Blockchain

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the ongoing transition in the blockchain landscape—from a “multi-chain free-for-all” to a “stock-based competitive game.” It focuses on the differentiated strategies of seven representative blockchains: Sonic, Berachain, Abstract, Sui, Hyperliquid, Unichain, and Sei Network. The report highlights that by 2025, Layer 1 blockchain competition has entered a new phase characterized by the triad of performance, application-specific scenarios, and incentive mechanisms. It emphasizes that technological innovation, enhanced user experience, and the sustainability of ecosystem incentives are key factors for project success. At the same time, the report also points out security challenges faced by projects such as Sui, especially in the aftermath of the Cetus exploit.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the policy development surrounding the "Circular on staking services provided by virtual asset trading platforms," examines the details of ETH staking returns, explores the fund flow changes of Hong Kong Ethereum spot ETFs, and discusses the prospects of the Ethereum ecosystem and the Real World Assets (RWA) development in Hong Kong.

This report presents a systematic, data-driven "Meme Coin Lifecycle Research Toolkit" that integrates on-chain data, community activity, and market sentiment indicators. It is designed to help investors identify key signals across different stages of a meme coin's lifecycle, manage risk proactively, and capitalize on market rotations. The toolkit also offers valuable insights for policymakers seeking to understand the evolutionary logic and potential systemic risks of such assets. The report outlines a comprehensive signal map for assessing meme coins, details the data characteristics and thresholds at each stage, and provides a practical investment playbook to help investors develop and implement response strategies in advance across different stages.

In April, cryptocurrency prices were significantly impacted by the U.S. government's tariff policies. Following the announcement of new tariffs on April 2, BTC and ETH experienced sharp declines of over 10% within a short period, with a surge in liquidations of long futures positions and significant outflows from spot ETFs. However, as the U.S. government softened its stance and entered tariff negotiations with multiple countries, market confidence gradually recovered. While cryptocurrency prices were notably influenced by U.S. tariff policies, the fundamentals of major blockchain projects remained unaffected. Both before and after the tariff announcement, network activity on Solana and Ethereum stayed robust, with Solana’s trading volume exceeding 90 million and Ethereum’s remaining above 1 million.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the core strengths and challenges in the development of the Sonic ecosystem, benchmarking them against the peak of the Fantom ecosystem. By examining key indicators across multiple dimensions—including competitive landscape, technological advancement, user growth, and ecosystem development—it explores whether Sonic has the potential to replicate Fantom's past success and evaluates its strategic roadmap and risk mitigation approach in the current complex market environment.

By abstracting away the differences between underlying blockchains, Chain Abstraction enables users to perform cross-chain operations without needing to understand technical details, delivering a simpler and more intuitive Web3 interaction experience. This article offers an in-depth analysis of the origin, core logic, and three-layer architecture of chain abstraction, helping you understand how it reshapes user interfaces and development models, and drives blockchain toward broader mainstream adoption.

Gate Research (April 18-24, 2025): On April 17, Eliza Labs launched Auto-Fun, an AI agent Launchpad platform to accelerate AI-blockchain integration, while Circle released the Refund Protocol and stablecoin payment network to enhance on-chain payment flexibility. On April 21, the Ethereum Foundation initiated strategic adjustments for the Pectra upgrade, focusing on throughput bottlenecks and cross-chain interoperability. On April 23, Hyperliquid introduced 21 permissionless nodes and planned a delegation mechanism to strengthen decentralized governance and security. On April 24, the Solana Foundation implemented a new delegation policy, removing inactive validators to enhance network decentralization.

Gate Research conducts an in-depth analysis of the oracle sector, exploring the strengths and strategic layouts of leading projects such as Chainlink, Pyth, and Redstone. It looks ahead to the second growth curve driven by RWA, AI, DePIN, and other factors, forecasting that the oracle market has a potential value of $23.1 billion. This article will examine the topic from four aspects: the development history of oracles, market size, core projects, and future development.

This report provides a comprehensive review of Solana’s network performance in Q1 2025. It covers price movements, on-chain activity, the state of smart contracts and staking, growth in stablecoins and decentralized exchanges (DEXs), returns from DePIN, and the cooling of the NFT market. It also examines the implications of the failed inflation governance proposal SIMD-0228 and what it could mean going forward.

Gate Research's newly released report, "Q1 2025 Ethereum Network Review," offering a comprehensive analysis of Ethereum's market performance, holder distribution, network activity, on-chain applications, and future outlook for the first quarter of 2025. The report delivers in-depth insights into the overall state of the Ethereum network and its key emerging trends.

Gate Research's latest report, "2025 Q1 BTC Network Review," presents a detailed analysis of Bitcoin's market performance, on-chain activity, transaction costs, ecosystem evolution, mining metrics, and technical upgrades in Q1 2025. The report offers key insights into the state and future direction of the Bitcoin network.

The intersection of AI and crypto has always been a narrative brimming with potential. Blockchain's decentralized nature perfectly complements the efficiency gains brought by artificial intelligence, inspiring countless developers to invest heavily in this vision. Tools like DeepSeek are leveraging human-like content generation technology to accelerate Web3 cultural content production automation. This opens up vast new opportunities for value creation in the Web3 content creation space.