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The article provides a detailed introduction to Shelby as the world's first "cloud-level infrastructure" in the Web3 space, featuring sub-second reading, a native incentive mechanism, and chain-agnostic compatibility.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 30, BTC surged quickly from around 107,200 USDT, reaching a peak of approximately 108,600 USDT and is now consolidating at relatively high levels. ETH broke through the key 2,500 USDT level in one move, briefly touching a high of 2,511.39 USDT. In terms of trending tokens, Arbitrum (ARB) rose by 16.39%, driven by DeFi activity within its ecosystem and recent new incentive measures; Aave (AAVE) gained 7.3%, supported by strong user stickiness, market contributions, and record loan volume and revenue; the emerging meme coin SPX increased by 6.62% amid improving economic data and recovering market sentiment. Additionally, Babylon Genesis Chain will adopt a dual virtual machine architecture combining EVM and CosmWasm to enhance BTCFi compatibility; the CBDC project led by the Bank of Korea has been paused, shifting focus toward KRW stablecoins; Metaplanet issued 30 billion JPY in zero-coupon corporate bonds to purchase additional Bitcoin.

This article, through three events—Trump’s airstrike, Mamdani’s election victory, and Cluely’s fundraising—reveals how attention, narrative, and speculation have become the three pillars of the new economic order. We are entering an era dominated by the "attention-speculation-resource allocation" paradigm.

The NYC 2.2 event hosted by the Monad Foundation has concluded, with 44 teams participating, focusing on user needs, product-market fit, delivery speed, and breakout strategies, injecting practical and driven construction capabilities into the Layer 1 ecosystem.

The article introduces several practical analytical tools, such as Kaito, Dexu AI, 0xPPL, Nansen, DeBank, DeFiLlama, and Coincarp, and demonstrates through concrete examples how to leverage these tools to uncover valuable projects.

The article provides a detailed introduction to the financing history and investor lineup of two platforms, analyzing their different strategies and outcomes in terms of centralization versus decentralization, compliance versus regulatory boundaries, and market influence.

The article discusses Circle's position in the stablecoin market, including its revenue-sharing agreement with Coinbase, as well as the market growth and share of USDC.

Gate Research Daily Report: On July 1, BTC and ETH both fell by over 1%, a reasonable correction following the recent token price surge. Online brokerage Robinhood announced that it will allow EU clients to trade U.S. stocks and ETFs on the blockchain, with plans to transfer these tokenized stocks to its own Layer 2 blockchain, Robinhood Chain. Stablecoin issuer Circle has applied for a U.S. national banking license, enabling it to act as a custodian for USDC reserves and hold crypto assets for institutional clients. Polygon Labs, in collaboration with crypto market maker GSR, launched Katana, a DeFi-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, aimed at addressing on-chain asset fragmentation and unsustainable yields driven by high inflation.

Last week, BTC consolidated at high levels, with its next move yet to be confirmed, while ETH remained range-bound, gearing up for a potential breakout. The altcoin sector showed strong performance—PENGU surged over 62% in a week, fueled by ETF application news and whale orders. ARB surged over 35%, fueled by momentum from trending ecosystem projects. Solana is seeing renewed capital inflows, while the Sei network is gaining serious momentum, fueled by ETF hype, stablecoin utility, and growing institutional presence.

Comprehensive analysis of DeFi native TGE models' financing logic, pricing mechanisms, and community incentives, with insights into token issuance trends and investment risks, drawing from cases like zkSync, Blast, and Ethena.

Gate Research Daily Report: On July 2, BTC and ETH continued to consolidate with weak short-term technical structures, as overall market sentiment turned cautious. Among trending tokens, CALCIFY surged over 42% following multiple exchange listings, while SUN and VENOM saw short-term gains driven by TRON community activity and a high-profile AMA, respectively. On the macro front, Gate surpassed 30 million registered users and advanced its global compliance efforts, the U.S. SEC fast-tracked approval for Grayscale’s GDLC to be listed, and Malaysia proposed easing token listing regulations.

CARV released a three-phase AI roadmap, proposing the vision of "sovereign AI life forms" to create on-chain intelligent agents with identity, memory, and self-evolution capabilities, promoting the deep integration of Web3 and AI.

The founder of Glue publicly accused the cross-chain bridge protocol Across team of manipulating DAO votes and misappropriating $23 million, raising widespread concerns about the transparency of decentralized governance mechanisms and the centralization of power.

With the rapid proliferation of AI, verifying human identity will become a critical need. World (formerly Worldcoin) is building a blockchain-based "Proof of Personhood" system designed to address online identity verification challenges, positioning itself as a key contender for essential infrastructure in the AI era.

The author shares 10 wealth-building lessons based on personal experience, covering key points such as investing in hard assets, personal growth, and avoiding wealth traps.