Finance

Gate Research (2025.3.28–4.2), this report provides a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency market and macroeconomic landscape. On March 28, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that the core PCE price index rose by 2.79% year-over-year in February, marking the highest level since December. Internationally, Kazakhstan announced plans to launch a “National Crypto Bank” aimed at centralizing the oversight of cryptocurrency trading across the country. As of March 31, a global trend toward lighter crypto regulations continues, with 47 countries easing restrictions since 2020. On April 1, the U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI showed its first contraction of the year, while the price index jumped for a second straight month. On April 2, reports surfaced that the Trump administration is considering a new financial tool called “BitBonds” as part of a broader strategy to bolster its Bitcoin reserves.

This report reviews Web3 on-chain data for March 2025. Ethereum saw the largest net outflow of $486 million. Meanwhile, the market absorbed 2 million BTC in selling pressure, with long-term holders adding 278,000 BTC to their positions. Bitcoin exchange reserves hit a five-year low at 2,639,252 BTC. Four.meme created 153,212 tokens by March 31, with its trading volume spiking in March, reaching $80.18 million in daily volume on March 21. CZ’s influence drove $MUBARAK to a trading volume of $258 million on March 17.

This article will provide a detailed discussion on various aspects, including the current state of Web3 security threats, self-custody of personal assets, device and network environment, zero-trust strategy, and global security incident statistics. It aims to offer an effective Web3 security prevention guide for industry professionals and investors.

IBIT is the iShares Bitcoin Trust launched by BlackRock. Backed by a powerful brand reputation, precise market timing, and a low-fee structure, it quickly became the world’s most capital-attracting Bitcoin spot ETF within just one year of launch. This article offers an in-depth look at how IBIT works, the factors that influence its pricing, how it compares with directly holding Bitcoin, and analyzes its capital inflows, long-term value, and investment prospects. It aims to help investors better understand IBIT’s role in institutionalized crypto investing and its future development trends.

March 2025 witnessed a surge of significant developments in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors, demonstrating the market's vitality and industry trends. Key projects including Gate.io Wallet, Berachain, Aave, Raydium, and Pump.fun made substantial progress through performance upgrades, on-chain governance improvements, protocol expansions, and new platform launches - highlighting product innovation and community growth while injecting fresh momentum into the industry. Meanwhile, the manipulation attack on Hyperliquid, which triggered forced liquidations, served as a wake-up call for DeFi projects to strengthen their risk management and governance structures.

Gate Research: March 2025 was marked by a complex and volatile global economic and financial landscape. In the United States, February inflation data came in well below expectations, while the March consumer confidence index dropped sharply from 67.8 to 57.9—both signaling a weakening U.S. economy. In the crypto sector, the IMF introduced a clear classification framework for digital assets, designating Bitcoin as a capital account asset, and former President Donald Trump announced plans to establish a U.S. national crypto reserve, including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and ADA as core holdings. On the whole, March brought a wave of policy and regulatory developments that were broadly favorable for the crypto market. These intersecting events not only influenced short-term market dynamics but also provided valuable direction for future economic policymaking and market evolution.

The Trump family-backed DeFi project WLFI has launched the USD1 stablecoin on BSC. After CZ's retweet, the token first surged then fell. While the project leverages Trump's influence, BSC's popularity, and the stablecoin concept for growth, it faces criticism over operational opacity and profit distribution. Whether it can transcend being a "meme project" to become a legitimate DeFi project remains to be verified.

Nested exchanges are platforms that offer crypto services to users but are powered by the infrastructures of bigger exchanges. They are very risky to interact with because they lack operational transparency and are loosely regulated.

Stablecoin payments, through blockchain technology, solve pain points of traditional payment methods, such as instant settlement, security and reliability, cost reduction, and global coverage. The article introduces in detail the landscape of the stablecoin payment industry, including the application layer, payment processing layer, asset issuance layer, and settlement layer. It also discusses how to expand the scope of stablecoin applications, especially how to attract non-crypto-native users, and analyzes the potential of a stablecoin-native economy and its impact on the traditional financial system.

With ACP’s AI citizens driving a thriving on-chain economy, these clusters aren’t just a pipe dream — the future is sooner than you think.

Yet many projects struggle to generate meaningful traction. In a crowded field, verifiable metrics stand out as the clearest signal to attract attention. Asia—particularly India—has emerged as a key region where projects can achieve real scale, not inflated stats.

Gate Research (March 21–27, 2025) presents a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency market and broader macroeconomic landscape. On March 21, the U.S. SEC clarified that PoW mining activities do not constitute securities issuance. On March 24, the IMF officially introduced a crypto asset classification system, listing Bitcoin under the capital account. That same day, the Oklahoma House passed a bill proposing the inclusion of Bitcoin in public fund reserves, while Kentucky signed the "Bitcoin Rights Act" to protect the rights to self-custody and node operation. On March 25, Asia Web3 Alliance Japan proposed a U.S.-Japan partnership to advance tokenization and Web3 innovation. Finally, on March 27, Wyoming announced plans to launch the WYST stablecoin in July, marking the first fiat-backed stablecoin to be issued by a U.S. state.

GambleFi was a narrative that emerged in the second half of 2023, with a simple value proposition—democratizing access to casino games and prediction markets for billions of users worldwide, powered by global crypto liquidity.

This research delves into the current state of hacking attacks and presents a detailed analysis of their multifaceted impact on the crypto market, based on several major cryptocurrency hacking incidents. The analysis examines both direct and indirect effects, including market volatility and changes in investor behavior. The research highlights potential risks that the crypto market faces and explores possible strategies for mitigating these risks in the future.

This article explores the basic concepts, core technologies, application cases, challenges, and future development trends of DeSci to help readers fully understand the prospects of this emerging field.