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What is Pika Protocol (PIKA)?
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What is Pika Protocol (PIKA)?

Pika Protocol (PIKA) is a perpetual swap exchange that trades assets like forex, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. Learn more about it!
9/5/2024, 5:26:09 AM
Gate Research: Ethereum Mainnet Revenue Drops by 99%, Expectations for Bank of Japan Rate Hike Heats Up
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Gate Research: Ethereum Mainnet Revenue Drops by 99%, Expectations for Bank of Japan Rate Hike Heats Up

Gate Research Daily Report: September 4, Both Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced significant declines In the last 24 hours, with market performance appearing weak. Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $280 million, while Ethereum ETFs had net outflows of $47.4 million. The Governor of the Bank of Japan stated that interest rate hikes would continue if economic and inflation data meet expectations. Additionally, Aave has partnered with Sky to launch the Sky Aave Force initiative. In the last 24 hours, the crypto sector raised a total of $18.8 million, covering areas such as GameFi and blockchain security. On September 2, Ethena Labs announced the launch of its Season 3 airdrop campaign.
9/5/2024, 5:18:34 AM
Crypto Pulse——9/5 Market Trends and Hot Project Analysis
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Crypto Pulse——9/5 Market Trends and Hot Project Analysis

Crypto Pulse focuses on the latest developments in the cryptocurrency industry, delivering up-to-date market analysis and insights.
9/5/2024, 2:50:50 AM
The Liquid Restaking Landscape
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The Liquid Restaking Landscape

This article explains the development and significance of re-staking and liquid re-staking in the ETH market, and analyzes the features and advantages of different re-staking protocols.
9/5/2024, 1:43:10 AM
Application Chains: A Promising Future with Opportunities Ahead
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Application Chains: A Promising Future with Opportunities Ahead

The article provides an in-depth analysis of the current state and future trends of application-specific blockchains, exploring their relationship with dApps, technical challenges, economic mechanism design, and market performance. It emphasizes the significance of these application chains in areas such as DeFi, gaming, social media, and artificial intelligence. The discussion also covers strategies for building successful application chains by establishing application barriers, promoting high-frequency transactions, and optimizing user experience. Additionally, the article offers valuable insights into token economic model design and investment analysis.
9/5/2024, 1:22:13 AM
Ethereum's Anti-Censorship Battle: BRAID vs. FOCIL – Who Comes Out on Top
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Ethereum's Anti-Censorship Battle: BRAID vs. FOCIL – Who Comes Out on Top

This article provides an in-depth analysis of transaction censorship issues on the Ethereum blockchain. It explores the potential collusion risks between proposers and builders, and their impact on blockchain censorship resistance. Additionally, it offers a detailed introduction to two anti-censorship solutions, FOCIL and BRAID, discussing their mechanisms, advantages, challenges, and community feedback.
9/5/2024, 1:06:42 AM
To Be Based or Not To Be Based
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To Be Based or Not To Be Based

Exploring the application of Rollup technology in the Ethereum ecosystem, analyzing its impact on blockchain fragmentation and the solution of shared sequencing layers. This involves a deep dive into the challenges and potential of Based Rollup, as well as a discussion on how to improve user experience through faster L1 block times and pre-confirmation mechanisms, while maintaining Ethereum's principles of decentralization.
9/5/2024, 12:59:28 AM
RWA: The Rise of Real-World Assets
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RWA: The Rise of Real-World Assets

RWA (Real-World Assets) is an important sector in blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi), utilizing tokenization technology to integrate real-world assets into the crypto ecosystem. This provides a bridge between traditional finance and DeFi. This article explores the origins, development, and diverse applications of RWA, including real estate, stablecoins, lending markets, bonds, and securities. It also analyzes the rapid growth of the RWA market and the crucial roles and technological frameworks of projects such as Centrifuge, ONDO Finance, and BlackRock BUIDL in the RWA ecosystem.
9/4/2024, 6:52:14 PM
The Year of the Bera
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The Year of the Bera

This article introduces Berachain, a novel Layer 1 blockchain distinguished by its unique Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL) mechanism. Unlike the previous concept of Protocol Owned Liquidity (PoL), Berachain's POL represents an innovative Proof of Liquidity mechanism. The POL consensus of Berachain incorporates an incentive system within the Proof of Stake (POS) framework, strategically aligning the interests of all network participants, including validators, applications, and users. Through this approach, Berachain has built a network where liquidity and security scale proportionally with network growth.
9/4/2024, 5:50:42 PM
Thoughts about OTC secondary markets, stablecoins, and prediction market platforms
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Thoughts about OTC secondary markets, stablecoins, and prediction market platforms

This article explores three topics: (1) The OTC market, which, in addition to being suitable for whales, is now seeing demand from airdrop retail investors; the article analyzes its operation and future development. (2) A review of the Ethena and Usual projects, along with the challenges and issues they face. (3) The division of gambling platforms into sports and non-sports (prediction markets), and the challenges and issues they encounter.
9/4/2024, 4:34:51 PM
Orderly Network - the permissionsless liquidity layer for Web3 trading
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Orderly Network - the permissionsless liquidity layer for Web3 trading

Orderly Network is an EVM chain built using the OP stack and Celestia for DA. The chain comes with pre-built tooling and powerful SDKs to easily launch a perp DEX. In addition to the SDKs, the chain itself is a liquidity layer so a project will have immediate liquidity from day one.
9/4/2024, 4:29:56 PM
How Will the Future of GameFi Shape New Heights?
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How Will the Future of GameFi Shape New Heights?

GameFi has evolved from the 1.0 and 2.0 eras, transforming from past Ponzi schemes into an appealing gaming ecosystem for real users. Investment in GameFi should focus on aspects like IP, playability, and technology. Only those GameFi projects that genuinely attract players have the potential for long-term success.
9/4/2024, 4:25:07 PM
UTXO Binding: Detailed Explanation of BTC Smart Contract Solutions Arch Network, RGB, and RGB++
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UTXO Binding: Detailed Explanation of BTC Smart Contract Solutions Arch Network, RGB, and RGB++

This article explores the programmability and scalability issues of BTC, introducing three projects aimed at enhancing BTC programmability: RGB, RGB++, and Arch Network. These projects use BTC’s UTXO model to manage smart contract states but face challenges related to complexity, user experience, and performance.
9/4/2024, 4:18:59 PM
What is DeDust?
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What is DeDust?

DeDust is the most advanced decentralized exchange (DEX) created natively on the TON blockchain. It is meticulously designed to focus on extensibility, gas efficiency, and user experience (UX). More than a mere decentralized exchange (DEX), DeDust introduces a new era in decentralized applications. Using the TON Blockchain's inherent features, including sharding and the actor model, the DeDust Protocol is a beacon of innovation in blockchain technology.
9/4/2024, 4:08:30 PM
What is Blum? All You Need to Know About BLUM
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What is Blum? All You Need to Know About BLUM

Blum is a unique mini-app accessible on Telegram. Its goal is to redefine cryptocurrency trading by offering a hybrid exchange that combines access to tokens from centralized and decentralized exchanges within a single platform.
9/4/2024, 3:57:22 PM

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