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Gate Research: Beyond DeFi Summer — Is PayFi Summer on the Horizon?
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Gate Research: Beyond DeFi Summer — Is PayFi Summer on the Horizon?

This report reviews the explosive logic behind DeFi Summer and systematically analyzes PayFi’s core concepts, protocol ecosystems, application scenarios, and potential catalysts, exploring whether it has the potential to trigger a new wave of on-chain financial enthusiasm—“PayFi Summer.” Unlike DeFi Summer, PayFi focuses more on addressing real-world payment pain points and delivering long-term sustainable value. It is driven by strategic capital, targets a mass user base, and originates within a stricter regulatory environment. Therefore, its “Summer” is more likely to be a moderate, enduring transformation that profoundly reshapes global payment infrastructure, rather than a short-term speculative frenzy.
7/4/2025, 6:53:11 AM
What is Hyperlane (HYPER)?
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What is Hyperlane (HYPER)?

Learn what Hyperlane (HYPER) is, how it enables cross-chain messaging, its architecture, tokenomics, and how to buy or stake HYPER.
7/4/2025, 4:08:33 AM
April Cryptocurrency Market Review | Gate Research
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April Cryptocurrency Market Review | Gate Research

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.
7/4/2025, 3:08:31 AM
Behind the ‘Beautiful Bill’: A Financial Experiment Turning the U.S. Treasury Overflow into Stablecoins
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Behind the ‘Beautiful Bill’: A Financial Experiment Turning the U.S. Treasury Overflow into Stablecoins

The article reveals the complete cycle of the capital market "illogical rise → futile attribution → bubble burst → despair reversal" and points out the key rule of "unable to price means infinite potential."
7/4/2025, 2:43:23 AM
How to access the website on-chain?
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How to access the website on-chain?

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to deploy .ton domain names on the TON blockchain, covering the entire process of purchasing, front-end preparation, binding pages, and access resolution.
7/2/2025, 11:18:16 AM
3 Ways the Genius Act Could Affect the Cryptocurrency Sector Over the Next 5 Years
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3 Ways the Genius Act Could Affect the Cryptocurrency Sector Over the Next 5 Years

This article provides an in-depth analysis of three major industry disruptions, potential winners, and systemic risks, offering crucial decision-making insights for cryptocurrency market participants.
7/2/2025, 10:59:53 AM
It’s time for global crypto: A look at the world map of crypto regulation
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It’s time for global crypto: A look at the world map of crypto regulation

The article discusses in detail the legal status, regulatory frameworks, licensing, and exchange establishment situations of encryption assets in different countries and regions, revealing the complexity and diversity of global encryption regulation.
7/2/2025, 10:28:28 AM
Bitcoin Alkanes: The Next Big BTC Innovation After Ordinals and Runes?
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Bitcoin Alkanes: The Next Big BTC Innovation After Ordinals and Runes?

Alkanes is a next-generation meta-protocol built on Bitcoin, supporting WASM smart contracts and token issuance. It enables native application development without bridging, introducing enhanced composability and on-chain automation to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
7/2/2025, 10:18:21 AM
Can Retail Investors Now Buy SpaceX Shares? A Look at 3 Major Private Equity Tokenization Platforms
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Can Retail Investors Now Buy SpaceX Shares? A Look at 3 Major Private Equity Tokenization Platforms

Three major platforms compete in private sale tokenization: Jarsy, Republic, and Tokeny are bringing Pre-IPO star equities like SpaceX and Stripe onto the blockchain, sparking a new wave of retail investor participation in the primary market.
7/2/2025, 10:11:49 AM
Robinhood May Launch Its Own L2 — A New Contender in U.S. Stock Tokenization
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Robinhood May Launch Its Own L2 — A New Contender in U.S. Stock Tokenization

Robinhood may build its own Arbitrum L2 to promote the tokenization of US stocks, targeting the European retail market. The path to crypto brokerage is emerging; will a Base-style strategy be replayed? ETHcc is about to be announced, and we are looking forward to it.
7/2/2025, 10:09:07 AM
10 Steps to Build Wealth and Keep It
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10 Steps to Build Wealth and Keep It

The author shares 10 wealth-building lessons based on personal experience, covering key points such as investing in hard assets, personal growth, and avoiding wealth traps.
7/2/2025, 9:05:53 AM
World: A Mission Critical Identity Solution
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World: A Mission Critical Identity Solution

With the rapid proliferation of AI, verifying human identity will become a critical need. World (formerly Worldcoin) is building a blockchain-based "Proof of Personhood" system designed to address online identity verification challenges, positioning itself as a key contender for essential infrastructure in the AI era.
7/2/2025, 9:02:49 AM
Governance Scandal Rocks Across: $23M Misused and Votes Manipulated by the Team?
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Governance Scandal Rocks Across: $23M Misused and Votes Manipulated by the Team?

The founder of Glue publicly accused the cross-chain bridge protocol Across team of manipulating DAO votes and misappropriating $23 million, raising widespread concerns about the transparency of decentralized governance mechanisms and the centralization of power.
7/2/2025, 8:56:47 AM
Evolution and Trend Analysis of DeFi Native TGE Models
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Evolution and Trend Analysis of DeFi Native TGE Models

Comprehensive analysis of DeFi native TGE models' financing logic, pricing mechanisms, and community incentives, with insights into token issuance trends and investment risks, drawing from cases like zkSync, Blast, and Ethena.
7/2/2025, 3:41:57 AM
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides Sparks Misconceptions - AGAIN!
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Bitcoin Hashrate Slides Sparks Misconceptions - AGAIN!

Although Bitcoin's hash rate recently dropped by 15%, leading to misinterpretations of a "crash," the real reasons are power grid restrictions in the U.S. and mining pool fluctuations, not geopolitical events. The downward adjustment in difficulty may be the largest since China's ban.
7/2/2025, 1:55:55 AM

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