Whitepaper Reading #1 - Agentic Finance by WPRC
🇹🇼 Whitepaper Reading Club 首次來台！
📖 什麼是 Whitepaper Reading Club（WPRC）？
一個聚集 800+ builders、engineers、researchers 的全球社群，橫跨 Singapore、Kuala Lumpur、San Francisco、Lagos、Bangkok、New York — 每月聚在一起，圓桌式硬啃最新的 blockchain 項目和研究論文（是真的一行一行一起讀 XD）！
WPRC獨立於任何生態，會討論任何有意思的blockchain題目。三年來活動完全會員支持，主持了100個不同的閱讀會。
我們把它從新加坡帶來台灣了。這次也特別邀請到 WPRC 的 host 親自飛來擔任 moderator 🔥
🧠 主題：Agentic Finance: Will AI use Crypto or Card Networks as Rails?
🔔 剛發生的事：就在 2026/4/2，Coinbase 開發的 x402 protocol 正式移交 Linux Foundation，轉型開源。首批支持者包含 AWS、American Express、Google、Mastercard、Microsoft、Stripe、Visa——TradFi + Web3 幾乎生態全到齊了。
當 AI agents 開始自己做決策、自己付款，它們最終會走 crypto rails，還是傳統的 card networks？這個問題，全世界都在激辯中！如果你也對這個未來好奇，來一起讀吧 — 最硬核的那種 💪
📋 活動流程
活動前會先發研究資料，讓大家自己提前閱讀，並且現場會提供整理好的 1–2 頁 summary，幫你快速抓住重點！
當天將讓大家圍坐成一圈，由 WPRC 的moderator 為大家主持討論～不過，更多的學習、洞見與精華，往往是在大家互相交流的過程中迸出來的，那才是最好玩的部分！
活動資訊：
📅 時間：5月2日（六） 18:00–21:30（19:00 開始）
📍 地點：imToken，台北市中正區羅斯福路二段 9 號 9 樓
參加者數量有限，額滿為止。現場也會有簡單的小食物，歡迎大家帶著腦子來、再帶著滿滿的新知識走！
特別感謝 White Paper Reading Club 特地飛來台灣、台北以太坊社群協助舉辦，以及感謝 imToken 贊助場地 🙏
誠摯邀請大家一起來這場 nerdy night 🤓
更多有關 WPRC 的資訊：
🎟 Luma：luma.com/whitepaper
𝕏 Twitter：@WPReadingClub
▶ YouTube：WhitepaperReadingClub
*This event will be conducted mainly in Chinese, but everyone is warmly welcome to join! See English introduction below!
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🇹🇼 Whitepaper Reading Club is coming to Taiwan — for the first time!
We're bringing Whitepaper reading experience from Singapore to Taiwan. And we've got WPRC's own host flying in to moderate in person 🔥
📖 What is White Paper Reading Club (WPRC)?
A global community of 800+ builders, engineers, and researchers spanning Singapore, KL, San Francisco, Lagos, Bangkok, and New York — gathering every month in a round table doormat to grind through the latest blockchain projects and research papers together.
WPRC is independent of any ecosystem and we discuss anything that is interesting in the blockchain space. We’re supported by our members and have run 100+ sessions over 3 years.
🧠 Topic: Agentic Finance: Will AI use Crypto or Card Networks as Rails?
🔔 What just happened:
On April 2, 2026, Coinbase's x402 protocol was officially transferred to the Linux Foundation and went open-source. Early supporters include AWS, American Express, Google, Mastercard, Microsoft, Stripe, and Visa — basically the entire TradFi + Web3 ecosystem showing up at once.
As AI agents start making their own decisions and payments, will they route through crypto rails or traditional card networks? This is being debated everywhere right now. If you're curious about where this is all heading — come read with us. The hardest of hardcore 💪
📋 How it works
Research materials will be shared in advance so you can come prepared. On the day, we'll also have a clean 1–2 page summary ready to help you get up to speed quickly.
Everyone sits in a circle, and WPRC's moderator leads the discussion — but honestly, the best insights and lightbulb moments usually come from the conversations between attendees. That's where the real magic happens.