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Gate Research Institute Weekly Report: BTC broke through $111,000 this week but retreated to $108,000, with short-term high-range volatility; ETH broke through the $2,700 resistance level, with market share rising to 9.8%; AI Meme, Virtuals, and Perpetual Swaps DEX sectors led in gains; Plasma's $1 billion deposit quota sold out rapidly; Bullish resubmitted IPO application; U.S. Senate passed the procedural vote for the GENIUS Stablecoin Bill.

Gate Research: Between May 27 and June 9, 2025, BTC traded within a narrow range of 100,000 to 110,000 USDT, exhibiting relatively mild volatility. In contrast, ETH struggled to break higher and showed choppy price action, reflecting cautious investor sentiment. BTC’s open interest saw a slight decline, while ETH’s remained elevated, indicating a divergence in capital allocation. BTC’s funding rates fluctuated sharply, suggesting increased short-term market disagreement. On June 5, a public clash between Elon Musk and Donald Trump triggered a wave of panic, sending both Tesla and Bitcoin prices lower, with total liquidations across the crypto market nearing $1 billion. On the quantitative front, the XRP trend breakout strategy delivered an annualized return exceeding 240%, demonstrating strong and consistent performance.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 13, BTC dropped 4.30% to 103,884 USDT, briefly falling below 103,000 USD during the session, with daily ETF net outflows reaching $202 million. ETH fell 10.76% to 2,474 USDT; ETH ETFs recorded net inflows for the 18th consecutive trading day, with $10.8 million net inflow yesterday. The altcoin market continued to decline, as the Fear and Greed Index dropped to 54. U.S. stock markets closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new three-month highs. May PPI data beat expectations. Spot gold was quoted at $3,435.15 per ounce, up 1.43% in 24 hours. The SEC has officially repealed the stringent DeFi regulatory proposals from the Gensler era, bringing short-term regulatory relief for the industry. Uniswap Wallet launched a smart wallet feature, supporting one-click swaps and bundled transactions. Polygon’s native token POL has bridged to Solana through the Wormhole NTT framework. Gate Launchpool has launched a new project, MEET48.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 9, BTC consolidated around $100,500 with dominance at 63.9%. ETH oscillated near $2,500, ETH/BTC rate stayed low, and ETH's market share slightly rose to 9.27%. Altcoins saw mixed moves as market sentiment cooled. U.S. stocks surged while gold edged down. Hot tokens like KAIA, VICE, and UMA showed strong performance. Nasdaq proposed expanding its crypto index, Uniswap v4 trading volume surpassed $40B, and Australia's first spot BTC ETF holdings kept rising. Gate Launchpool introduced a new GameFi project, YBDBD.

This report summarizes the Web3 industry’s fundraising landscape in May 2025. A total of 122 deals were completed, raising $1.92 billion. Among them, the CeFi sector dominated with over $1.2 billion in funding. Traditional financial instruments such as mergers & acquisitions and PIPE investments were frequently employed, indicating that institutional capital is accelerating its deployment into compliant, integrable centralized infrastructure. The report also highlights major projects including Antix, Turtle Club, T-Rex, VOYA Games, and KYD Labs.

Gate Research Institute Weekly Report: This week, BTC traded within a narrow range, ETH/BTC showed minor fluctuations, and popular sectors (AI, Meme, DeFi) saw notable corrections. Falcon USDf supply exceeded $500 million. The SEC postponed approval for the SUI ETF. Circle’s IPO valuation reached $6.9 billion. Pump.fun is seeking $1 billion funding to become a unicorn, and the Gate Launchpool SOPH event remains ongoing.

Gate Research has released a new report titled In-Depth Analysis of the Traffic War Between Letsbonk.fun and Pump.fun, providing a comprehensive comparison of the two one-click token launch platforms from multiple perspectives, including product design, narrative construction, trading mechanisms, and operations. Leveraging experience from multiple rounds of product iteration, Pump.fun has secured a notable first-mover advantage in product design, Meme narrative, and liquidity management. As a rising competitor, Letsbonk.fun identified the shortcomings in Pump.fun's incentive mechanism and adopted a profit-sharing cooperation model with project teams, successfully diverting a portion of Pump.fun's user traffic.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 6, this morning, BTC briefly dropped to around $100,500, while its market dominance climbed to 63.9%, marking a new four-year high. ETH saw a sharp decline, breaking below the midline of the daily Bollinger Bands, with the ETH/BTC ratio falling below 0.024 today. ETH's market dominance has dropped to 9.2%. Altcoins also experienced a broad sell-off, with some tokens falling back to cycle lows. Circle surged 168.48% on its IPO debut, with a trading volume of $3.941 billion. Meanwhile, a clash between Elon Musk and Donald Trump triggered sharp declines across both U.S. equities and the crypto market.

This report summarizes Web3 on-chain data for May 2025. Solana remained dominant with over 3.1 billion transactions, while Base saw explosive growth, surpassing 300 million transactions in a single month. Injective led among emerging blockchains with $130 million in net inflows. Bitcoin’s Accumulation Trend Score stayed elevated, indicating continued accumulation by major players, as exchange interaction rose to 33%. LetsBonk.fun recorded over 105,000 tokens launched, with a graduation rate of around 1.25%. $VIRTUAL saw significant growth in both user activity and gas fees, reflecting strong real usage momentum.

On June 4, BTC continued to trade within a narrow range, while ETH remained relatively resilient. Yesterday, ETH ETFs saw a net inflow of $109 million, bringing the total inflow over the past 12 trading days to $744 million. Altcoins showed mixed performance, lacking a unifying narrative. HYPE has surged 84.56% over the past month, now just shy of its all-time high in USD terms. Falcon Finance's stablecoin supply has surpassed $500 million, with a governance token potentially on the horizon.

Gate Research Weekly: This week, BTC briefly surpassed $110,000 before pulling back, with short-term market action dominated by sideways volatility. The ETH/BTC pair saw a slight rebound, while $2,700 emerged as a short-term resistance level for ETH. Grayscale launched a new AI asset segment, featuring tokens such as VIRTUAL, KAITO, and AIXBT. Trump Media & Technology Group announced a plan to establish a Bitcoin treasury worth approximately $2.5 billion. SOL balances on centralized exchanges dropped to 27.01 million, approaching the lowest level since October 2022. ELDE has been listed on Gate Launchpool, with a total reward pool of 1,000,000 ELDE tokens.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the ongoing transition in the blockchain landscape—from a “multi-chain free-for-all” to a “stock-based competitive game.” It focuses on the differentiated strategies of seven representative blockchains: Sonic, Berachain, Abstract, Sui, Hyperliquid, Unichain, and Sei Network. The report highlights that by 2025, Layer 1 blockchain competition has entered a new phase characterized by the triad of performance, application-specific scenarios, and incentive mechanisms. It emphasizes that technological innovation, enhanced user experience, and the sustainability of ecosystem incentives are key factors for project success. At the same time, the report also points out security challenges faced by projects such as Sui, especially in the aftermath of the Cetus exploit.

Gate Research: Between May 13 and May 26, 2025, BTC broke above 110,000 USDT to reach a new all-time high and maintained an upward trend, while ETH entered a consolidation phase. Open interest in both BTC and ETH increased, indicating continued capital inflows; however, the LSR did not strengthen, suggesting market sentiment remained cautious. ETH funding rates showed greater volatility than BTC, with signs of localized short-side pressure in the near term. Overall liquidations in the derivatives market were dominated by long positions, reflecting strong buying interest during the high-level consolidation. The quantitative analysis applied a "Bollinger Band Reversal Strategy", which delivered an annualized return exceeding 66% on ETH under the optimal parameter set.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 3, BTC surged and then pulled back, suggesting short-term consolidation may continue. ETH ETF inflows remain strong, with the next key resistance around $2,700. Altcoins showed mixed performance, lacking a unified narrative. Pendle’s cumulative trading volume surpassed $50 billion, with TVL reaching $4.43 billion. Global public companies made a net purchase of $196 million in BTC last week, with MicroStrategy increasing holdings for the 8th consecutive week.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 27, BTC and ETH saw pullbacks; SEC & Nasdaq discuss tokenization; MOVE token claim opens; QNT and JUP post strong gains.