Blockchain

Gate Research: Over the past decade, the crypto user base has expanded exponentially, with CEX and DEX advancing in parallel to shape a diversified market landscape. CEX platforms have expanded steadily, while DEX ecosystems have risen rapidly, driving the overall market toward greater balance. Meanwhile, hacker incidents and cross-chain money laundering routes continue to evolve, with a noticeable rise in personal wallet thefts. In contrast, CEXs maintain trust and institutional advantages through global compliance frameworks and mature systems. Looking ahead, CEX and DEX are expected to coexist in the long term—CEX will remain the primary gateway and compliance hub for mainstream users, while DEX will continue to drive ecosystem expansion through openness and innovation. The market will keep progressing under this multi-track structure.

This article reveals the three core dimensions for evaluating the predictive market value: the clarity of market design (trading mechanisms and oracle credibility), the rationality of the economic model (liquidity and incentive mechanisms), and user and community factors (participation scale and trust level). These criteria help you identify platforms with potential, rather than merely chasing hype.

Polymarket, the leading prediction market project, has secured investment from Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital. As a result, investor interest is shifting from token issuance to IPOs. This article spotlights six major prediction market projects that have not yet launched tokens: Flipr, UMA, Augur, Azuro, PNP, and Hedgemony. It examines how their development strategies differ across social integration, infrastructure, AI-driven features, and other areas.

This article uncovers how the Trump family is using the WLFI stablecoin and ALT5 Sigma—a Nasdaq-listed company—to launch a campaign promoting "legitimized financial instruments." Although ALT5 presents itself as a compliant FinTech enterprise, it has actually become a stablecoin entry point that evades regulatory oversight. This reveals an underlying financial ambition that combines political influence and capital.

This article offers a comprehensive examination of the background, processes, advantages, and regulatory challenges involved in the tokenization of U.S. government bonds.

Delve into the macroeconomic and technical drivers behind the "Crypto Summer" market in 2025. Analyze the global regulatory warming trend (GENIUS Act, MiCA, etc.), comprehensively examine stablecoin compliance, popular sectors, and investment opportunities. This analysis aims to help investors grasp the new cycle in the crypto market.

The article offers a comprehensive analysis of how Safety Shot is transitioning into a DeFi-integrated company through its acquisition of BONK.fun’s revenue-sharing rights. It also explores the potential risk of shareholder equity dilution that may arise from this partnership.

The article not only shares the author’s personal growth and transformation but also provides an in-depth analysis of the psychological mechanism of the sunk cost fallacy and its impact on investment decisions.

The article provides a detailed analysis of how these projects attract market attention through carefully planned announcements, interactions, and narratives, and how they secure a share in a highly competitive market.

This article reflects on the decline of the current airdrop ecosystem: from the exciting airdrops of Uniswap and dYdX to the disappointing “mosquito airdrops” of projects like Scroll. It reveals how airdrops have shifted from subsidies to a futile cycle of “industrialized farming,” and explores whether it might be more effective to cancel airdrops altogether and allocate resources to genuine product development.

The article discusses in detail the shift of AI agents from general-purpose to specialized agents, and how they are regaining market attention through real product launches and specialized on-chain functionalities.

This article provides an analysis of the reasoning behind the Federal Reserve's recent policy adjustments in response to Jerome Powell's remarks, as well as the strong influence of U.S. labor market data on the valuation of risk assets in the cryptocurrency market and rate cut expectations. The author emphasizes that the strategic allocation of traditional capital primarily shapes current market movements and highlights the lack of broad gains among smaller altcoins. As a result, assessing the trajectory of the bull market demands close attention to nonfarm payroll reports. Other key macroeconomic metrics are also important.

The article analyzes the context surrounding this policy change. It highlights the U.S. government's aggressive regulatory stance toward the cryptocurrency industry in recent years and its adverse effects on the market. It also discusses the current shift in regulatory approach.

By examining HL's track record during different security events, the article highlights how HL navigates the balance between decentralized governance and centralized management.

The article provides a detailed analysis of different types of buyback strategies, including one-time buybacks, programmatic buybacks, and revenue-based buybacks, and illustrates their real-world effectiveness through concrete case studies.