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Merry Christmas to everyone! On behalf of the entire Gate team, I extend our most sincere holiday wishes to you.

Was "Santa" generous with your wallet this year? 🎅💰
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As the lights brighten and family gathers, we at Gate.io send you warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas! ✨
In the crypto world, we don't just wait for gifts under the tree, but also look out for "green candles" to decorate our charts! 📈 Whether you're a HODL enthusiast or a new project hunter, we hope your upcoming year is filled with endless profits and opportunities.
🎁 Our gift to you today:
A secure gateway, endless options, and a community that always supports your ambitions.
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If "Santa" could put only one coin in your wallet today... what would you choose? 🤔👇
(Write the name of the coin in the comments, and let's see the most popular coin during the holiday! )
Happy holidays, and happy trading! 🥂#Gate2025AnnualReportComing #Gate2025AnnualReportComing

There is a saying circulating in cryptocurrency trading: the crypto circle is not about who has the bigger guts, but about who can survive long enough. This perception seems simple, but few people truly manage to do it.
Most new traders stumble not because they can't understand market trends, but because they enter the market already seeing themselves as targets to be exploited. The difference lies in mindset—some aim for quick profits, others for long-term gains. Those who can maintain stable profits in the crypto space have only one mental principle: survive first, then talk about returns.
How is this framework implemented? A real case is very representative. A completely novice trader started with only 800 USDT, had no technical analysis knowledge, and was afraid to place orders. After sticking to a systematic strategy for two months, the account grew to 18,000 USDT, and now assets are stably above 40,000 USDT. No luck with a dark horse, no insider information, all relying on a strict trading discipline.
**First Layer: Diversify to Survive, No All-in, No Exit**
How to allocate 800 USDT? Divide it into three parts. Use one part for intraday quick trades, focusing on short-term fluctuations; another part for swing trading, only acting on high-confidence opportunities; the remaining part as a core holding, never moving it regardless of circumstances. What are the benefits of this approach? You will never be kicked out of the market due to a single misjudgment. All-in trading essentially leaves your survival to luck.
**Second Layer: Follow the Trend, Don’t Play the Market’s Tedium**
About 80% of market time is spent on useless work. During these sideways consolidation days, what is the best choice? Stay in cash and wait. When a clear direction is established and opportunities arise, then start to intervene. This tests patience the most. After earning 15%, lock in 30% of the profit to secure gains, ensuring each trade is genuinely profitable. Don’t expect to always get the biggest slice; survival is far more important than greed.
**Third Layer: Use Rules to Control Emotions**
Set a stop-loss at 3% loss and take profit at 6%, these two red lines form your moat. No averaging down, no stubborn holding, no relying on feelings—let trading rules make decisions for you. The relationship between emotion and account is like alcohol and driving—once mixed, accidents happen.
The size of the principal is never a limiting factor. What truly destroys a trader? Impatience, chaotic operations, and the delusion of a quick turnaround. Turning 800 USDT into 40,000 is not about clever tricks but about position management, rhythm control, and execution.
Many people get stuck on two issues: not controlling position size well and failing to catch the right entry points. In fact, these can be solved through systematic learning. A reliable trading community combined with practical methodologies is the real competitive barrier in the crypto market. If you want to land steadily, the key is to choose the right people and follow the right mindset for a long journey.

#PostToWinLaunchpadKDK
Dear Gate Square Community!
Hope so You all Will be Fine.....
As someone who has closely followed multiple DeFi cycles, Kodiak Finance ($KDK) immediately stood out to me as far more than a regular DEX. From the very beginning, it’s clear that Kodiak is designed to be Berachain’s native liquidity backbone rather than just another trading platform. Built directly around Berachain’s unique Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) mechanism, Kodiak creates a powerful flywheel where liquidity providers earn yield while simultaneously strengthening network security. This deep integration gives Kodiak a structural advantage that very few DeFi protocols can match.
What truly impressed me is the scale and completeness of the Kodiak ecosystem. The platform offers both V2 and V3 DEX models, supporting full-range and concentrated liquidity, which results in excellent capital efficiency and low slippage. With more than $5.5B in cumulative DEX trading volume, Kodiak clearly dominates spot trading on Berachain. Beyond swaps, its Islands and Sweetened Islands provide automated liquidity vaults that actively manage positions for long-term users, making passive liquidity provision simple and effective. The Panda Factory further strengthens the ecosystem by allowing permissionless token launches with unruggable liquidity, becoming a key driver of Berachain’s growing memecoin economy. On top of that, Kodiak’s perpetual trading product offers leverage up to 100x, supported by PoL incentives, while Baults optimize BGT yields through auto-compounding strategies. The kX aggregator completes the stack by routing trades through the most efficient liquidity paths available.
From an on-chain performance perspective, Kodiak’s dominance is undeniable. Data from DeFiLlama and recent protocol metrics show that Kodiak has previously surpassed $1B in TVL, capturing over 90% market share across spot and perpetual trading on Berachain. Its cumulative perpetual volume has already crossed $55M, placing it far ahead of competitors like BurrBear. These numbers clearly reflect strong product-market fit and real user demand, not just short-term hype.
Looking at the $KDK token itself, the valuation appears extremely attractive. With a launch price of $0.35, a pre-valuation of around $35M, and a maximum supply of 100M tokens, the project feels significantly undervalued compared to its existing infrastructure and revenue. KDK can be converted into xKDK for governance participation and protocol revenue sharing, with up to 65% of platform revenue distributed to holders. Although the token has a 100% unlock at TGE, Kodiak is already a mature, revenue-generating protocol, which greatly reduces the risk of heavy post-launch sell pressure.
Berachain’s rapid growth acts as a major tailwind for Kodiak. With chain TVL and activity previously exceeding $3B, driven by organic liquidity through PoL, Kodiak stands to benefit more than any other protocol due to its dominant position. When compared to leading DEXs and GMX-style perpetual platforms on other chains, Kodiak’s current FDV looks heavily discounted. In the short term, a 1–2x move post-listing seems very achievable, while in the medium term, if Berachain establishes itself as a top-tier chain, an FDV in the $200M–$500M+ range would not be unreasonable, implying 5–10x upside.
Of course, risks such as overall market corrections and adoption speed remain, but in my view, Kodiak’s strong fundamentals, clear market leadership, and revenue-sharing model significantly outweigh these concerns. At current levels, $KDK looks like a high-conviction, long-term hold, and to me, Kodiak is not just another DeFi protocol it is the liquidity engine powering Berachain’s future.
#$KDK ‌

Looking back at the Gate 2025 events, every moment is unforgettable. The video only shows a small part of it; the passionate interactions, laughter, and unexpected surprises in those memories make each participation especially meaningful.
Throughout this year, I traveled with everyone to different cities, and each event was filled with enthusiasm and creativity. Every attempt and persistence is a vote of confidence in Web3, leaving a unique experience in our lives. Every gathering truly demonstrates the power of the community and the warmth of innovation.
After watching the annual compilation, I am even more excited for the future: Gate's story is not only about the past but also about every upcoming gathering. 2026, let's continue to make it extraordinary!

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#EthereumWarnsonAddressPoisoning
December 23, 2025: What Every Crypto User Must Know.
On December 20–21, 2025, the crypto world was shaken by one of the most devastating address poisoning scams in recent memory where a single wallet mistake resulted in a nearly $50 million loss in USDT. This incident isn’t a textbook theoretical risk anymore; it’s real and happening right now, underscoring how vulnerable even experienced users are to address poisoning attacks.
In this attack, the scammer first sent a tiny, inconspicuous amount (e.g., $50) to a spoofed wallet address that looked almost identical to the victim’s legitimate address. That fake address then showed up in the victim’s transaction history. When the victim later copied the address from history for a major transfer 49,999,950 USDT they unknowingly sent it straight to the attacker. The scammer then quickly converted the stolen USDT into ETH and moved the funds through privacy mixers to make recovery extremely difficult.
Why This Matters for Ethereum Users Today
Complete Finality Once a transaction is confirmed on Ethereum, it can never be reversed, no matter how large the loss. This means that the fake $50M transfer is permanently gone for the victim and almost impossible to recover.
Address Poisoning Threat Isn’t New But It’s Escalating Earlier in December, another scam involving a $1.1 million loss from address poisoning was reported, showing that this method continues to target users of all sizes.
Institutional Transfers Are at Risk Too Security analysts also warn that institutional crypto transfers face systemic risk from address poisoning, especially when wallets auto‑fill based on recent history or previews hide critical details of the addresses.
This scam doesn’t exploit Ethereum protocol code it exploits user behavior and UI weaknesses in wallets and explorers. Wallets often truncate addresses (like “0x6fD…B91A”), making them easier to read but extremely easy to spoof. Even a tiny difference in a character can mean hundreds of millions worth of crypto sent to a scammer instead of the intended address.
How Address Poisoning Scams Work Simple But Dangerous
Look‑Alike Wallets: Scammers generate fake wallets that look almost identical to real ones by matching early and later characters.
Poison the History: They send small transactions to these fake addresses so they appear in your recent history list.
Copy‑Paste Confusion: Users who trust recent history may choose the wrong address and send huge amounts by mistake.
Irreversible Loss: Because blockchain transactions are irreversible, once funds are sent, they disappear permanently.
Top Safety Tips Updated for December 2025
To protect your crypto right now and prevent a catastrophic loss like the recent $50M theft, follow these essential practices:
Verify the Full Address Every Time Never rely on shortened previews. Always check 100% of the address characters before sending funds.
Don’t Trust Transaction History for Major Transfers Poisoned addresses are designed to look familiar; avoid using recent addresses for big transfers.
Use Whitelists or Address Books in your wallet. Sending only to saved contacts dramatically reduces risk.
Send a Test Transfer of Small Amount First but only if the address has been manually verified beforehand.
Double Confirm Large Transfers Through a Second Channel (e.g., secure messaging or voice verification).
Beware of Dust or Tiny Incoming Transactions A sudden tiny deposit from an unknown or near‑lookalike address should be treated as a red flag; don’t ever send anything to it.
The shocking $50 million address poisoning loss in December 2025 is the clearest warning yet this scam is actively targeting users today. Don’t let a simple copy‑paste error wipe out your assets. Take your time, verify every single character, and always use best safety practices before initiating a transfer on Ethereum or any other blockchain.

I have a fren
Her fren did something ruthless.
Because I saw CZ's post on x
Posted on Twitter that I bought 2 million USD of $aster
at 0.9 and a bunch of KOLs are crazily shouting for it at 1.2 USD.
He feels that he has understood and believes that
$aster is next $bnb
afraid of missing out,
Secretly took out all the savings of over 400,000 at home.
aster callback to position 1.0 for all-in entry.
Thinking: fz cost 0.9, I enter at 1.0.
It only got 10% more expensive, as steady as an old dog.
The current price is $0.69.
Account directly shrinks by 30%.
He is still holding on, saying: "cz hasn't run away, what am I afraid of?"
It will definitely pump after the wash.
Now ask me what to do.
The problem arises
Spending 2 million dollars is like an ordinary person spending 2 bucks.
To him, that's not money at all; it's just a number.
He is afraid to tell his family now.
Feeling sluggish at work every day
I still have a mortgage to pay at the end of the month.
If it were a bull market, it would be fine, but now it is a bear market.
Decisively cutting losses in front of him, preserving the remaining principal.
Lose 30% and accept it, return to the family.
Trading coins is not about who holds on the longest, but about understanding and risk management.
Stubbornly holding on will only drain the principal and the future of the entire family.
What you see as "CZ tweets" and "KOL calls" is in the past tense.
Relying on public information to trade essentially means exiting liquidity when the price rushes to $1.2 and KOLs collectively shout buy.
Profit-taking might have started to be executed in batches.
Don't fantasize that the whales will come to save you; the whales' money also comes from the wind.
Investing with spare cash is the first principle. Funds that come with enormous psychological pressure are naturally at a disadvantage in trading mindset.
Once the mindset collapses, the operations will inevitably deform,
The final result is often zero.
It is strictly prohibited to "hold on" in trades with negative expected value.
Risk control and stop-loss are the lifelines of traders.