For over 3,000 years, people have turned to the I Ching—the ancient Chinese “Book of Changes”—when facing life’s crossroads. Should you take that job? Is it time to let go of something holding you back? What patterns are shaping your current situation?

Now, this millennia-old practice meets the decentralized web with The I Ching Protocol, newly available on Hamza.

What Is the I Ching?

The I Ching isn’t fortune-telling in the traditional sense. It’s a sophisticated system of 64 hexagrams—symbolic patterns that reflect the constant flow of change in our lives. Each hexagram offers a framework for understanding your situation, revealing underlying dynamics you might not see on your surface.

Think of it as a mirror for self-reflection rather than a crystal ball. The I Ching doesn’t predict your future—it illuminates the present moment, helping you see your circumstances with fresh clarity.

Why Web3? Privacy Meets Ancient Practice

Here’s where it gets interesting.

Traditional online divination services collect your data, track your questions, and store your most personal inquiries on centralized servers. The I Ching Protocol flips this script entirely.

True peer-to-peer consultations. Your reading connects you directly with a human interpreter—no middleman, no data harvesting, no digital trail.

Complete anonymity. Your questions, your concerns, your vulnerabilities remain yours alone. No personal information is shared or stored.

Decentralized by design. This isn’t a corporation reading your future. It’s an individual practitioner offering their expertise in a private, secure space that respects your digital sovereignty.

In an age where every click is tracked and every search is monetized, The I Ching Protocol offers something radical: ancient wisdom with modern privacy.

How Does It Work?

The process is beautifully simple:

1. Ask your question. Frame what’s on your mind—relationships, career moves, personal growth, difficult decisions.
2. Receive your hexagram. Through traditional methods adapted for the digital realm, your unique hexagram is generated.
3. Get human interpretation. A knowledgeable practitioner analyzes your hexagram’s meaning within your specific context, offering insights that algorithms simply can’t provide.
4. Reflect and integrate. Take the wisdom back into your life. The I Ching doesn’t tell you what to do—it helps you see what you already know.

Why Now?

We live in an era of information overload. AI gives us instant answers. Search engines serve up millions of results. Yet somehow, we’re more confused than ever about our own paths.

The I Ching offers something different: contemplative clarity. It slows you down. It asks you to sit with uncertainty. It reveals patterns rather than prescribing solutions.

And in 2025, you can access this practice without sacrificing your privacy or autonomy through Hamza’s decentralized marketplace.

Special Launch Offer

To celebrate bringing The I Ching Protocol to Hamza, consultations are available at 75% off with code 41DECREASE.

Just $5 (originally $20) for your personalized reading.

The code itself is meaningful—inspired by Hexagram 41 (損 Sǔn), which teaches the power of purposeful decrease and the clarity that comes from simplifying. Sometimes less truly is more.

Who Is This For?

• Decision-makers at crossroads, seeking perspective beyond pros-and-cons lists
• Spiritual seekers exploring wisdom traditions with modern tools
• Privacy advocates who want meaningful services without surveillance
• The curious wondering what ancient practices might reveal about contemporary life
• Anyone feeling stuck, uncertain, or ready for a new lens on their situation
  

Meet the Practitioner

The I Ching Protocol is offered by Dai Ling Na, a dedicated interpreter bringing years of study and practice to the Web3 space. Visit their store on Hamza to learn more about their approach and philosophy. Leave them a message for your inquiries.

Ready to Explore?

Your questions matter. Your privacy matters. Your journey is uniquely yours.

Claim Your I Ching Consultation on Hamza →

Use code 41DECREASE at checkout for 75% off.

The I Ching Protocol: Where ancient wisdom meets Web3 privacy. Now available exclusively on Hamza.market.

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Features:

• New logic to allow import of EUR gift cards
• “X” to replace old twitter bird logo

Bug Fixes:

• When cancelling checkout, payment status gets set to NOT_PAID (formerly still “awaiting”)
• Fixed TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading ‘store’) during checkout
• No longer invoking non-existent email templates

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GiftCard Promotion

This week, the gift card efforts were low key, focused on small bug fixes. The team is automating processes where possible and planning another email blast for Friday, September 26.

Seller Onboarding – CS

Two new sellers were onboarded this week, including the Dai Ling Na store. Some sellers remain less responsive, but promotion plans for Dai Ling Na are underway to help increase visibility and engagement.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos

A new video highlighting trust and transparency on the Hamza platform was created and published: Watch here. This content aims to build confidence among potential buyers and sellers.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management

No active campaigns ran this week, but the team reviewed the performance of the 9.9 email campaign and prepared content with multiple angles for upcoming campaigns. A media kit for new sellers is in progress, with discussions planned about potential discount events to drive engagement.

Strategic Partnership Prep

This week, the team finalized and polished content for an important upcoming partner presentation. Despite a few minor hurdles with availability and responses, the slides are nearly ready, and scheduling will be confirmed shortly.

Conclusion

This week emphasized preparation and refinement. Gift card processes are being optimized, new sellers are being onboarded, trust-focused social content was produced, and key presentation materials are nearly ready. These steps set the stage for a stronger campaign push in the coming weeks.

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GiftCard Promotion

Another email campaign went out this week, bringing in a few more orders while successfully attracting new users to the site—showing that email remains a viable growth tactic. The campaign also revealed a list of potential bugs to fix and highlighted manual processes that can now be automated.

Next Steps:

• Bug fixes are scheduled for the week of September 15.
• Automation improvements will follow during the week of September 22.
  

Seller Onboarding – CS

Two new sellers are being onboarded manually. Additionally, a new I Ching consultation service has been created on Hamza, including both a store and product page:

• Store: Dai Ling Na Store
• Product: The I Ching Protocol
  

Testing of this new store and product is planned for this week to ensure smooth operations.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos

A new “Bring Down the House” promo video was released for the 9.9 campaign: Watch here.

Once the Dai Ling Na store testing is complete, promotional content related to it will begin rolling out to drive engagement and sales.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management

The 9.9 shopping day promo email was sent and also shared on social media resulting in multiple buyers for the week, including repeat/loyal customers.

Other activities included proofreading articles for publishing and revamping the social content calendar to align with ongoing campaigns.

Upcoming Focus:

• Prepare a media kit for new sellers to streamline onboarding as more sellers join.
  

Conclusion

This week saw continued progress in growing Hamza’s ecosystem. Email campaigns are proving effective in driving traffic and highlighting areas for improvement, while seller onboarding efforts expand the platform’s offerings. With bug fixes and automation improvements planned for the coming weeks, Hamza is well-positioned to scale efficiently while providing a smoother experience for buyers and sellers alike.

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Gift Card Promotion

No technical work was done this week. There are some issues with EUR-denominated gift cards under review, though they may not turn out to be actual blockers. The timeline for resolution remains uncertain.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos

A Spanish-language video was posted on YouTube explaining why Venezuelans can benefit from buying Amazon gift cards with crypto through Hamza:
Watch the video here.

Discussions around the Criptopanas initiative continued, an educational project aimed at teaching people how to use cryptocurrencies and related tools, including Hamza. This project is designed to lower barriers for new users, making it easier for the general public to adopt crypto-powered shopping. Efforts also included community outreach, with direct conversations held with neighbors, friends, and acquaintances to raise awareness.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management

Progress this week included:

• Working with the GFA team to update Cross Border Summit ticket pricing.
• Drafting a 9.9 promotional email, with a continued focus on gift card sales.
• Testing different email send-outs to reduce the likelihood of emails being flagged as spam.
  

Conclusion
Hamza made steady progress in content creation, community outreach, and campaign preparation this week. While technical updates were minimal, important groundwork was laid for broader engagement and improved marketing performance in the weeks ahead.

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Gift Card Promotion

Gift card sales continue at a steady pace, though without a visible spike in growth. There are signs that campaign emails may be getting marked as spam, requiring investigation and corrective action to improve deliverability. The timeline for resolving this issue is still being determined.

Seller Onboarding

A campaign kicked off this week as part of an initiative led by Mark K. This effort could open the door to new partnerships and opportunities. A PowerPoint presentation is planned for next week to support this outreach.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos

The Spanish translation of the “How to Pay on Hamza from an External Wallet” video has been completed, but final voiceover files are still pending.

Additionally, plans are underway for an in-person course aimed at teaching the fundamentals of crypto to a Venezuelan audience. The course will focus on financial freedom and self-sovereignty, covering topics like Bitcoin as a savings technology, wallet and exchange use, and of course, buying through Hamza. The tentative name for this project is “Criptopanas” (Venezuelan slang for “crypto buddies”).

As with the gift card campaign, there is a risk that emails related to Criptopanas may also be flagged as spam, which will require attention.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management

An investigation into emails being marked as spam was completed. The first corrective step is to minimize the number of clickable links in outgoing messages.

The team is monitoring three ongoing email campaigns for conversion performance and will assign unique discount codes per email list to better track results. Collaboration with Jose is underway to determine how best to utilize his email list for future campaigns.

Conclusion
Hamza made steady progress in email strategy refinement, educational outreach planning, and seller acquisition initiatives this week. Addressing email deliverability challenges will be key to unlocking stronger campaign performance and driving higher growth moving forward.

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Gift Card Promotion

The team analyzed and began planning for the import of EUR-denominated gift cards, which will almost triple the current gift card inventory. No obstacles have been reported, and implementation and testing are pending. The first EUR gift cards are expected to roll out next week.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos

A new YouTube tutorial video was published titled “How to pay on Hamza from an external crypto wallet, with Bitcoin, or from a crypto exchange.” This video demonstrates how to complete a purchase using crypto held on an exchange, addressing common user concerns and reducing friction in the checkout process.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/qtmpLDt2-TU
The video will also be translated into Spanish to better target the Latin American community.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management 

The team launched a new email series for registered users, with two versions: one in English and another in Spanish. Short video content promoting the 10% discount campaign is now ready for widespread posting across social platforms. Additionally, research is underway to strengthen and expand the email list.

This week, focus areas include restarting seller invitations to list on the site, launching a Venezuelan email series led by Jose to grow the Spanish-speaking audience, and exploring ways to promote email signups.

Conclusion
Hamza made meaningful progress in scaling up its gift card inventory, creating educational content to improve conversions, and expanding marketing outreach through multilingual campaigns. These initiatives position the platform for stronger growth and broader community engagement in the weeks ahead.

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Features:

• New SMTP service for outgoing emails

Bug Fixes:

• Gift cards import: fixed bug preventing update of some products due to non-integer variant rank
• Gift cards import: fixed bug preventing deletion of no longer available products
• Gift cards import: fixed bug causing subcategories to be lost when updating products
• Gift cards purchase: added recognition of “Claim Code” output (relevant to at least one gift card product, probably more)
• Gift cards import: cleaned \r\n from product descriptions & subtitles
• Search: Fixed bug causing search to show unavailable (deleted) products in results
• Payment settlement: asynchronous execution stressing out the RPC node (fixed)
• Payment settlement: incorrect logic in settlement causing gas injection to fail in some cases
• Payment settlement: incorrect gas estimation logic fixed
• Payment settlement: logic cleaned up, organized, additional logging and safety measures

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Gift Card Promotion
Gift card sales continued to grow, and bug fixes (release version 1.4.3) were deployed. There are no known obstacles and nothing new scheduled at the moment.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos
New flyers were created with the message: “Would you like to buy on Amazon with no bank account and with a 10% discount?” These are designed to guide non-crypto users on how to take advantage of Hamza’s offerings.

Investment Search
A lead for a VC came in and is pending follow-up.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management
The team sent out Hamza26 campaign email no. 2. They are sharing the discount with some web3 contacts and updating creatives for the ongoing gift card campaign.

This week, efforts include crafting a different version of the Hamza26 email for registered Hamza.market users (avoiding duplicate recipients), and adding the team to the Global From Asia store (and Snapchum) to update pricing and promote Hamza at the Cross Border Summit event (including ticket purchases through Hamza).

The focus for the week was on driving sales, improving marketing outreach, and exploring new partnership leads. With ongoing campaign refinements and promotional efforts, Hamza continues building awareness and adoption.

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Gift Card Promotion
The team is getting some organic orders — including the biggest single order and the highest total orders in a week so far. They are gaining more experience with customer service issues and how to address them, while also identifying a few new bugs.

A new bug fix release is scheduled.

Social Media Podcasts/Videos
A new video featuring the Kung Fu Hamza character as the Girl from Ipanema is ready to be released.

Educational videos showing how to pay with crypto from Binance are planned for release next week.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition/Management
The team has polished the email text and coordinated the survey section. A professional promo video for the 10% off campaign is complete. We are also building a list of small to medium-sized crypto and web3 projects for warm outreach.

This week, the team continues to create PR accounts and push guerrilla marketing. The Ready Cash Card issue is sorted, and more discounts to be released!

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Gift Card Promotion

The final launch is set for this week, with the team making some final tweaks before going live. These include fixing a possible email bug, addressing knowledge gaps for Binance users, and ensuring a smooth Ready Cash Card experience.

The team is preparing PR-oriented marketing to secure “trust signals” like recognizable brand logos. Registration on PR platforms such as Hackernoon has begun, alongside an ongoing guerrilla marketing push.

This week, efforts are focused on outbound communications highlighting different gift card angles, sending an open email with an additional discount and survey, and testing gift card ads on X and Meta through personal and Shadstone accounts. The team is also studying Reddit ads for broader reach.

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• UI/UX Changes
  • Updated merchant link in footer to point to Seller Landing page
  • Corrected urls for social media links in outgoing emails
  • Added subcategories for specific brands, and updated links on Giftcards Landing page
  • Added 301 redirect from ‘/category/giftcards’ to ‘/category/gift-cards’
  • Updated FAQ text to account for anonymous checkouts
  • More visible & colorful social media links, including YT
  • Changed behavior of ‘subcategory not found’ case to still display products 
  • Fixed ordering of subcategories
  • Corrected timezones for order date/times in outgoing emails

• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug displaying page (weird offsets & margins) on mobile Safari
  • Fixed bug: price range filter ‘high’ price higher than expected on shop page
  • Fixed internal issue causing server crash

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Gift Card Promotion

The gift card promotion is in full swing, with emails, social media posts, and guerrilla marketing efforts live. Jose is actively recruiting members of the Venezuelan Hamza community to help spread the word. All tech prerequisites are in place, and engagement is building—though some post comments are being removed on certain platforms.

Homepage Improvement

The new homepage is live and stable, now in maintenance mode. Only small bug fixes are expected as more users interact with the updated layout.

Frictionless Checkout

The frictionless checkout feature is fully deployed, offering a faster and more intuitive buying experience. Like the homepage, it’s in maintenance mode for any fine-tuning as usage grows.

Social Media Podcasts & Videos

Jose released English and Spanish versions of a new Kung Fu Hamza episode announcing the gift card discount. This installment introduces Kung Fu Hamza’s husband, Summin Wong (Tai LinPiao in Spanish, meaning “he’s rekt” as a shitcoiner), who trades his coins for discounted gift cards.

Watch the episodes:

• English Version
  
• Spanish Version
  

He’s also experimenting with new short-form video styles, like this YouTube Short, to see what resonates best across platforms.

Buyer and Seller Acquisition / Management

Anne is engaging new seller prospects, including MigsMachine for web3/crypto-themed merch and a Korean toy seller considering crypto payments. She published the second gift card blog, sent the first gift card promo email, and is continuing to comment on relevant threads across Reddit, X, and other platforms.

Her outreach includes target lists for web3/crypto HR teams and CEOs for a “Gift Your Team” angle, plus identifying X Spaces opportunities for guest appearances.

Conclusion

With the gift card promotion at center stage, the team is pushing content and outreach hard while maintaining recent feature releases. This week’s work keeps the focus squarely on bringing in new buyers and sellers, and turning growing awareness into real activity on Hamza.

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Limited-time offer: 10% off all gift cards when you pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, or USDC. Use code HAMZAREADS at checkout.

Amazon. Netflix. Steam. Uber. Starbucks. Roblox. Real spending power. Real discounts. Zero banking drama.

The New Way to Spend Crypto Hamza’s frictionless checkout just made crypto spending ridiculously simple:

• No sign-ups, no paperwork – Connect wallet, pay, done
• Gift cards delivered in minutes
• Pure crypto experience – Your wallet talks directly to real-world purchases

Why This Actually Matters While everyone else debates crypto prices, you could be using yours for Netflix subscriptions, coffee runs, and Steam games—at a discount.

No converting to cash. No bank delays. No “we don’t accept crypto” conversations. Just direct spending power that works everywhere gift cards do.

Your Crypto → Real Life

• Bitcoin → Daily essentials, entertainment, travel
• Ethereum → Streaming, gaming, retail therapy
• USDT/USDC → Cross-border gifts, Roblox, anything

The Fine Print That Actually Matters This 10% discount has a hard cap on total savings. When it’s gone, it’s gone. No rain checks, no extensions.

Why Hamza Works ✓ Wallet-to-gift-card in minutes
✓ Global reach – Buy from anywhere, send anywhere
✓ Minimal fees – Just standard network costs
✓ Instant delivery for most cards

Ready to Make Your Crypto Useful?

Shop Crypto Gift Cards → https://hamza.market/en/giftcards-promo

Use code HAMZAREADS for 10% off

Hamza: Where crypto meets real life.

Need help? Drop a message to the Hamza team on
Discord: https://discord.gg/gWzSVpXY,
Telegram: https://t.me/decomnetwork, or
email [email protected]

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• Major Features:
  • Discount code improvement: discount campaigns with max spend
  • Discount code rules: max spend per customer
  • Giftcard subcategories display backend plumbing

• UI/UX Changes
  • X feed smooth scrolling 
  • Special messages at checkout (thankyou page) for Anonymous customers and digital goods buyers
  • Gift card subcategories display
  • Improvement to Giftcard Promo landing page (category links)
  • Hero carousel scrolling click delay (better UX)
  • Fixed overflow of long category lists on store page
  • Added links to Youtube channel in footer
  • Banner change: links to seller landing page
  • Added currency selector to final checkout page

• Bug Fixes:
  • Discount code rules: fixed incorrect usage count
  • Discount code rules: fixed incorrect total discount count
  • Discount code rules: fixed bug that occurs sometimes when switching currencies with applied discount code
  • “Pay with External Wallet” refunds the wrong address (for anonymous customers)
  • Fixed: product data running over the page borders/margins on mobile
  • Fixed: discount code won’t validate if the case is wrong

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