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How Did Public Blockchains Operate in the Past?
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How Did Public Blockchains Operate in the Past?

This article analyzes how public blockchains attracted developers and users through infrastructure, as well as the distorted valuation logic currently present in the market. Despite public blockchains being viewed as a high-ceiling sector for long-termism, trust in the infrastructure-first model is weakening. The rise of application-specific chains signals that Web3 is gradually returning to a business model driven by real-world applications.
2/26/2025, 9:23:38 AM
Tales from the Crypto: An OG Trader's Hard Lessons
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Tales from the Crypto: An OG Trader's Hard Lessons

This article documents a crypto market investor's trading reflections from early 2025. From breaking his "no contracts" principle by taking million-dollar leverage positions on Hyperliquid, to major losses on AI Agent tokens and Trump coins, to the painful lessons from the Argentine President token, the author reveals through personal experience the importance of timing, luck, and risk management in the crypto market. Through vivid storytelling, the article demonstrates how to find balance between pursuing huge profits and maintaining rationality.
2/26/2025, 9:02:28 AM
Pump.fun Launches Its Own AMM Pool? The Intent to Take Raydium’s Profits is Obvious
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Pump.fun Launches Its Own AMM Pool? The Intent to Take Raydium’s Profits is Obvious

Raydium plays a key role as the "liquidity hub" of Solana. However, Pump.fun’s latest move is disrupting this status: it is no longer just providing traffic to Raydium but is now trying to control liquidity itself.
2/26/2025, 7:10:51 AM
Reasons to have higher L1 gas limits even in an L2-heavy Ethereum
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Reasons to have higher L1 gas limits even in an L2-heavy Ethereum

The article analyzes the necessity of increasing L1 gas limits, particularly in the value of key use cases such as censorship resistance, cross-L2 asset transfers, and large-scale exit mechanisms. Through concrete examples and mathematical calculations, the article demonstrates that even in an L2-dominated world, a 10x scalability of L1 still holds significant value. This analysis not only supports the short-term necessity of L1 scalability but also provides valuable references for Ethereum's long-term technical roadmap.
2/26/2025, 6:45:17 AM
An Excellent DEX Shields Retail Investors from Institutional Liquidity Demands
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An Excellent DEX Shields Retail Investors from Institutional Liquidity Demands

This article provides a detailed analysis of the liquidity challenges faced by traditional DEXs and how the new generation of order book DEXs, like dYdX and Antarctic, are reconstructing liquidity power distribution through hybrid models, privacy protection, and liquidity stratification.
2/26/2025, 4:00:21 AM
A Complete History of Solana Outages: Causes, Fixes, and Lessons Learnt
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A Complete History of Solana Outages: Causes, Fixes, and Lessons Learnt

This article will analyze each Solana outage in detail, examining the root causes, triggering events, and the measures taken to resolve them.
2/26/2025, 3:48:18 AM
Neverending Options: Trading Options To Infinity And Beyond
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Neverending Options: Trading Options To Infinity And Beyond

In this article, we break down options—how they differ from futures and the evolution of perpetual options on centralised and decentralised exchanges. We also examine flaws and challenges and speculate on what the future holds.
2/26/2025, 3:39:32 AM
The Dark Forest of MEME Coins
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The Dark Forest of MEME Coins

This article details how professional teams use robots, multi-sign contracts, and public opinion engines for high-frequency, high-efficiency token issuance and harvesting, while exploring the huge risks this operation poses to retail investors.
2/26/2025, 3:35:22 AM
What is Spark Finance?
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What is Spark Finance?

Spark Finance is a modular DeFi protocol matrix focused on enhancing the value capture capability of the decentralized stablecoin USDS ecosystem. It balances capital efficiency and risk management by building lending, savings, and liquidity infrastructure.
2/26/2025, 2:54:55 AM
An In-depth Look at Inkonchain
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An In-depth Look at Inkonchain

As competition in the Layer 2 space intensifies, new projects need innovative and unique advantages to stand out. This article will give you a comprehensive overview of the new Layer 2 network Inkonchain, covering its background, advantages, and a comparison with similar projects.
2/26/2025, 2:42:54 AM
Advanced Airdrop Hutting Strategy: Survival Rules for Navigating the Witch Fog
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Advanced Airdrop Hutting Strategy: Survival Rules for Navigating the Witch Fog

This article introduces the screening criteria for airdrops in terms of interaction categories, NFT and asset types, point tasks, community contributions, technical contributions, and GameFi, and provides real-world case studies on how projects identify and filter witch addresses.
2/26/2025, 1:59:37 AM
From Meta to Memes: A Former Employee’s Guide to Surviving Crypto’s Rabbit Hole
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From Meta to Memes: A Former Employee’s Guide to Surviving Crypto’s Rabbit Hole

This article details Justin's transition from Meta to Crypto, sharing his experiences and lessons learned from Meme coin investments. It also analyzes the dynamics of the Meme coin market and discusses how to identify promising Meme coins and develop effective investment strategies.
2/26/2025, 1:37:45 AM
Gate Research: BTC and ETH Drop Triggers Widespread Altcoin Decline; Dubai Approves USDC and EURC, Boosting Stablecoin Adoption
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Gate Research: BTC and ETH Drop Triggers Widespread Altcoin Decline; Dubai Approves USDC and EURC, Boosting Stablecoin Adoption

Gate Research Daily Report: On February 25, the price of Bitcoin dropped by 3.57% to $92,258.1, while Ethereum's price fell by 8.31% to $2,492.07. Berachain's Total Value Locked (TVL) surpassed $3.3 billion, overtaking Arbitrum and Base to become the sixth largest blockchain by TVL. The TVL of the Rings protocol exceeded $84 million, setting a new all-time high. South Dakota vetoed the Bitcoin treasury reserve bill. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade encountered issues on the Holesky testnet, failing to complete finality and impacting the mainnet deployment. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) officially approved the USDC and EURC stablecoins, incorporating them into the cryptocurrency token regulatory framework.
2/25/2025, 2:46:00 PM
What is a Multi-Signature Wallet?
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What is a Multi-Signature Wallet?

A Multi-Signature (Multi-Sig) Wallet is a type of digital wallet that requires more than one key to authorize a transaction, significantly improving security and preventing the risk of a single point of failure. In this article, we’ll explore the concept of Multi-Sig Wallets, how they function, their common use cases, and the leading solutions available today.
2/25/2025, 9:52:28 AM
A Comprehensive Overview of the Trump Meme Coins
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A Comprehensive Overview of the Trump Meme Coins

This article provides an in-depth look at some of the most notable Trump-themed meme coins, including $TRUMP, $MELANIA, and $MAGA. We’ll examine their tokenomics, market performance, and delve into the emerging concept of PolitiFi. Additionally, we’ll highlight the unique advantages and potential challenges these tokens face, while offering insights into their future potential and development.
2/25/2025, 9:40:26 AM

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