Gate Research Weekly Review & Outlook: This week BTC continued its decline, reaching a low of around $82,500, while ETH broke support and entered a downtrend. The market correction triggered leveraged liquidations, with 24-hour liquidations reaching $770 million. Oklahoma's "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill" (HB 1203) has passed the House committee and entered the full voting stage. StakeStone officially released its whitepaper on February 26. MetaMask partnered with Transak to expand fiat on/off-ramp services and added support for 10 major blockchains. Ondo Finance's TVL grew by 14.42% over 7 days, reaching $921 million. Bitcoin NFT protocol Ordinals' total inscriptions have surpassed 80 million.

Tribe.run is a Web3 social platform built on the Solana blockchain, designed to reshape how social value is distributed through token incentives and on-chain data ownership. The platform links users' social actions (like posting and sharing) to reward mechanisms on the blockchain, and allows user-generated content (UGC) to be minted as NFTs. This gives creators permanent ownership and a share of the revenue generated by their works.

With breakthroughs in quantum computing, the security of cryptocurrencies is facing unprecedented challenges. Google's newly launched Willow quantum chip demonstrates quantum computing’s powerful potential. Many experts warn that it could shake the foundations of current encryption technologies and even threaten the survival of major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. This article will explore the development of quantum computing, its potential impact on cryptocurrencies, and how the market might respond to this technological revolution.

Gate Research (Feb 22-27, 2025) presents a comprehensive analysis of significant developments in the cryptocurrency market and the macroeconomic landscape. On February 21, under the MiCA regulatory framework, 10 companies were approved to issue stablecoins in the EU. On February 25, the latest data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed a sharp decline in the U.S. Consumer Confidence Index. On the same day, South Dakota vetoed the Bitcoin Reserve Bill. On February 26, Oklahoma's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill (HB 1203) passed the House Committee and moved to the full vote stage. Also, on February 26, Hong Kong is set to release its second virtual asset policy declaration, aiming to strengthen regulation and foster innovation.

This report thoroughly examines the stablecoin market, providing a detailed analysis of its current state, use cases, competitive dynamics, and regulatory landscape. It covers the strengths, challenges, and future prospects of established stablecoins and emerging projects, offering valuable insights for investment decisions. The report explores how stablecoins are crucial in crypto trading, cross-border payments, and the DeFi ecosystem, and delves into their technological innovations and market potential.

Find out what Cosmos wallets are and the best one to suit all your Web3 needs and make the best out of your tokens.

Primex Finance is a decentralized cross-margin trading protocol connecting traders and lenders through customizable DeFi credit pools.

Crypto Pulse focuses on the latest developments in the cryptocurrency industry, delivering up-to-date market analysis and insights.

Gate Research Daily Report: The price of Bitcoin has dropped by 3.05%, reaching $89,290, while Ethereum's price has increased by 0.25%, reaching $2,504.58. The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has fallen below $3 trillion, a decrease of 24.1% from its peak. Sonic's TVL has surpassed $600 million. In the past 24 hours, Jupiter's fee revenue has exceeded that of Pump.fun, marking a new low since September 2024. Aave has voted to suspend lending services on the Polygon PoS chain, which could result in a loss of over $300 million in TVL. The SEC has announced the termination of its investigation into Uniswap. Hong Kong is set to release its second virtual asset policy declaration.

Tariffs are specific taxes imposed by sovereign nations on goods that cross international borders. Their essence lies in regulating international trade flows through price mechanisms, protecting domestic industries from foreign competition, and serving as leverage in international trade negotiations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.