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This report highlights that as of August 2025, the global stablecoin market capitalization has reached $280 billion, with annual on-chain settlement volumes surpassing $30 trillion. Stablecoins are evolving from mere crypto trading instruments into global financial infrastructure. This explosive growth is driven by regulatory implementation and the entry of major enterprises. The enactment of the GENIUS Act, the Stablecoin Bill, and the MiCA Regulation mark the beginning of a “compliance grand era” for stablecoins. Their model has advanced into a “Peg + Yield + Application” triad, expanding across payments, yield generation, and real-world applications. At the same time, competition has shifted from “token battles” to “infrastructure battles,” with players such as Tether, Circle, Stripe, and Alchemy Pay building proprietary blockchains to capture dominance in payments and settlements.

This article offers a comprehensive examination of Hyperliquid's Event Perpetuals proposal—a novel trading product aimed at incorporating binary prediction market capabilities into its perpetual contracts platform.

The article explores three interesting observations in detail: the concentration of tokenized stock trading, the decline in weekend liquidity, and the comparison of prices with Nasdaq.

The article not only analyzes the current issues in the Meme x live streaming model, such as the disconnect between token prices and live streaming quality, the loss of user trust due to highly volatile token prices, and the lack of user retention mechanisms, but also proposes specific methods for how prediction markets can inject new vitality into the live streaming ecosystem.

The article discusses the benefits of using stablecoins for AI agent payments. It also explores key challenges such as regulatory hurdles, technical security risks, and user adoption.

This report highlights nine startups most favored by investors at Y Combinator (YC) 2025 Summer Demo Day. It focuses on AI-driven tools and infrastructure, industry-specific applications, and how these ventures address key pain points to drive rapid revenue growth and scaling.

This article explores the evolution of AI payment (Agent Payment) by examining two major protocols—Google’s AP2 and Coinbase’s x402. It emphasizes the dual-track coexistence of fiat currency and stablecoins, the importance of permission-based authorization and verifiable credentials, and highlights entrepreneurial opportunities at the execution layer, represented by projects like FluxA.

After nine months, the Federal Reserve has reduced interest rates by 25 basis points, with the Fed signaling a renewed focus on risk management. As the employment market weakens and inflationary pressures persist, the market anticipates the possibility of two additional rate cuts by year-end. This rate cut significantly affects capital flows in U.S. stocks, Bitcoin, and altcoins. It may mark a key turning point for the next bull market.

In August, the crypto market showed strong performance, driven by continued ETF inflows and rising on-chain activity. ETH emerged as the best-performing major token of the month, with a gain of over 18%. In contrast, Bitcoin followed a “rise-then-fall” pattern—briefly surpassing $124,500 mid-month before retreating due to growing macroeconomic uncertainty. Among public blockchains, Solana led with over 29 billion monthly transactions, while Ethereum recorded 51.77 million on-chain transactions, marking a new four-year high for the second consecutive month.

Gate Research Daily Report: On September 22, BTC faced resistance near $117,900 and continued to decline, currently trading around $114,300 with a brief dip to $114,250; ETH has been under pressure above $4,460 and continued downward, breaking below $4,300 to reach a short-term low of $4,289. StandX TVL exceeded $60 million, setting a new all-time high; 0G Labs mainnet Aristotle officially launched; Story ecosystem IPRWA project Aria introduced the institutional-grade on-chain IP investment platform, Aria PRIME.

Gate Research Daily Report: On September 22, BTC faced resistance near $117,900 and continued to decline, currently trading around $114,300 with a brief dip to $114,250; ETH remained under pressure above $4,460 and continued downward, breaking below $4,300 to reach a short-term low of $4,289; GT entered a sustained correction phase, dropping to around $16.55, reflecting bearish market sentiment. Meanwhile, AVNT (+31.11%), ME (+24.85%), and RON (+1.98%) bucked the trend with strong gains, highlighting that small-cap tokens in hot sectors tend to attract capital during market turbulence. StandX TVL surpassed $60 million, setting a new all-time high; 0G Labs mainnet Aristotle officially launched; Story ecosystem IPRWA project Aria introduced the institutional-grade on-chain IP investment platform, Aria PRIME.

The article provides a detailed analysis of the complexities of South Korea’s stablecoin legislation, the cautious stance of corporations toward stablecoins, and the characteristics and challenges of the Korean financial market.

The article provides a detailed overview of Kalshi’s development history, technical advantages, and business model, as well as its close ties with the Trump camp. It also analyzes the market potential and competitive landscape of prediction markets, including the dynamics of other competitors such as Polymarket and Interactive Brokers.

As the crypto mining sector faces a convergence of regulatory, energy, and market challenges, this article explores how mining companies can build robust internal defenses. By refining financial and accounting practices, bolstering compliance, and enhancing transparency, these firms strengthen their long-term competitiveness within both capital markets and evolving regulatory frameworks.

Federal Reserve rate cuts are deepening the institutional bull market: This article examines the distinctions and potential of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana within institutional portfolios. It highlights that BTC and ETH command substantial institutional holdings. SOL, despite its rapid growth, still has room to improve in institutional recognition and portfolio allocation.