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The article, written by Bankless co-founder David Hoffman, addresses the industry pain point that most tokens are worthless, offering a precise analysis of how team-driven spray-and-pray airdrops, mining, and funding in history have led to tokens not being regarded as equity-grade assets.

What is TRUMP coin, and what are its use cases? In this article we explore the tokenomics of the TRUMP coin, exploring its political meme narrative, economics, and structure.

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is a well known NFT project that originated on Ethereum. By combining distinctive cartoon penguin characters, a community driven structure, and evolving token mechanisms, the project explores how digital assets can extend beyond simple ownership into areas such as cultural expression, brand development, and user participation. As the NFT market has shifted from pure collectibles toward intellectual property and brand building, Pudgy Penguins is often viewed as a representative example of how NFTs transition into broader Web3 brands.

The article precisely analyzes the duality of "negative Rho Bitcoin" vs "positive Rho Bitcoin" and distinguishes the essential difference between benign deflation and malignant deflation.

How does AI power NFTs? The key lies in breaking through the traditional NFT framework that focuses only on ownership verification and scarcity, and instead embedding intelligence directly into the asset structure itself. The original purpose of Non-Fungible Tokens was to solve the problem of digital ownership and uniqueness. Through blockchain technology, artworks, music, and virtual items gained verifiable ownership for the first time. However, this design also defined a structural limitation. Once minted, an NFT's content and functionality are permanently fixed, causing most NFTs to resemble on-chain certificates rather than assets that can be actively used or continuously evolve. As a result, their value depends heavily on narratives and market sentiment.

Prediction markets are undergoing a fundamental transformation—blockchain technology enables permissionless, transparent, and trustworthy trading, while clarified CFTC regulation is driving institutional participation, and the market size of platforms like Polymarket, Kalshi, and others is rapidly expanding. This article provides an in-depth analysis of how prediction markets are evolving from gambling analogies to a core financial asset class, examining the development of their infrastructure, profit models, and user behavior to offer comprehensive insights into the future value of this emerging market at the intersection of crypto and traditional finance.

This article offers an in-depth analysis of how Bitcoin mining operates in countries with heavily subsidized electricity and institutional breakdown, drawing on real-world cases from Iran and Libya. It demonstrates that when electricity becomes a hard currency capable of circumventing the financial system, mining transforms from a tech-driven industry into a structural depletion of public resources. By examining the intersection of distorted electricity pricing, sanctions, and power distribution, the article uncovers the potential social costs and political ramifications of crypto mining in environments marked by weak governance.

This article discusses the fundamental shift in stablecoin issuance from technical implementation to financial infrastructure operations, noting that not all companies are suitable for or capable of successfully issuing their own stablecoins. The article emphasizes that the true determinants of a stablecoin's success are not technology, but trust, deep liquidity, and sustained operational capability. It also analyzes how the market naturally consolidates around a few stablecoin networks with global scale and credibility, such as USDC. For companies evaluating stablecoin strategies, this article provides practical perspectives and an actionable assessment framework.

Gate Research: Against a backdrop in which the industry has broadly scaled back the supply of ETF leveraged tokens and accelerated the removal of complex structured products, Gate has continued to advance the scaled provision of ETF leveraged tokens through transparent mechanisms and a unified fee framework, becoming one of the few platforms able to offer this category of trading on a stable, long-term basis. By clearly disclosing rebalancing schedules and trigger ranges, a unified daily management fee of 0.1%, and the costs covered by this fee, including derivatives hedging, funding rates, and trading expenses, Gate makes the core rules and cost sources of highly structured leveraged tokens explicit, thereby lowering both the barrier to use and the cost of understanding. On this basis, Gate formed meaningful ETF scale effects in 2025, covering 244 products, approximately 200k trading users, and average daily trading volumes at the scale of several hundred million dollars, while establishing clear structural

To encourage users to continuously participate in on-chain asset swaps and enhance liquidity and trading depth, Gate DEX is launching the "Spring Swap Cashback Fair" event.

Vitalik has publicly dismissed the original concept of Layer 2 as Ethereum’s “branded sharding,” marking the end of the five-year rollup-driven narrative. This article analyzes gas costs, the stages of decentralization, L1 scaling acceleration, and the commercial realities facing Layer 2 to explore why the Ethereum mainnet is once again becoming faster and more affordable—and what this shift means for projects such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and zkSync. As L1 takes on scaling directly, the foundational logic behind Layer 2 is undergoing a thorough reassessment.

Sentient is a decentralized, open source AI protocol platform that combines blockchain and AI collaboration to enable model ownership, incentives, and decentralized governance. This article provides an in-depth analysis of its architecture, core mechanisms, and future development.

Sentient is a decentralized, community-driven open-source AGI protocol platform that coordinates intelligent agents, AI models, and data through blockchain to build an open AI economy. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of what Sentient is, its core mechanisms, ecosystem, token incentives, and future development.

Sentient is a decentralized, open AGI protocol. Its native token, SENT, is used for governance, staking, and ecosystem incentives. This article provides a comprehensive breakdown of Sentient’s tokenomics, incentive structure, and potential risks.

Gate Contract Points provide contract users with continuous growth benefits, enabling them to earn points through trading and asset retention, which can then be redeemed for rewards. This article explores the value of Gate Contract Points and how to participate, focusing on the long-term trading experience.