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Reports indicate that South Korean tech giant Naver is set to acquire Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, via a share swap. This share swap will make Dunamu a subsidiary of Naver. Upon completion, Naver would gain control of South Korea’s largest crypto exchange. This will enable Naver to build an integrated digital finance ecosystem, encompassing payments and trading.

Aster's Season 2 airdrop pool accounts for 4% of the total supply. This equals roughly 320 million ASTER tokens, with a total value of more than $700 million. The article offers a detailed analysis of airdrop scoring strategies, such as hedged arbitrage, capturing funding rate opportunities, earning USDF/asBNB deposit returns, and leveraging the team multiplier system. It warns readers about the risks of volume manipulation. The article also highlights the possibility of rule changes.

Discover the latest insights from Gate Ventures’ weekly crypto recap for August 18, 2025 — covering market trends, investment highlights, ecosystem updates, and the key developments shaping the blockchain and digital asset industry.

Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of Gate, and the Blockchain Center in Abu Dhabi, a global hub for Web3 technologies, are pleased to unveil Falcon Gate Ventures, a $100 million fund aiming to drive Web3 innovation in the coming years. This joint venture initiative takes a global stance to support Web3 builders that are committed to reshaping the world in the digital age.

In the August 25 Gate Ventures Weekly Crypto Recap, we observe steady macro momentum and sustained inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum. Tokens like APT, SUI, and SOL outperformed amidst mixed market sentiment. Key ecosystem developments include Liquid staking protocols gaining traction, new developments in rollups, and institutional adoption accelerating across the DeFi stack.

In the September 1 edition of Gate Ventures’ Weekly Crypto Recap, we cover macro signals pushing market sentiment and continued inflows into BTC & ETH. Amid volatility, strong performances from BNB, WLFI, and other top tokens stood out. Ecosystem news includes innovations in protocol upgrades, adoption momentum in DeFi, and rising infrastructure plays gaining funding and traction.

In the Gate Ventures Weekly Crypto Recap for September 8, 2025, we unpack macroeconomic shifts and the crypto markets’ response—highlighting steady inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum even as volatility rose. Amid the sea of red, standout performers like BNB and WLFI caught attention. Ecosystem briefs cover Google’s Agent Payments Protocol for AI agents and Helius Medical’s push to scale treasury systems on Solana. Dive deep into opportunity.

In the September 15 edition of Gate Ventures Weekly Crypto Recap, we examine macro and crypto trends side by side. The U.S. inflation data has stirred market expectations, while persistent capital inflows into BTC and ETH reflect continued institutional interest. Despite broader market pressure, a handful of assets like BNB, AVAX, and WLFI defied the downtrend, and Aster’s post-launch momentum grabbed attention with explosive growth. Across the ecosystem, Google rolled out an Agent Payments Protocol to bridge AI agents and stablecoin payments, the Ethereum Foundation launched its dAI division with ERC-8004 ambitions, and Helius Medical secured over $500M to build treasury tools on Solana. Dive in for a full breakdown.

The latest Gate Ventures Weekly Crypto Recap (September 22, 2025) covers both macro and crypto market highlights, noting the Fed’s 25 bps rate cut alongside key economic indicators, as well as continued ETF inflows into BTC and ETH despite price pressure on ETH. Market performance was mostly negative, with only a few tokens like BNB, AVAX, and WLFI closing higher, while Aster’s launch and unique features fueled a sharp post-listing surge. The recap also highlights broader ecosystem updates, including Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol for AI agents, the Ethereum Foundation’s push for ERC-8004 through its new dAI division, and Helius Medical’s $500M+ raise to build a Solana-based treasury solution.

Gate Research Daily Report: On Sep 26, BTC fell below $109K and ETH slipped under $3,900 as markets came under pressure; XPL surged 178% on Plasma mainnet launch; SQD and SKX gained 65% and 25% on tech integration and ecosystem growth; new tariffs and regulatory probes fueled risk-off sentiment, wiping over 4.5% from crypto market cap.

Gate Research Daily Report: On Sep 26, BTC fell below $109K and ETH slipped under $3,900 as markets came under pressure; XPL surged 178% on Plasma mainnet launch; SQD and SKX gained 65% and 25% on tech integration and ecosystem growth; new tariffs and regulatory probes fueled risk-off sentiment, wiping over 4.5% from crypto market cap.

From September 9 to September 22, 2025, both BTC and ETH remained in a high-level consolidation phase, with divergences emerging between price structure and volatility performance, indicating overall weak short-term momentum. On the derivatives side, BTC open interest retreated significantly from recent highs, while ETH held relatively steady, suggesting that leveraged positions have not yet fully exited the market. On September 22, long liquidation volume surged to over $1.6 billion, highlighting mounting pressure at market highs and intensifying bearish sentiment due to cascading stop-losses by long positions. In terms of quantitative strategies, a mean-reversion strategy based on Bollinger Bands delivered strong performance on ADA, achieving an annualized return of over 60%, showcasing solid potential for short-term trading.

In an era where digital assets and traditional finance are rapidly converging, asset types are increasingly diverse, trading channels are complex, and ecosystem participants are widely dispersed. Breaking down the barriers to value and information flow has become critical for the industry. Gate SuperLink emerges as a solution, providing users and ecosystem partners with a complete, efficient, and trustworthy link system that allows value across different assets, platforms, and ecosystem roles to flow freely.

This report provides a systematic review and analysis of the development of liquid staking (LSD) protocols. Since 2020, liquid staking protocols have risen rapidly, with total value locked (TVL) surpassing USD 85 billion, becoming an important bridge between PoS and DeFi. By comparing mainstream protocols such as Lido, Jito, and Rocket Pool, the report highlights the characteristics and competitive dynamics of different models: Lido, leveraging its first-mover advantage and economies of scale, remains the leader in Ethereum liquid staking; Jito has rapidly expanded within the Solana ecosystem by distributing MEV revenue; Rocket Pool, through decentralization and low entry thresholds, has encouraged participation from smaller node operators. With relatively low risk and stable yield characteristics, liquid staking has attracted massive user and capital inflows, and has further given rise to innovative products represented by Pendle, enhancing both capital efficiency and financial diversity.

Gate Ventures’ article “Exploring Liquidity Fragmentation Challenges in the Layer 2 Era” analyzes liquidity fragmentation in L2 ecosystems like Base, Ink, and XLayer. Solutions such as Chain Abstraction, Intent-Based Protocols, Clearing Execution, Native Cross-Chain, and ZK Sharding aim to unify cross-chain liquidity and improve efficiency. Challenges remain in latency, data availability, and standardization, making fragmentation a key issue for building cohesive multi-chain networks...