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The NYC 2.2 event hosted by the Monad Foundation has concluded, with 44 teams participating, focusing on user needs, product-market fit, delivery speed, and breakout strategies, injecting practical and driven construction capabilities into the Layer 1 ecosystem.

The article introduces several practical analytical tools, such as Kaito, Dexu AI, 0xPPL, Nansen, DeBank, DeFiLlama, and Coincarp, and demonstrates through concrete examples how to leverage these tools to uncover valuable projects.

The article provides a detailed introduction to the financing history and investor lineup of two platforms, analyzing their different strategies and outcomes in terms of centralization versus decentralization, compliance versus regulatory boundaries, and market influence.

The article discusses Circle's position in the stablecoin market, including its revenue-sharing agreement with Coinbase, as well as the market growth and share of USDC.

Gate Research Daily Report: On July 1, BTC and ETH both fell by over 1%, a reasonable correction following the recent token price surge. Online brokerage Robinhood announced that it will allow EU clients to trade U.S. stocks and ETFs on the blockchain, with plans to transfer these tokenized stocks to its own Layer 2 blockchain, Robinhood Chain. Stablecoin issuer Circle has applied for a U.S. national banking license, enabling it to act as a custodian for USDC reserves and hold crypto assets for institutional clients. Polygon Labs, in collaboration with crypto market maker GSR, launched Katana, a DeFi-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, aimed at addressing on-chain asset fragmentation and unsustainable yields driven by high inflation.

Last week, BTC consolidated at high levels, with its next move yet to be confirmed, while ETH remained range-bound, gearing up for a potential breakout. The altcoin sector showed strong performance—PENGU surged over 62% in a week, fueled by ETF application news and whale orders. ARB surged over 35%, fueled by momentum from trending ecosystem projects. Solana is seeing renewed capital inflows, while the Sei network is gaining serious momentum, fueled by ETF hype, stablecoin utility, and growing institutional presence.

Comprehensive analysis of DeFi native TGE models' financing logic, pricing mechanisms, and community incentives, with insights into token issuance trends and investment risks, drawing from cases like zkSync, Blast, and Ethena.

Gate Research Daily Report: On July 2, BTC and ETH continued to consolidate with weak short-term technical structures, as overall market sentiment turned cautious. Among trending tokens, CALCIFY surged over 42% following multiple exchange listings, while SUN and VENOM saw short-term gains driven by TRON community activity and a high-profile AMA, respectively. On the macro front, Gate surpassed 30 million registered users and advanced its global compliance efforts, the U.S. SEC fast-tracked approval for Grayscale’s GDLC to be listed, and Malaysia proposed easing token listing regulations.

CARV released a three-phase AI roadmap, proposing the vision of "sovereign AI life forms" to create on-chain intelligent agents with identity, memory, and self-evolution capabilities, promoting the deep integration of Web3 and AI.

The founder of Glue publicly accused the cross-chain bridge protocol Across team of manipulating DAO votes and misappropriating $23 million, raising widespread concerns about the transparency of decentralized governance mechanisms and the centralization of power.

With the rapid proliferation of AI, verifying human identity will become a critical need. World (formerly Worldcoin) is building a blockchain-based "Proof of Personhood" system designed to address online identity verification challenges, positioning itself as a key contender for essential infrastructure in the AI era.

The author shares 10 wealth-building lessons based on personal experience, covering key points such as investing in hard assets, personal growth, and avoiding wealth traps.

The article provides a detailed introduction to the design philosophy, functional features, and the underlying technological accumulation and market potential of TicNote, showcasing the long-term exploration and innovative achievements of Outrider in the field of human-computer interaction.

The article delves into how these exchanges are entering the DeFi market through various approaches, including Binance’s Alpha, Bybit’s ByReal, and Coinbase’s dual-track strategy, along with the market dynamics and strategic considerations behind these initiatives.

Robinhood may build its own Arbitrum L2 to promote the tokenization of US stocks, targeting the European retail market. The path to crypto brokerage is emerging; will a Base-style strategy be replayed? ETHcc is about to be announced, and we are looking forward to it.