# LikeCoin

the DeBook Protocol powering 3ook.com, a decentralized bookstore

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## [Why did POAP go under? A hard-hearted critique from a Web3 entrepreneur](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/oracle)

_2026-08-17 · kin ko_

Play the devil’s advocate and offer a hard-hearted critique of POAP’s business model and product design to discuss how this beloved service ended up on the road to closure.

## [Farewell to POAP’s Geek Ethos: The Sunset of Web3 Check-in](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/poap)

_2026-08-10 · kin ko_

POAP, the blockchain "proof of attendance" badge born at a 2019 hackathon, is winding down after five years because its founders' principled refusal to financialize or issue a token.

## [Over 100 Projects Shut Down in Seven Months: Writing in the Coldest Web3 Bear Market](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/bear)

_2026-08-03 · kin ko_

This article takes stock of Web3’s brutal wave of exits and records this major industry restructuring in the wake of the hype.

## [Can We Sustain an Indie Library Together?](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/indie-library)

_2026-07-18 · kin ko_

We are creating an independent library funded entirely by community subscriptions. By paying writers per minute read, we collectively sustain independent publishing.

## [Imperfectionism: Ship First, Let the World Help You Improve](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/imperfectionism)

_2026-06-04 · kin ko_

Perfection is a direction, not a destination. Ship first, then improve it with your users—from my column to 3ook.com’s Cantonese AI narration to staying to mend an imperfect society.

## [Hong Kong Sends Undercover Agents Into a Bookstore](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/bookpunch-standup)

_2026-05-07 · kin ko_

Hong Kong sent undercover agents into a bookstore's stand-up comedy night and won a conviction. Meanwhile, 168 died in a preventable fire and no one was prosecuted.

## [Dear Algo, What Is an Algorithm?](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/dear-algo-what-is-an-algorithm)

_2026-05-04 · kin ko_

Dear algorithm, where's the best bubble tea?" Once a joke, now a habit — and Meta took it literally. A reflection on how algorithms went from transparent recipes to black boxes feeding us dopamine.

## [Bitcoin's Quantum Dilemma: Freeze the Coins or Let Them Be Stolen?](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/q-day)

_2026-04-23 · kin ko_

Q-Day is coming. BIP-360 proposes voluntary migration to safe wallets, while BIP-361 proposes forced freezing of old assets.

## [Instagram Removing End-to-End Encryption: a Precision Harvest](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/instagram)

_2026-04-02 · kin ko_

Meta is ditching Instagram DM E2EE to feed its AI refinery. Users mostly shrug, preferring convenience. It's a precision harvest, proving that for many, privacy is just an afterthought.

## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IxptevRBZxTu)

_2026-04-02 · **Sponsored**_

Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker.

## [The price of privacy? HK$100k and 1 year in prison.](https://likecoin.substack.com/p/the-price-of-privacy-hk100k-and-1)

_2026-03-26 · kin ko_

As HK Gov't demands device passwords, digital sovereignty is at stake. In a world where seeing is possessing, surrendering keys means losing assets and data.