Author: momo, Ch ain C atcher
As infrastructure becomes increasingly homogenized, a more practical problem begins to emerge : what is truly scarce is no longer the blockchain itself, but developers and the real ecosystem.
Amidst the ever-changing landscape of the industry, who is consistently gathering Builders? Who supports projects from scratch to localization? Who brings together technical talent, startup teams, and capital resources? Within this competitive landscape, the value of a certain type of "developer infrastructure platform" has once again come into the public eye.
In the Asia-Pacific region, TinTinLand is undoubtedly one of the most notable examples of growth over the past year . This community, which initially started as a developer education platform, has gradually evolved from a "content and course platform" to an "ecosystem growth service provider"—going beyond superficial development learning and exchange, and becoming a "guide" for many projects entering the Asian market for cold starts, developer recruitment, and resource integration.
This year, TinTinLand has been a driving force for progress and an accelerator for the development of the Web3 industry ecosystem .
By the end of 2025, the TinTinLand community had grown to over 179,000 members, spanning more than 50 countries and regions. It had partnered with over 200 Web3 projects, becoming a key partner for over 50 mainstream public chains, including Starknet, Injective, 0G, and Sentient, in entering the Asia-Pacific market. Throughout the year, it hosted 131 online and offline events, fostering the development of over 170 demo projects and distributing over $600,000 in prize money and resources.
Against the backdrop of the maturing Web3 ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region , a regional hub centered on developers is taking shape .
Starting with content entry points: Becoming the information hub for developers
For any developer community, " continuous reach " is always the first hurdle.
Whether information is stable, opportunities are concentrated, and resources are available often determine whether a community can retain true builders.
In 2025, TinTinLand built a bilingual (Chinese and English) content matrix, covering WeChat official accounts, Xiaohongshu, and X accounts, and frequently outputting content on developer education, project interpretation, industry trends, event opportunities, and recruitment information.
Nearly 2,000 pieces of content were updated throughout the year , reaching over 2.5 million reads and interactions, with multiple posts exceeding 100,000 views. Specifically:
Within the WeChat ecosystem, its official accounts published approximately 340 in-depth articles throughout the year, accumulating over 350,000 views and gradually building a core subscriber base of 14,000. It has become a long-term gateway for many Chinese-speaking developers to access event information, course updates, and industry insights.
Xiaohongshu published over 60 notes throughout the year, focusing on practical content such as Web3 job search paths, hackathon participation experiences, and technical popularization. It garnered nearly 2,000 interactions (likes and favorites) and attracted over 2,000 followers, primarily from younger demographics and students, continuously bringing new developers to the community.
On the X platform, the Chinese and English accounts maintained high-frequency synchronized updates, publishing nearly 1,800 posts throughout the year, accumulating over 2.5 million exposures, receiving over 30,000 likes and over 17,000 reposts, and growing the number of followers to 28,000, of which about one-tenth are verified accounts and industry practitioners, gradually forming a public discussion forum and information hub for global developers.
Unlike general information media, its content structure is more "tool-oriented": it not only explains what happened, but also directly provides " how to participate " —course registration, hackathon access, project cooperation, job information, etc.
This "actionable content" strategy has gradually made it an important entry point for Chinese-speaking developers to access industry opportunities, rather than just an information channel.
In an era where fragmented information is increasingly rampant, such stable and reliable resource hubs have become scarce assets.
High-frequency online activities: Cognitive building and trend connection
If content addresses the issue of reach, then online activities serve the function of building awareness.
Over the past year, TinTinLand has gradually built an online activity system consisting of AMAs, Twitter Spaces, and Workshops. Each of these different formats plays a different role, forming a progressive learning path from "understanding the project - comprehending the trend - mastering practical skills" .
Among them, AMAs (Ask Me Anything) lean more towards project dialogue and ecosystem introduction. By inviting public chain founders, ecosystem leaders, or core technical members to engage in real-time Q&A sessions with developers, they break down the project's technical roadmap, product positioning, and incentive mechanisms, helping the community quickly understand whether a new ecosystem is "worth participating in and how to participate." These activities serve as the primary entry point for project launches and developer recruitment.
Twitter Space primarily serves as a forum for discussing industry trends and hosting public roundtables. The format mainly involves multi-party dialogues, focusing on changes in industry sectors, the evolution of technological paradigms, and the assessment of market opportunities. It invites investors, researchers, developers, and project teams to participate, emphasizing the exchange of ideas and the co-creation of knowledge, making it more like an open discussion platform for the industry.
Workshops, on the other hand, emphasize hands-on technical practice and methodological accumulation . The content revolves around specific toolchains, SDK usage, development processes, and case studies, offering in-depth teaching that leans towards "hands-on" learning. This helps developers truly translate knowledge into workable projects, making it one of the most technically intensive types of activities.
Through three forms of collaborative operation, TinTinLand has gradually built a lightweight yet high-frequency online developer learning network.
More than 60 online events were held throughout the year , accumulating over 1.17 million views and more than 400,000 online participants.
The discussion topics covered popular tracks such as AI × Crypto, ZK, modular blockchain, DePIN, and infrastructure security, including both mature public chains and rapidly growing emerging ecosystems. Teams and core members from multiple projects, including Billions, 0G, Story, Aptos, Injective, Sentient, Fableration, Chromia, Botanix, PancakeSwap, Kaia, Irys, ZKVerify, Cysic, Openledger, Boundless, and Sophon, participated in the sharing.
From an industry perspective, the value of such activities lies not only in generating traffic, but also in " continuous education " .
In an industry where technology evolves rapidly, frequent dialogues can help developers quickly understand new paradigms and provide project teams with a direct channel to recruit contributors.
In the long run, this lightweight yet high-frequency connection method is more like an "online public classroom," continuously increasing the overall cognitive density of the community.
Offline event network : Enabling the ecosystem to truly take root in Asia
However, Web3 connections ultimately need to return to offline interactions. Face-to-face communication, impromptu team formation, and real-world collaboration are often the starting point for many projects. Compared to online traffic, offline scenarios are more conducive to building trust and fostering long-term partnerships.
In 2025, TinTinLand will focus its investment on offline operations, gradually establishing stable nodes in more than 10 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, and Chengdu.
A total of 62 offline events were held throughout the year , with more than 31,000 people registering and more than 7.5 million impressions. The event density and coverage remained high in the Asia-Pacific developer community.
Structurally, its offline system is not a single form, but rather a layered structure composed of various activity formats, each undertaking different functions.
Among them, the "China Tour" series is more focused on ecological implementation and market cold start.
By bringing public blockchains or new projects to local cities and facilitating face-to-face communication with developers, entrepreneurs, and potential partners, these initiatives help projects establish early brand awareness and recruit core builders. For many overseas teams, this is the first step into the Chinese-speaking market.
The university outreach program focuses on the earlier talent supply side . By conducting sharing sessions and workshops at universities, it systematically introduces Web3 technology pathways, job structures, and career opportunities, helping students build industry awareness and continuously supplying the ecosystem with a new generation of builders. To some extent, these activities play the role of "talent enlightenment."
Vertical-themed meetups emphasize in-depth technical discussions and small-group exchanges. Discussions revolve around specific areas such as AI × Web3, DePIN, modular blockchain, and infrastructure. Participants are primarily developers and practitioners, with a focus on sharing practical experience and breaking down problems. These events are more like technical salons, which helps cultivate a stable core community.
After -Parties offer a more relaxed and informal space for connection. Without agendas or labels, developers, project teams, and investors can more easily establish genuine conversations, and many recruitment, collaboration, and startup ideas naturally emerge in such settings. Compared to formal meetings, these light social settings tend to be more engaging and memorable.
If the aforementioned activities build ongoing daily connections, then the conference serves as a "consensus amplifier" in certain phases.
In 2025, TinTinLand initiated and participated in several landmark industry conferences, including AI Agent Summit, ETH Hangzhou, WaytoAGI Tokyo, and ETHShanghai, covering key areas such as AI × Web3, Agent system, Ethereum ecosystem, and developer innovation.
These pivotal events move beyond discussions limited to individual projects, focusing instead on long-term industry issues: How will technological paradigms evolve? How can AI and blockchain be integrated? Where do the next opportunities lie for the ecosystem?
These issues have been brought to the forefront and back into the community, continuing to influence subsequent collaborations and actions.
From frequent small-scale meetups to city tours and annual conferences, TinTinLand has gradually formed a multi-layered offline network. This "high-frequency, small-scale, and continuous" approach to connection is more conducive to building long-term relationships than a one-off large summit. Many developers and projects have built trust through repeated meetings.
For the Web3 industry, which emphasizes community and collaboration , this kind of real offline connection often has more long-term value than simple online traffic.
Upgrading the Education System: Systematically Cultivating Builders
On the developer supply side, systematic training remains a key capability.
In 2025, TinTinLand further improved its curriculum system, launching nine systematic courses around a three-stage path of "cognitive development—skills deepening—practical incubation," gradually forming a clear talent development ladder. Throughout the year, it attracted over 2,500 developers to participate in the learning, with an overall positive feedback rate exceeding 93%.
At the introductory level, the courses focus on addressing "information gaps and a sense of direction." For example, courses such as the Web3 Career Starter Course, the Modular Chain and Decentralized AI Introductory Course, and the Public Chain Ecosystem Basic Course help students quickly understand the industry landscape, mainstream technology stacks, and participation paths, lowering the entry barrier.
At the advanced level, the focus shifts to "real-world development capabilities." Course content covers smart contracts, front-end interaction, SDK integration, and complete application architecture design, emphasizing end-to-end development processes rather than isolated knowledge points. Some courses revolve around high-performance DeFi, modular blockchains, and decentralized storage/computing, helping developers move from single-engineering skills to full-stack capabilities.
At the practical level, the teaching logic is further aligned with real-world startup and delivery scenarios. Many courses directly adopt a "learn and compete" or "course + hackathon" model, allowing students to complete a working demo or a complete on-chain application within a limited time, directly transforming learning outcomes into project outputs.
For example, in the Starknet area, multiple practical courses have helped students build more than ten fully functional on-chain applications; the AI Agent themed course directly connects to a hackathon at the end of the course, catalyzing more than 30 runnable and reviewable project prototypes, significantly shortening the cycle from knowledge learning to product implementation.
The course content clearly aligns with industry trends: from public blockchain development and DeFi to AI Agents and decentralized AI infrastructure, it gradually extends to the intersection of new technologies.
More notably, the course deeply integrates theory with practice. Some classes adopt a " learn and compete immediately " model, directly connecting to hackathons or Demo Days, shortening the path from learning to output.
Looking at the student profiles, more than one-third have over 5 years of development experience, nearly half are proficient in Solidity or Python, and over 80% have a bachelor's degree or higher.
This means that its target audience is not a general public with only interests, but rather technically skilled professionals with real productivity capabilities. This high-density talent pool forms the foundation for the platform's subsequent incubation capabilities.
Hackathons and Incubation: From Demo to Project
If courses address capacity building, then Hackathons directly point to results.
In TinTinLand's activity system, practical activities are often the most popular part.
This enthusiasm doesn't come from the stage or promotion, but from those genuine moments of co- creation—
Strangers would sit around discussing ideas that were still in their nascent stages, working through the night to polish their demos, and constantly revising the product logic under the judges' probing questions. Many projects that later underwent continuous iterations took their first steps during these very moments.
In 2025, TinTinLand built a multi-layered practical matrix around "Gathering Developers → High-Density Co-creation → Demos Taking Center Stage → Continuous Connection":
Throughout the year, a total of 5 Hackathons, 2 Hacker Houses, and multiple online Bounty events were held, attracting more than 1,600 developers to participate. More than 173 projects completed demos or phased demonstrations, and teams were supported in continuously refining their products through incentive resources worth more than US$600,000 (excluding cloud services and ecosystem subsidies).
Judging from the results, these activities are no longer just competitions, but are gradually taking on the function of early-stage incubators.
Structurally, the three types of activities each play different roles.
Hackathons emphasize "high-density creative collisions." They bring together developers from diverse backgrounds under the same theme in a short period of time, facilitating rapid team formation and prototyping, making them the most typical creative accelerators.
Over the past year, TinTinLand has held multiple regional hackathons in cities such as Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai, focusing on topics such as the Ethereum ecosystem, AI Agents, and DeFi infrastructure.
A single event often attracts hundreds of applicants, and the core developers are ultimately selected to create dozens of demos, which are then reviewed and connected on-site.
Many teams were "seen" by ecological projects or investors during a judge's questioning or presentation, and subsequently received further funding or were included in long-term programs.
Hacker House offers a deeper collaborative space. Compared to fast-paced hackathons, this format is more like a closed workshop—fewer people, longer duration, and more immediate feedback.
Developers collaborate continuously for several days in the same space, focusing on refining features and architecture, which is suitable for producing more mature and sustainable seed projects.
In numerous Hacker House events held in Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and other locations, many teams directly transitioned from prototypes to usable products, with some projects continuing to receive ecosystem grants or technical support after the competition.
Online Bounty, on the other hand , serves as a platform for "long-term showcase and review." Through online task-based learning and Demo Day formats, developers can repeatedly refine their work and allow their projects to be seen by a wider audience. This replayable and sustainable mechanism ensures that the work does not disappear after the event ends, but rather becomes a publicly available achievement that can be disseminated sustainably.
Judging from the participants' profiles, TinTinLand's practical activities also exhibit clear characteristics of professionalism.
Engineers and technicians account for more than one-third of the workforce and are the main productive force;
Students make up more than 20% of the student body, providing a continuous influx of fresh blood into the ecosystem;
At the same time, a significant proportion of product managers, entrepreneurs, and creators have joined, making the team structure more complementary.
In terms of project types, application-layer innovation is the most active. Games, consumer applications, and general-purpose dApps account for more than half, followed by infrastructure, development tools, and protocol integration.
This reflects a trend: developers are shifting their focus from "purely technical implementation" to "real-world user scenarios and product deployment".
Looking at a longer timeframe, the significance of Hackathons is also evolving. They are no longer just short-term, prize-driven competitions, but rather a gateway into the mainstream industry—developers meet partners, connect with project teams, obtain their first resources, and even have an idea have the opportunity to become a real product.
To some extent, these high-frequency practical activities have already constituted the early incubation layer of TinTinLand:
Starting with a demo, the project gains exposure, feedback, and connections, and then enters a longer-term ecosystem cooperation track.
If content and courses address cognition and skills, then what Hackathon cultivates is the true "co-creation soil" of the ecosystem.
For startups lacking resources and channels, this may be the most realistic and direct path to enter the Web3 industry.
An enabling network from technology to ecosystem
More noteworthy than the number of activities is its resource integration capability.
Currently, TinTinLand has established in-depth cooperation with 50+ mainstream public chains, and has also connected with more than 20 investment institutions such as a16z, IOSG, and OKX Ventures, as well as government park resources such as Hong Kong Cyberport and Shanghai Jing'an.
In addition, infrastructure vendors such as Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and AWS also provide technical and computing power support.
This cross-ecosystem collaboration has enabled it to gradually upgrade from a " community operator " to a " growth service provider " .
For overseas projects hoping to enter the Asia-Pacific market, localization often involves multiple challenges such as community building, policy alignment, developer recruitment, and market communication.
A platform that already has a high density of developers and a network of resources can significantly reduce entry costs.
At this level, TinTinLand is more like a regional infrastructure.
Looking ahead to 2026 : Building an Asia-Pacific Web3 innovation growth engine
Looking back at 2025, TinTinLand's rhythm can be summarized in two words: connection and accumulation.
Over the past year, its platform has connected 179,361 developers and Web3 practitioners, covering more than 50 countries and regions; 131 online and offline events have been held in different cities and time zones, reaching 8.75 million people, allowing this developer network to continue to grow.
Courses, hackathons, Hacker Houses, and the Bounty mechanism are being implemented in parallel, with over 2,000 developers learning systematically, over 1,600 participating in practical collaborations, and over 170 projects completing demos or achieving phased implementation.
Meanwhile, TinTinLand has also established partnerships with more than 50 mainstream public chains and ecosystem projects, and continues to play a bridging role in localization promotion, developer recruitment and ecosystem co-construction.
These numbers are not flashy, but they outline a more solid path : not short-term buzz, but long-term companionship; not a one-time gathering, but repeated connections.
Therefore, TinTinLand's role has gradually shifted from a content community and event organizer to a more fundamental position: becoming a connecting node between developers, project teams, and ecosystem resources.
Entering 2026, this " warm " construction began to move towards a clearer next step.
On the one hand, it's about truly retaining the people who have already gathered. Through an alumni system, a core contributor mechanism, and a long-term collaboration network, we can improve the efficiency of developer return and co-creation, transforming relationships from "participating in an event" to "continuous collaboration."
On the other hand, we are deepening our service capabilities. Focusing on the real needs of projects entering the Asia-Pacific market, we provide a more complete growth support path, from localized operations and developer recruitment to ecosystem co-construction, helping teams shorten the cold start cycle and facilitating the smoother flow of regional resources.
Meanwhile, emerging nodes such as South Korea and Southeast Asia are gradually being activated. More cross-regional collaborations are taking place —people, projects, and opportunities are no longer confined to a single market, but are being rearranged and combined on a larger scale.
For the developer community, the real value is often not reflected in a single highlight moment, but in the daily connections and the seemingly small but continuous collaborations.
In a sense, this long-term companionship and support is itself an attitude —not standing in the spotlight, but choosing to stand beside the developers.
It is foreseeable that as more regional nodes are activated and more cross-community collaborations naturally occur, this network will continue to expand. TinTinLand will continue to act as a connector and partner, moving forward together with the Builders in the Asia-Pacific region, accumulating layer upon layer of soil for this ecosystem in a less noisy but more sustainable rhythm .
