Blockchain

To buy QUBIC on Gate, create an account and complete KYC, deposit USDT, buy the QUBIC/USDT pair on the spot market, then withdraw to a native Qubic wallet for self-custody. Withdrawals require a qubic_-prefixed native address and a small test transfer first.

QUBIC tokenomics is the supply-and-consumption rulebook of the Qubic network: each seven-day epoch issues a fixed 1 trillion QUBIC, tokens spent on smart contract execution and oracle calls are burned outright, and four burn channels push the burn rate from 15% to 55% after the Epoch 175 halving in August 2025.

Qubic suits high-frequency applications that need zero transfer fees, sub-second finality, and high-performance smart contracts; Bitcoin suits store-of-value and censorship-resistant transfers; Ethereum suits developers who rely on a mature DeFi and EVM ecosystem. The three differ across consensus, fees, smart contracts, and energy.

Qubic mining is the process of dedicating CPU or GPU compute to Aigarth AI training tasks in exchange for QUBIC rewards, powered by Useful Proof of Work (UPoW). Energy produces training data instead of arbitrary hashes; the top-ranked miners each week become Computors, while others earn via pools.

Pearl is a Layer 1 network powered by Proof-of-Useful-Work, with GPU matrix computations serving as the basis for mining. This article examines PRL mining, GPU hardware, block rewards, mining difficulty, mining pools, and the token issuance mechanism.

Pearl (PRL) is a Layer 1 blockchain built on Proof-of-Useful-Work that leverages GPU matrix computations from AI inference and training to achieve network consensus and issue PRL. This article examines Pearl’s architecture, mining mechanism, tokenomics, AI computing market, and potential challenges.

In his latest speech, Vitalik argues that blockchain is transitioning from “all nodes repeating the same execution” to a model based on proving and verification. This article explores the relationship among programmable cryptography, ZK, STARK, FHE, and AI.

FastX nodes suit users who want low-barrier entry into the FastX Network ecosystem, since each node is an ERC-721 NFT on Arbitrum One carrying Mining Power; GPU mining suits operators with physical hardware and data-center capabilities. Both paths draw rewards from the 40% FXNW mining and node reward pool.

ZetaChain recently approved a governance proposal to shut down its own Layer 1 and migrate to Solana. Why is the project moving away from an independent blockchain? This article examines the evolving role of Layer 1 across security, liquidity, the developer ecosystem, operating costs, and value capture.

Intent-Based Trading shifts on-chain trading from specifying how a transaction should be executed to expressing what the user wants to achieve, with Solvers competing to fulfill those Intents. This article explores Intents, Solvers, MEV, and the next generation of on-chain trading experiences.

Trueo is a fully on-chain decentralized prediction market protocol with a Rendite mechanism. This article examines Trueo’s market structure, oracle, TYD, and governance mechanisms, and analyzes the infrastructure rationale behind its migration from Base back to Ethereum.

What Is Native USDC Gas? Using Arc Mainnet as a starting point, this article examines why next-generation blockchains are adopting Stablecoins for Gas payments—and how this design is reshaping the on-chain experience across payments, DeFi, and AI Agents.

FastX Network (FXNW) is a decentralized AI infrastructure project deployed on Arbitrum One, organizing global GPU compute through a four-layer stack spanning vector database, AI, routing, and application layers to power AI agents, intelligent search, and decision tools for Web3. FXNW is an ERC-20 token with a 1 billion supply used for AI service fees, staking governance, and node mining rewards.

FAFO tokens exist in two major versions: the Solana "original" launched in January 2025, down 99.7% from its all-time high; and the Robinhood Chain "newcomer" launched in August 2026, which surged 160x in a single day but has 70% supply concentration. Neither has official affiliation—investors must distinguish them by contract address.

Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 network launched by Robinhood on July 1, 2026, built on Arbitrum Orbit technology, focusing on real-world assets (RWA) and stock tokenization. However, the chain quickly became a meme coin hotspot, with political meme coins like FAFO achieving explosive growth—surging over 160x in a single day.