Mark Lee | HCOW

Founder & CEO @HCOW_Official. On-chain gaming where every result is verifiable, not promised.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

Which HCOW game is your favorite?

Is there any feature you’d like to see added to that game?

Feel free to share your ideas and suggestions. We’d love to hear what you think.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@0xfablo @jude_wing @HCOW_Official I am the CEO of HCOW.

Whatever happens within HCOW is my responsibility.

Do you think there is another team behind me?

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

Thank you for the warm introduction.

Since last year, I have been representing HCOW at major crypto events such as Consensus HK, TOKEN2049 Singapore, and KBW, where I've had the opportunity to connect with many projects, exchanges, and potential partners.

Many people have met me in person, and I continue to stay in touch with many of them.

I was never very active on social media, but I decided to create this X account to strengthen trust in HCOW and communicate more directly with our community.

I take full responsibility for leading HCOW forward, but I also know I won't always have all the answers.

When you think we can do better, I hope you'll share your honest opinions and help guide us in the right direction.

We may not be perfect, but we will always strive to improve and build a project that grows stronger every day.

Feel free to follow me and share your thoughts anytime.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

We built 17 games before we asked anyone for money.

Not as a strategy. It was closer to stubbornness. I did not want to
stand in front of people with a roadmap and a deck and ask them to
imagine the product.

Here is what that actually cost. Building first means you raise later,
with less runway, into a colder room. Nobody rewards you for the order
you did things in. Projects that raise on a promise get attention
earlier and get it cheaper.

I would still do it the same way. Not because it is smarter, but
because of what happens on the day someone asks me to prove the thing
exists. I open a browser tab.

17 titles, in house, playable right now. That part is not a projection.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

Most "provably fair" claims in web3 gaming are proving the wrong thing.

RNG generates the outcome. VRF proves the outcome was not altered.
Those are two different jobs, and most projects only do one of them.

[HASHCOW | HCOW @HCOW_Official]

🏛️ HashCow now operates under a registered legal entity.

HASHCOW LABS INC. is incorporated in the Republic of Panama.

Legal name: HASHCOW LABS INC.
Jurisdiction: Republic of Panama
Entity type: Corporation under Law 32 of 1927
Public Registry Folio No: 155787645
Date of registration: 23 July 2026

Why it matters: contracts, partnerships and obligations now sit with the entity rather than with an individual. It is on public record, so you can verify it at the Panama Public Registry yourself instead of taking our word for it.

To be precise about what this is: corporate registration, not a license or regulatory approval. We will not describe it as anything more than it is.

⏳ Presale closes 5 August.
👉 https://t.co/hPPNYoBPDI

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@BenokNFT Please share this as widely as possible to help prevent any more victims.

The embarrassment I have suffered from being scammed is only temporary, but if my actions can help the Web3 industry grow, I am willing to make that sacrifice.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

Writing this post is not easy, but I'm sharing it so that other founders don't go through what we did.

This is about a Web3 marketing and consulting agreement.

In July 2026, our project paid @getbundledhq approximately $10,000 across three payments between July 14 and July 18.

They initially approached us on Telegram, offering investor introductions and marketing support. They presented themselves as a legitimate company, and we even went as far as drafting an MOU.

However, after the first payment, the scope of work kept expanding, and each expansion came with another payment request. After the final payment, all of their accounts blocked us, all communication was cut off, and they disappeared. To this day, none of the services we paid for have been delivered.

We reported the incident to the relevant exchanges and requested that the receiving accounts be frozen. We also filed a formal police report and requested an official investigation.

One point I want to make absolutely clear: the entire loss was covered with my personal funds. No project funds or community funds were used, and they have never been at risk.

To @getbundledhq: if you can provide evidence that the paid services were actually delivered, or if you issue a refund, I will immediately update this post publicly to reflect that.

After this experience, there are two rules I would strongly recommend to every founder:

1. Never pay 100% upfront for marketing or investor introduction services. If a counterparty refuses milestone-based or performance-based payment terms, that refusal is your answer.

2. Always verify every payment address through a communication channel that you initiated yourself, never through the one they contacted you from.

There are many honest KOLs and content creators in this industry who do real work and deserve to be paid fairly. That is exactly why this kind of fraudulent behavior needs to be exposed.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@ripcarsio @KiiChainio
I found that these two projects were being promoted and announced as partners on the scammers' channel.

It is impossible to verify whether the projects have entered into official partnerships with them, but I hope the projects and their investors remain cautious and avoid suffering any harm.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@CryptoTeca__ I hope there will be no more victims.

They are still posting partnership announcements.

I sent a warning DM to the project, but all I can do is hope that they check the message.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@rudolphhh2000 It is also important to always conduct thorough due diligence.

Scammers operate by impersonating real companies, so conduct your due diligence even more thoroughly.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

They blocked my account as well as the HCOW account.😂

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@mavenonchain @HCOW_Official You're one of the best HCOW contributor!

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@HenryDave_HD @HCOW_Official The reason I created my personal X account is to communicate more closely with HCOW holders and contributors.
You've been a great contributor.
So of course I'm going to follow you.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

The reason I deliberately chose not to expose the Web3 elements in our games is that I believe traditional Web2 users find Web3 games too complicated, and most of them are not willing to learn an entirely new system.

For the Web3 industry to grow, capital from the existing Web2 market needs to flow into Web3. Competing only among Web3 GameFi projects will eventually become a zero-sum game.

That's why our strategy is to position HashCow as a gateway that brings revenue generated from Web2 users into the Web3 ecosystem.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

I’ve been working in the Web3 industry for a long time, but I can hardly remember a time when liquidity was as scarce as it is today.

For new projects, raising investment has become extremely difficult. For established projects, it's a time when many are questioning their long-term sustainability.

But as the saying goes, it's always darkest before the dawn. I believe the sun will rise for the Web3 industry again.

Let's not give up.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@Boichi_Bo1 Aggressive Move could become the beginning of a new wave of innovation.
I sincerely hope it helps drive innovation in the anime industry.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

I believe the partners who have worked with us will know this.

Our team has always fulfilled our financial obligations and promises—even when the terms were unfavorable to us—in order to build trust within the Web3 industry.

That is how important honesty and trust are in Web3.

Personally, I believe that if Web3 scammers disappeared, the development and growth of the Web3 industry would accelerate even further.

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@getbundledhq

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@getbundledhq

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@getbundledhq

[Mark Lee | HCOW @Markleehcow]

@getbundledhq