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ZKsync's $5 million token theft triggered a price crash and reignited concerns about Layer 2 security. This article unpacks the incident, community reactions, and the broader ecosystem crisis—revealing how this once-celebrated project fell into a crisis of trust, as Layer 2 faces a bubble of hype and existential anxiety over real value.

Ooga Booga is the native liquidity aggregator for the Berachain ecosystem, designed to optimize token swaps by sourcing liquidity from over 16 decentralized exchanges.

SuperVerse (SUPER) is a Web3 ecosystem combining gaming, NFTs, and DeFi to empower digital ownership and immersive virtual experiences.

From the sUSD depegging and the CAKE governance attack to the repeal of the U.S. DeFi broker rule, this article offers 10 deep insights into key DeFi events and structural issues, revealing the risks and opportunities during a pivotal transition for the sector.

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Gate Research Daily Report: On April 21, Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $87,400, and Ethereum increased 0.49% to $1,631, reflecting a gradual recovery in market sentiment. Vitalik Buterin proposed replacing the EVM with RISC-V, potentially ushering in a new wave of technological revolution for Ethereum's execution layer. Canary Capital is seeking approval to launch a staked TRX ETF, signaling the accelerating integration of crypto assets into the traditional financial system. Global retail giant SPAR is piloting crypto payments in Switzerland, further expanding real-world use cases. Hyperliquid is rapidly emerging in the on-chain derivatives market, commanding nearly 70% market share. Tether users have surpassed 450 million, with stablecoin growth remaining robust.

Macroeconomic headwinds and deteriorating market sentiment have pushed the crypto market to the "brink of a bear market," with both BTC and the COIN50 Index breaking below their 200-day moving averages. Venture capital (VC) funding has weakened, and market capitalization has evaporated by 40%. This report dissects key cyclical indicators to determine whether a new crypto winter has set in and provides tactical recommendations for navigating the situation.

In April 2025, top Solana DEX Raydium launched a token issuance platform called LaunchLab, intensifying competition with rival Pump.fun. LaunchLab features a dynamic bonding curve, a hybrid liquidity engine, and anti-rug pull mechanisms, creating a closed-loop ecosystem from token issuance to trading. This move not only enhances Raydium's structural upgrade but also reshapes the value of the RAY token, marking a shift in the Solana ecosystem from traffic sharing to value capture.

A crypto bull market typically ends after certain patterns emerge. This article analyzes 25 key indicators across 7 major categories—price valuation, technical analysis, capital flows, on-chain data, stablecoin leverage, market sentiment, and altcoin rotation—to help investors assess whether the market is overheating. It provides a detailed breakdown of each indicator’s calculation, application, and interpretation, along with an analysis of the current market conditions. The goal is to enhance readers’ ability to take profits wisely and avoid missing the best exit opportunities due to greed. By evaluating multi-dimensional indicators, investors can more accurately predict potential market tops and make smarter investment decisions.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the inter-chain rotation pattern of DeFi trading volumes from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025: DEX activity peaks have receded, Solana's top five native protocols are leading the charge, Hyperliquid has staged a comeback in the derivatives market, and Base and Ethereum are demonstrating long-term stickiness. A must-read report for understanding on-chain capital migration trends.

Under the growing trend of regulatory compliance, a fierce battle for discourse power in on-chain finance has begun. Amid this unfolding competition, who will lead the next wave of on-chain finance? This report explores the triggers behind the explosion of on-chain finance in 2025, how blockchain platforms can capture value, and the key factors to becoming critical infrastructure for the sector.

This article analyzes Bitcoin and Ethereum from the perspective of social scalability. It argues that while many crypto projects chase high TPS and technical scalability, social scalability is the real cornerstone of success in crypto.

Crypto has become one of the most dynamic and promising sectors in the field of financial technology. With the entry of numerous institutional funds, how to reasonably value Crypto projects has become a key issue. Traditional financial assets have mature valuation systems, such as the Discounted Cash Flow model (DCF Model), the Price-to-Earnings ratio valuation method (P/E), etc. Crypto projects are of various types, including public chains, CEX platform tokens, DeFi projects, meme coins, etc. Each has its own characteristics, economic models, and token utilities. There is a need to explore valuation models suitable for each specific track.

This article not only analyzes the background and specific contents of the proposal but also explores its impact on various stakeholders, community perspectives, and key points of contention. The proposal suggests an annual inflation reduction target of about 4%, the removal of the current CAKE staking, veCAKE, and related yield-sharing mechanisms, and the introduction of new buyback and burn mechanisms.

Every blockchain tries to achieve a balance with respect to the blockchain trilemma: balancing speed, security, and decentralization. Projects can often only prioritize two features at the expense of a third.