Blockchain

Last week, BONK surged over 52%, fueled by optimism around its ETF application. Its launchpad, Letsbonk, surpassed Pump.fun in token issuance, and the number of holders exceeded one million. FLOKI gained more than 12% following the launch of its flagship game, VALHALLA, on the opBNB mainnet. Starknet saw renewed momentum thanks to ecosystem expansion and resonance with the BTCFi narrative. Meanwhile, xStocks sparked strong demand for on-chain equities, driving on-chain financial innovation and deeper integration with traditional assets.

GAIB turns GPU-backed assets into real yield with AID, the AI dollar. Explore its multichain growth, NFTs, and DeFi integrations.

In recent years, Bitcoin has evolved from a speculative asset to an integral part of institutional portfolios. At the Digital Asset Summit in New York, Michael Saylor—founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy)—introduced the Digital Credit concept and unveiled his company's STRC preferred stock offering. Designed as a low-volatility, high-return investment vehicle, the product seeks to bridge Bitcoin assets with the fixed-income marketplace, providing traditional investors with a new portfolio allocation opportunity.

Learn what Story (IP) is, how it works, who created it, and how you can own its $IP token.

This article focuses on the innovative model of exchanging TON token staking for UAE golden visas, interpreting its economic logic, policy intentions, and potential impacts.

The article analyzes stablecoin bridges and multi-token networks, highlights their active transformation into Web3 infrastructure, and explores their profound impact on the future of payment ecosystems and business models. The article analyzes stablecoin bridges and multi-token networks, highlights their active transformation into Web3 infrastructure, and explores their profound impact on the future of payment ecosystems and business models.

This article analyzes how Maple Finance builds an institutional-grade on-chain asset management platform through credit assessment, OTC clearing, and diversified products (blue-chip lending, BTC yield, syrupUSDC).

This article explores how Futarchy leverages conditional token markets and economic incentives to shift DAO governance from “risk-free voting” to “skin-in-the-game prediction.” It also examines its value in early-stage crypto company valuation, loyal holder alignment, and investor risk signaling, while highlighting the mechanism’s limitations and implementation challenges.

The article debunks four common myths on Crypto Twitter—engagement, low float, VC backing, and hype timing—while presenting the three real factors that drive token success: product utility, a reasonable initial valuation, and genuine communication.

Gate Research has recently released "Analyzing the Dual Relationship Between Listed Companies and Cryptocurrencies," which examines cryptocurrencies from the perspective of listed companies and listed companies from the viewpoint of cryptocurrency projects. For different listed companies, purchasing cryptocurrencies can be divided into three core motivations: obtaining high staking yields, achieving high asset appreciation, and strategic ecosystem positioning. For cryptocurrency projects, PoW public chains need listed companies with stable cash flows as their coin hoarders; PoS public chains require internet or cloud computing companies as coin hoarders; and Infra-type projects need software security companies as their coin hoarders. Listed companies and project teams need to clearly understand their roles in the ecosystem to establish long-term cooperation and win-win mechanisms.

Toncoin launches a new way to exchange staking for UAE golden visas: Locking in 100,000 USD for 3 years grants a 10-year residency, which can also cover immediate family members. This innovation combines crypto staking with real-world identity rights, reshaping the flow of capital and talent, and creating a new paradigm for tokenization of residency rights.

Vitalik Buterin Shares Why He Shifted from Preferring Looser Open-Source Licenses like MIT and CC0 to Supporting Copyleft Licenses such as GPL and CC-BY-SA. Drawing on Industry Trends and Philosophical Reflections, He Argues that After Open Source Became Mainstream, 'Share-Alike' Constraints Should Be Used to Promote Fair Distribution of Technology and Prevent Power Monopolies.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey returns to his social media roots by launching the decentralized Bluetooth encryption communication app bitchat. The product supports offline communication, end-to-end encryption, and anonymous chatting, and is seen as the "twttr" moment in the encryption communication space, sparking heated discussions among geeks and the encryption community.

The SEC's Clear Stance on Staking Legality Sparks Staking Frenzy on Wall Street. Ethereum Staking Hits New Highs, with ETF Applications Soaring and the CLARITY Act Paving the Way. Staking is Becoming the Safest Crypto Yield Method. This Article Provides a Deep Dive into How Two Regulatory Changes Are Reshaping the Staking Landscape.

$PUMP TGE Sparks Heated Discussions, but the Real Winners Might Be \$BONK and the BonkFun Ecosystem. This Article Provides an In-Depth Analysis of How BonkFun Surpassed Pumpfun Without Token Incentives, Creating a New Memecoin Market Landscape with Its Buy-Burn Mechanism, Solana-Aligned Culture, and Global Expansion.