
Mask Network to Steward Next Chapter of Lens, Shaping Decentralized Social From Infrastructure to Co…
Mask Network to Steward Next Chapter of Lens, Shaping Decentralized Social From Infrastructure to Consumer Adoption

穿越熊市,看见社交:2026年去中心化社交何以沉默生长?
引言:误读的“撤退”与真实的“筑基”2025年至2026年初,加密市场像是被按下了静音键。价格不怎么动了,投机资金散了,那些曾经天天刷屏的协议也安静下来。接连不断的“战略撤退”与“关停”,让一个熟悉的疑问又开始在群里流传:“Web3 的时代是不是已经过去了?” 巧合的是,去中心化社交赛道接连爆出大新闻。Farcaster 宣布战略重心从“社交叙事”转向“钱包功能”,其核心基础设施供应商 Neynar 完成对其的收购。Lens Protocol 的生态管理则由 Mask Network 接棒,原团队回归 DeFi 领域。近期,服务于 Uniswap、Arbitrum 等头部 DAO 五年之久的治理工具 Tally,因市场环境严峻及 ICO 路径受阻,也宣布将在3月底关闭应用。一时间,外界几乎条件反射般地得出结论:去中心化社交,失败了。 但等等,这个判断是不是下得太快了?我们用来衡量“成败”的尺子是不是拿错了? 如果我们仍用 Web2 的刻板标准,只盯着“日活用户数”和“发帖量”,那去中心化社交确实冷清。但如果我们把视线下移一层,看看有多少人在创建去中心化身份,有多少资产正在变成人的...

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Web3: March 2026

Mask Network to Steward Next Chapter of Lens, Shaping Decentralized Social From Infrastructure to Co…
Mask Network to Steward Next Chapter of Lens, Shaping Decentralized Social From Infrastructure to Consumer Adoption

穿越熊市,看见社交:2026年去中心化社交何以沉默生长?
引言:误读的“撤退”与真实的“筑基”2025年至2026年初,加密市场像是被按下了静音键。价格不怎么动了,投机资金散了,那些曾经天天刷屏的协议也安静下来。接连不断的“战略撤退”与“关停”,让一个熟悉的疑问又开始在群里流传:“Web3 的时代是不是已经过去了?” 巧合的是,去中心化社交赛道接连爆出大新闻。Farcaster 宣布战略重心从“社交叙事”转向“钱包功能”,其核心基础设施供应商 Neynar 完成对其的收购。Lens Protocol 的生态管理则由 Mask Network 接棒,原团队回归 DeFi 领域。近期,服务于 Uniswap、Arbitrum 等头部 DAO 五年之久的治理工具 Tally,因市场环境严峻及 ICO 路径受阻,也宣布将在3月底关闭应用。一时间,外界几乎条件反射般地得出结论:去中心化社交,失败了。 但等等,这个判断是不是下得太快了?我们用来衡量“成败”的尺子是不是拿错了? 如果我们仍用 Web2 的刻板标准,只盯着“日活用户数”和“发帖量”,那去中心化社交确实冷清。但如果我们把视线下移一层,看看有多少人在创建去中心化身份,有多少资产正在变成人的...

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Web3: March 2026

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Established in 2023, Mask Network Academy is the non-profit arm of Mask Network, providing funding, donations, and technological collaboration to leading universities and journalism programs worldwide, with the goal of promoting Web3 research and storytelling.
Suji Yan is the Founder and CEO of Mask Network and the Bonfire Union fund. He studied computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and left university at the age of 20 to launch the Mask Network protocol in 2017. Since then, it has become a key player in the decentralized social ecosystem. A strong advocate for community empowerment and Web3 education, Suji has made substantial contributions to leading universities and institutions — including UIUC, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, UC Berkeley, and Yale-China — in support of Web3 research and journalism.
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Established in 2023, Mask Network Academy is the non-profit arm of Mask Network, providing funding, donations, and technological collaboration to leading universities and journalism programs worldwide, with the goal of promoting Web3 research and storytelling.
Suji Yan is the Founder and CEO of Mask Network and the Bonfire Union fund. He studied computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and left university at the age of 20 to launch the Mask Network protocol in 2017. Since then, it has become a key player in the decentralized social ecosystem. A strong advocate for community empowerment and Web3 education, Suji has made substantial contributions to leading universities and institutions — including UIUC, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, UC Berkeley, and Yale-China — in support of Web3 research and journalism.
Nancy Wu leads the non-profit Academy at Mask Network. She is a veteran journalist who has worked at leading international media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and South China Morning Post, with a focus on the tech industry. In 2016, she transitioned into media entrepreneurship and co-founded two startups covering prominent tech unicorns and emerging entrepreneurs. Nancy is an alumna of UC Berkeley and Harvard University.

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April 2024, donation to HKUST Crypto Fintech Lab

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2. November 2023, donation to the non-profit Mastodon

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3. December 2023, donations to Fu Jen Catholic University
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4. July 2024, donation to the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

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5. In support of 3-year Yale-China Arts Residensy

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6. Sept 17 2024, donation to the Media Economies Design Lab (MEDLab) at CU Boulder

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February, 2024 MOU signed, Korea University Blockchain Research Institute

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