Max Zhou, Business Director at RootData: Transparency is the infrastructure of the new Web3 cycle and is reshaping trust standards in the industry

ChainCatcher reports that at the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Intelligent Economy" themed forum held in Hong Kong, RootData's Head of Business, Max Zhou, delivered a keynote speech titled "Trust as Infrastructure: How Data Transparency is Reshaping the New Web3 Cycle."

Max Zhou pointed out that transparency is no longer an "optional bonus," but rather the entry threshold for institutions, regulators, and users. RootData positions itself as a leading Web3 enterprise data platform, quantifying project information completeness and credibility through funding data, relationship mapping of key figures, and the industry's unique "transparency scoring" system.

He explained that RootData has documented over 9,600 fundraising events, more than 18,000 key industry figures, and rated over 19,000 projects with a five-tier system from A to F, making it an important reference for institutional due diligence and exchange listing evaluations. The platform has established ecosystem partnerships with over 220 institutions, including certain exchanges.

Additionally, RootData has launched a three-dimensional exchange evaluation model (liquidity + asset value + transparency), abandoning the "transaction volume only" standard. Max Zhou emphasized that transparency is becoming the new benchmark in Web3, as indispensable as security audits.