DeFi

Why does RWA need fixed-rate lending? Explore tokenized Treasury collateral, DeFi borrowing rates, maturity matching, and institutional on-chain credit markets.

Avalanche is a blockchain platform designed to support decentralized applications, smart contracts, and custom blockchain networks. Its architecture and consensus mechanisms are designed to support transaction processing across a range of blockchain use cases, including decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, and digital asset applications. AVAX is the native token of the Avalanche ecosystem and plays a role in transaction fees, staking, and network security.

Six widely cited SocialFi projects are Cyber (CyberConnect), Friend.tech, Cheelee, Lens Protocol, Open Campus, and Farcaster. SocialFi merges social networking with DeFi so users can own identity and content; 2026 updates center on stewardship handoffs and which models still work after the keys boom.

Papertrade (PAPER) is a synthetic perpetual futures exchange on Hyperliquid's HyperEVM. Trades settle against a protocol-owned Martingaler LP at the Hyperliquid BBO midpoint, with no funding, spread, or slippage. Leverage reaches 1000x on BTC and ETH, and realised trader losses mint PAPER while funding the LP.

Explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and DeSci, examining how AI agents empower scientific collaboration, reshape tokenomics, and present opportunities in Gate's spot ecosystem.

Explore ResearchCoin’s token utility, multi-chain deployment, decentralized scientific collaboration, and ecosystem integration with Gate from a Web3 perspective.

Explore ResearchCoin (RSC), the core token powering the DeSci ecosystem. This article covers its origin, tokenomics, scientific incentives, and ecosystem integration with Gate from a crypto perspective.

Unichain and Base are both Ethereum Layer 2 networks built on the OP Stack inside the Optimism Superchain, and both charge gas in ETH. Unichain is optimized for DeFi trading with one-second blocks, Flashblock preconfirmations, and a TEE block builder; Base is a general-purpose L2 incubated by Coinbase with a broader consumer app ecosystem.

Join Gate Web3 Bonus by opening the Gate App, switching to Web3, opening Earn and Bonus, choosing Ethereum or BNB Chain, staking USDD or USDT, and confirming the sUSDD mint. Rewards are claimed on either the USDD or USDT product page, from one shared balance; sUSDD has no lock-up, redeems at any time, and each step leaves a receipt.

Gate Web3 Bonus is a decentralized staking and yield section inside Gate Web3, Gate’s self-custody wallet, and its campaign supports USDD and USDT. Users stake stablecoins into the USDD Earn protocol, receive sUSDD, and earn protocol yield plus a share of a campaign reward pool, with the two payouts priced and settled differently.

Finding new cryptocurrencies before they attract widespread market attention involves more than following price movements or checking exchange announcements. New blockchain projects emerge through developer communities, decentralized finance protocols, token launch platforms, and on-chain activity, sometimes long before their tokens become available on major centralized exchanges.

The CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) is a proposed US market structure law that would give the CFTC authority over digital commodity spot markets while leaving securities and primary offerings with the SEC. It is not law: a Senate cloture motion failed 49–50 on September 15, 2026.

Loss-versus-rebalancing (LVR) is the cumulative value that liquidity providers lose to arbitrageurs because an automated market maker keeps quoting prices that are stale relative to the external market. It compares an LP position with a continuously rebalanced portfolio that trades at live prices, and it accumulates trade by trade even when the price ends where it started.

Encrypted Mempool is a blockchain mechanism that encrypts transaction contents before execution, hiding payloads during ordering. This article explains how it works, threshold encryption, MEV protection, use cases, trust model and limitations.

Gate CandyDrop is an innovative airdrop platform by Gate, built on a Task-Driven Participation model. Users earn Candy by completing specific tasks—such as hitting trading volume targets, depositing certain tokens, or inviting friends—and that Candy is then exchanged for token airdrops. Participation is opt-in: you must click Join Now on a project page before progress counts.