实上我们已经卷了三年了。而是我们要走不一样的技术道路。这条道路就是开放。所以，可以说我心里装着的 NFT 世界，其实是真正的 OpenElement。今天，Web3整体从L1网络走向模块区块链，L2网络纷纷走向可定制化。我们 Element 也要做一个小小的Web3模块化应用程序，成为一枚 Power Chip In Web3。彼时，我们将无所不在。

3 . 将 Element 市场由创业公司驱动，转变为 Element 基金会主导治理的Web3技术品牌。

从中本聪发明 Bitcoin 起，加密货币市场的主导者，一直就不是中心化思维的公司治理，而是要逐渐走向社群化（DAO 组织系统）治理，只有这样，才能最早的协议和产品，进入加密丛林后枝繁叶茂。尽管直到今天，我都认为做好Web3应用，的确需要一支铁军，不受外界影响，集中精力做好技术和产品体验是一切发展的根本条件。以上两个自然段，其实并不冲突。我是希望解释，这是从“From zero to One”和“From start to Great”的哲学差别。我们需要把面对起步的现实和长期理想主义结合起来。Element 终究要走向星辰大海。我们要有信心，我们努力三年准备发射的动力火箭，一定可以摆脱传统Web2公司化的基因引力，可以依靠更大的 NFT 市场基础协议的鲁棒性、足够大的用户社群共识、和Web3加密经济学必须助力，飞起来。2024 年二季度后，我们将把 Element 研发、运营以及市场彻底转变为去中心化组织驱动，而将 Element 市场由一个小小的产品驱动的创业项目，转变为由 Element 基金会主导治理的，以Web3经济学为激励的，一个耀眼的技术品牌。

4. 待到完成以上 1/2/3/具体工作清单后，我会辞去 Element 现有公司化结构的一切管理职务。

我会一个纯粹投资者身份参与 Element 基金会建设工作。这个准备，我三年前成立 Element 的时候就有的。那时候，谁也不相信我们可以在一个既看不懂又看不透 NFT 市场中走这么远。经历这么多，一切都是最好的安排。和我们一起前后进入市场的 NFT 市场品牌，大部分都在熊市中一上来就发了 Token，然后并没有做更多。而我们在熊市里 Build，熬着。几乎是跨越整个一个市场周期，每周精进一个版本。我长期的创业人生，都始终相信，人笨一点没有关系，一切贵在坚持。念念不忘，必有回响。在任何一家公司里，我最大的价值就是给团队一个不放弃的念想。我也相信守正出奇，这里的所谓正，是长期目标不放弃。所谓奇，是短期策略不迂腐，正面打不过，可以先绕道走。拿到根据地再杀回来。眼下，我们团队会尽一切努力，在产品研发、业务、财务合法务多个层面做大量工作，以确保平稳实现 Element 更加彻底 Web3运营机制，这个时间表，不会晚于 2024 年一季度末。近期，一定会有更多有关 Element 进展，我们会公开披露出来。

以上是我的四点承诺，我们将以 Element 官方推特正式公布以上计划的时间表，敬请关注。

原文链接：https://x.com/wangfeng_0128/status/1747848890236407845?s=20

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