I work in an "ecological connection" role within a privacy-compliant blockchain ecosystem. Simply put, it’s about understanding the pain points of traditional finance and then finding scenarios where technology can truly solve problems. Over the years, my deepest realization is: no matter how advanced a technical protocol is, it ultimately depends on how many partners it can connect and how many real applications it can generate. Having technology alone is just a bunch of code.

In the early days, when discussing the concept of "privacy-compliant blockchain" with financial institutions, their reactions were generally the same: "Privacy is good, but how do you do KYC? How do you prevent money laundering?" — this is the first cognitive barrier. We abandoned pure technical explanations and instead took real solutions to knock on doors: "Look at this, a verifiable compliance report based on zero-knowledge proofs. Your transaction data is encrypted and stored, but the proofs required by regulators can be generated on demand at any time."

A real turning point came with our collaboration with NPEX Exchange in the Netherlands. Their needs were very clear: efficient on-chain settlement of securities, while complying with the strict financial market regulations of the EU. Our protocol layer design perfectly matched this pain point. A successful pilot is more effective than a thousand pages of white papers.

After that, ecosystem building accelerated. We realized that just providing a hammer (the underlying chain) isn’t enough; we also need tools like saws and nails. That’s why the Rusk SDK and Zedger asset issuance platform were developed, simplifying complex cryptographic operations and compliance processes into interfaces that developers can directly use. Only then can we truly trigger explosive growth within the ecosystem.

Looking back now, Web3’s success isn’t because the technology is cool, but because teams are willing to implement technology into real scenarios. On-chain settlement, privacy protection, compliance auditing — these are no longer just concepts but tools that financial institutions are actively using.