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Gate has officially integrated the prediction market into its app, enabling users to trade outcomes of a wide range of events directly. With simplified operations and a full suite of tools, the marketplace now expands from price trading to future-oriented decision-making.

When the cryptocurrency market enters a strong trending phase, retail investors often face a common dilemma: How can I maximize the upside potential without taking on excessive risk?

The latest report by Gate Research, titled "Hyperliquid's Dark Horse Journey: Unpacking the Rise of the On-Chain Derivatives Dominator", which provides a comprehensive analysis of how Hyperliquid rapidly evolved from a challenger into the dominant force in the on-chain derivatives market. With a commanding 80% market share, Hyperliquid now leads the sector. By developing its own Layer 1 chain, native order book, and ultra-fast infrastructure, it delivers a trading experience comparable to centralized exchanges, attracting a high concentration of professional traders and whale capital. This active trading not only fuels deep liquidity but also serves as a powerful "live advertisement." Coupled with a $620 million airdrop and anti-VC narrative, Hyperliquid successfully drove user growth and liquidity inflow. The launch of HyperEVM has further expanded its ecosystem and revenue streams, solidifying its position as a market leader.

As the number of AI models grows rapidly, developers face escalating challenges with integration and management costs. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of how GateRouter simplifies multi-model application processes through a unified API, intelligent scheduling, and centralized management. These features boost development efficiency and optimize cost structures.

Amid continued volatility in the global economy and financial markets, precious metals like gold and silver are once again drawing investor interest. These assets serve as indicators of risk-averse sentiment in the marketplace and provide traders with diverse trading opportunities. In this article, we examine the core factors driving precious metal prices and discuss how to leverage Perpetual Futures in the Gate Metals section to engage with the market more flexibly.

In recent years, investors have moved beyond single-asset markets toward diversified, cross-market allocation, paying close attention to areas including cryptocurrency, forex, precious metals, and stock indices. Gate TradFi bridges crypto and traditional financial markets, offering a unified platform for multi-market trading. This approach enhances capital flexibility and expands the scope for investment strategies.

As Ethereum has completed its transition from PoW to PoS, ETH is no longer simply an asset that relies on price fluctuations for investment value. It is gradually becoming a digital asset that can generate sustained returns. This article will explore the shift in investment logic resulting from Ethereum's staking mechanism, analyze how liquid staking establishes a new equilibrium between returns and capital flexibility, and introduce the role played by GTETH in this context.

This article provides a retrospective on Ethereum's progress over the past ten years. It traces its journey from the inception of smart contracts, through the evolution of sharding and Rollup-based scaling solutions, to the shift toward Proof of Stake and changes in ecosystem governance. The article delivers a thorough analysis of the technical limitations, value capture challenges, and prospective paths ahead, mapping out a vision for the next decade of the world computer.

Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, BTC fell 0.73% this week, briefly dipping below 116,000 USDT before quickly rebounding. ETH rose 5.47% with continued net inflows, outperforming major altcoins. ETH ETFs recorded a record $5.4 billion in net inflows in July, while The Ether Machine added 15,000 ETH, signaling on-chain alignment with institutional trends. Sui’s TVL climbed to $2.2 billion, doubling year-to-date, with monthly active addresses up over 130%. Solana DEX volume has dropped nearly 70% from its January peak, indicating a cooling of ecosystem activity. OpenSea launched Creator Studio 2.0 to enhance multi-chain publishing capabilities. EigenDA launched its V2 mainnet, boosting throughput by approximately 6.7x compared to V1. CBOE is advancing ETP listings for major tokens like SOL and XRP, with potential approval as early as Q4.

Gate has recently introduced an additional reward pool for its XAUT Flexible Investment product, providing an extra 15% annualized return on top of the existing yield. This increases the maximum overall annualized return to 26.68%. The total reward pool for this promotion is $50,000 and will be distributed on a quota basis. Users can participate by holding or subscribing to XAUT and will receive varying return tiers according to their subscription amount. This also offers an opportunity to further explore on-chain gold asset allocation strategies.

To motivate active traders to demonstrate their expertise in the marketplace, Gate is introducing a new VIP Spot Trading Competition. The competition offers a total prize pool of up to 50,000 USDT and features an innovative trade-weighted system, where both trading duration and ongoing activity affect the final leaderboard standings. Any user who reaches the required trading volume threshold can compete for a spot on the leaderboard and vie for rewards.

Eclipse integrates the Optimistic Rollup architecture with the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), delivering a highly scalable and low-latency runtime environment.

Gate Research Institute recently published "Thoughts on Exodus Issuing Tokenized Stocks On-Chain", providing an in-depth analysis of Exodus' innovative practice of issuing tokenized stocks on-chain. The report explores multiple dimensions including technology, regulation, and market. Exodus utilized the high performance and convenient asset creation mechanism of the Algorand blockchain to successfully tokenize its stocks. In December 2024, Exodus received SEC approval to transfer to the NYSE, significantly improving asset liquidity. The report points out that the explosion of stock tokenization narrative in 2025 benefited from the promotion of crypto-friendly policies in the US. Non-crypto industry listed companies may have the opportunity to attract global capital through tokenized financing. The Exodus case not only verifies the feasibility of technology and regulation but also reveals the huge potential for listed companies to raise funds through on-chain additional issuance, paving a new path for the inte

This article offers a thorough analysis of the evolution of the crypto narrative from “decentralization” to “centralized compliance.” Drawing on landmark regulations including the Stablecoin Bill, the FIT21 Act, and Hong Kong’s policy initiatives, it systematically examines how regulatory frameworks are redefining the market structure. Traditional institutions and political actors are taking the lead in driving the latest surge in cryptocurrency market activity and shaping the dynamics of risk transmission in the crypto market.

Analyzing the latest mergers involving BSTR, Twenty One, and Cantor, we examine the value of shell companies, the reflexivity flywheel effect, and emerging bubbles, while also advising investors to stay alert to the risk of premiums receding.