ATM × Tree Finance China Tour Officially Launches: Hangzhou, Let's Talk About Something Different

The Qiantang Tide Waits for No One

Hangzhou in late March hasn't fully warmed up yet, but this city never slows its pace because of the temperature.

Hangzhou possesses a rather distinctive urban character. Unlike Beijing with its habitual discourse on grand narratives and influence, or Shenzhen where speed is the sole metric of value, people here tend to strike a delicate balance between idealism and pragmatism—they're willing to believe something is right whilst simultaneously asking how it can genuinely be implemented. This temperament provides precisely the soil that Web3 projects need most in the Chinese market.

 

So when ATM and we decided to make Hangzhou and Zhejiang University the first stop of our China tour, the choice itself speaks volumes.

An Overlooked Fundamental Issue

After more than a decade in the Web3 industry, through round after round of narrative shifts, one core problem has almost never been seriously addressed: why is on-chain consensus so fragile?

This isn't about any single project—it's about the entire DeFi structure. Every token holder exists in isolation—they can liquidate their entire position at any moment without notice, a decision unconstrained and affecting no one else. So-called "community consensus" is essentially built on sand, gathering when sentiment is high, scattering at the first sign of trouble.

We've witnessed this far too often in our years running media operations. Projects work tirelessly to build communities, host AMAs, organise events, yet the moment market conditions shift, all that "consensus" reveals its true nature. Fundamentally, it's not poor operations—it's that the underlying structure simply doesn't support stable consensus.

ATM attempts to transform this structure from the ground up. Bilateral locking consensus contracts transform exit costs from individual decisions into mutual negotiations; the ATMRank algorithm, evolved from Google's PageRank, ensures your weight and returns in the network are determined by influence rather than capital scale. Together, these two designs point towards a genuine relative consensus network—not emotional consensus, but structural consensus.

This is why we're willing to co-host this first stop of the China tour. Having conducted numerous AMAs and offline events, and seen enough projects, ATM's logic strikes us as one of the few genuinely addressing the right problems in this space.

What to Expect on 28th March

This isn't a product launch, nor purely a roadshow.

Doors open at 1 PM, and the programme will progress from macro to specific, from industry insights to product logic, from conceptual understanding to hands-on experience, delving deeper layer by layer.

Topic-wise, we'll discuss real pathways for AI strategy in reshaping business boundaries, explore blockchain and big data convergence opportunities under new digital economy paradigms, and hear first-hand entrepreneurial experiences from local Web3 practice communities—not titles or glossy PowerPoint figures, but judgements formed after genuine setbacks.

For the experiential component, ATM will demonstrate their complete ecosystem and provide hands-on product trials on-site. Website operations, consensus connections, game trials—you can complete the entire journey from zero to first step right there. If you've been curious about ATM's logic but haven't taken action, this is your opportunity to resolve questions on the spot.

Finally, a panel discussion bringing together individuals from completely different backgrounds to one table, with open floor questions. Views won't necessarily align—that's precisely what makes it worth anticipating, and what we value most in every offline event we organise.

Come Armed with Questions

If you're planning to attend, consider preparing a few questions beforehand.

Can bilateral locking consensus structures truly be more stable than isolated token holding? Will AI digital avatars maintaining your on-chain relationship networks change the very definition of "influence"? Can the RWA travel consumption vertical gain traction in the Chinese market, and what might the first real use case be?

You needn't find all the answers on-site, but entering with questions typically yields far more than arriving with an empty mind.

This is ATM's first stop on their China tour, and our first major offline event of 2026. More cities will follow, but there's only one inaugural stop.

Date: 28th March 2026, 13:00
Venue: Zhejiang University
Hosts: ATM × Tree Finance | Co-host: OpenClaw