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With the midterm elections approaching, can Congress pass a crypto market structure bill within the narrowing time window? This article analyzes the jurisdictional battle between the SEC and the CFTC, interest-bearing stablecoins, DeFi regulation, and political risks, assessing the legislative outlook heading into 2026.

Trust Wallet browser extension version 2.68 was compromised in a supply chain attack, where hackers inserted a backdoor to steal users' mnemonic phrases, leading to total losses of over $6 million. This article reconstructs the attack timeline, examines the technical details and movement of funds, and explores why official extensions can also present significant security vulnerabilities.

Amid an environment shaped by both risk and real-world constraints, ETH Cali continues to guide Colombia’s Ethereum community from short-term events toward long-term ecosystem building through education, open-source wallets, and real-world applications—showcasing the growth trajectory and potential of Ethereum across Latin America.

This content integrates industry history, regulatory developments, and technological advancements—including sub-second finality, agent payments, and high-frequency finance. With a solid perspective and clear narrative, it serves as a highly valuable reference for anyone looking to understand stablecoins as the foundation for next-generation settlement infrastructure.

The article clearly breaks down common trader misconceptions—such as fixating on single-trade outcomes, attempting to predict short-term price movements, and changing rules after losses—and reemphasizes the importance of mindset construction and institutionalized execution that focus on controlling the process rather than the results.

Using the metaphors of a “legitimacy bank” and an “F1 pit crew,” the article clearly illustrates how a16z simultaneously shapes public narratives, influences regulation, and coordinates capital expectations.

Gate Options Daily Market Update.

This article examines how prediction markets, crypto infrastructure, and AI reasoning can converge to shape a long-term vision for a civilizational-scale world model.

Gate ETF leveraged tokens offer crypto leverage without the need for margin or exposure to liquidation risk, making them ideal for active traders in trending market conditions. This article systematically examines the operating principles, benefits, and risks of Gate ETF leveraged tokens to assist investors in evaluating their suitability for the current market landscape.

Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and the rapid rise of AI, artificial intelligence and blockchain are emerging as complementary forces—twin pillars of a new civilization. Together, they will enable payment systems for billions of intelligent agents, establish the framework for Mars colonization, prevent AI from becoming the exclusive tool of major corporations, and ensure blockchain transcends the role of a simple ledger. In unison, these technologies will shape a new paradigm for civilization in an increasingly polarized world.

Cryptocurrency hacks do more than drain wallets—they create a long-tail crisis: projects face the double blow of capital outflows and brand collapse, shifting the key to survival from preventing attacks to enduring six months of damage control. This reveals the fragile truth of decentralized risk resistance theories when faced with centralized custody nodes.

As high volatility becomes the new normal in the market, ETFs are evolving from passive allocation instruments into efficiency-focused trading modules. This article examines the structure and operational logic of Gate Leveraged ETFs, demonstrating how they amplify capital efficiency during trending markets without the need to enter the derivatives market. It also outlines their optimal use cases and structural constraints, empowering traders to make more informed strategic decisions.

Tokenized gold is a blockchain-based digital asset that represents ownership of physical gold reserves, where each token typically corresponds to a fixed quantity of gold. Tokenized gold maps real-world gold onto blockchain networks through custody and smart contract systems, allowing it to be traded, transferred, and divided like cryptocurrencies.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 31, the crypto market saw a mild recovery with a slight uptick in risk appetite. BTC and ETH traded on the stronger side of their respective ranges, with BTC consolidating between $88,000–$89,000 and awaiting a directional breakout, while ETH held firmly in the $2,950–$3,000 zone, showing relatively stronger structure as its consolidation phase approaches an inflection point. On the sector front, ELIZAOS, CC, and RECALL posted notable gains driven respectively by AI Agents, RWA institutional partnerships, and AI trading competitions. Structurally, the market cap of tokenized equities reaching new highs and a rebound in ETH staking demand are key positive signals at this stage, though the sustainability of this trend remains contingent on market sentiment and the actual delivery of expected catalysts.

Looking ahead to early 2026, with marginal improvements in macro liquidity and implied volatility (IV) at relatively low levels, the market may enter a high-level consolidation and accumulation phase. Should trading volume and realized volatility rebound in tandem, BTC and ETH could see a phase-wise upside breakout.