Transitioning from Web2 to Web3 requires more than coding skills—it demands understanding of token economics, community building, and regulatory alignment.
Successful Web3 products must balance usability, sustainability, and market access, turning technical prototypes into real liquidity-driven ecosystems.
Capital and policy are reshaping the industry; builders who align with regulatory frameworks and grow with mentorship will endure future cycles.
At Taipei Blockchain Week 2025, the strongest impression was not the noise of the expo floor or the flashy project banners. It was the deeper tension between developer mindset and industry narrative. A few years ago, conversations focused on chain speed, fundraising numbers, or token price. This year, the attention shifted toward product usability, regulatory alignment, and long-term sustainability. The theme “From Angel Decisions to Sui DeFi” captured the moment: capital is still the fuel, but product and ecosystem adoption are now the true engine.
For developers moving from Web2, this shift feels like a mental reset. In traditional software, building means writing efficient and stable code for a clear function. In Web3, technology is only the surface. A contract cannot survive unless it is tied to markets, issuance, and liquidity. This is why hackathons were repeatedly highlighted in Taipei: they are not only a way to learn new tools, but also a stress test for throwing code directly into the market. Developers are no longer just “service writers.” They must understand incentives, economics, and communities to become true product creators. This transformation, more than mastering a new language, is the real barrier.
PRODUCTS ARE NOT CODE: USABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND MARKET ACCESS
In the past, many teams stopped at deploying contracts to the chain. Today, builders know that a product must rest on three layers: usability, sustainability, and market access.
Usability is the first gate. Ordinary users do not care about consensus design or parallel execution. They want to send money, borrow, or trade without being blocked by wallet setup, gas fees, or complex signatures. Sui’s technical design—its object model and parallel execution—was praised because it allows developers to hide complexity and deliver Web2-level experiences.
Sustainability is the second layer. Countless projects soared during bull markets but collapsed when incentives ran out. Now founders ask: how does the token capture value? How do fees cover costs? Can the system remain alive over three or five years? Tokenomics must be self-consistent, not just speculative.
The third layer is market access. Even a well-designed protocol remains an experiment if it does not enter real liquidity networks. The busiest meetings in Taipei often happened between projects, exchanges, market makers, and wallet providers. To survive, projects must design listing strategies for both CEXs and DEXs, ensure early liquidity is stable, and prove compliance. Negotiation and integration have become essential steps in product development.
CAPITAL AND REGULATION: POSITION MATTERS MORE THAN OPINION
The paradigm shift in Web3 is not only technical but also financial and regulatory. Investors at the conference admitted that blockchain investment “should be more explosive,” but the focus has changed. The smartest capital now looks for projects with sustainable cash flow and clear compliance rather than chasing 100x stories.
Regulation is shaping the map as well. The contrast between mainland China and Taiwan was a frequent topic. China was fully open in the early years, allowing trading and ICOs, but later moved quickly to tighten and eventually ban them. Taiwan took the opposite path: conservative at first, but slowly opening, with the Financial Supervisory Commission now preparing a licensing framework for virtual asset service providers. Both paths prove one thing: policy sets the market boundaries.
Globally, frameworks like MiCA in Europe, stablecoin laws in the US, and crypto-friendly regimes in Singapore or the Middle East are setting new coordinates. For builders, having the “right opinion” is no longer enough. The real question is where to launch, how to align with regulation, and which markets to enter first. Positioning often matters more than technical advantage.
TURNING EVENT HEAT INTO LONG-TERM TEMPERATURE
Taipei Blockchain Week felt less like a showcase and more like a collective learning camp. From hackathons to workshops, the repeated words were “learning,” “practice,” “mentorship.” English fluency was highlighted as the key to faster access to global knowledge. Hackathons were praised for building real portfolios. Young developers were reminded to identify their weaknesses and actively seek partners and mentors to fill the gaps.
For individuals, this means three things: first, improve communication, especially in English; second, turn inspiration into visible outputs like code commits or open-source contributions; third, build reliable networks where peers and mentors are ready to help. For teams, it means embedding into the supply chain of the ecosystem, creating compliance-ready operations, and keeping flexible structures to move across markets.
As one founder put it: “Curiosity, goals, mentors, and practice are the essentials.” The biggest lesson from Taipei Blockchain Week 2025 is how to transform short-term event heat into long-term industry temperature. Builders who succeed in mindset change, product design, regulatory positioning, and personal growth will be the ones who not only move fast, but also endure the next cycle.
〈【Taipei Blockchain Week 2025】From Angel Decisions to Sui DeFi: Insights for Web3 Builders〉這篇文章最早發佈於《CoinRank》。