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Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, BTC and ETH continued to trade with weak volatility, and market sentiment stayed in the fear range. Rising tensions in the Middle East drove up oil prices and simultaneously increased demand for stablecoins, with USDC demand surging in the Dubai market. Pump.fun may pursue multi-chain expansion, while popular tokens like ACX, Lobster, and PIXEL posted strong gains. Capital activity in the Solana ecosystem remains robust.

Backpack Token is a utility crypto asset issued within the Backpack ecosystem and built on the Solana blockchain. It is designed to provide a unified incentive and governance mechanism across Backpack’s trading platform, non-custodial wallet, and NFT community. Unlike many traditional platform tokens, the Backpack tokenomics model emphasizes a user-first distribution structure and explores a staking mechanism that may connect token participation with the potential equity value of the company.

Gate Research Institute: Over the past 24 hours, BTC briefly climbed above $71,000, but following a sharp drop and quick rebound during the U.S. market session, it settled back near $69,300. ETH rapidly declined from $2,070 to $2,010 and remains in a recovery phase. Altcoins showed weakness, with most lagging behind BTC, while the Fear & Greed Index remains in the extreme fear range. HUMA, NAORIS, and ARIA saw gains of 50.13%, 39.38%, and 29.02%, respectively, fueled by AI-related narratives. Additionally, Oracle’s earnings beat expectations, driving its share price up nearly 8% after hours, and both Hyperliquid and Circle announced significant product updates.

Gate Research Institute Daily Report: On March 10, the overall cryptocurrency market rebounded, with BTC and ETH rising together. While previous panic selling has eased, extreme fear persists, keeping the market in a cautious recovery phase. Among the top-performing tokens, GF (+106.93%), BEBE (+104.66%), and DOGS (+31.98%) led gains for assets with market caps exceeding $10 million. Fresh capital continues to flow into high-volatility, small- and mid-cap sectors, and market opportunities remain driven by structural rotation. In the industry, stablecoin settlement networks, tokenized stock expansion, and cross-ledger liquidity design have emerged as the key trends to watch. The industry narrative is shifting from simple price speculation to deeper competition in payments, settlements, and on-chain asset infrastructure.

Gate Research Institute Daily: On March 9, the crypto market remained weak and volatile, with BTC and ETH both declining as the overall market maintained a defensive posture. Among trending tokens, DEGO (+53.60%), BABY (+28.04%), and MBOX (+25.26%) recorded the highest gains among assets with market capitalizations over $10 million, with new capital primarily targeting highly elastic small- and mid-cap sectors. On the regulatory front, the enactment of Pakistan's Virtual Assets Act 2026 is advancing legal oversight; Brickken joined the UNE standards framework to support asset tokenization rulemaking; and Cardano is enhancing USDCx infrastructure to strengthen stablecoins’ core functionality in payments and RWA settlement. The industry’s main trajectory continues toward greater compliance and infrastructure maturity.

Gate Research Daily: On March 6, BTC surged above $74,000 before pulling back, currently consolidating near $71,000. ETH dropped from a peak of $2,190 and is now trading in the $2,070–$2,090 range. GT is oscillating narrowly between $7.10 and $7.20, maintaining an overall recovery and consolidation structure. SYND drew market attention with a +55.81% gain. The RWA sector continues to heat up, as Ondo Finance secured regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi to facilitate tokenized stock and ETF trading. The AI Agent business model is attracting interest, with stablecoins and blockchain recognized as essential infrastructure. Short-selling firm Culper Research is betting against Ethereum, warning that its post-upgrade tokenomics could trigger a "death spiral" risk.

Flash Loans are an innovative DeFi solution enabling users to borrow substantial funds from a protocol instantly and without collateral. Borrowers must complete their intended transactions and repay the principal plus fees within the same operation; if they fail to do so, the entire transaction is canceled.

Aave utilizes an "overcollateralization and liquidity pool" model, where all operations are automatically executed through on-chain smart contracts. Interest rates fluctuate in real time, and risk is dynamically managed by the liquidation system. This architecture enhances capital efficiency while minimizing the cost of trust.

AAVE is the native governance and utility token of Aave, the world’s leading lending protocol, built on the Ethereum ERC-20 standard. Serving as the core value driver of the protocol’s ecosystem, AAVE goes beyond conventional incentive models by directly anchoring token value to systemic risk via its distinctive Safety Module. Token holders have the highest authority over protocol upgrades, risk parameters, and reserve management, and act as the ultimate safeguard through a risk-sharing mechanism in the event of a shortfall.

Aave is a leading decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol. Users can supply assets as depositors to provide market liquidity and earn ongoing passive interest, or they can enhance capital efficiency as borrowers by obtaining instant loans through over-collateralizing their digital assets—all without needing to liquidate their holdings.

Gate Research Weekly Report: After a sharp sell-off, the market has entered a consolidation phase, with BTC and ETH still capped by key moving averages. Capital is rotating back into high-beta sectors such as AI, signaling a modest recovery in risk appetite. Ethereum’s staking ratio has surpassed 30%, reaching a new all-time high and pointing to ongoing supply contraction and a rebalancing of liquidity structures. Zerohash’s integration with Monad and USDC is advancing the deployment of stablecoin payment infrastructure at the L1 level. Tether’s U.S. Treasury holdings continue to expand, accelerating the integration of stablecoins into the short-term interest rate system. Overall crypto market capitalization continues to decline, indicating that the market remains in a near-term de-risking phase. Meanwhile, Anchorage has completed a strategic financing round of approximately $100 million, with participation from Tether.

ADA is the native token of the Cardano blockchain.

The primary difference between Cardano and Ethereum lies in their ledger models and development philosophies. Cardano adopts the Extended UTXO (EUTXO) model derived from Bitcoin and emphasizes formal verification and academic rigor. Ethereum, by contrast, uses an account-based model and, as a pioneer of smart contracts, prioritizes rapid ecosystem iteration and broad compatibility.

Ouroboros is the world’s first Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol based on peer-reviewed research and backed by formal security proofs. It structures time into periodic "Epochs" and "Slots," where randomly selected "Slot Leaders" are responsible for block production.

Cardano is a public blockchain network centered on smart contracts, utilizing a layered architecture and a Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism. It aims to provide a more secure and scalable underlying support for decentralized applications and financial infrastructure. Its consensus mechanism, Ouroboros, enhances network security and energy efficiency through mathematical modeling and formal verification design. ADA, Cardano's native token, serves as both the settlement currency for network transactions and a key tool for staking and governance. Through decentralized stake pools and incentive mechanisms, network participants collectively maintain system operations and security, enabling Cardano to operate continuously without centralized control.