Join global leaders, tech pioneers, and policymakers on World Computer Day 2026: a day dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are transforming business, government, and everyday life, and how wise policies can guide responsible and meaningful applications.
The World Computer represents a global, decentralized vision of the network, aiming to host software and data in a secure and tamper-proof manner. Unlike traditional IT infrastructures, it reduces reliance on central control, limits single points of failure, and provides stronger defenses against network threats.
By simplifying the way applications and services are built and maintained, the World Computer opens up new possibilities for more autonomous and reliable digital systems.
Hong Kong Consensus Conference announces the lineup of speakers for the 2026 conference
Following the sell-out of tickets for the inaugural conference in 2025, CoinDesk's Consensus Conference announced its return to Hong Kong from February 10 to 12, 2026. The first conference attracted nearly 10,000 participants from over 100 countries and regions and contributed approximately 275 million Hong Kong dollars to the Hong Kong economy. The 2026 conference is expected to attract 15,000 industry decision-makers. The agenda for the 2026 conference is meticulously curated by CoinDesk and will gather over 100 heavyweight speakers across six stages. The topics will cover institutional applications, decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, robotics, artificial intelligence agents, and the fusion of on-chain execution.
From private key theft to supply chain attacks: why wallet architecture must innovate!
On December 26th, a prominent figure in the security field revealed that Trust Wallet had a backdoor implanted in the version updated on December 24th, allowing hackers to collect various private information from wallet users (including recovery phrases), resulting in losses exceeding two million dollars for users.
The incident with the Trust Wallet browser extension is not fundamentally new, but it once again exposes a systemic issue with the previous generation of wallet models: the security boundaries are not under user control. 1. The real risk points of plugin wallets do not lie in 'how you use it'. Many discussions will focus on 'did the user import the recovery phrase' or 'was it a slip of the hand', but from an engineering perspective, the key issue in this incident is not user behavior, but the update mechanism itself. There is an undeniable fact about browser extension wallets:
As the saying goes, do not mistake a clear vision for something within reach. Even with a keen intuition for structural shifts, timing remains the most difficult variable to grasp—most changes only become obvious in hindsight. The views expressed here are solely my own and reflect my understanding of current industry trends. I hope you enjoy reading this. I believe that by 2026, you will see the following seven themes in the digital assets and Web3 space. 1. DeFi expands, but the ecosystem loses its gravitational pull I'd like to start by discussing DeFi, as it is often misunderstood in these conversations. I fully believe in DeFi and am confident it will continue to grow significantly. As on-chain finance continues to absorb use cases from traditional markets, total value locked and trading volume are likely to surpass previous cycle peaks.
DFINITY Foundation launches a new $ICP tokenomics whitepaper, aiming to significantly reduce token release under #Mission70, making $ICP staking more aligned with market conventions:
1/ NNS Staking Rewards > Longest lock-up period reduced from 8 years to 2 years > Shortest lock-up period reduced from 6 months to 2 weeks > Eliminate the 13%+ APY for ultra-long-term lock-up staking, and allow short-term lock-up staking to yield at least 2-3% APY > Adjust maturity-to-ICP calculation to incentivize "buy during bear markets, sell during bull markets" (Note: Most major tokens in the market are fully liquid or have staking periods under one week, and no other tokens offer lock-up staking longer than one year; thus, the previous $ICP staking model deviated significantly from market norms)
2/ Node Operator Rewards > Adjust the unreasonable rewards for first-generation outdated node machines > Adjust node reward distribution timing to incentivize "buy during bear markets, sell during bull markets"
Under the new proposal, token release will be reduced by 44%
zCloak 2025: From Technological Depth to Commercial Validation
💌 Dear Community Members: 2025 was a year of breakthroughs and innovation for zCloak Network. Starting from the perspective of infrastructure builders, we focused on the core theme of "trust" and achieved significant progress across product innovation, technological advancements, and ecosystem collaborations. Below are our major achievements and developments this year. 1. Comprehensive Upgrade of the Product Matrix 1. zCloak Money: Redefining Organizational Fund Management zCloak Money, the organizational self-custody fund management infrastructure we launched this year, has achieved official product launch and rapid iteration. The core concept of this product is to significantly reduce the complexity of using organizational wallets without compromising self-custody security.
Overview of zCloak Network's Partnerships in December
zCloak.Money is a multi-signature wallet launched by zCloak Network, the first 100% on-chain, architecturally secure, enterprise-grade passkey wallet designed specifically for decision-makers. With zCloak.Money, enterprises can achieve: ✅ True autonomous management: No intermediaries, no backdoors 🧩 Enterprise-grade multi-signature control: Weighted approval, permissions, and spending limits 🔐 Password security: Biometric login with zero seed risk
Learn more: http://app.zcloak.money Overview of partnerships in December
On December 2, zCloak.Money announced a partnership with UXLINK, the world's largest web3 social platform and infrastructure, building the social growth layer and social ecosystem.
The brutal truth I learned after spending $47,000 and 18 months
In short: I spent $47,000 developing an AI tool used by only 12 people. Here's the real face of the 'AI gold rush,' and why most AI startups are just expensive tech demos. Origin (also known as: How I got caught up in this craze) 18 months ago, I was a well-paid software consultant living a very happy life, then ChatGPT appeared, and suddenly everyone became an 'AI entrepreneur'—my LinkedIn feed was flooded with posts like: 'I built an AI that can complete task X in 10 minutes!'
Speaker Announcement 📢 We are pleased to share that Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Future of Finance at Citi, will be speaking at World Computer Day in Davos on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Meet the Speaker: Ronit is the Global Head of Future of Finance team at Citi Institute, Citi’s thought leadership unit. Prior to his current role, Ronit was Citi’s Global Head of Banks and FinTech Research. He serves as an Advisory Board member at several technology and VC firms and authored "Future Money", a book on the past, present and future of money. Learn more about #WorldComputerDay:
A month has passed, and I surprisingly mined over 800 LIKE!
On December 2nd, I published an article titled “Discovering Something Fun!” In this article, I introduced the Vly wallet and provided a tutorial on how to use it on the web version of ChatGPT. It also mentioned that mining is possible, and I mined a token called LIKE. Now, after a month, I've already mined 832.96 LIKE! The LIKE token can be claimed once every 24 hours. When claiming, just click “Claim”:
After claiming, click “Start Mining” to continue mining:
The system will start a countdown, displaying “Mining”, which means mining is in progress: