On July 20, 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The offline brand event "Holder's Lounge" hosted by the global leading blockchain media platform BlockNews successfully concluded at the Star Sky Lounge 69 high-altitude landmark. The event attracted nearly 200 representatives from blockchain projects, investors, trading platform executives, technical developers, and community KOLs from Southeast Asia, China, Europe, and the Middle East. They engaged in in-depth dialogues around **BTCFi (Bitcoin Native Finance)** narrative, focusing on community co-building to promote real connections and collaboration in the global crypto ecosystem.
The event was honored with participation from the global financial brand TMGM, jointly presented with METHANE, Goat Network, BTC2.0 Labs, and other projects. It received support and promotion from multiple renowned community organizations and media platforms, demonstrating the industry's cohesion through multi-party collaboration.
MDEC Senior Executive's Speech, Policy Endorsement Boosts Local Web3 Confidence
The event opened with a welcome address by Ms. Ivy from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Head of Emerging Tech & Global Business Services. She highlighted that Web3 is a crucial pivot for national digital transformation, and MDEC will continue supporting emerging technology projects' local implementation and compliant operations, anticipating Malaysia becoming a key hub connecting the global Web3 ecosystem.
This statement also signaled the government's supportive attitude towards crypto and digital asset innovation, providing on-site projects with policy direction and local resource integration confidence.
Heavyweight Projects Showcase, Exploring BTCFi Native Yields and Infrastructure
Event Enters Project Roadshow and Theme Sharing Session
The TMGM team systematically introduced their global business layout, covering over 12,000 financial derivative products, emphasizing their forward-looking strategy in crypto asset trading and Web3 financial product integration. As a long-established international broker, TMGM is committed to providing investors with a stable, secure, and highly transparent comprehensive service platform.
The METHANE project team shared insights on Bitcoin Native Finance (BTCFi) technology stack and future models, emphasizing on-chain yield mechanisms under "trustless" conditions as a key pathway to achieving Bitcoin ecosystem diversity and self-circulation.
Subsequently, the GOAT Network project team took the stage, discussing BTCFi narrative, Web3 infrastructure construction, and native yield mechanisms. GOAT Network deeply elaborated its positioning as the first native ZK Rollup Layer 2 in the Bitcoin ecosystem, highlighting its unique Ziren (high-performance zk virtual machine), BitVM2 verification model (reducing challenge period to less than 1 day), and decentralized sequencer network. This Kuala Lumpur trip also marks GOAT Network's first global offline expansion, initiating a crucial chapter in connecting global developers and communities.
GOAT Network is dedicated to building truly usable, composable, and yielding financial infrastructure for BTC native assets, promoting comprehensive BTC Fi application ecosystem expansion through modular architecture, gaining attention and interaction from numerous developers and institutions on-site.
Guest perspectives sparked heated discussions, with many investors and technical experts engaging in private exchanges and discussions about Bitcoin ecosystem DeFi evolution paths and how to capture native yields on BTC assets.
Relaxed Social Atmosphere, Connecting Genuine and Sustainable Community Networks
Unlike traditional conference formats, this "Holder's Lounge" particularly emphasized social atmosphere and connection depth.
Co-building and Win-win, BlockNews Continues Global Connection Plan
BlockNews stated at the event's conclusion: "The 'Holder's Lounge' is not just a gathering, but a collective dialogue about Web3's core values. We hope to bring together those who truly believe in long-termism and native yields through light socializing and deep value exchange, promoting healthy BTCFi ecosystem development."
In the future, BlockNews will continue to launch a global node-based series of event plans, organizing multiple offline exchanges in Asia, Middle East, North America, and other regions, building an open, mutually trusting, and collaborative new Web3 relationship network centered on crypto natives.
