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Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC and ETH remained in high-level consolidation, while stablecoin market capitalization stood at $311.00 billion and Ethereum gas fees stayed at low levels. PRL, DAO, and L3 led gains, as X’s payments push and AI Agent narratives continued to gain traction. In the next seven days, SUI, GUN, JUP, and EIGEN will unlock tokens worth about $41.59 million, $9.59 million, $8.28 million, and $7.33 million, respectively.

In February 2026, the on-chain ecosystem exhibited more pronounced structural divergence amid price pressure. On-chain activity did not contract in tandem, but instead became further concentrated on high-frequency and high-efficiency networks. Solana maintained its dominance in high-frequency activity, while Base and Polygon continued to expand. Arbitrum saw a recovery in activity, but its capital retention and value capture weakened. Ethereum shifted from net outflows to significant net inflows, reinforcing its role as the primary settlement layer and a key hub for macro asset deployment. On the BTC side, the price pullback pushed short-term holders broadly into unrealized losses, with profit-taking cooling and sell pressure still concentrated among short-term positions, while the long-term holder structure remained intact. At the sector level, AI Agent, supply-side shocks, and institutional DeFi narratives coexisted. Short-term returns were driven by structural catalysts, while mid-term allocation continued

Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, BTC and ETH continued to trade with weak volatility, and market sentiment stayed in the fear range. Rising tensions in the Middle East drove up oil prices and simultaneously increased demand for stablecoins, with USDC demand surging in the Dubai market. Pump.fun may pursue multi-chain expansion, while popular tokens like ACX, Lobster, and PIXEL posted strong gains. Capital activity in the Solana ecosystem remains robust.

Last week, BONK surged over 52%, fueled by optimism around its ETF application. Its launchpad, Letsbonk, surpassed Pump.fun in token issuance, and the number of holders exceeded one million. FLOKI gained more than 12% following the launch of its flagship game, VALHALLA, on the opBNB mainnet. Starknet saw renewed momentum thanks to ecosystem expansion and resonance with the BTCFi narrative. Meanwhile, xStocks sparked strong demand for on-chain equities, driving on-chain financial innovation and deeper integration with traditional assets.

According to official announcement, Gate has released its latest Proof of Reserves report. As of June 2025, the total value of Gate’s reserves stands at $10.453 billion, covering over 350 types of user assets, with a total reserve ratio of 123.09% and an excess reserve of $1.96 billion.

Trend strength is a technical analysis concept used to assess how firmly price is moving in one direction, whether up or down. In crypto markets, where volatility, liquidation spikes, and rapid reversals are common, trend strength helps distinguish a durable move from a temporary burst of activity. It is commonly measured with tools such as ADX, directional indicators, moving averages, MACD, and price structure. Trend strength helps traders evaluate whether market momentum is sustained, weakening, or still too unreliable to trust.

The Ultimate Oscillator, or UO, is a momentum indicator designed to measure buying pressure across multiple timeframes. Unlike many oscillators that focus on one lookback period, UO blends short, medium, and longer term momentum into one reading. This makes it useful for crypto traders who want to reduce noise and avoid reacting too quickly to weak reversal signals. While it is often compared with tools such as the Awesome Oscillator (AO), the Ultimate Oscillator has its own logic, especially when used to read divergence and confirm shifts in market pressure.

RSI and Stochastic %K are momentum indicators used to evaluate price behavior and identify potential overbought or oversold conditions in financial markets. Although both operate on a 0–100 scale and are often used for similar purposes, they rely on different calculation methods and interpret price data in distinct ways. RSI measures the strength of recent price gains versus losses, while Stochastic %K evaluates the position of the closing price within a recent high-low range. Understanding these differences helps clarify how each indicator contributes to technical analysis and decision-making.

XLE and XOP are both U.S. energy sector ETFs, but they are built around different core ideas. XLE places more emphasis on large integrated energy companies, while XOP focuses on broader exposure across the energy industry. As a result, the two ETFs differ noticeably in their holdings, volatility profile, and response to energy market cycles.

XLE, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, is a sector themed ETF that tracks publicly listed companies in the U.S. energy industry. It mainly covers areas such as oil exploration and production, natural gas production, energy transportation, refining, and energy services. It is one of the key investment tools used to observe the performance of the U.S. energy market.

Moody’s (MCO) business model is built around two major businesses: credit ratings and risk analytics services. The company generates revenue by providing credit assessments, financial data, and risk management tools to companies, governments, financial institutions, and investors.

A credit rating agency is an independent institution that specializes in assessing the credit risk of companies, financial institutions, governments, and bond issuers. Its core responsibility is to evaluate a debtor’s ability and willingness to meet future repayment obligations. The credit rating system is an important part of modern capital markets. Bond investors, banks, insurance companies, and regulators all need a consistent standard for measuring risk, and the ratings provided by credit rating agencies help market participants quickly assess potential default risk.

MCO (Moody’s) is a global leader in credit ratings and risk analytics. It provides credit risk assessment and decision support to companies, governments, financial institutions, and investors through credit ratings, financial data, risk management software, and analytical services. In modern capital markets, credit information is a key foundation for allocating capital. Whether a company is issuing bonds, a bank is making loans, or an institutional investor is allocating assets, the borrower’s credit profile needs to be assessed. Credit rating agencies play a critical role in that process.

The core differences between spot trading, CFDs, futures, and perpetual contracts lie in whether the trader owns the underlying asset, whether the product has an expiration date, and how trading risks are structured. Spot trading involves buying and selling real assets. CFDs settle based on price differences without requiring asset ownership. Futures contracts have fixed delivery dates. Perpetual contracts remove the expiration mechanism and use funding rates to keep contract prices linked to the spot market. These four trading methods are widely used across stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, indices, and digital asset markets. Different products suit different investment goals, risk preferences, and market conditions.

The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is a momentum indicator that shows whether short-term market momentum is stronger or weaker than longer-term momentum. As crypto and other fast-moving markets have become more widely traded, AO has gained attention as a simple way to visualize shifts in buying and selling pressure. Understanding how it works helps traders interpret whether momentum is building, fading, or starting to change direction.