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Between December 28, 2024, and January 3, 2025, the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector experienced numerous significant events demonstrating market vitality and industry trends. Key developments from projects like Sophon and Hyperliquid—including platform launches, service expansions, feature introductions, mainnet activations, and mining activities—showcased innovation while driving technological and community growth, giving the industry fresh momentum. On the regulatory front, the European Union's dedicated cryptocurrency regulation, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), came into effect on December 30. This marks a significant step forward in the EU's approach to cryptocurrency regulation.

Gate Research Daily Report: On January 3, BTC is currently trending within an upward channel, with a 24-hour price increase of 2.51%. ETH has broken through the significant resistance level of $3,430, with a 24-hour price increase of 2.66%. Ethereum and Solana jointly host 58% of the relevant projects in the DeSci field. The number of daily active addresses on the Base network has reached 3 million, marking a new historical high. Uniswap Labs announced that the v4 version is about to be launched, which will introduce significant architectural changes. The re-staking protocol Solayer has announced the establishment of a foundation and the release of its governance token, LAYER. Blockchain game publisher Xterio revealed its tokenomics model, with a total supply of 1 billion for the core token XTER.

According to data from December 30, 2024, the overall market capitalization of AI Agents has reached $11.68 billion, with ai16z and Virtuals Protocol dominating over half of the market share, each leading in the Base and Solana ecosystems respectively. ai16z tends to focus on open-source development, while Virtuals has built a closed ecosystem through its token, VIRTUAL.

This article explores the Gas fee issues on the Ethereum mainnet and methods for optimization. It focuses on the Gas mechanism of the EVM, core concepts for optimizing Gas costs, and best practices for developing smart contracts. These include reducing storage usage, variable packing, optimizing data types, and using fixed-size variables.

This year was marked by two major uplifts: the launch of spot-based Bitcoin ETPs in the United States, and the election of Donald Trump for a second, non-consecutive presidential term. Between those events, the market ranged in volatile, indecisive sideways chop for 237 days. While these events served as both catalyst and backdrop for the market in 2024, 2025 will see an expansion of market breadth and narratives. Without further ado, below are some of Galaxy Research’s predictions for 2025.

The emergence of AI Agents is more akin to the application layer, while DePIN + AI serves as the infrastructure. Applications are relatively simpler and easier to understand, with a better capacity to attract users, thus having a stronger Product-Market Fit (PMF) compared to DePIN + AI. What is the development trajectory of AI Agents in the crypto space? What stage are they currently at, and where are they heading in the future?

In today’s meme trading market, meme bots have democratized access to automated trading, lowering entry barriers significantly. This article analyzes and compares the top five meme trading bots, covering key aspects like fees, security, usability, and features. By exploring their strengths and weaknesses, we provide a detailed look at their real-world value and role in the trading ecosystem, offering readers a practical guide.

This article explores the core pricing mechanisms of prediction markets, including Continuous Double Auction (CDA) and Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule (LMSR), analyzing how they dynamically adjust to reflect event probabilities. By delving into liquidity and pricing logic, it reveals the unique advantages of prediction markets in probability forecasting. The article also introduces Paradigm’s latest pm-AMM model.

Alchemist AI is a no-code development platform supported by large language models (LLM). It allows users to generate software applications with simple descriptions quickly. Whether a programming novice or an expert developer, you can effortlessly create customized applications, ranging from utilities to games. The platform's intelligent features make development more efficient, providing a seamless creative experience for users and ushering in a new era where everyone can become a developer.

This article explores Landwolf ($WOLF), a memecoin inspired by Matt Furie's comics. Since its 2024 launch, $WOLF has grown its market presence and value through strategic partnerships with Gate.com, Gotbit Hedge Fund, and Travala. The project's distinctive collaborations and strong community involvement have driven its success in the cryptocurrency space.

This report examines how Bitcoin miners are leveraging their unique advantages to pursue opportunities in the AI data center market. As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, data center demand has soared, leaving traditional facilities unable to handle high-density computing requirements. Bitcoin miners are well-positioned with their extensive power infrastructure and operational expertise to meet AI data centers' substantial energy needs. Goldman Sachs forecasts that U.S. data center power demand will reach 45 gigawatts by 2030, while JPMorgan estimates AI capital expenditure will climb to $370 billion by 2038—highlighting the market's vast potential.

Privacy 2.0 will enable new economies, new applications—new whitespace to be unlocked. It is arguably the biggest unlock in crypto since smart contracts and oracles. In this article, I’ll break down each privacy-enhancing technology, their impact, and the projects bringing them to life.

The market value of AI Agent far exceeds that of the DeFi Summer period, or will it replicate the DeFi-style market trend?

As the global digital economy rapidly advances, Africa stands at a crossroads where digital transformation is key to driving economic change and sustainable development. Financial inclusion, which aims to use digital technology to broadly address the issue of access to financial services, presents one of the biggest opportunities within Africa’s digital sector.

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