Gate Research Weekly Review & Outlook: Over the past week, BTC retreated after a brief uptick, falling nearly 3%, while its market dominance reached a new cycle high of 55.95%. ETH mirrored BTC's weakness, dropping over 3.9%. Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows exceeding $28 million this week, while Ethereum ETFs continued to experience net outflows. Despite Nvidia's earnings beating expectations, its stock plummeted in after-hours trading, triggering a pullback in AI-related tokens. Sony's new Layer 2 solution, Soneium Minato, launched with impressive momentum, seeing 1,000 ETH staked within its first minute. Notably, significant amounts of OP and SUI tokens are set to be unlocked soon. Meanwhile, the viral success of the game "Black Myth: Wukong" has sparked speculation in related meme tokens.

In this article, we will discuss USDC’s unique features as a stablecoin product, its current adoption as a means of payment, and the regulatory landscape that USDC and other digital assets may face today, and what all this means for the digital future of the dollar.

As one of the earliest stablecoins introduced in 2018, WBTC played a pioneering role in bringing Bitcoin liquidity into the DeFi and Ethereum ecosystems in 2022. This article explores the operational mechanism of WBTC and provides an overview of the current state of decentralized Bitcoin stablecoins.

This article delves into the origins, features, and challenges of Bitcoin as the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency. It analyzes Bitcoin's level of decentralization, its finite supply, and why it is referred to as "digital gold." The article also discusses Bitcoin's limitations in transaction speed and smart contracts. It introduces upgrades like SegWit, the Lightning Network, and Taproot, which have been adopted to improve transaction efficiency and scalability. Additionally, the article explains how Ordinals technology enables Bitcoin to support NFTs and how Layer 2 solutions such as Liquid Network and rollups enhance Bitcoin's functionality. Finally, it looks ahead to the future development of Bitcoin's programming, including cross-chain compatibility, DeFi potential, and native application platforms, highlighting the innovation and evolution within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ThirdWeb is a comprehensive web3 development platform that simplifies the creation, deployment, and management of decentralized applications (dApps) across multiple blockchains.

This article analyzes PancakeSwap and its evolution from version 1 to version 4, exploring its significant role and innovative features within the DeFi space. It offers a detailed explanation of PancakeSwap's operational model, including the customizable liquidity and fee tiers introduced in version 3, as well as the modular architecture and enhanced trading experience of version 4. The article also covers the veCAKE governance mechanism, the multifaceted roles of the CAKE token, and PancakeSwap's unique IFO feature, giving readers a comprehensive overview of PancakeSwap and its applications on the Binance Smart Chain.

Farcana is a groundbreaking game that combines MOBA and shooting elements. It was built with Unreal Engine 5 and powered by a Web3 economy. Set on Mars in 2073, players take control of characters with unique abilities and engage in intense 4v4 arena battles to win Bitcoin rewards. Farcana offers diverse game modes, distinctive character designs, and a rich token economy, seamlessly blending traditional gaming with blockchain technology. Developed by Farcana Studio, a Dubai-based team of over 150 professionals worldwide, the game promises an unmatched gaming experience. Players can also participate in leagues and tournaments, and own and trade in-game assets.

The concept of ServerFi includes: allowing players to combine their in-game assets and eventually gain sovereignty over future servers; offering sustained rewards to highly engaged players to maintain token vitality and a healthy game ecosystem.

As the last Bitcoin approaches being mined, what changes and challenges will the Bitcoin network and ecosystem face?

The sole fundamental advantage of eOracle lies in its OVS (Oracle Validated Service). eOracle allows developers to create customized oracles and sell them in eOracle's marketplace, essentially operating as a decentralized software marketplace with eOracle playing the role of the platform.

The philosophy behind prediction markets is intriguing. Participants, aiming for profit, view free markets as the most effective information aggregation system, thus making predictions about real-world events. Cryptocurrencies have significantly reduced transaction friction in prediction markets, providing a better and more efficient market mechanism. Moreover, the concepts of smart contracts and AMMs have introduced enhanced market mechanisms to prediction markets.

The article provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges associated with linking identities to public keys in public key cryptography and proposes three solutions: public key directories, identity-based encryption (IBE), and registration-based encryption (RBE). It discusses the application of these solutions in blockchain technology, including their impact on anonymity, interactivity, and efficiency. The article also explores the advantages and limitations of each method, such as IBE's reliance on a strong trust foundation and RBE's optimization of on-chain storage requirements. By comparing these approaches, readers gain a better understanding of the challenges and trade-offs involved in building secure, decentralized systems.

The main argument of this post is that if the desirable end-state is to have programmable privacy infrastructure that can handle shared private state without any single point of failure, then all roads lead to MPC. We also explore the maturity of MPC and its trust assumptions, highlight alternative approaches, compare tradeoffs, and provide an industry overview.

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This Solana ecosystem overview aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing Solana ecosystem by categorizing and organizing over 250 of the most active projects, ranging from the infrastructure layer to consumer applications.