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During the peak of market sentiment, almost all projects talk about growth, expansion, and the next breakout point; however, what truly reveals the essence of a team is not the rapid progress in a bull market, but whether it can maintain judgment when the cycle cools, liquidity tightens, and industry expectations begin to be revised downwards. It’s about whether they know what to do and what not to do.
If a new round of bear market arrives in 2026, what will projects rely on to navigate the cycle? Will it be financing to survive, narrative support, or a truly clear product direction, organizational resilience, and execution efficiency? Whether it’s Aventus emphasizing 'agility, survival, and only addressing real needs,' or Mandala's judgment that 'bear markets are actually more suitable for building,' both point to the same fact — the industry is bidding farewell to the phase driven solely by imagination and entering a period that tests fundamental skills more rigorously.

During the mask period, an Indonesian YouTube channel became popular during the suspension of various offline activities and quickly grew into one of the largest Web3 communities in Indonesia.
A year later, the community’s founders began running a training camp for 80 Indonesian government officials to explain the basics of blockchain.
A year later, they began to help the Indonesian local government build blockchain and connect to the Polkadot ecosystem.
This is not a fantasy, but a real story that is happening.
In this episode of Polkadot's official live dialogue, we invited Michael, co-founder of Mandala Chain, to share how they brought Web3 technology into the governance system of the world's fourth most populous country step by step, from content creator → community organizer → government partner.