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Since 2025, the frequency of investments by crypto VC firms has dropped sharply, making fundraising much more difficult. Numerous previously active institutions have opted to halt investments or pivot their operations. ABCDE’s announced exit represents a significant turning point; this article provides an overview of the recent changes in the capital structure of the early-stage crypto market. The era of narrative-driven investing has ended. Now, capital is shifting toward infrastructure and compliance-oriented projects.

The article explores the current landscape and trends in the macroeconomy. It also examines pivotal shifts within cryptocurrency and fintech, including the growing dominance of decentralized exchanges offering perpetual contracts, the emergence of prediction markets, and increased revenues from protocols leveraging artificial intelligence.

The report compares six leading AI models in a real-world crypto market trading contest. Each begins with $10,000 in initial capital, competing to achieve maximum returns in highly volatile market conditions. The article examines the strategic approaches and performance disparities among AI models such as Deepseek, GPT-5, and Gemini, highlighting both the potential and limitations of AI-driven trading in cryptocurrency trading.

In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice seized 127,271 Bitcoins, revealing the details of the 2020 Lubian mining pool theft. A weak random number generator, Mersenne Twister, left hundreds of thousands of wallets vulnerable. The breach also tied into the Prince Group's money laundering operations. This prompted renewed attention to wallet private key security.

Gate Research Daily Report: On October 22, the crypto market experienced a volatile pullback, with major tokens under pressure. BTC fell 0.88%, consolidating near key support levels, while ETH dropped 1.63%, showing continued weakness. AI-related tokens moved against the trend — BLUAI surged 295%, driven by its listing on Gate and the “AI × Sui” narrative; COAI rose 39%, focusing on the AI Agent ecosystem; and LIGHT gained 26%, boosted by its whitepaper release and growing interest in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Meanwhile, overall market structure showed signs of stabilization. Bitcoin’s open interest declined 30% over the week, easing leverage risks, while Gate Perp DEX surpassed $1 billion in cumulative trading volume, leveraging the Gate Layer network and high-performance matching engine to emerge as a key growth driver in decentralized derivatives.

On October 22, the crypto market experienced a volatile pullback, with major tokens under pressure. BTC fell 0.88%, consolidating near key support levels, while ETH dropped 1.63%, showing continued weakness. AI-related tokens moved against the trend — BLUAI surged 295%, driven by its listing on Gate and the “AI × Sui” narrative; COAI rose 39%, focusing on the AI Agent ecosystem; and LIGHT gained 26%, boosted by its whitepaper release and growing interest in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Meanwhile, overall market structure showed signs of stabilization. Bitcoin’s open interest declined 30% over the week, easing leverage risks, while Gate Perp DEX surpassed $1 billion in cumulative trading volume, leveraging the Gate Layer network and high-performance matching engine to emerge as a key growth driver in decentralized derivatives.

In September, the cryptocurrency market remained volatile, with total market capitalization fluctuating between $3.8 trillion and $4.3 trillion. Early-month capital inflows pushed valuations to a peak of $4.25 trillion, before macroeconomic factors drove a pullback to around $4 trillion. Liquidity stayed stable, though the market lacked fresh momentum. On-chain activity was steady, led by Solana, while Arbitrum and Base saw mid-month surges. Base and Polygon also experienced brief spikes in gas fees. ArbitrumDAO’s DRIP incentive program attracted significant inflows, with $33.1 million in stablecoins entering the ecosystem within two days. Meanwhile, Plasma launched its mainnet and native token XPL, which peaked at $1.67, bringing its fully diluted valuation (FDV) to over $14 billion.

Through real trading data and experiential insights, readers can gain a deeper understanding of arbitrage opportunities, risk management, and technical optimization in the cryptocurrency market.

Leading researchers with years of experience at the Ethereum Foundation are leaving to join private-sector Web3 firms like Tempo. This has raised concerns within the community regarding talent attrition in the open-source ecosystem and increasing technical debt within the ecosystem. The article examines the structural challenges contributing to this trend: economic incentives, governance gaps, and declining idealism.

The core argument of the article is that the real profitability of prediction markets lies not in operating the markets themselves, but in the underlying infrastructure that supports them—such as data and oracles, cross-market aggregation, and analytical tools.

The article offers an in-depth look at Tempo’s funding background, key advantages, and development concepts. It also uses historical case studies to compare different business models within the blockchain industry, encouraging readers to reflect on the future evolution of specialized blockchains.

Gate Research Institute stated that BTC is currently consolidating at low levels within the $108,000–$109,000 range, lacking a clear short-term direction. ETH is fluctuating between $3,850–$4,050, with selling pressure still present but the decline narrower than in previous periods.

Global digital-asset trading platform Gate has published its third-quarter 2025 report, which shows that against a backdrop of market recovery and more stable regulation, the company leveraged product-structure upgrade and the deepening of its “All in Web3” strategy to deliver multi-dimensional growth in trading volume, ecosystem development, and global influence. During the quarter, the platform’s registered user base exceeded 41 million, both derivatives and spot trading volumes hit record highs, its ecosystem products were comprehensively upgraded, and its technology and compliance systems further strengthened, securing its place among the world’s leading exchanges.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin is at a critical juncture, having formed a short-term bottom, but buying momentum remains weak. Ethereum is trading in a narrow range, with its trend still unclear. YB has officially entered circulation and launched on platforms including Gate, boosting trading activity, with a 24-hour increase of 22.41%. SOPH rose 14.81% over the past 24 hours, with recent volatility possibly related to major capital positioning. NIL gained 8.18% in 24 hours, mainly driven by the NIL Foundation launching its testnet, which is expected to enhance network performance and attract developers. FalconX plans to acquire 21Shares to expand its presence in crypto financial products. Bitcoin’s MVRV has fallen below the 365-day moving average, potentially signaling a market bottom.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC and ETH continued to trade sideways as market momentum weakened and overall sentiment turned cautious. Anza launched Jetstreamer, enabling Solana developers to achieve ultra-high-speed ledger data transmission. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund expanded its deployment on Aptos, advancing the development of the RWA tokenization ecosystem. Tesla reported an $80 million profit in Q3 from its Bitcoin holdings, with the total value of its digital assets rising to $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, Tempo announced a $500 million funding round on October 18 to accelerate the growth of its high-performance payment blockchain ecosystem.