{"version":1,"id":"wayne-zhang","title":"Wayne Zhang","summary":"Wayne Zhang is an entrepreneur known as a co-founder of MEET48, a decentralized social entertainment platform focused on fan participation and idol entertainment.","content":"**Wayne Zhang** is a co-founder of [MEET48](https://iq.wiki/wiki/meet48), a decentralized social entertainment platform focused on fan participation and idol entertainment.[[1]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)\n\n## Education\n\nZhang’s LinkedIn profile lists a bachelor’s degree from New York University and studies at Harvard University, which he left without completing a degree. The profile lists Shanghai, China, as his location.[[2]](#cite-id-4hthq33zv8)\n\n## MEET48\n\nFounded in 2022, [MEET48](https://iq.wiki/wiki/meet48) combines idol entertainment with [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) features intended to give fans a more direct role in idol communities. Zhang is described as an early [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) miner and a Harvard dropout.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)​\n\nThe platform’s fan-participation features include voting and rewards using the IDOL token, exclusive [non-fungible tokens](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFTs), virtual meet-and-greets, and premium content. MEET48’s stated aim is to make fan participation more transparent and give fans greater ownership and visibility in communities where agencies, record labels, and media companies often control decisions and rankings.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)​\n\nMEET48 describes its ecosystem as combining idol entertainment, a growth-based token launchpad, applications for artificial-intelligence-generated user content, idol voting, and talent incubation. The company has said it has strategic partnerships with major Southeast Asian idol groups and intellectual properties and targets more than 30 million fans as part of its planned global expansion.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)​\n\nMEET48 was selected for [BNB Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-smart-chain)’s Most Valuable Builder (MVB) Season 8 Accelerator, a 10-week program partnered with [YZi Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-labs) and [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap). In June 2025, YZi Labs announced a strategic investment in the company following its selection. The investment was intended to support community initiatives, idol-ranking campaigns, co-branded events, and virtual idol performances, including efforts to support aspiring idols from underrepresented communities in Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, and elsewhere in Asia.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)​\n\nMEET48 planned a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) idol-voting event and performance gala in Hong Kong for August 2, 2025, featuring more than 300 idols and special guests.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vljkxo9d8)​","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"}],"images":[{"id":"QmXaepij7h3yKRwrSAkbHZVYBazFx7NZwnvSL5xoaihVKF","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"id":"QmQBU4jsqtFvDcGNb74UCEWLE1NFJJCUqvUyhJmsh4vTLA","name":"EGkMN4P4_400x400.jpg","source":"IPFS_IMG","thumbnail":"QmQBU4jsqtFvDcGNb74UCEWLE1NFJJCUqvUyhJmsh4vTLA","caption":""}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"6vljkxo9d8\",\"url\":\"https://www.yzilabs.com/blog/yzi-labs-invests-in-meet48-through-mvb-accelerator-democratizing-fan-participation-in-idol-economy\",\"description\":\"YZi Labs announcement\",\"timestamp\":1794171721027},{\"id\":\"4hthq33zv8\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynetheunicorn/\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn profile\",\"timestamp\":1794171721027}]"},{"id":"main-image-origin","value":"{\"imageId\":\"QmXaepij7h3yKRwrSAkbHZVYBazFx7NZwnvSL5xoaihVKF\",\"originalId\":\"QmXaepij7h3yKRwrSAkbHZVYBazFx7NZwnvSL5xoaihVKF\"}"},{"id":"rootdata_profile","value":"https://www.rootdata.com/member/Wayne%20Zhang?k=MjM4MTQ%3D"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynetheunicorn/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/wayne_maomao"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Add Wayne Zhang wiki"}],"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[],"speakers":[]},"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0xd5893989b9952c6568a99f854795acc5ae480d56"},"language":"en","operator":{"id":"0xd5893989b9952c6568a99f854795acc5ae480d56"}}