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Gate Research Daily Report (October 21): BTC rose by 0.90% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $68,833, while ETH increased by 3.26%, now valued at $2,732. On October 18, U.S. Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs had a total net inflow of $274 million and $1.91 million, respectively. ApeChain launched, introducing several new features including the one-click token issuance platform Ape Express and an automatic yield mode, leading to a single-day APE price surge of approximately 78.5%. Post-pandemic, Bitcoin's investment returns have significantly outperformed traditional assets, with an annualized compound return of 150%. On October 18, Pump.fun reached a new record with daily token issuance exceeding 34,000 tokens.

Gate Research's weekly popular projects summary covers the DeFi and stablecoin sectors, focusing on Raydium's daily trading volume, Tether's exploration of using USDT for commodity trade financing, Puffer's all-time high in TVL, Ripple's announcement of global partnerships, as well as Celestia's upgrade and Praxis's funding round. This article provides project overviews, event details, and brief analyses to keep users updated on the latest trends in the crypto market.

Uniswap, the most widely used DEX protocol in crypto, announced its own Layer 2 called Unichain. This OP Stack-based rollup is designed to address key challenges in the DeFi ecosystem, focusing on improving transaction execution environments for DeFi, enhancing user experience, and solving liquidity fragmentation.

This article introduces the concept of Application-Specific Sequencers (ASS) and their application in decentralized applications.

This article delves into the impressive performance of Jupiter Perps on the Solana network, which serves as a deep liquidity source for perpetual contract trading, reaching a trading volume of $100 billion. It also analyzes the operational mechanisms, revenue model, and impact of Jupiter Perps on the DeFi space.

This article discusses the possibility and impact of increasing Ethereum's gas limit. The analysis covers three aspects: storage, bandwidth, and computation. The article points out that storage growth is not the main bottleneck, while bandwidth may pose a greater challenge. The author believes that through the gradual increase mechanism of EIP-7783, it's possible to increase the gas limit by 33% or even double it. At the same time, the article also discusses the potential impact of EIP-7782 (reducing block time), suggesting that its implementation might be premature at this stage.

A deep dive into the on-chain data of six major public chains, providing an in-depth analysis of the investment logic and future potential of ETH, SOL, SUI, and more.

Subsquid Network is dedicated to creating a decentralized query engine that optimizes large data sets while ensuring data security through zero-knowledge proof technology.

DEX aggregators integrate order data, price information, and liquidity pools from multiple decentralized exchanges, helping users find the optimal trading path in the shortest time. This article delves into 8 commonly used DEX aggregators, highlighting their unique features and routing algorithms.

As DeFi continues to grow, traditional data transmission protocols struggle to keep up. zkTLS combines Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) with the familiar TLS to offer a more secure and private data transmission solution. This article provides an in-depth look at zkTLS.

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Uniswap's Unichain, a Layer 2 solution tailored for DeFi, is set to make a significant impact on the Ethereum ecosystem. By embracing the OP Stack framework and introducing a decentralized validator network, Unichain aligns with Ethereum's scaling strategy while boosting transaction speed and privacy. The proposed ERC7683 standard aims to enable smooth cross-chain interactions. Unichain's launch is expected to spark a more competitive and innovative Layer 2 landscape, potentially driving further development within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Data Availability (DA) solution serves a similar purpose in crypto. It ensures that the information required to validate and process transactions on a blockchain is accessible to all participants. Without robust data availability, the integrity and functionality of blockchain networks—especially scaling solutions like rollups—could be severely compromised.

This article discusses the Ethereum "Merge" and explores the areas for improvement in the technical design of Proof of Stake, as well as the potential ways to achieve these improvements.

Ethereum's scaling strategy has evolved from sharding and layer 2 protocols to a rollup-centric approach. The current roadmap proposes a division of labor between L1 and L2: L1 serves as a robust foundation layer, while L2 is responsible for ecosystem expansion. Recent achievements include EIP-4844 blobs increasing L1 data bandwidth, and multiple EVM rollups reaching stage 1. Future goals include achieving 100,000+ TPS, maintaining L1 decentralization, ensuring some L2s inherit Ethereum's core properties, and maximizing interoperability between L2s. Key research areas include data availability sampling, data compression, and cross-L2 interoperability.