To build a trustworthy ecosystem, project teams must focus on sustainable value creation rather than getting lost in speed competitions or speculative games.

Author: Alec Goh, Head of HTX Ventures

The narrative of Web3 has long revolved around "freedom"—breaking the monopoly of intermediaries, optimizing inefficient systems, and disrupting outdated rules. By 2025, this social experiment is entering a new phase: mainstream institutions and regulators are beginning to recognize its potential and pave the way for the paradigm shift in digital identity and asset management.

From various governments starting to signal the view of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset to traditional institutions accelerating their entry into the space, the current Web3 landscape possesses ample liquidity, mature infrastructure, and global consensus. However, as trading platforms and venture capital institutions deeply engaged in the industry, we must further question: how can this transformation truly create long-term value?

The crypto world is known for its "speed": rapid development iterations, fast capital flows, and even quicker narrative shifts. Under multiple pressures, founders can easily fall into the inertia of pursuing short-term speed. However, to build a truly sustainable Web3 project, teams must learn to "detach"—temporarily stepping away from code and market noise to return to the essential question: who are we serving, and what real needs are we addressing?

The history of traditional finance has long proven that all systems that endure through cycles are fundamentally based on risk management, transparency, and user trust. Web3 cannot bypass these three tests either. To build a trustworthy ecosystem, project teams must focus on sustainable value creation rather than indulging in speed competitions or speculative games. Security and trust must become part of the DNA, not an afterthought.

In HTX Ventures' observations, promising explorations are emerging in the industry:

● Breakthroughs in Bitcoin utility: such as Babylon activating Bitcoin's on-chain security through staking protocols;

● The wave of real asset tokenization: breaking down the entry barriers of traditional finance and releasing the liquidity of long-tail assets;

● Stablecoin payment networks: significantly reducing friction in cross-border trade and reshaping global business infrastructure;

● DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure): reconstructing traditional monopolistic fields through shared models, allowing Web3 services to truly reach physical scenarios.

The commonality among these cases is: using blockchain thinking to deconstruct real pain points and delivering user value through products. However, to transform this trend into an industry norm, systematic efforts are still needed:

Step One: Anchor on real needs, avoid self-indulgent innovation

Project teams must repeatedly ask: are users willing to continuously pay for the solution? Does it fill the fatal flaws of traditional systems? Whether it’s reducing cross-border remittance costs by 60% or enabling 1 billion people to access high-yield financial tools for the first time, Web3's killer applications will inevitably emerge from "real-world interfaces."

Step Two: Design resilient economic and governance models

Token release curves, fund management mechanisms, DAO governance frameworks—these designs must serve the long-term health of the ecosystem rather than early interest groups. For example:

● Avoid token unlocking rules that lead to "peak at launch";

● Adopt dynamically adjusted contributor incentives (like Babylon's Bitcoin staking model);

● Reserve progressive empowerment space for DAOs (rather than locking control in code);

● Introduce anti-black swan mechanisms (like Shell Finance achieving fair settlement through DLC technology).

Only when capital flow and value creation form a closed loop can projects truly accumulate network effects.

Step Three: Embed risk management into the protocol's DNA

Smart contract audits are just the baseline; truly robust systems require:

● Permissionless failover pathways;

● Redundant verification of multiple oracle data;

● Crisis response protocols that prioritize stress testing.

As institutional funds enter the space, resilience will become the core metric distinguishing "speculative toys" from "infrastructure."

Conclusion: Speed creates bubbles, value builds trust

When sovereign funds include Bitcoin on their balance sheets and workers receive cross-border salaries through stablecoins, the legitimacy of Web3 no longer relies on slogans. Every token distribution plan, every governance vote, and every line of smart contract code contributes to the foundation of trust in the industry.

The Web3 of 2025 will ultimately belong to those "slow companies"—who, with verifiable transparency, accumulable user value, and resilience against extreme market conditions, prove that beyond the technological frenzy, there are still more important stories worth telling.

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