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Gate Research: On December 10, the crypto market saw a mild rebound, with BTC and ETH maintaining a strong short-term structure. Among notable movers, PIPPIN (+66%) surged on strengthened AI-driven narratives and speculative flows; WET (+37%) gained significant attention following its TGE launch and broader traction within the Solana ecosystem; and PENGU (+10%) remained strong amid positive momentum from Pudgy Party surpassing one million downloads and the release of AI-enabled Pudgy toys. On the industry front, Polygon completed its Madhugiri upgrade, delivering a meaningful boost to network throughput and enterprise-grade infrastructure capabilities. FLock.io, Deluthium, and Aerodrome jointly advanced the rollout of the on-chain insurance platform CARiFIN. Meanwhile, BTC supply on exchanges has declined by more than 400,000 BTC over the past year, easing spot selling pressure and reinforcing a more supportive medium-term market structure.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 10, the crypto market saw a mild rebound, with BTC and ETH maintaining a strong short-term structure. Among notable movers, PIPPIN (+66%) surged on strengthened AI-driven narratives and speculative flows; WET (+37%) gained significant attention following its TGE launch and broader traction within the Solana ecosystem; and PENGU (+10%) remained strong amid positive momentum from Pudgy Party surpassing one million downloads and the release of AI-enabled Pudgy toys. On the industry front, Polygon completed its Madhugiri upgrade, delivering a meaningful boost to network throughput and enterprise-grade infrastructure capabilities. FLock.io, Deluthium, and Aerodrome jointly advanced the rollout of the on-chain insurance platform CARiFIN. Meanwhile, BTC supply on exchanges has declined by more than 400,000 BTC over the past year, easing spot selling pressure and reinforcing a more supportive medium-term market structure.

November saw Bitcoin decline by 17.54%, marking the largest monthly drop of the year. Bitcoin ETFs experienced the second-largest single-month outflow since their launch in 2024. In November, Gate’s quantitative fund recorded a 1.9% return for the USDT strategy; the top 30% portfolio achieved an annualized return of 4.1%, outperforming Bitcoin. The “Arbitrage Pioneer – USDT” strategy stood out with a monthly annualized return of 5.5%, demonstrating robust defensive characteristics. Overall fund drawdowns remained low, with the USDT strategy experiencing a maximum drawdown of just 0.02%. Looking ahead to December, expectations for interest rate cuts, next year’s rate trajectory, potential rate hikes by the Bank of Japan, and speculation over a Fed leadership change are likely to drive short-term crypto volatility.

This report provides a summary of Web3 on-chain activity in April 2025. Solana maintained an average of over 93 million daily transactions, reaching a cumulative total of 2.4 billion by April 26, continuing to lead all blockchains in usage. Among capital flow data across major chains, Ethereum recorded a net inflow of over $904 million, ranking first across the network. On the Bitcoin network, wallet addresses holding more than 10,000 BTC showed cumulative scores between 0.9 and 1, indicating near-complete net accumulation. Additionally, Bitcoin’s UTXO net growth remained positive, reflecting a gradual recovery in network activity. As of April 28, Raydium’s LaunchLab had created 25,207 tokens, with a graduation rate of approximately 0.84%. Meanwhile, the meme token $TRUMP triggered a wave of market enthusiasm, surging over 50% in price following the announcement of an exclusive golf dinner and White House tour event, leading to a notable increase in both token holders and on-chain activity.

BTC has been range-bound between 89,000 and 93,000 USD, with short-term price action still in a mild recovery phase. ETH shows comparatively stronger resilience, though technical indicators suggest that overhead selling pressure has yet to fully subside. 2Z surged over 31.63% last week, emerging as the standout performer. Polygon PoS led the L1 inflows, supported by strong stablecoin payment activity and rapid growth in the Polymarket prediction ecosystem, with both scale and transaction volume hitting new highs. In contrast, Monad saw momentum fade quickly after its mainnet launch, with noticeable slowdowns in trading activity and user engagement. The ecosystem still lacks native applications with enough depth to support sustained activity, making it difficult to attract incremental capital in the near term.

Gate Research: On December 8, the crypto market remained in a low-volatility recovery phase. BTC traded sideways between $90,000 and $91,700 after a sharp V-shaped rebound, while ETH entered a similar consolidation phase, with short-term moving averages forming a minor death cross, indicating continued dependence on BTC’s trend. Exchange token GThovered within the $10.1–$10.3 range, with three moving averages closely aligned — a sign that the market is in a balance phase before a directional move.

Gate Research: On December 8, over the past 24 hours, the crypto market remained in a consolidation phase. BTC entered sideways trading after a sharp V-shaped rebound, with short-term moving averages forming a minor death cross, signaling that the price has entered a correction stage. ETH moved in tandem with BTC, showing a high degree of correlation. Altcoins showed clear divergence — large-cap tokens rose modestly with the broader market, while mid- and small-cap projects became selectively active on narrative and news-driven catalysts. The Fear & Greed Index stood at 20, reflecting continued cautious sentiment. On the macro front, U.S. stocks edged higher, and gold prices traded in a narrow range. In market highlights, Strategy admitted for the first time that it may sell BTC under extreme conditions, drawing widespread attention; Base’s launch of the SOL-Base Bridge sparked controversy within the Solana community; and the Monad mainnet’s on-chain activity fell short of expectations, with DEX trading volum

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 5, BTC turned weaker over the past 24 hours after a period of high-level turbulence; ETH stabilized following a sharp pullback; GT found support near 9.50; and SN surged over 90%, drawing market attention. Canton Network’s developer gained strategic investment from Wall Street giants, pushing on-chain assets past $6 trillion. XRP spot ETFs saw 13 straight days of inflows, nearing the $1 billion mark, while JPMorgan said bitcoin’s near-term direction depends largely on whether Strategy (MSTR) can maintain its value-to-bitcoin-holdings ratio above 1.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 5, BTC turned weaker over the past 24 hours after a period of high-level turbulence; ETH stabilized following a sharp pullback; GT found support near 9.50; and SN surged over 90%, drawing market attention. Canton Network’s developer gained strategic investment from Wall Street giants, pushing on-chain assets past $6 trillion. XRP spot ETFs saw 13 straight days of inflows, nearing the $1 billion mark, while JPMorgan said bitcoin’s near-term direction depends largely on whether Strategy (MSTR) can maintain its value-to-bitcoin-holdings ratio above 1.

This report outlines the landscape and trends of the tokenized stocks sector. The market capitalization of tokenized stocks has surpassed $500 million, growing over 50-fold within the year, with daily transfer volumes reaching $40–60 million. It is poised to become the next high-growth area in the RWA space, following government bonds. However, compared to the global stock market’s total value of $147.6 trillion and the $19.25 trillion in ETF assets, the current penetration rate is only about 0.0004% for stocks and 0.003% for ETFs, indicating substantial room for growth.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC saw a strong rebound followed by a period of consolidation at higher levels over the past day. ETH quickly reversed after dipping to $2,719.28 on December 2 and continued to set new local highs during the subsequent rally. Gate recently listed TRADOOR spot and perpetual contracts, with the token surging more than 170% in 24 hours. The Ethereum Fusaka upgrade is progressing smoothly; Web3 project registrations in the Cayman Islands have surged; and PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin has seen substantial growth. Kalshi and Polymarket recorded nearly $10 billion in combined trading volume in November, marking their strongest month on record. ENA, LINEA, and BB are scheduled to unlock approximately $50.92 million, $12.75 million, and $2.51 million worth of tokens, respectively, over the next seven days.

Gate Research: On December 4th, BTC consolidated at a high level around the $94k mark after a deep V-shaped rebound. ETH, driven by the dual catalysts of the Fusaka upgrade implementation and macro expectations repair, strongly led the rally. Technically, its three moving averages show a bullish divergence, suggesting a potential continued push toward the $3.3k level. Exchange token GT steadily trended up, following the warming market sentiment. In the mid-to-small capitalization sector, Tradoor (derivatives), BOB (Bitcoin scaling narrative), and SAPIEN (decentralized AI data network) were the top gainers, boosted by factors such as listing incentives, a short squeeze by Korean capital, and the recovery of the AI and robotics tracks, respectively. Regarding hotspots, the Ethereum Fusaka upgrade releases new space for Layer 2 and on-chain scaling. The significant year-on-year increase in Cayman Islands Web3 Foundation registrationsreflects a trend toward compliance, while the PayPal stablecoin PYUSD is expandi

This report highlights that x402 is redefining internet semantics by shifting from the traditional “Request → Response” model to a new financial primitive of “Request → On-chain Atomic Settlement → Revenue Distribution.” This transformation enables native payment settlement and automated revenue splitting, positioning x402 as the execution layer for PayFi and machine-to-machine (M2M) payments. Over the past month, x402 processed more than 47 million transactions with an average value of under one dollar, signaling rapid demand growth yet still far from penetrating high-value commercial use cases. The ecosystem shows strong early concentration: Base chain consistently captures over 60% of market share, while major players such as Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Gate are accelerating infrastructure-level adoption. Short-term value continues to be driven by leading facilitators, whereas long-term potential hinges on whether x402 can establish a cross-chain revenue settlement network capable of powering per-use payment

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 3, the broader crypto market saw a mild recovery. BTC and ETH rebounded to the $91,000–$93,000 range and above $3,000, respectively, with short-term momentum strengthening in tandem. Among top movers, PIEVERSE (+78%) surged on strong demand following its on-chain AI Agent recruitment event; LIGHT (+44%) became a focal point within the Bitcoin ecosystem amid major RGB cross-layer DEX progress; and PARTI (+33%) rallied on Universal Accounts expanding to Monad alongside several ecosystem integrations. On the industry side, Bitcoin mining profitability has fallen to historic lows, putting miners under significant margin pressure. Tether Data launched QVAC Fabric LLM, a low-barrier framework enabling local AI model training on consumer hardware. Meanwhile, Flow advanced its shift toward financial infrastructure, rolling out native credit-market protocols and expanding its DeFi-oriented roadmap.

Gate Research: On December 3, the broader crypto market saw a mild recovery. BTC and ETH rebounded to the $91,000–$93,000 range and above $3,000, respectively, with short-term momentum strengthening in tandem. Among top movers, PIEVERSE (+78%) surged on strong demand following its on-chain AI Agent recruitment event; LIGHT (+44%) became a focal point within the Bitcoin ecosystem amid major RGB cross-layer DEX progress; and PARTI (+33%) rallied on Universal Accounts expanding to Monad alongside several ecosystem integrations. On the industry side, Bitcoin mining profitability has fallen to historic lows, putting miners under significant margin pressure. Tether Data launched QVAC Fabric LLM, a low-barrier framework enabling local AI model training on consumer hardware. Meanwhile, Flow advanced its shift toward financial infrastructure, rolling out native credit-market protocols and expanding its DeFi-oriented roadmap.