This week, Gate Research examines market trends, technological developments, and policy dynamics. The Solana ecosystem continues to expand, showing rapid growth in both Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Real World Assets (RWA) sectors. New applications—including Ethereum's on-chain credit scoring and Bitcoin reward cards—are gaining market attention and driving the Web3 ecosystem forward. We have also compiled information about hot airdrops, such as Kite AI and Sandwatch, to help users seize the latest market opportunities.
Weekly Report Highlights
- BTC & ETH Market Trends: BTC price movement remains in a downward channel, ETH enters a consolidation phase, the market faces short-term adjustment pressure.
- Solana Ecosystem Growth: Kamino's lending volume surpasses $1B, becoming the fastest-growing lending protocol on Solana.
- RWA Tokenization Breakthrough: Plume Network partners with Mercado Bitcoin to bring $40M worth of Brazilian RWA assets on-chain.
- Stablecoin Market Expansion: Sui network stablecoin market cap exceeds $500M, reaching an all-time high.
- On-chain Security Incident: zkLend suffers an attack on Starknet, with losses exceeding $9M.
Read the full report: Gate Research: Bitcoin Staking Platform SatLayer TVL Reaches Record High, Sui Stablecoin Surpasses $500M
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Hot Topic Updates
- Web3 + Payment Innovation: Fold expands its partnership with Visa to launch a Bitcoin rewards card, accelerating BTC adoption in payment scenarios.
- Ethereum Infrastructure Upgrade: SIMD-96 goes live on the Solana mainnet, enhancing the validator priority fee mechanism and optimizing transaction execution efficiency.
- Decentralized AI Ecosystem Development: Sahara AI launches Sahara AI Studio, providing an end-to-end AI development environment to drive Web3 + AI applications.
Read the full report: Gate Research: Weekly Hot Topics (2025.02.10-2025.02.14)
Hot Airdrop Updates
- Kite AI: Combines AI with blockchain technology, rewarding users who contribute to AI training and data provision through the PoAI mechanism.
- Sandwatch: A decentralized Web3 streaming platform that provides creators with fairer revenue sharing, allowing users to earn airdrops through platform interaction.
- Harpie: A digital asset security tool that protects users from wallet attacks and fraud while offering airdrop incentives.
- iAgent Protocol: An AI-gaming project that uses decentralized AI agents to create smart interactions between developers and players, featuring token airdrop rewards.
Read the full report: Gate Research: Hot Airdrops Overview (2025.02.10-2025.02.14)
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Gate Team
February 14, 2025
