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Gate Research: BTC’s key short-term levels are support around $69,000 and resistance at $71,317. ETH shows neutral to slightly weak momentum, with support near $2,007 and resistance around $2,050. Over the past 24 hours, altcoins broadly followed majors with a market-wide rebound. ACX surged over 80% after a structural transformation that introduced two underlying value anchors—company equity and cash redemption. Meanwhile, Lobster Coin rose more than 60% in recent days after being linked to the viral OpenClaw AI agent software narrative. On the macro side, the Iran conflict has increasingly shifted toward an oil price game, while the crypto market continues to trade in a narrow range awaiting direction. In Dubai, demand for stablecoins has surged, with USDC supply expanding by more than 2.3 billion over the past week.

Ethereum, Solana, and Sui each represent different technological paths in the development of Layer 1 public blockchains. Competition among Layer 1 networks has gradually evolved from the early tradeoff between decentralization and security into a broader divergence centered on underlying architectural design. Ethereum is moving toward a modular architecture supported by Layer 2 scaling, Solana focuses on pushing the limits of single chain performance, while Sui rethinks blockchain execution by redesigning state management through its transaction model and asset structure. As a result, this competition is no longer simply about parameter optimization such as TPS or transaction fees. Instead, it reflects a deeper divide in design philosophy and the long term capacity of blockchain infrastructure to support future applications.

Gate has partnered with the Abstract Layer2 network and its DeFi protocol, Aborean Finance, to introduce the "Gate Abstract Incentive Carnival Season" liquidity incentive event. Participants can add funds to specified liquidity pools and receive a range of rewards, including trading fee sharing, $ABX governance token incentives, and Abstract ecosystem XP and badges. This multi-tiered rewards structure is designed to further enhance liquidity across the Abstract ecosystem.

Sui is a Layer 1 public blockchain built with high performance and scalability as its core goals. Its architecture centers on an object centric model and native parallel execution. Unlike traditional blockchains that rely on a global, account based state, Sui defines on-chain assets as independent objects. This confines transaction conflicts to the asset level rather than the entire network state space. Combined with an optimized consensus and data propagation flow, and the Move smart contract language designed with asset security as the guiding principle, Sui lays a structural foundation for high frequency interactions and large scale Web3 applications.

The Sui DeFi Moonshots Program is a selective ecosystem support initiative launched by Sui for high-potential teams. Its purpose is to identify and empower builders capable of fundamentally reshaping onchain financial structures. Unlike traditional ecosystem subsidy programs that focus on scale expansion or liquidity incentives, the Moonshots Program centers on transformative innovation. It targets DeFi projects capable of introducing entirely new financial primitives and redesigning interaction logic and capital efficiency structures, rather than simply optimizing parameters within existing models.

eSui Dollar is a synthetic dollar asset jointly launched by Ethena Labs and the eSui team. After its initial debut in the fourth quarter of 2025, it has now been formally integrated into the DeepBook margin system. The significance of this integration lies in the fact that eSui Dollar has become the first synthetic dollar that can be directly embedded within DeepBook's margin framework. This allows dollar denominated assets to participate in margin trading, lending, and leveraged strategies within Sui's native liquidity layer, marking the entry of digital dollar assets into an on-chain risk management and liquidation architecture.

Backpack, a leading exchange within the Solana ecosystem, has announced its Token Generation Event (TGE) is scheduled for approximately March 23. At launch, 25% of the tokens will be released and distributed to the community. This article provides an in-depth analysis of Backpack's tokenomics, airdrop allocation, and potential effects on the market.

Blockchain payment company Ripple is executing a stock buyback program valued at up to $750 million, lifting the company's total valuation to around $50 billion. The buyback will proceed via a tender offer, enabling select investors and employees to sell their holdings. This move also highlights Ripple's capital strategy and long-term positioning in the private market.

The Across community has recently put forward a governance proposal to consider converting pipeline ACX tokens into a traditional corporate equity structure. If passed, ACX holders will have the option to exchange their tokens for shares in the newly formed AcrossCo or sell their tokens at a premium for USDC. The proposal remains under community discussion and will proceed only after a formal governance vote.

The article explains why traditional banks, ACH, and credit cards are impractical in a high-frequency, micro-transactional, cross-border agent economy that lacks human endorsement. Combining early case studies such as OpenClaw, agent activity on Solana, and the x402 protocol, it presents the investment thesis that AI Agents will, over the long term, boost on-chain activity and value capture.

This article analyzes Arbitrum Offchain Labs' response, as well as the growing trend of L2 ecosystems decoupling from Ethereum. It identifies the critical pain point that the state tree and VM together constitute 80% of the proof bottleneck. The article also anticipates that the Glamsterdam/Hegota upgrade will become a pivotal battleground.

According to the latest exchange report from CoinDesk Data, Gate continued to expand its derivatives trading activity in February 2026, with its market share rising to 12.2%, marking a new all-time high. The exchange's derivatives market share increased by 0.95%, ranking among the fastest-growing globally.

CoinDesk’s latest exchange report shows that in February 2026, Gate further expanded its derivatives trading volume, raising its market share to 12.2%—a record high. The increase in derivatives market share reached 0.95%, placing Gate among the world’s top two exchanges.

The article compares technologies that genuinely improve reality—such as Starlink, open-source local large models, Signal, and Community Notes—pointing out that relying solely on decentralized finance and speculative applications is far from sufficient to address structural risks like government and corporate surveillance, warfare, and information warfare. It criticizes the posture of only discussing finance and self-encircling as overly hollow.

In 2026, as Middle East conflicts intensified, gold ETFs attracted substantial inflows, while Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $2.6 billion. This article examines how gold derives its insurance value from a stockpile of 219,000 tons, multi-faceted demand, and the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) multi-trillion-dollar clearing depth. In contrast, four key hurdles continue to impose a maturity discount on Bitcoin ETFs.