This article delves into the security challenges of DeFi protocols, highlighting the distinction between technical and economic audits. While technical audits focus on code integrity and bugs, economic audits address broader factors like market fluctuations, governance vulnerabilities, and liquidity crises that impact protocol stability.

This article highlights a groundbreaking milestone in the fusion of AI and blockchain technology: two AI agents, Aethernet and Clanker, independently worked together to create and launch the Luminous ($LUM) cryptocurrency token without any human involvement. This achievement showcases the potential of AI agents to innovate and operate autonomously in the financial sector, marking the dawn of a new era where AI and DeFi converge.

Explore how Fermah revolutionizes Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) generation with decentralized infrastructure, EigenLayer integration, and efficient resource allocation. Learn about its components, technology, use cases, and the experienced team behind this groundbreaking platform.

This article analyzes the impact of Telegram games on the blockchain industry in 2024. Starting with Notcoin, Telegram games have become a focal point of competition among major blockchain networks. Through case studies of Core, Sui, and Matchain, research shows that while this user acquisition method is low-cost (below $0.1), it faces challenges in user retention and market concentration. The key to future success lies in establishing sustainable growth mechanisms and user analytics systems.

It’s been a decade since Tether launched the first USD-backed, crypto-enabled digital currency. Since then, stablecoins have become one of the most widely adopted products in crypto, with a market cap of nearly $180 billion. Despite this remarkable growth, stablecoins continue to face significant challenges and limitations.

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Today’s stablecoins serve critical roles in the cryptocurrency and DeFi ecosystems, providing liquidity for exchanges, facilitating collateralized lending, and allowing market participants to retain digital asset exposure without continuous conversions to fiat currency.

This article examines MicroStrategy's outstanding bonds, their structure, and convertibility options. Based on the current debt structure, forced selling of Bitcoin holdings to finance cash redemption of the bonds remains unlikely.

There are over $160 billion worth of stablecoins used in transactions worldwide. This article explores the recent history of stablecoins and the banking industry, and provides a detailed evaluation of three types of tokens: fiat-backed stablecoins, asset-backed stablecoins, and strategy-backed synthetic dollars.

AI will be the catalyst that drives crypto into mainstream use cases. Crypto has always been the weird middle child in the tech space. This will finally cement Crypto’s role as a fundamental technology. I’ll give an overview of where we are today with AI agents, where crypto comes into the picture, how I think about the agentic future, and which teams are currently on my radar.

Gate Research Daily Report (November 25 ): BTC and ETH prices continue to fluctuate at high levels, trading at $97,900 and $3,361, respectively. Altcoins, particularly in the metaverse and gaming sectors, performed strongly over the weekend. The Fear & Greed Index remains in the "Extreme Greed" zone. Solana's DEX daily trading volume surpassed $6 billion, capturing a 45% market share. CBOE is set to launch the first spot Bitcoin ETF index options on December 2. Additionally, last Friday saw significant institutional inflows, with Bitcoin spot ETFs recording $490 million in net inflows and Ethereum spot ETFs attracting $91.21 million. This highlights robust institutional interest. Investors are advised to remain cautious of market volatility and changes in regulatory policies.

Scallop is the native lending market in the Sui ecosystem, offering on-chain lending, flash loans, and other services. It has also developed a Layer-2 SDK specifically for professional traders, providing an arbitrage trading UI that does not require programming knowledge. In October this year, it received investment from the Sui Foundation, becoming the first project in the Sui ecosystem to attract significant capital and user attention. Its recent data performance has been strong.

This article explores the impact of token unlocking on prices from a qualitative perspective through case studies. In the actual price movements of tokens, numerous other factors come into play, making it inadvisable to solely base trading decisions on token unlocking events.

Bitcoin’s blockchain allows users to embed hidden messages, functioning as both a financial ledger and a permanent message board. This article explains ASCII messaging within Bitcoin and how ASCII text keeps the legacy of cryptography pioneers alive.

Web3, as a decentralized internet paradigm, is gradually transforming the structure of data production and consumption. Its integration with AI brings intelligent data processing and personalized services, making the digital ecosystem smarter, more secure, and full of limitless possibilities for the economy and society. This article will delve into how this fusion empowers digital life, reconstructs business models, and even impacts social governance, paving the way for a new intelligent future for humanity.