Macro Trends

This article aims to review South Korea's cryptocurrency policy in 2024, analyzing its historical evolution, current trends, and future directions. It also examines its global market impact through specific case studies, providing readers with a comprehensive and in-depth perspective on the complexity and significance of South Korea's cryptocurrency policy.

A detailed 2024 Web3 blockchain security analysis, covering major incidents like BitForex’s hack, Rug Pull events, funds laundering trends, and the state of project audits. It examines the growing security challenges, including the impact of cross-chain money laundering, and offers insights on how to protect digital assets in the rapidly evolving ecosystem.

This article will explore the concept and architectural design of AO in depth, analyzing how it addresses the challenges faced by existing public blockchains like Ethereum, ultimately bringing new development opportunities to Web3.

2025 is poised to be a pivotal year for the industry. The path to the first pro-crypto regulatory framework, combined with the technical maturity of Layer 1 blockchains, DeFi protocols, DePIN networks, and stablecoins, is creating fertile ground for the next wave of frontier innovations. Staying true to our tradition, we’re sharing the ideas and opportunities that excite us most for the year ahead.

Wallets serve as the gateway for users into the blockchain world, yet they are not receiving the capital attention that matches their strategic importance. The financing in the wallet sector has been declining year-on-year, which adds to the industry's challenges. Given the mix of opportunities and challenges, it's crucial to analyze the current state and future trends of crypto wallets. This report will explore the driving factors and potential changes in the sector through comprehensive market research.

Gate Research Daily Report: On January 14, BTC price fell 0.20% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $94,981. Solana's total gas fees over the past 7 days reached $32.23 million, approximately 20% higher than Ethereum's. Eclipse's TVL rose to $23.31 million, marking a 7-day increase of 173%. Bitcoin exchange reserves dropped to 2.35 million BTC, the lowest level in nearly seven years. Web3 cybersecurity company GoPlus announced that its GPS token will undergo TGE on January 16. Usual announced that its 1:1 early unstaking feature will go live on January 14.

This paper delves into the correlation between Memecoin and Bitcoin prices, analyzing their relationship in terms of price trends, trading volume, and market sentiment. Through data collection, statistical analysis, and case studies, significant correlations were found between the two, influenced by multiple factors including market sentiment, investor behavior, and policy environment. The research outlines the market development history of Bitcoin and Memecoin, discusses key factors affecting prices, and provides future trend predictions. The paper also offers recommendations for investors, regulatory bodies, and industry practitioners, aiming to promote healthy development of the cryptocurrency market and improve investment decision-making rationality.

Gate Research Daily Report: BTC and ETH continue to experience a tug-of-war between bulls and bears, with no clear direction in the short term. Bitcoin mining difficulty has reached a new high, with the difficulty level reaching 110.45T. Arbitrum and Azuki have jointly launched the anime project, Animecoin. Virtuals Protocol and Animoca Brands have initiated a joint program aimed at investing in AI games. Tether is hiring AI filmmakers and has already employed 30 staff for its AI platform. Web3 social platform Metya has completed strategic funding. The PROM token saw a daily increase of approximately 22.07%, with a circulating market cap of $121 million.

This article details the current status of tax practices in major global crypto markets, including crypto asset tax policies and regulations in the United States, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It analyzes the types of taxes, tax rates, and taxable entities related to cryptocurrency assets across these regions, and explores the varying treatments of cryptocurrencies as "property" or "assets" in different countries.

As 2024 ended and 2025 began, I reflected on my crypto journey and drawing insights from OpenGuild Vietnam discussions, yappers around Ethereum and Optimism Superchain. Here’s a deep dive into the key technical and strategic developments shaping Polkadot and Ethereum in 2025.

As the global financial landscape continues to evolve, PayFi is emerging at the intersection of blockchain technology and payment systems, aiming to combine the efficiency of DeFi with the immediacy and convenience of modern payment solutions, transforming transaction methods. This article will delve into the reasons behind the rise of PayFi, provide an overview of the current state of its industry, highlight key cases, and explore its potential application scenarios.

As Donald Trump steps into the presidency on January 20, 2025, the world anticipates his implementation of promised cryptocurrency reforms including positioning the US as the capital of global cryptocurrency, halting suppression of the crypto industry, opposing the development of CBDCs, and establishing Bitcoin reserves.

This article delves into the impact of USD liquidity on the cryptocurrency market, especially the trend of Bitcoin. By analyzing the fund flows of the Federal Reserve's reverse repo operations (RRP) and the U.S. Treasury General Account (TGA), the article reveals how the increase in USD liquidity drives the rise of cryptocurrency and stock markets.

This article looks ahead to 2025, highlighting five key metrics to watch. It reviews significant advancements in cryptocurrency activities and blockchain infrastructure, analyzes the latest developments in stablecoins, ETFs, and decentralized exchanges, and notes that with wider investor access, maturing infrastructure, and the emergence of more popular products, the crypto industry is well-positioned to attract more users and developers.

This article summarizes three key insights from 2024, makes 25 predictions for 2025, reflects on lessons learned, and concludes by sharing 19 favored tokens.