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This article analyzes the issues in the points and airdrop systems of cryptocurrency projects, such as the involvement of professional airdrop hunters and internal conflicts of interest, which result in the failure to achieve the goals of community building and rewarding contributors. The article proposes methods to improve these systems, including promoting project culture, setting unified community goals, linking project milestones with rewards, and creating a tiered reward system.

This article reports on an innovative collaboration in the field of AI agents, where the three popular AI characters—Truth Terminal, Fi, and S.A.N—on X (formerly Twitter) will work together to advance the next generation of AI models. Through a new infrastructure called "Loria," these AI agents will communicate with each other and form closer connections with humans.

Gear.exe is a decentralized computing network that claims to boost Ethereum's computational performance by over 1000 times, addressing the longstanding scalability issues of Ethereum. This article will explain the challenges Ethereum faces and provide a detailed introduction to Gear.exe’s technical principles, team background, and funding situation, illustrating how Gear.exe is shaping the supercomputing future of Web3.

Andy, a vibrant and laid-back yellow anthropomorphic frog, reached a market capitalization of over $300 million within just three months of its launch, with a staggering 30,000x increase in value. As one of the best friends of Pepe, currently the world's third-largest memecoin, will Andy replicate Pepe's success? This article delves into Andy ($ANDY), exploring its unique features, the reasons behind its rapid rise, and its growth potential.

If the VC coin model is being rejected by retail, what is it about ICOs that intrinsically made sense, ICO Intrinsic Value = Memetic Content Virality + Potential Tech

Explore the origins, features, and market performance of Dogecoin, analyze Musk's deep connection with Dogecoin, and uncover the reasons behind the surge in Dogecoin's price driven by the establishment of the "DOGE Department" during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Gate Research Weekly Report: Bitcoin saw an upward trend this week, rising 8.39% to $100,550, breaking through $100,000 to reach a new all-time high. Support levels should be monitored for potential pullbacks. Over the past 7 days, ETH price increased by 6.16% to $3,852.58, currently in an upward channel with key breakthrough levels to watch. Grayscale has applied to convert its Solana Trust into a spot ETF. Bitcoin's new ATH coincided with surging Coinbase premiums, indicating strong buying power from U.S. market participants. Multiple projects secured funding this week across various sectors including infrastructure, totaling $103 million.

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Infinitar is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game built using Web3 and blockchain technologies. It aims to serve as a gateway to metaverse realities

Learn about the origin, features, and tokenomics of Comedian (BAN), a meme-based cryptocurrency inspired by Maurizio Cattelan's iconic banana artwork.

This report rounds up the major developments in the blockchain industry from December 2nd to December 6th. XRP's market cap surged 380%, surpassing USDT to become the third-largest cryptocurrency, while WisdomTree filed an XRP ETF application, promoting financial product innovation. The Bitcoin community showed division over the CTV proposal, highlighting challenges in decentralized governance. Wormhole launched its W token staking program and plans to introduce multi-chain governance, while Tether minted 1 billion USDT, bringing the total circulation to 72.9 billion tokens. These developments demonstrate the continued potential of blockchain technology in finance and governance.

This week, Gate Research's selected airdrop projects include Nordom, Magic Eden, Sandwatch, Namada, and 4EVERLAND. Nordom is accumulating points for future token distribution; Magic Eden has announced the upcoming launch of the ME token airdrop qualification check; Sandwatch has introduced a blockchain-based creative reward program; Namada offers cross-chain privacy trading, with users able to claim mainnet airdrops; and 4EVERLAND will launch a Web3 cloud ecosystem airdrop. These projects offer users diverse early participation opportunities and potential value.

According to Gate Research's latest Web3 industry security report for November, there were 21 security incidents during November, resulting in losses of approximately $76.86 million. The types of incidents have become more diverse, with contract vulnerabilities remaining the primary threat, accounting for 39% of total losses. The report also provides detailed analyses of key security incidents, including the Thala contract vulnerability, DEXX private key leak, and Polter Finance flash loan attack. Contract vulnerabilities, account hacks, and flash loan attacks were identified as the main security risks this month, highlighting the need for the industry to continuously enhance its security measures.

On December 6, the price of BTC plummeted from $99,000 to $91,111 within one hour. However, BTC quickly rebounded and has now risen to around $95,781. The total liquidation amount across all contracts on the network reached approximately $1.007 billion. Due to BTC's sharp price spike, a large number of long positions were liquidated, totaling $806 million. Among them, Bitcoin had the largest liquidation volume, reaching 537 million USDT. Bitcoin's annualized premium reached 20%, the highest level in 8 months. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi reached $202.7 billion, setting a new all-time high. Donald Trump has appointed David O. Sacks as the White House Director for Cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence.

This article explains the concept of arbitrage in the cryptocurrency perpetual contract market, focusing on the "cash and carry trade" strategy, which allows traders to profit from discrepancies between spot and futures prices. By using perpetual contracts and spot positions simultaneously, traders can earn passive income through funding rates.