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Ed Felten, co-founder of Offchain Labs, shares his journey from academia and policy to blockchain entrepreneurship. He discusses the technical evolution of Arbitrum, the impact of Layer2 on the Ethereum ecosystem, and the long-term vision for the integration of blockchain and AI.

The Trump family's WLFI cryptocurrency project has struggled with poor investment performance. This article thoroughly examines the project's asset distribution, financial losses, and its intricate ties to political power, highlighting the potential risks of conflicts of interest within the cryptocurrency sector.

This article offers an in-depth look at the Bitcoin market's potential bottoming process by examining the influence of macroeconomic conditions, Federal Reserve policies, trade policies, and regulatory environments. It explores the movement of funds in whale addresses, institutional investments, and Bitcoin price trends.

This article explores the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. AI enhances blockchain operations through efficient task execution and information processing, while blockchain provides AI with reliable data, incentive structures, and governance frameworks. The MCP protocol represents a crucial innovation by establishing clear standards for AI operations on-chain—both semantic and executable—transforming AI from a simple tool into an active on-chain agent. This integration extends across DeFi, asset management, DAO governance, and beyond, revolutionizing task execution and economic models while showing remarkable technological and market promise.

The article reviews the limitations of traditional PBFT, analyzes the linear communication and simulation of the HotStuff protocol, and focuses on the threat of tail mechanism forks to network activity and economics. Furthermore, it introduces how the MonadBFT protocol breaks through the re-proposed mechanism and tail forks without endorsement certificates (NEC) to ensure the fairness and security of the blockchain network without compromising performance.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 7, BTC trades at $97.4K, and ETH at $1.84K. SOL Strategies increases its SOL holdings by 122,500. KULR Technology adds 42 BTC, up 197.5% YTD. New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to pass a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill. Tether integrates Chainalysis compliance tools into the Hadron platform, enhancing asset tokenisation compliance standards.

The article provides a detailed introduction to MonadBFT's single-round speculative finality and optimistic responsiveness. These features enable MonadBFT to achieve faster transaction confirmation and higher network responsiveness without compromising security, while also offering developers a simpler finality model and an improved user experience.

Movement Labs has been embroiled in a scandal involving the dumping of cryptocurrency tokens. The team may have unknowingly signed a flawed market-making agreement with serious vulnerabilities, leading to a massive sell-off and a steep price plunge. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the suspicious clauses in the agreement, the dual roles of involved parties, as well as internal disputes and accusations, exposing the regulatory and transparency gaps in the crypto industry.

Clout starts anew with the new brand Believe, transitioning from a social asset platform relying on personal influence to empowering real-world applications with projects and technology. Through simplifying the token issuance process and leveraging the advantages of community media dissemination, Believe provides a one-click Kickstarter for creative projects, detailing Believe's operational mechanism, fee distribution, and noteworthy token projects, discussing the balance between empowering real value projects and curbing speculative bubbles.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC breaks through $98,000, ETH oscillates around $1,800. Powell announces inflation has significantly decreased. Solana DEX trading volume hits $800B in 2025. Polygon Labs launches CDK OP Stack. Revolut is set to introduce Bitcoin Lightning payments in Europe. Tether mints 1B USDT on Tron, reaching 14B total minted in 2025.

This report provides a summary of Web3 on-chain activity in April 2025. Solana maintained an average of over 93 million daily transactions, reaching a cumulative total of 2.4 billion by April 26, continuing to lead all blockchains in usage. Among capital flow data across major chains, Ethereum recorded a net inflow of over $904 million, ranking first across the network. On the Bitcoin network, wallet addresses holding more than 10,000 BTC showed cumulative scores between 0.9 and 1, indicating near-complete net accumulation. Additionally, Bitcoin’s UTXO net growth remained positive, reflecting a gradual recovery in network activity. As of April 28, Raydium’s LaunchLab had created 25,207 tokens, with a graduation rate of approximately 0.84%. Meanwhile, the meme token $TRUMP triggered a wave of market enthusiasm, surging over 50% in price following the announcement of an exclusive golf dinner and White House tour event, leading to a notable increase in both token holders and on-chain activity.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 9, Bitcoin trades at $102,934 and Ethereum at $2,214. Bitcoin’s market cap has reclaimed the $2 trillion mark, surpassing Google to become the world’s sixth-largest asset. Rumble reported a 34% YoY revenue increase in Q1 and is betting on crypto wallets to challenge Coinbase. Stablecoin trading volume hit an all-time high of $1.82 trillion last month. Superstate launched the “Opening Bell” platform to enable on-chain issuance and trading of SEC-registered equities. Bridge unveiled USDB, a developer-focused stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by cash and BlackRock money market funds.

Gate.com has released its latest Proof of Reserves report. As of May 8, the total value of Gate.com’s reserves stands at $10.865 billion, with a total reserve ratio of 128.57% and an excess reserve of $2.415 billion.

Puffverse is a 3D fantasy metaverse project that integrates chain games, UGC tools, and NFT economy. It is created by the original Xiaomi game team and has received strategic investment from Animoca Brands. This article will quickly introduce you to the participation process of Gate.com Launchpad, the project highlights of Puffverse, token mechanisms, and subscription rules, helping you to safely and efficiently participate in this Web3 gaming feast.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 12, BTC fell 0.31% to 103,850 USDT; ETH dropped 1.44% to 2,500.76 USDT; Sectors such as Meme, Gate ETF, and AI Agent significantly outperformed the market average; Bitcoin dominance declined 3.4% over the past week to 61.9%; The Altcoin Season Index rebounded to 36, a notable increase from the April low; The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reduction is slowing, with total assets now reduced to $6.7 trillion.