Gate Research Daily Report: The crypto market has continued to weaken amid ongoing volatility. BTC fell 5.51% to $75,017, while ETH dropped 10.67% to $1,417. Total borrowing volume on DeFi lending platforms plummeted by 23% in a week, with yields falling to just 2.66%—a near one-year low. Jupiter surpassed Pump.fun to become the highest-earning protocol on Solana, signaling accelerated structural shifts on-chain. Stablecoin daily active addresses exceeded 300,000, and on-chain trading volume rebounded to high levels, reflecting a growing risk-off sentiment among investors. Meanwhile, Trump's sweeping tariff policy takes effect, the U.S. Department of Justice dissolves its crypto enforcement team, and the XRP ETF officially launches. A cyclical correction driven by the interplay of regulation and macro factors is deepening.

This article explores four cutting-edge AI companion projects: AI Companions, CharacterX, Sleepless AI, and Flame. It provides a detailed analysis of their technical architecture, tokenomics, market potential, and development roadmaps. The goal is to help investors better understand the transformative impact these AI companions could have in the Web3 era.

This article investigates one of the largest crypto thefts in history, revealing how the Lazarus Group carried out a massive attack on Bybit. It explores the group's background, highlights other major security breaches affecting crypto exchanges, and explains common hacking techniques and laundering strategies. Practical tips are also provided to help users better protect their digital assets.

DeFAI combines DeFi (Decentralized Finance) with AI (Artificial Intelligence). Using AI technology, DeFAI makes DeFi more user-friendly and accessible. Its intelligent tools and interfaces simplify complex DeFi systems while lowering barriers to entry, which helps attract everyday users to the decentralized finance ecosystem. As innovation progresses, DeFAI is transforming DeFi from complex operations into a smart, convenient experience, marking the beginning of a new era in intelligent finance.

New to DeFi? Shadow Exchange order-style concentrated liquidity DEX built on Sonic brings low fees and high speed. Explore its core concept, SHADOW utility, and easy start guide.

ZND combines AI and blockchain to offer earning, trading, and staking services, with automated insights and secure asset management.

Whether pioneering change like Myshell, adopting community-VC hybrid models, or pursuing Kaito's sector-specific long-term value creation, these innovations signal crypto's maturation towards sustainable growth.

This article will first provide a complete guide and introduction on how to participate in Fogo's Flames Program, followed by a deeper dive into the Fogo chain itself.

As AI agents evolve to become more autonomous and integrated into real-world applications, the Model Context Protocol ("MCP") has emerged as a game-changer in how these agents interact with external data and tools.

This article starts from first principles to outline the operational mechanisms of the U.S. financial system and analyzes how crypto assets can be reasonably integrated into it.

Gate Research Daily Report: On April 8, Bitcoin rebounded by 1.93% to $79,947, while Ethereum rose to $1,593. Since Trump took office, over $1.1 trillion in cryptocurrency market cap has evaporated. Stablecoins have been withdrawn from exchanges, with balances reaching a three-month low. Multicoin's assets under management surged by more than 50%, and Mantra has launched a $108 million fund to support RWA and DeFi startups. South Korea's pension system plans to introduce blockchain, and Hong Kong will offer spot ETF staking services to strengthen the compliance development of virtual assets.

Gate Research has released its latest report, "2025 Q1 Crypto Market Review," offering a comprehensive analysis of crypto market performance in the first quarter of 2025. The report covers market trends, on-chain data, key developments, security incidents, funding activity, and forward-looking insights—providing a deep dive into overall market behavior and emerging trends.

DeFi yield markets are growing fast—and Pendle and Spectra are two of the main players shaping that growth, each with a different approach. Let’s break down how both protocols got here, how they differ, and what their growth strategies say about the future of yield in DeFi.

Web2’s favorite growth hack reconsidered: why the network effect is no longer a durable moat in web3.

The draft of the STABLE Act provides an excellent glimpse into the United States’ approach to stablecoin regulation. This article will dive into the core elements of the bill and the underlying reasons, exploring its profound impact on the US and global digital asset industry.