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Circle has been listed for 270 days, with its stock price dropping nearly 70% from its highest point, even as USDC maintains steady growth. This article provides a comprehensive review of three rounds of market repricing, breaking down how falling interest rates, Coinbase's profit-sharing, and regulatory uncertainty have dismantled the traditional notion that "stablecoins are money printers." It also offers an in-depth analysis of Circle's genuine strategy to redefine its valuation as a tech company through initiatives like Arc, CCTP, CPN, and AI agent payments.

Amid a downturn in crypto market sentiment, Stripe’s 2025 annual letter delivers a markedly different outlook: stablecoins are accelerating toward the core of the real economy. Bridge transaction volume has surged fourfold, Privy enables hundreds of millions of programmable wallets, the payment-focused Tempo chain has launched its testnet, and stablecoins are rapidly penetrating B2B settlements. Collectively, these trends are sketching out a next-generation global payments and financial infrastructure blueprint—centered on stablecoins and AI Agents.

The article begins with Tether's remarkable $13 billion net profit in 2024, analyzing its ultra-high ROE model. It further examines how stablecoins are poised to break through SWIFT's high fee barriers and enable instant global payments in just 30 seconds. The discussion then extends to predictions on the rise of Pay-Fi, Tether's investments in mining, AI, and robotics, and the regulatory tailwinds from GENIUS and MiCA.

The article emphasizes leading, not lagging, prices. It highlights institutions entering to expand the market, not replace individuals. Key predictions: a shift from ETF holders to self-custody and the proliferation of Bitcoin as the S&P 500 of assets. It reaffirms Bitcoin as the singular, scarce, and immutable digital currency, accelerating global trust.

Gate Research Weekly Report: On Wednesday, Bitcoin surged more than 7%, breaking above the $70,000 level, while Ethereum rose 9% to surpass $2,100, pushing the total crypto market capitalization back above $2.5 trillion. Among altcoins, EDGE jumped 81% following its listing on a Korean exchange, while MANTRA surged 54% after the official announcement of its migration from the old OM token to the new MANTRA token. Meanwhile, tensions around AI military applications escalated as Palantir criticized Anthropic’s safety restrictions, while OpenAI’s annualized revenue exceeded $25 billion, marking a 230% year-over-year increase. Arthur Hayes also warned that the recent rebound may be a “dead cat bounce,” noting that BTC has not yet decoupled from SaaS tech companies.

This article uses the ANCHORING EFFECT to explain why traditional investors overlook Wall Street’s on-chain wave. It argues that investors should broadly position across PUBLIC CHAINS, DEFI, and INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE rather than attempting to predict a single winner, in order to capture the ALPHA created by the cognitive gap between the “punk narrative” of crypto and its evolution into CAPITAL MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE. The author draws a parallel to the excess return opportunity he captured in 2018, when lingering perceptions shaped by MT. GOX enabled an early entry into the market.

The article reconstructs ETH’s value proposition from the perspective of CYBERPUNK MONEY, arguing that L2 must remain economically coupled with L1, and that tokenization must rely on on-chain determinism. In the wave of enterprises moving on-chain, ETH functions as the only credibly neutral credential, safeguarding property rights execution and enabling adversarial commerce, ultimately transcending the narrative of scarcity to become a constitutional asset of the protocol.

Gate ETF has launched the second phase of the Hot Picks Trading Sprint, spotlighting top ETFs including gold, silver, and crude oil. Trade to unlock substantial rewards. By completing tasks, you can earn trading fee rebates and cash rewards, with a maximum reward of 500 USDT.

Gate DEX has officially launched the "Gas-Free Spring Promotion." All users—both new and existing—are eligible to participate, benefit from zero-Gas trading and deposit fee waivers, and enjoy seamless on-chain transactions.

LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol focused on secure, efficient cross-blockchain communication. Its innovative lightweight architecture and modular design enable native transfers of information, data, and assets between chains—eliminating the need for intermediary tokens or centralized custodians.

Amid rising global economic uncertainty, Gate TradFi provides an optimal trading platform for gold and forex contract for difference (CFD) trading. Discover how to seize market volatility and implement effective risk hedging strategies with Gate TradFi.

With the ongoing expansion of digital assets, depending exclusively on centralized accounts to store funds is no longer sufficient to address users’ simultaneous requirements for security and control. Gate’s Gate Vault introduces distributed key management and delayed protection mechanisms, aiming to achieve equilibrium between self-custody and risk mitigation. This provides a fresh security paradigm for asset management in the Web3 era.

As market volatility increases and information overload becomes the norm, manual data screening and comparison alone can no longer keep up with market dynamics. Gate has launched Gate AI, a real-time conversational tool that combines market data with advanced information processing. This tool enables users to efficiently grasp the underlying logic of price movements in complex environments, moving beyond a purely numerical perspective.

Gate has introduced a new VIP Growth Event, combining level advancement and trading rewards into a seamless progression. The event features exclusive benefits for first-time upgrades, tiered trading volume rewards, and enhanced incentives for invitation tasks. Rather than offering isolated rewards, this initiative delivers a holistic incentive scheme centered on the upgrade process, giving users a clear path as they work toward higher VIP levels.

With the crypto market transitioning from a sustained bull run to a phase of frequent volatility, buy-and-hold strategies are no longer the sole answer. The evolving market structure compels traders to reassess their approaches to risk management, capital efficiency, and execution quality. This article explores, from both a strategic and system design standpoint, how contract trading can offer a more adaptable operational framework amid uncertainty.