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Circle's IPO journey reveals its strategic positioning and growth potential in the cryptocurrency sector. Despite declining net margins, Circle is strategically reinvesting profits into market share and regulatory compliance by building a highly scalable, compliance-first stablecoin infrastructure.

The appointment of Paul Atkins has injected fresh momentum into the struggling crypto industry. His pro-crypto stance, along with recent crypto-friendly signals from the SEC, CFTC, and the Trump administration, has created favorable conditions for explosive industry growth. This shift in regulatory attitude could not only accelerate institutional capital inflows but also provide a clearer path forward for crypto firms long plagued by compliance issues.

In this video, we dive into the exciting world of prediction markets! We'll explore how these markets are evolving with trends toward quicker, short-term betting opportunities and sophisticated dispute resolution systems. You'll also discover how AI is revolutionizing arbitration in this space. Join us as we take a close look at groundbreaking projects like Opinion Protocol, True Markets, and Bettensor - all helping to shape the future of on-chain prediction markets. By the end of this video, you'll clearly understand the incredible potential and key challenges facing these platforms as you consider your investment strategies.

Under the growing trend of regulatory compliance, a fierce battle for discourse power in on-chain finance has begun. Amid this unfolding competition, who will lead the next wave of on-chain finance? This report explores the triggers behind the explosion of on-chain finance in 2025, how blockchain platforms can capture value, and the key factors to becoming critical infrastructure for the sector.

Gate Research's latest report, "2025 Q1 BTC Network Review," presents a detailed analysis of Bitcoin's market performance, on-chain activity, transaction costs, ecosystem evolution, mining metrics, and technical upgrades in Q1 2025. The report offers key insights into the state and future direction of the Bitcoin network.

Gate Research's newly released report, "Q1 2025 Ethereum Network Review," offering a comprehensive analysis of Ethereum's market performance, holder distribution, network activity, on-chain applications, and future outlook for the first quarter of 2025. The report delivers in-depth insights into the overall state of the Ethereum network and its key emerging trends.

This article explains the concept and core value of U.S. stock tokenization and compares it with traditional U.S. equities. It provides an overview of the current market landscape, analyzes leading platforms and pioneers, explores the associated risks, and discusses the future potential of tokenized U.S. stocks.

While the stablecoin market is growing rapidly, its use in corporate cross-border payments still faces significant challenges. Codex is redesigning stablecoin infrastructure to meet the needs of enterprise users. Their solutions include the self-developed Codex Chain blockchain and easily integrated APIs, aiming to enhance the stablecoin experience and make it a part of everyday business operations.

In the global Bitcoin mining landscape, the U.S. leads with a monthly hash rate share of 37.84%. However, after Trump’s announcement of new tariffs, the American Bitcoin mining industry may be dragged into the mire of a trade war.

MiCA is the EU’s first unified regulatory framework for crypto assets, aimed at protecting investors and enhancing market transparency. This article explains the key components of MiCA and its impact on crypto assets such as stablecoins and utility tokens. It also explores the current state of RWA (Real World Asset) tokenization and how it relates to MiCA.

As a founder, knowing which VCs frequently co-invest can save you time and sharpen your fundraising strategy. Every transaction is a fingerprint. We could unravel the stories they say once we visualised them on a graph.

This article explores how reciprocal tariff policies affect global financial markets through macroeconomic transmission mechanisms. It further analyzes their impact on the ecosystems of stablecoins, real-world assets (RWAs), and decentralized finance (DeFi), examining both the underlying mechanisms and the potential risks and opportunities involved.

Trump's tariff policy has triggered turmoil and strong unease in global markets, with the VIX index reaching 52 on April 8. However, it is clear that this is far from releasing the overly complex and layered contradictions of this phase. Fiscal and monetary policies currently seem to only provide short-term emotional value. In an environment where bonds, stocks, and currencies are all under pressure and panic is widespread, asset allocation issues have also reached a deadlock.

KernelDAO enhances blockchain security and staking efficiency through restaking, liquid staking, and automated yield strategies.

Gate Research (April 11 – 17, 2025) : This report provides a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency market and macroeconomic landscape. On April 11, U.S. March PPI came in at 2.7% year-over-year, falling short of both the expected 3.3% and the previous reading of 3.2%. On April 14, the SEC held its second crypto roundtable and announced plans to launch a "crypto regulatory sandbox." On April 15, Canada is set to debut its first spot Solana ETFs, which will allow staking for yield generation. On April 16, it was revealed that only 11% of registered Bitcoin companies in El Salvador are currently operational. On April 17, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered hawkish remarks, indicating that economic policy remains unclear and that crypto regulations may ease. On the same day, Panama approved the use of cryptocurrency for payments in government institutions, becoming the first public authority globally to do so.