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StableChain is a USDT-native payment public chain supported by Bitfinex and Tether. This article provides an in-depth analysis of its vision, core features, technical architecture, team background, along with its differentiated advantages compared to stablecoin protocols such as MakerDAO and Frax, and explores its application prospects in the payment and DeFi ecosystems.

Gate Research Daily Report: Despite a brief rebound attempt in the crypto market, prices have failed to decisively reclaim key resistance levels. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has continued to weaken and gradually retreated to its core supply–demand zone, while ETH fell below the important psychological level of USD 3,000. Technical breakouts drove ACE up 22% over the past 24 hours, while FHE surged 98% in the same period, with its recent rally primarily driven by Chainlink’s newly launched FHE privacy bridge. Visa announced the launch of a stablecoin advisory service. Ripple revealed plans to expand RLUSD to Ethereum Layer 2 networks. Circle announced the acquisition of Axelar’s initial development team, Interop Labs, along with its intellectual property.

As the crypto industry faces burnout, speculative bubbles, and widespread self-doubt, this article starts from the authentic fatigue experienced by professionals and reflects on Bitcoin’s original purpose and the real-world impact of cryptographic technology. It does not argue for any specific project, narrative, or price movement. Rather, it seeks to answer a deeper question: Amid uncertainty and disruption, why do we continue to trust in crypto?

The author showcases Vibe Coding as a case study, illustrating how individuals with no prior experience can go from concept to full-scale deployment across the network within just two hours. By gathering perspectives from prominent KOLs, the piece highlights a philosophy centered on self-motivation and the power of long-term compounding to overcome anxiety. This provides Web3 professionals with an actionable roadmap for meaningful transformation.

A comprehensive analysis of Axelar ($AXL)'s cross-chain interoperability value, current market trends, and WAXL/USDT trading performance on Gate, delivering the latest price and trend insights for investors.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Hong Kong's adoption of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), including its background, evolution, and potential impact. It examines how CARF integrates with established tax transparency systems like CRS and FATCA. Additionally, the article analyzes the anticipated changes and strategic responses for four key groups: trading platforms, custodians, individual investors, and traditional financial intermediaries.

x402 V2 has transitioned from a per-use billing tool to a scalable internet economic layer. The latest update delivers a unified payment interface, reusable sessions, cross-chain and traditional payment compatibility, a modular plugin architecture, and an automatic discovery mechanism. These improvements dramatically lower integration and payment costs for APIs, AI agents, and multi-chain applications. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of V2’s core innovations and their far-reaching effects on users, developers, and AI agents.

Drawing on the expert perspective of Polygon Labs executive Aishwary Gupta, this article examines how institutional capital inflows are fueled by advancing infrastructure, compliance demands, and yield-driven factors. It showcases how cutting-edge solutions like tokenized government bonds and on-chain staking are enticing large asset management companies to participate.

Dual-currency investment has attracted attention due to its simple structure and transparent returns, yet the market lacks systematic, cycle-based quantitative research and analysis of optimal entry points. This study constructs a backtesting framework in four steps: first, segmenting Bitcoin market cycles using trend and standard deviation; second, verifying that implied volatility (IV) in Bitcoin responds to both upward and downward movements, making it an effective entry signal; third, establishing “buy low / sell high” rules based on market phase; and fourth, estimating dual-currency APR using a simplified Black-Scholes model. Results indicate that the dual-factor framework of “IV-based entry + cycle-driven direction” effectively captures volatility premiums, performs particularly well in sideways markets, delivers stable returns, and supports reinvestment, providing a practical path for systematizing dual-currency investment strategies.

The article provides an in-depth analysis of several key directions, including user experience–centric customized blockchain design, DeFi intelligent agent curation driven by multi-party collaboration, the deep integration of short-form video and cryptocurrencies, how blockchain is advancing AI infrastructure upgrades, and the growing trend of on-chain tokenization of real-world assets.

According to official news, Gate Ventures has announced its lead investment in Goblin Finance's strategic financing round to support the development of native liquid staking and yield infrastructure within the Aptos ecosystem. This funding round raised $1 million, which will be used to accelerate the improvement of yield aggregation mechanisms and ecosystem collaboration.

This week’s recap focuses on heightened market sensitivity amid year-end positioning and evolving macro signals. As investors reassessed risk exposure, Bitcoin and Ethereum showed constrained upside, while overall market liquidity remained selective. Capital rotation favored narrative-driven themes, with segments such as AI infrastructure, on-chain finance, and emerging application layers attracting incremental attention. The report also outlines recent venture investments, ecosystem initiatives, and notable protocol updates, offering a structured overview of how the Web3 landscape continues to adapt under shifting market conditions.

Gate Research: On December 15, the crypto market remained under pressure, with BTC and ETH consolidating at low levels while GT showed relative strength. FHE (+95.2%) surged on strong momentum from privacy computing narratives, Chainlink partnership, and ecosystem incentives; ICE (+46.8%) rallied amid speculative hype over token migration and mainnet transition; BAS (+48.2%) climbed sharply, driven by ERC-8004 protocol upgrades. Persistent structural selling in options continued to suppress BTC upside, with OG holders selling volatility diverging from ETF-driven call buying. Ant International is reshaping corporate treasury management using blockchain, AI, and tokenized deposits. Stable's on-chain activity has lagged expectations post-mainnet launch, highlighting ongoing challenges for differentiated stablecoin public chains.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 15, the crypto market continued to trade under pressure, with BTC and ETH consolidating at lower levels while GT showed relative resilience. Against a weak backdrop for major assets, tokens such as FHE, ICE, and BAS moved higher against the trend, driven by catalysts including privacy computing and a Chainlink partnership, token migration and mainnet transition, and the ERC-8004 protocol upgrade—highlighting concentrated positioning in structural opportunities. Structural selling pressure in the options market continues to weigh on BTC’s upside, as ETF-driven demand for call options diverges from volatility-selling by OG holders, making a period of range-bound consolidation more likely than a swift breakout in the near term. At the same time, Ant International is reshaping enterprise treasury management through blockchain, AI, and tokenized deposits, while Stable’s mainnet launch has seen weaker-than-expected on-chain activity, underscoring the ongoing challenge for sta

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