Haoyang Li

Co-founder @montaqlabs

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

@Chching_ @Infilong @levelsio The difference is so big. For example, my girlfriend is a UI designer in Wuhan working for some small companies (~4k CNY per month).

So based on where you live and what you do, it’s an easy 10x difference. But living costs differ dramatically too.

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

@Infilong @levelsio @Chching_ Correct ✅

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

So the general monthly wage for a programmer in big cities is around 20-40k CNY, it’s much lower in smaller cities and for other professions.

$300 per night is so expensive in China if you earn CNY. I guess the price stays cheap because we don’t have many dollar-earning foreigners here rn like Thailand, which pushes up the prices 😝

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

Met a successful entrepreneur, they’ve exited in tens of millions of dollars, they’ve raised 100M from sequoia, and they helped me proved one thing.

Those who constantly talking in absolute certainties are probably the ones that haven’t built anything themselves.

[OVERTAKE @overtake_world]

OVERTAKE Marketplace v1 has launched.

A new era of trading begins. Built for gamers, creators, and entrepreneurs, designed to redefine digital economies and game asset trading.

•New seller-friendly design → sleek, modern, intuitive.
•Expanded game support: Path of Exile, Last Epoch, MapleLand
•TakeShop Beta: trade it all, in-game assets, digital goods, physical items, and more.
•TakePay Beta: seamless crypto today, fiat integration in action.

This isn’t just a marketplace.
It’s the infrastructure of the future.
And this is only the beginning.

Try it here: https://t.co/zctXxYAHBP

[SafePal - Crypto Wallet @SafePal]

Wallets on us, fr🙋‍♂️

Find us at @token2049, all attendees get a free SafePal X1 hardware wallet each🙌

📍 Booth PB4-8, Level 4
✅ Check in → complete simple tasks →walk away with an open-source Bluetooth hardware wallet
🚨While stocks last

🫡 See you soon

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

One of the biggest red flag of a company is when a manager said “you need to appreciate the opportunity we give you”.

No you don’t need to.
I’ve experienced two of them now.

We’ll make sure this kind of toxic work culture doesn’t happen @montaqlabs

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

Just hosted the first Polkadot meetup in Wuhan, with the support from Polkadot Roots! ❤️

All of the attendees are not from Web3, but they produced valuable insights for us on how to build problem-solving applications with @Polkadot for the APAC region @PolkadotAPAC

[MontaQ Labs @MontaQLabs]

We hosted a Roots x MontaQ Labs x @Polkadot meetup in Wuhan 🇨🇳 this week , packed with discussions, live questions, and new local connections.
Here’s what went down 🧵

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

Welcome back, Hefe.

[Parity Technologies @paritytech]

. @gavofyork returns as CEO of Parity to lead the next phase of our journey. @bjornwgnr steps down after three transformative years.

With a strong foundation and clear direction, we’re accelerating. The next era of Polkadot starts now.

https://t.co/KWNcUpScS2

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

As promised, a walk through of our latest update on Relay. Use it like a native app on your phone, send any Asset Hub tokens as payments through QR scan.

Next update: flexible fee tokens.
Follow our official account to stay updated! Happy relay!🎸

[MontaQ Labs @MontaQLabs]

🚀 Relay just got a big upgrade!
@MagicS86643 from @montaqlabs walks us through the newest version of Relay ,our pay-with-anything dApp on Polkadot Asset Hub.

🎯 What’s new:
PWA support – use it like a native app 📱
Testnet↔Mainnet switch – go live instantly ⚡

📽 Demo timestamps:

0:00 – Intro to Relay
0:12 – New features revealed
0:43 – Import wallet via Recovery Phrase & password
2:03 – Switch from grey testnet to pink mainnet
2:27 – Quick token selection & search (DED – asset ID 30)
3:12 – Scan merchant QR → enter 50 DED → fee estimate
3:51 – Send → instant receipt → merchant balance updated

🔗 Try it now → https://t.co/5IrrkUAjwi

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

Hey friends! Last night, we @montaqlabs have enabled the Mainnet access for our QR payment dApp - Relay, built on polkadot.

Now Relay can operate on all assets on Polkadot & Westend Asset Hub! We’ll drop a proper intro video on Friday, stay tuned!

https://t.co/AlgOFqdRje

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

@0xCoinacci @KriptoLisa Thanks for the information. He just reached out to me, and I found your post during the background check. Thanks.

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

I knew I have definitely burnt out when I screamed to @cursor_ai for ~10 minutes asking why my convert function from Planck to DOT was not working as expected. I even started to wonder if there are some secret JS float operation that I was not aware of :)

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

We got some interesting questions from the Polkadot Forum:
https://t.co/ihTqmfD2zf

One of them is: “Is the fee token customizable?”

Currently, you cannot customize it. But it is a really good suggestion. It has some technical intricacies though, working on the feature now!

[MontaQ Labs @MontaQLabs]

Cards? Nah.
QR codes + crypto = the new normal in APAC.
Meet RelayApp , the Web3 payment app that lets you pay with anything.

Powered by @Polkadot .
Here is the Demo video by @MagicS86643
👇 Full video walkthrough:

0:00 – Intro & wallet setup
1:28 – TokenSearch & custom assets
2:28 – Multiple ways to pay: username, QR, address
3:09 – QR-first design for APAC regions
4:13 – Live transaction using demo token
4:54 – Receipts, confirmations, explorer view
6:13 – RWA vision: pay with stocks, real estate, etc.
6:31 – Profile controls & data security

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

We finished the first version of the pay with anything concept utilizing Polkadot Asset Hub @Polkadot @PolkadotAPAC

Try it out on your phone and let us know how we can improve. DM is oooopen ;)

https://t.co/AlgOFqdjtG

[MontaQ Labs @MontaQLabs]

Cards? Nah.
QR codes + crypto = the new normal in APAC.
Meet RelayApp , the Web3 payment app that lets you pay with anything.

Powered by @Polkadot .
Here is the Demo video by @MagicS86643
👇 Full video walkthrough:

0:00 – Intro & wallet setup
1:28 – TokenSearch & custom assets
2:28 – Multiple ways to pay: username, QR, address
3:09 – QR-first design for APAC regions
4:13 – Live transaction using demo token
4:54 – Receipts, confirmations, explorer view
6:13 – RWA vision: pay with stocks, real estate, etc.
6:31 – Profile controls & data security

[MontaQ Labs @MontaQLabs]

🌐 What an incredible evening at the MontaQ Labs x @weareWeb3Mumbai We brought the @Polkadot community together for learning, fun, and connection. Here’s the recap: 🧵

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

@harbour_ind_cap @__dakine Hey Mr.Rebol, we met briefly at Consensus HK this year. We have built a QR-based payment app for Asset Hub assets. I just sent a pitch/demo request on HIC’s website, really like this new VC-style approach for Polkadot projects. Thanks for the opportunity!

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

@heridarvh @Polkadot So true.

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

One of the big problems in @Polkadot eco is that people love to talk about philosophical alignment instead of actually building products that user wants.

I love philosophical debate, but just like everything, you need to control the dose. More build, less talk.

[Haoyang Li @MagicS86643]

I have a serious questions regarding the current state of UI/UX design. Are we overly obsessed with it and made it functionally less efficient?

If some candidate showed up to an interview with a Figma design similar to the Netflix homepage now, would he/she get hired?