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Gate Research Daily Report: On August 21, Bitcoin prices continued to fluctuate at low levels, with the Fear & Greed Index further declining, indicating a pessimistic market sentiment. Bitcoin ETFs saw consistent net inflows, signaling strong institutional buying interest, with significant off-market institutional funds entering the market. Tether minted an additional $2 billion in USDT, increasing the stablecoin's market capitalization. The Sumpump platform gained traction, with user numbers and platform revenue steadily rising. Gate Ventures, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Blockchain Center, launched a $100 million fund to accelerate the development of high-potential blockchain projects.

The DeFi narrative is showing some noteworthy new changes. Whether it's the new moves from established giants like Aave and Compound or the developments in emerging DeFi ecosystems like Solana, there are some interesting variables emerging.

This article explores the evolution and future of Web3 payments. It traces the journey from the introduction of Bitcoin and the rise of tokenized currencies to the emergence of PayFi, examining how digital currencies and blockchain technology are reshaping modern finance.

Modular blockchain aims to solve the impossible triangle problem in the blockchain field through reorganization, that is, decomposing the main functions of a single chain into multiple layers, each layer focusing on achieving specific functions to achieve scalability. Modular DeFi protocols improve the flexibility and innovation capabilities of DeFi protocols by splitting these services into independent modules, allowing users and developers to flexibly combine and use different functions. At this stage, DeFi mainly consists of income aggregators, lending, derivatives and options, and insurance protocols. These modules can be freely combined to create new financial products and services, but modular DeFi protocols need to be built on their own protocols. Modules are combined to create new financial products and services.

Against the backdrop of rapid AI technological development, this article explores the core role of data in AI advancement and the economic challenges of data acquisition and processing. As the first modular AI data preprocessing layer, DIN proposes a decentralized solution based on blockchain, allowing users to participate in data validation and vectorization while earning rewards. The article also analyzes DIN's technological advantages, market potential, and capital support, and provides a detailed explanation of DIN's node selling model, including expected returns and payback period.

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Cookie (COOKIE) is a digital currency that rewards internet users for their online activities and engagements.

This article discusses the financial model of utility tokens and proposes a cash flow-based solution to address the challenges of governance, value distribution, and regulated activities faced by utility tokens.

This article provides a detailed analysis of the security challenges and threats of BTC Layer 2 technology. As the demand for the Bitcoin network grows, Layer 2 solutions such as Lightning Network, Rootstock, Stacks, etc. are developed to improve transaction speed and scalability, but at the same time bring new security issues, such as channel attacks, smart contract vulnerabilities, double Flower attack etc.

Hedging is a common risk management strategy in the financial sector aimed at reducing or offsetting investment risks. Whether in traditional finance or the realm of cryptocurrencies, the risks brought by market fluctuations are inevitable.

This article aims to provide to the reader a higher level overview of what FHE can be used for and the different scenarios or setups that leverage FHE. In a future blogpost, we will dive into more details about the types of FHE (which influence the kind of computations we can perform) and finally which kind of compilers we can find to translate our programs into operations that can be computed using FHE.

This article explores how interoperability technology serves as a foundational element for achieving seamless chain-agnostic experiences and how chain abstraction leverages interoperability solutions to enhance multi-chain interactions. Bungee, originally a bridge aggregator selecting the cheapest, fastest, and most liquid bridges based on user preferences, recognized the critical role of chain abstraction in addressing fragmentation and advancing the Web3 user experience. This led to the development of Socket 2.0, a modular and scalable coordination protocol for chain abstraction, allowing developers to build chain-agnostic applications. While interoperability and chain abstraction are distinct concepts, they are closely intertwined. As chain abstraction solidifies as the next evolutionary step in Web3, interoperability solutions will find new and creative ways to contribute, creating a positive flywheel effect.

Gate Research Weekly Market Review and Outlook: Bitcoin continues to fluctuate this week, with short-term investor sentiment leaning towards pessimism. A significant downward revision of US non-farm payroll data, indicating a weak job market, has catalyzed expectations for interest rate cuts. Bitcoin ETFs see continuous net inflows, driven by strong institutional buying interest and increased off-exchange capital inflows, leading to higher USDT issuance. Sun Pump rapidly expands its market share, energizing the TRON ecosystem. The imminent launch of Fractal Bitcoin's mainnet has made the Bitcoin ecosystem narrative a market hotspot. This week's market funding primarily focused on infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and privacy security sectors.

Notcoin's rapid success has made Tap-to-Earn the latest hot trend in the industry. Tap-to-Earn extends the X-to-Earn narrative at its core, introducing fresh models and gameplay while facing some limitations. This article also highlights a few similar mini-games currently on the market for user reference.

This in-depth analysis delves into Berachain, a groundbreaking EVM-compatible blockchain inspired by the Bonng Bears NFT community. It employs an innovative Proof-of-Liquidity consensus mechanism. The article provides a comprehensive overview of Berachain's three-token system, Proof-of-Liquidity mechanism, governance model, and its applications and advantages within the DeFi landscape. It introduces the significant upgrades in Berachain V2, including integrating the BeaconKit framework, enhancements to the technical architecture, preserving the three-token system and consensus mechanism, optimizations to developer experience, and adjustments to validator setup. The article highlights the driving force behind Berachain's development: its community's strength and innovative technology. It also underscores the development team's unwavering commitment to the project's success.