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Recently, API3 secured $4 million in strategic funding, led by DWF Labs, with participation from several well-known VCs. What makes API3 unique? Could it be the disruptor of traditional oracles? Shisijun provides an in-depth analysis of the working principles of oracles, the tokenomics of the API3 DAO, and the groundbreaking OEV Network.

As artificial intelligence becomes the mainstream trend in global technological development, its integration with blockchain technology is also seen as a future direction. This trend has led to a growing demand for access to and analysis of historical data. In this context, EWM demonstrates its unique advantages. ChainFeeds researcher 0xNatalie elaborates on the concept, data processing workflow, and use cases of EWM in her article.

Ethereum’s next major upgrade, Pectra, is scheduled to launch in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025, Pectra combines two previously planned upgrades: Prague (for the execution layer) and Electra (for the consensus layer). With the merger, Pectra aims to bring several ambitious improvements to Ethereum, making it more flexible and optimized than ever before.

The Bitlayer ecosystem has grown to include over 100 decentralized applications, ranking second in TVL among Bitcoin chains, just behind the Merlin chain. This article will detail some of the key partner projects involved in this initiative, which form an important part of Bitlayer’s total TVL, user base, and activity.

Bitcoin is like physical gold, serving as an asset and inflation hedge, with a currency value similar to the dollar, reshaping monetary basics. Supporters seek credit and yield mechanisms on its protocol. Brick Towers automates Lightning Network services, optimizing efficiency and capital to meet liquidity needs, minimizing risk, enhancing Bitcoin's utility, offering secure, seamless yield for users.

Data is the key to blockchain technology and the foundation for developing decentralized applications (dApps). While much of the current discussion revolves around data availability: ensuring that every network participant has access to recent transaction data for verification. But there is another equally important aspect that is often overlooked: data accessibility. DFG Official introduces the basic logic and major players of this track in this report.

Kaspa is a decentralized and scalable Layer1 network that uses BlockDAG architecture to address scalability issues associated with traditional blockchain operations.

Blockchain technology continues to evolve, yet scalability issues among Layer 1 chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum persist, limiting their widespread adoption. Layer 2 solutions, a series of technologies designed to accelerate transactions and reduce costs without compromising the security and decentralization of leading L1 networks, ermerges. This article introduces the key players in Ethereum's thriving L2 solution ecosystem.

For conventional airdrops, the main criteria usually include engagement level, duration, and fund amount. However, one airdrop clause has drawn criticism for its lack of transparency. The relationship between project teams and "airdrop hunters" is strategic. If the balance of power shifts, it endangers the other party's interests. When the scales tip toward the project team, they can act arbitrarily, reducing airdrop hunters to mere tools.

This article explores the market dynamics of Memecoins and NFTs in current and past bull markets, providing a comparative analysis. It offers insights and recommendations on both value and security aspects, emphasizing the importance of asset protection alongside investment.

This article aims to introduce LayerAI and its ecosystem, covering its innovative technology, product ecosystem, and application scenarios. LayerAI combines blockchain and artificial intelligence. This article will detail LayerAI's vision, mission, and products (like LayerVPN, KyotoX, and Layer Marketplace), as well as its economic model and staking mechanism, explaining how it utilizes these technologies to promote data monetization and the DeFi development.

This article provides a detailed introduction to Pundi X's various products and services, including its XPOS hardware system, XPASS card, and X Wallet. It also explores the core team behind the project, its investors, and its future development roadmap.

Rocket Pool is an LSD protocol on the Ethereum network, offering ETH staking pools and node operator staking pools to enhance rewards for stakers and node operators.

With the continuous development of blockchain research, although most blockchains still follow the traditional block + chain structure, some blockchains designed with first principles have also emerged. First-principle thinking starts from the most basic conditions, analyzes the components of concepts, and seeks the optimal path to achieve goals. In the field of blockchain, the first principle is considered a new accounting method, which starts from the most fundamental decentralized accounting method and has a unique data structure and consensus. For example, the two different blockchain designs of Sui and Arweave AO. Sui is an object-oriented data model centered on "faster accounting services", while Arweave AO is essentially a decentralized computing system, or a decentralized cloud service, which is the infrastructure for running accounting services.

Bitlayer is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network security project based on the BitVM solution. It aims to provide the same security as Bitcoin and supports Turing-complete smart contracts, efficient transaction processing, and secure cross-chain asset transfer. This article will introduce its core mechanism, organizational structure, team, and other aspects.