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Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, the market remained volatile overall, with BTC and ETH showing clear range-bound movements. The altcoin sector showed signs of divergence, with Frog-Themed, Launchpad, and Layer 2 tokens leading in gains. The total market cap of Believe platform tokens surpassed $450 million, and LAUNCHCOIN has surged over 200x since the end of April, highlighting the growing trend of "influence financialization." Open interest in XRP and DOGE futures has spiked despite sluggish price performance, indicating rising leverage risk. Pump.fun’s market share is being eroded by competitors LetsBonk.fun and Believe, intensifying ecosystem competition. Puffverse has launched a new token sale, drawing attention. Meanwhile, Openverse, Nirvana, and KYD have completed funding rounds. Next week, token unlocks—including PYTH—worth over $560 million are expected, which may impact market sentiment.

Gate Research: From April 25 to May 12, BTC and ETH both recorded significant gains, with BTC rising approximately 34% and ETH surging over 60%. ETH’s long-short ratio exhibited high volatility, indicating intense short-term trading activity and ongoing market contention, with short positions not clearly exiting. BTC’s open interest increased at a relatively slower pace, while ETH saw a stronger rise in early May.

Cryptocurrency prices were significantly impacted by U.S. government tariff policies in April. Following the introduction of new tariffs on April 2, BTC and ETH experienced sharp declines of over 10% within a short period, leading to substantial liquidations of long positions in the derivatives market and significant outflows from spot ETFs. However, as tariff policies became more moderate and the U.S. government engaged in negotiations with multiple countries, market confidence gradually recovered. Despite the pronounced impact of U.S. tariff policies on cryptocurrency prices, the fundamentals of major blockchain projects remained largely unaffected. Both before and after the tariff announcement, Solana and Ethereum maintained robust transaction volumes, with Solana processing over 90 million transactions and Ethereum exceeding 1 million.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 14, BTC rose by 1.91%, currently trading at $103,556; ETH rose by 9.06%, currently at $2,640.55. Meme coins, AI Agent, and Solana ecosystem sectors saw broad gains, with the overall altcoin market rising. PEOPLE, BOME, and SATS led the rally. Trump made his third bullish call on the stock market, and cryptocurrencies surged significantly from recent lows.LetsBonk's 24-hour launch volume is approaching that of Pumpfun, with several tokens exceeding $1 million in market cap.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 13, BTC fell by 2.38% to $101,550, while ETH dropped by 3.49% to $2,425.76. Sectors such as Meme, AI Agent, and RWA experienced broad declines, with altcoins facing a short-term correction. Goldman Sachs postponed its forecast for a Fed rate cut to the end of the year and lowered the probability of a U.S. recession. U.S. SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveiled a new vision for crypto regulation, signaling a shift toward more favorable policies.

This report summarizes Web3 fundraising in April 2025, with 94 deals totaling $2.37B. Fundraising activity cooled, capital shifted toward scalable, later-stage projects.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 12, BTC fell 0.31% to 103,850 USDT; ETH dropped 1.44% to 2,500.76 USDT; Sectors such as Meme, Gate ETF, and AI Agent significantly outperformed the market average; Bitcoin dominance declined 3.4% over the past week to 61.9%; The Altcoin Season Index rebounded to 36, a notable increase from the April low; The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reduction is slowing, with total assets now reduced to $6.7 trillion.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of Sonic's ecosystem development by highlighting its core strengths and challenges, and comparing them to Fantom during its peak. By evaluating multiple dimensions including competitive landscape, technological advancement, user growth, and ecosystem development, the report explores whether Sonic has the potential to replicate Fantom's former glory and assesses its strategic direction and risk mitigation in today's complex market environment.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 9, Bitcoin trades at $102,934 and Ethereum at $2,214. Bitcoin’s market cap has reclaimed the $2 trillion mark, surpassing Google to become the world’s sixth-largest asset. Rumble reported a 34% YoY revenue increase in Q1 and is betting on crypto wallets to challenge Coinbase. Stablecoin trading volume hit an all-time high of $1.82 trillion last month. Superstate launched the “Opening Bell” platform to enable on-chain issuance and trading of SEC-registered equities. Bridge unveiled USDB, a developer-focused stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by cash and BlackRock money market funds.

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.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC breaks through $98,000, ETH oscillates around $1,800. Powell announces inflation has significantly decreased. Solana DEX trading volume hits $800B in 2025. Polygon Labs launches CDK OP Stack. Revolut is set to introduce Bitcoin Lightning payments in Europe. Tether mints 1B USDT on Tron, reaching 14B total minted in 2025.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 7, BTC trades at $97.4K, and ETH at $1.84K. SOL Strategies increases its SOL holdings by 122,500. KULR Technology adds 42 BTC, up 197.5% YTD. New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to pass a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill. Tether integrates Chainalysis compliance tools into the Hadron platform, enhancing asset tokenisation compliance standards.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin is trading at $95,190, while Ethereum stands at $1,752.39. Solana maintains its lead in public blockchain activity rankings, with Unichain showing strong momentum. Sui ecosystem DEX volume hit a new all-time high. Digital asset investment products recorded $3.4 billion in weekly inflows, marking the highest level this year. SIGN led the rally among trending tokens, while Virtuals Protocol and MemeFi sectors also delivered strong performances.

Gate Research Daily Report: On April 29, the U.S. Congress restarted its cryptocurrency legislative process, aiming to complete stablecoin and market structure bills by August. Tether announced that its XAU₮ gold reserves have surpassed 7.7 tons. Mastercard is advancing stablecoin payment integration, now covering over 150 million merchants worldwide. Blockchain security project Ika completed a strategic funding round with support from the Sui Foundation and has launched an airdrop campaign based on SUI staking.

This report presents a systematic study of gold, the Nasdaq Index (including both Composite and Nasdaq-100), and Bitcoin (BTC), aiming to uncover their return characteristics, volatility clustering, correlation evolution, and the applicability of trading strategies under various macroeconomic contexts.