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The total market capitalization of crypto assets has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, surpassing $2 trillion by 2024, rivaling traditional tech giants. The crypto ecosystem has diversified from Bitcoin dominance to a multi-chain, multi-narrative model, with continuous innovations in DeFi, GameFi, and AI applications demonstrating its expanding influence across various sectors. Global crypto users have surged from 2 million in 2014 to 560 million in 2024, with an impressive average annual growth rate of nearly 70%. Despite this rapid expansion, the average adoption rate among internet users is only 10.33%, highlighting significant potential for further growth. While Asia accounts for 58% of the global user base, there remains substantial growth opportunities in other regions.

This article, the first in a three-part series, explores the landscape of traditional payment systems, from their historical origins to modern digital transformations. As one of the most classic narratives in Web3, GameFi is gradually shifting from “play to earn” to “play for play,” focusing more on gameplay rather than financial aspects. This article will highlight the most promising Web3 game projects in 2024 across various sub-sectors that have the potential to break out and gain mainstream appeal, much like *Black Myth: Wukong*.

This article introduces the AO project, a decentralized computing system based on the Arweave platform, designed to support high-concurrency computing tasks, particularly suited for big data and AI applications. AO employs a clever DeFi economic model that allows users to mine with cross-chain assets such as stETH or DAI to earn high returns, while integrating a fair token distribution mechanism.

This article argues that ETH’s long-term outlook remains strong, as there are no direct competitors in the market. In Ethereum's narrative, the core focus is on "decentralization" rather than just the "decentralized execution environment," and this fundamental principle has not changed. Therefore, as long as resources are integrated and application development is driven forward, Ethereum’s future looks promising.

Near the end of 2024, blockchain payments suddenly accelerated. Many mainstream financial institutions have begun to increase their support for blockchain payments. What happened that caused blockchain payments to suddenly heat up? Will blockchain payment make a comeback and enter a rapid development track?

As blockchain technology rapidly evolves, privacy protection has emerged as a pressing issue. Aleo addresses the challenges of privacy and scalability, enhancing network security and sustainable development. This article delves into Aleo's technical advantages, application areas, tokenomics, and future prospects.

What is X Empire in 2025? This article provides a detailed overview of X Empire's enhanced game mechanics including multiplayer tournaments and strategic investment simulator, expanded token utility with governance rights and NFT integration, technological upgrades with L2 solutions, strategic partnerships with major gaming studios, and impressive community growth statistics showing 78.6M total users. Also covered are the platform's robust tokenomics, market performance across major exchanges, and its evolution into a leading GameFi project with advanced features and sustainable ecosystem development through 2025.

Gate Research Weekly Review reports, this week, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $76,000, driven by the U.S. presidential election, with a 7-day increase of 3.62%. BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF recorded over $1 billion in trading volume within 20 minutes of opening, indicating sustained optimism from institutional investors toward the crypto market. Additionally, meme coin platform Pump.fun reached a record monthly revenue of $30.5 million in October. The DeFi sector also remained active, with SushiSwap launching a new platform called Vesting Launch, and Avalon Labs' TVL surpassing $1 billion. Meanwhile, SafePal introduced a Telegram crypto wallet that supports Visa cards. This week, a total of 10 projects secured funding totaling $33.84 million, reflecting continued confidence in crypto assets.

This research report provides a detailed analysis of Solana's growth journey, from being hailed as an "Ethereum killer" to recovering from crisis challenges. It explores its technological foundations, current performance in L0/L1 competition, and ecosystem layout in tracks such as DeFi, NFT, and blockchain gaming. The report also focuses on Solana's advantages, opportunities, and potential risks, offering investment references for future investors across different tracks.

In light of the liquidity fragmentation issue in the current Rollup ecosystem, Based Rollups are widely regarded as an effective potential solution. Preconfirmation plays a crucial role in enhancing the user experience of Based Rollups.

With giants like Paradigm, Uniswap, Kraken, and Sony successively launching Layer 2 solutions, competition in the Layer 2 sector has become increasingly intense. This article explores the narrative around new Layer 2s and analyzes the reasons behind the current battle among numerous chains.

The Fat Wallet Thesis suggests that as protocols and applications become "thinner," whoever controls the two most valuable resources—distribution and order flow—will gain more space. This article analyzes the arguments of this theory and examines the two revenue models for wallets: payment for order flow (PFOF) and distribution as a service (DaaS).

This article will explore blockchain’s unique advantages in payments: how it opens up financial services to a broader audience and creates a transparent environment where different parties can collaborate efficiently. It will also examine the current state of crypto payments, analyzing both the challenges and opportunities in this emerging space.

This week, Gate Research has selected a range of notable projects, including the Solana-based edge computing platform Gradient, the decentralized identity verification protocol Humanity Protocol, the TON ecosystem interactive game PAWS, the Ethereum liquid staking protocol Swell Network, and the Web3 AI agent platform DeAgentAI. This article provides a detailed introduction to each project’s core features, funding background, airdrop and reward distribution, and participation steps, aiming to help users quickly understand these emerging projects and seize potential market opportunities.