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According to the latest report from CoinDesk, Gate has ranked the world’s second-largest spot exchange by trading volume in October. Gate’s spot trading volume rose 39.1% to a new all-time high of $163 billion, while its global spot market share increased by 0.57% to 6.04%, also an all-time high, placing Gate second only to Binance (28.6%).

To further enrich on-chain asset liquidity on Gate Layer, Gate Swap officially launches the Liquidity Pioneer Program, targeting both project teams and liquidity providers (LPs). This program aims to encourage high-quality projects to create new liquidity pools and incentivize the community to contribute assets, jointly building a more prosperous and efficient Gate Layer liquidity ecosystem.

The article offers an in-depth look at how fingerprint technology validates both ownership and control of digital signature models, while ensuring optimal model performance remains unaffected.

The article provides a detailed comparison of Circle's and Tether's respective reserve management strategies. It also explains how these strategies affect each company's risk, transparency, and profitability.

The article analyzes the logic behind this shift and the market reaction through specific cases, revealing the potential risks and opportunities of high-valuation ICOs.

Tether has evolved beyond stablecoin issuance. It is now one of the largest global gold purchasers. The company constructs its own vaults, acquires stakes in mining royalty companies, and advances the fusion of tokenized gold (XAU₮) with decentralized finance. Its ultimate goal is to create a new financial system, styled after a central bank but without borders, anchored by gold and Bitcoin.

Prior to its Coinbase listing, Monad published an 18-page sales document that provides comprehensive details on token allocation, release schedule, market-making strategy, and associated risks. According to the document, just 0.16% of the market-making supply will underpin a $2.5 billion Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV), underscoring the project's highly disciplined and cautious approach to price discovery and liquidity management.

If the global internet were to go down for 24 hours, how would Bitcoin survive? This article provides an in-depth analysis of how Bitcoin would be forced to form multiple independent partitions in a scenario of network fragmentation, how the distribution of hash rate would affect block production and transaction confirmation, how nodes would automatically coordinate after reconnection, and why Bitcoin would evolve into multiple independent networks if the internet outage were to become permanent.

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the technical details of the fee switch mechanism, why past proposals failed, and the shifting stances of key stakeholders such as a16z. It further explores how the approval of the proposal could affect the Uniswap protocol and liquidity providers (LPs). It also considers the broader market dynamics.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin faces strong resistance above, and declining on-chain activity limits its rebound momentum. Ethereum, after failing to sustain upward momentum above $3,600, has once again fallen back to test key support levels. BEAT rose 139.25% within 24 hours, showing a strong price rebound, mainly driven by the positive impact of exchange listings. SUBHUB increased approximately 76.04% over 24 hours, with the price rise primarily supported by product updates. Visa launched a stablecoin payment pilot, enabling direct USDC payments. VCI Global plans to invest $100 million to acquire Oobit (OOB) tokens backed by Tether. The number of Ethereum validators has dropped back to April 2024 levels, while the waiting time in the validator exit queue has reached a new high.

Gate Web3 BountyDrop is a one-stop hub that gathers the most popular airdrop projects, offering users a fast-track entry into interactive tasks. Users can easily browse the latest airdrop projects, view project overviews, the interaction process, participation timeframes, and directly access project pages through task links to participate.

Gate Research Weekly Report: Bitcoin has fluctuated between $100,300 and $107,500 over the past week, and its consolidation phase is expected to continue. Visa has launched a stablecoin payment pilot, enabling platforms to pay content creators and freelancers directly in USDC. VCI Global plans to invest $100 million to acquire the OOB token of Oobit, a crypto payments company backed by Tether. The number of Ethereum validators has fallen back to April 2024 levels, while the exit queue waiting time has reached a new high. Meanwhile, Solana’s active address count has dropped to 3.3 million, the lowest level in a year. The x402 Network facilitators have processed more than 18.82 million transactions, marking a 35-fold increase since May.

The article examines historical investment cases and urges readers to remain humble and vigilant during periods of market exuberance, warning them not to overlook potential risks due to short-term gains.

The article reveals the risk mechanisms underlying these projects, such as high leverage, lack of transparency in asset operations, and complex financial strategies. It also examines the role of Curator within the DeFi lending market and its influence on risk transmission.

The article not only outlines how stablecoin chains are reshaping the cryptocurrency payment landscape through high performance, low fees, and compliant design but also explores their profound impact on the DeFi ecosystem, traditional finance, and global financial regulation.