By analyzing the airdrop data of 100 projects in 2024, this article discusses in detail the types, rules and shady stories behind airdrops, showing how the project team can find a balance between creating data bubbles and controlling token outflows.

The relevance to this post is that whilst you are still in the casino, you can withdraw chips to better your life, and you should seek to increase your level as you progress through this game of life.

Vita Inu (VINU) is a fast, zero-fee, meme-based crypto on the Vite DAG network, designed for high-speed transactions and community-driven utility.

Concrete Protocol is a modular DeFi platform designed for optimized on-chain borrowing, lending, and structured credit products. It integrates yield-bearing vaults (ERC-4626), liquidation protection, and cross-chain lending aggregation, for users to maximize capital efficiency with minimal risks.

BeeARD is a decentralized AI ecosystem that can collaborate with human researchers. It can be used for research, innovation, and intellectual property negotiations.

Explore Pump Science, a blockchain-based platform transforming research funding with tokens, decentralized experiments, real-time data, and a visionary roadmap.

A multisignature wallet (multisig wallet) is a cryptocurrency asset management tool that requires multiple private key holders to jointly authorize transactions.

Decentralized Science (DeSci) is becoming a crucial aspect of Web3 development, as it solves fundamental problems such as unequal research funding, intellectual property monopolies, and lack of transparency in scientific research. By leveraging DAO, IP-NFTs, and token economies, DeSci empowers scientific innovation, drives the real-world adoption of Web3, and accelerates progress toward fairer and more open research.

Gate Research Daily Report: On February 21, the price of BTC increased by 1.12% over the past 24 hours, while ETH rose by 0.40% during the same period. The lending protocol PACT has officially bridged to Aptos, which will drive growth in Aptos' TVL (Total Value Locked). The SEC has approved Figure to issue its first interest-bearing stablecoin YLDS, offering a 0.5% annual interest rate. After OpenSea announced the launch of SEA tokens, its market share in the NFT space surged to 71.5%. Shadow set a new record for single-day trading volume at $252 million, surpassing Hyperliquid and Berachain. The Canary LTC ETF has been listed on the DTCC, moving toward the market readiness phase.

Gate Research: This report summarizes blockchain industry developments from February 17-21, 2025. Pump.fun's protocol fee revenue plunged over 85% from its peak on February 17, 2025; Dolomite achieved a record TVL of $735 million; Ondo Finance's TVL surpassed $777 million; Hyperliquid's mainnet HyperEVM has officially launched; Gate.io partnered with the Consensus-HK conference to create a new paradigm in Web3 music and social networking; Berachain's TVL exceeded $3 billion, reaching a historic high.

Gate Research Institute: This week, Hub.xyz, Nomisma, Ethereal, and Kittenswap have all provided users with opportunities to engage in the Web3 ecosystem. Hub.xyz trains AI agents through interaction on the X platform and incentivizes users' participation with IQ points. Nomisma, as a Layer 1 sidechain in the Chromia ecosystem, leverages relational blockchain technology to solve issues faced by traditional blockchains. Ethereal offers institutional-level trading performance and uses USDe as collateral. Kittenswap is characterized by low gas fees and its LIQUID token mechanism, providing lending services and being community-governed. These projects attract users through airdrops, where users can earn token rewards by completing tasks, engaging in social interactions, and more.

Timeswap is the first lending protocol that operates without oracles. It can create lending markets for any ERC-20 token. All loans in Timeswap are non-liquidatable and have fixed terms. Since it doesn’t rely on oracles, it removes the risk of oracle manipulation, which is common in DeFi. Timeswap's ability to function without oracles enables it to create lending markets for any ERC-20 token.

The Smart Agent Hub is built on the Sonic HyperGrid framework, which uses a semi-autonomous multi-grid approach. This setup not only ensures compatibility with the Solana mainnet but also offers developers greater flexibility and opportunities for performance optimization, particularly for high-performance applications like gaming.

This article explores the applications of AI Agents in Web2 and Web3. In Web2, AI Agents are widely used to enhance efficiency in areas like sales and marketing. In Web3, by integrating blockchain technology, they unlock new use cases, particularly in DeFi and decentralized ecosystems.

Sonic is a new high-performance Layer 1 blockchain platform launched by the Fantom Foundation in 2024, marking a comprehensive upgrade of the Fantom Opera chain.