Eric Tan

🇺🇸 SF Stellar x Draper U Residency Program '25

UXUI | Co-founder @metafyed | 1% better everyday | Learning SWE

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

🧵 I had the opportunity to listen to a fireside chat with Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, at #DubaiToken2049. He shared his thoughts on the state of crypto and Dubai. Here’s what I gathered 👇

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

@theVincentQ 👋 Vincent, would love to connect with other builders like yourself! :) I just moved back to SG recently.

Building with web3 startups (Metafyed & https://t.co/L7Aqgg8k3x) in UXUI. Currently learning fullstack dev as I transition to become a UX engineer with AI

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

@GA The project is a fan-made 'whack-a-mole' style game called SW bounty hunters. (clearly inspired by my fav universe)

👾 Game: https://t.co/iba0LjhHZL

💻 Github: https://t.co/X8PQaTkNsF

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

Gotta start somewhere! 🚀

I'm learning the fundamentals of Software Engineering at @GA Singapore so I can get to the fun parts of building with AI and not blindly vibe coding.

Project 1 : building a game using vanilla javascript/css/html knowing i'll barely use it again 😂

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

~0.04% of the population use AI like a power user. Great time to gain leverage while we're still in the early adopter phase 🚀

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

@spect3ral Figma

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

It seems like UX/UI designers who can also work the frontend will eventually be the expected norm.

AI tools have lowered the barrier for designers building with code, and coding fundamentals will be the key differentiator between production quality and obvious AI work.

[Felix Lee @felixleezd]

Where is design?

It's been absorbed into Product Managers. For what's worth, designers, please start building and shipping.

This is a big signal.

[Felix Lee @felixleezd]

If you open a Chinese app for the first time, you’ll probably think it’s badly designed.

Too many icons and features. Everything crammed onto one screen.

If you grew up on Western apps, your instinct is immediate: this is cluttered.

But it works.

In the U.S., we’ve been trained to associate good UX with minimalism. In China, density often signals value.

Open WeChat or Alipay, and it feels overwhelming at first. Information-heavy, feature-packed.

But to local users, that density means capability. It says: everything you might need is already here in front of you.

If you enter a new market assuming your design taste equals good UX, you’ll misread the signal.

Good design is contextual.

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

Relatable take on how procrastination can slowly eat away your motivation and confidence while anxiety festers

https://t.co/P8fqHBK2Hr

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

A reminder that we still need to trust our own judgements, and not fully in AI

https://t.co/SPEb7D98l4

[Felix Lee @felixleezd]

AI has changed design (forever).

Claude Code makes you a superhuman. But only if you know how to use it effectively.

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

We're transitioning to place where designers can work closer with devs when implementing designs thanks to the speed of AI producing results.

30-40% wireframe mockup on figma for direction
60-70% time with engineers and directly implementing in code.

https://t.co/RWyM5rFXMf

[Mimi Vong @mimivong]

Top 6 from 1,000 plus in the blockchain stream. Not luck. Reps and results. Our focus is simple: asset backed private credit, compliance first, trust as the product. The signal is clear.
@HongKongFinTech #HKFTW #Startup #Pitch #RWA #PrivateCredit #Tokenization

[Mimi Vong @mimivong]

Builders do not wait for perfect timing.

We show up, even when it is early, uncertain, or uphill.

This morning’s RWA Run was a reminder — progress starts the moment you move.
#RWA #Metafyed #HKFinTechWeek

[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

The Rise of Real-World Assets (RWA), a New Chapter in On-Chain Finance

The latest data from https://t.co/QeigNJlydQ shows a remarkable surge in the tokenization of real-world assets and the numbers speak for themselves:

💠 Total RWA Onchain: $34.17B (+10.28% from 30 days ago)
💠 Total Stablecoin Value: $296.09B (+3.69%)
💠 Total Asset Holders: 491,951 (+6.95%)
💠 Total Stablecoin Holders: 197M (+2.3%)

What’s driving this growth?
The graph clearly shows accelerating adoption since early 2024, with Private Credit ($17.4B) and US Treasury Debt ($8.3B) leading the pack. Institutional funds and commodities are also expanding, signaling diversification and deepening maturity in the #RWA sector.

In simpler terms, real-world assets are no longer a “future promise.” They’ve become the bridge linking traditional finance and blockchain utility. Every uptick here represents growing trust from institutions, investors, and regulators.

As we move into 2026, the story of RWA isn’t just about numbers, it’s about mainstream adoption of tokenized finance and a more transparent, efficient financial world.

The tokenized economy is taking shape and it’s growing faster than ever.

Follow @nasdex_xyz $NSDX and @metafyed for more updates on RWA!

[Mimi Vong @mimivong]

RWAs aren’t hype. They’re the bridge between capital and communities overlooked by Wall Street.

At #VancouverTech, our CEO Mimi Vong shared how Metafyed is
🔹 Opening private credit & SME financing
🔹 Building compliant tokenization rails
race
#RWA #Tokenization #Fintech

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

@etoxyz_0 Well said! I'd like to see clearer safety rails to build trust for both investors and issuers to onboard, and great yields with the benefit of decentralization and transparency for all!

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

Thrilled to join the RWAiFi Connect event at the Amazon office! 🤩
​The panel discussion on "How RWA & Stablecoins Are Redefining Finance" was insightful, featuring @gaib_ai, @plumenetwork, @worldlibertyfi, and @pharos_network.

Some key takeaways on Real-World Assets (RWA) 👇

[Metafyed @metafyed_com]

RWA is probably one of the hottest narrative at #TOKEN2049Singapore! It’s the most discussed topic at the conference. Expect more investments and developments in the space to grow the ecosystem… and we are all just getting started.

Credit: @Ericistan

[Metafyed @metafyed_com]

Metafyed $META is at @token2049 Singapore! 🔥🔥

Eric Tan (@Ericistan), a co-founding team member of Metafyed will be at the event, feel free to add and DM him on X to discuss about future partnerships.

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

https://t.co/8eBxijjQ9O

[Eric Tan @Ericistan]

OKX launches Singapore’s first stablecoin scan-to-pay service with GrabPay! 🚀🚕

Pay merchants in stablecoins, no crypto know-how needed for merchants, they get fiat. Easy.

This is how web2 and web3 happen. When blockchain complexities gets abstracted away