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Lighter has introduced the LIT token, allocating distribution equally between the ecosystem and the team, which has ignited extensive debate in the DeFi community. This article examines recent price movements, the airdrop mechanism, and community viewpoints to provide readers with insights into LIT's future potential.

The Gate 2025 Year-End Recap video has officially launched. The video systematically reviews the key milestones Gate achieved over the past year in product ecosystem development, global compliance efforts, brand partnerships, and offline events, marking an important year in Web3's transition from vision to real-world application.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 31, the crypto market saw a mild recovery with a slight uptick in risk appetite. BTC and ETH traded on the stronger side of their respective ranges, with BTC consolidating between $88,000–$89,000 and awaiting a directional breakout, while ETH held firmly in the $2,950–$3,000 zone, showing relatively stronger structure as its consolidation phase approaches an inflection point. On the sector front, ELIZAOS, CC, and RECALL posted notable gains driven respectively by AI Agents, RWA institutional partnerships, and AI trading competitions. Structurally, the market cap of tokenized equities reaching new highs and a rebound in ETH staking demand are key positive signals at this stage, though the sustainability of this trend remains contingent on market sentiment and the actual delivery of expected catalysts.

As high volatility becomes the new normal in the market, ETFs are evolving from passive allocation instruments into efficiency-focused trading modules. This article examines the structure and operational logic of Gate Leveraged ETFs, demonstrating how they amplify capital efficiency during trending markets without the need to enter the derivatives market. It also outlines their optimal use cases and structural constraints, empowering traders to make more informed strategic decisions.

Gate ETF leveraged tokens are crypto leveraged products that eliminate the need for margin and the risk of forced liquidation, making them ideal for active traders in trending markets. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of how Gate ETF leveraged tokens work, their benefits, and associated risks, helping investors assess whether they are suitable for the current market conditions.

This article examines how prediction markets, crypto infrastructure, and AI reasoning can converge to shape a long-term vision for a civilizational-scale world model.

Using the metaphors of a “legitimacy bank” and an “F1 pit crew,” the article clearly illustrates how a16z simultaneously shapes public narratives, influences regulation, and coordinates capital expectations.

This content integrates industry history, regulatory developments, and technological advancements—including sub-second finality, agent payments, and high-frequency finance. With a solid perspective and clear narrative, it serves as a highly valuable reference for anyone looking to understand stablecoins as the foundation for next-generation settlement infrastructure.

The article clearly breaks down common trader misconceptions—such as fixating on single-trade outcomes, attempting to predict short-term price movements, and changing rules after losses—and reemphasizes the importance of mindset construction and institutionalized execution that focus on controlling the process rather than the results.

Amid an environment shaped by both risk and real-world constraints, ETH Cali continues to guide Colombia’s Ethereum community from short-term events toward long-term ecosystem building through education, open-source wallets, and real-world applications—showcasing the growth trajectory and potential of Ethereum across Latin America.

Trust Wallet browser extension version 2.68 was compromised in a supply chain attack, where hackers inserted a backdoor to steal users' mnemonic phrases, leading to total losses of over $6 million. This article reconstructs the attack timeline, examines the technical details and movement of funds, and explores why official extensions can also present significant security vulnerabilities.

With the midterm elections approaching, can Congress pass a crypto market structure bill within the narrowing time window? This article analyzes the jurisdictional battle between the SEC and the CFTC, interest-bearing stablecoins, DeFi regulation, and political risks, assessing the legislative outlook heading into 2026.

The 2026 World Cup will serve as a system-level stress test for prediction markets. This article examines the core constraints and winner dynamics of prediction markets at scale, focusing on regulation, settlement, distribution, and liquidity.

A review of the 12 biggest winners in the crypto industry in 2025: from policy shifts and spot ETFs to stablecoins, RWAs, and prediction markets—analyzing who truly captured the structural trends.

In 2025, the crypto industry executed 133 mergers and acquisitions with a total value of $8.6 billion. Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, and Stripe are aggressively expanding their presence across trading, custody, payments, and regulatory licensing in the financial infrastructure sector.