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Gate Research (April 4–10, 2025) : This report provides a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency market and the broader macroeconomic landscape. On April 10, Trump's suspension of tariffs triggered a broad-based rally in the markets, with U.S. equities and crypto assets rebounding simultaneously—Bitcoin surged past $82,000. On April 9, the SEC dropped its lawsuit against Ripple, coinciding with the launch of the first ETF linked to XRP. On April 8, South Korea's National Pension Service introduced blockchain management to pave the way for broader crypto asset adoption. On the same day, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced that it would allow staking services for spot virtual asset ETFs, with limits to enhance risk control. On April 6, the SEC began reviewing digital asset policies from the Biden era, signaling a potential move toward regulatory easing. On April 4, the U.S. March nonfarm payroll report significantly beat expectations, highlighting continued resili

In this article, we’ll examine how reflexivity operates in today’s fragmented market, explore why liquidity has become the silent killer of this cycle, and share insights on my personal market positioning in this environment.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of nine major U.S. stock market bear markets over the past 50 years. It explores each bear cycle’s timeline, scale of decline, underlying causes, and turning points. The article distills essential strategies for navigating bear markets: avoid leverage, ensure downside resilience, build positions gradually, and maintain sufficient liquidity. It also emphasizes that market reversals typically require a triggering “event,” encouraging investors to seize opportunities when key signals—such as policy shifts or trade negotiations—emerge. Ultimately, the article concludes that the U.S. economic fundamentals remain strong, and bear markets may present valuable investment opportunities.

This article will reconstruct the “market scene” of the past four historic crashes based on real data, comparing factors such as the scale of the drop, sentiment indicators, and macroeconomic conditions. It aims to extract a traceable pattern from these extreme moments to help understand and anticipate future events: How does the crypto market bear pressure when risks emerge? And how does it repeatedly reshape its narrative amid systemic shocks?

ZND combines AI and blockchain to offer earning, trading, and staking services, with automated insights and secure asset management.

Whether pioneering change like Myshell, adopting community-VC hybrid models, or pursuing Kaito's sector-specific long-term value creation, these innovations signal crypto's maturation towards sustainable growth.

This article starts from first principles to outline the operational mechanisms of the U.S. financial system and analyzes how crypto assets can be reasonably integrated into it.

Gate Research has released its latest report, "2025 Q1 Crypto Market Review," offering a comprehensive analysis of crypto market performance in the first quarter of 2025. The report covers market trends, on-chain data, key developments, security incidents, funding activity, and forward-looking insights—providing a deep dive into overall market behavior and emerging trends.

Web2’s favorite growth hack reconsidered: why the network effect is no longer a durable moat in web3.

The draft of the STABLE Act provides an excellent glimpse into the United States’ approach to stablecoin regulation. This article will dive into the core elements of the bill and the underlying reasons, exploring its profound impact on the US and global digital asset industry.

This report summarizes the Web3 industry funding in March 2025. A total of 137 financing rounds were completed, amounting to $5.07 billion. Although this represents an increase from February, it was primarily driven by large strategic investments and mergers and acquisitions. The CeFi sector led with $4 billion in funding, followed by blockchain services and DeFi with $3.42 billion and $930 million, respectively. The majority of the funding was in small to mid-sized rounds, with early-stage projects receiving strong capital interest. Key financing projects such as Abound, Walrus, and Mesh highlighted the innovative vitality and growth potential of the Web3 field.

This article introduces the development history, operating mechanism, advantages, and risks of MicroStrategy, and analyzes the key variables that could potentially lead to its collapse. It also compares similar companies and explores MicroStrategy’s future development trends.

This article explores the impact of ETF futures products on the market, covering their key features, critical points for investors to consider, potential risks, and future development trends. We will analyze how futures ETFs affect market liquidity and price volatility, the fees, roll-over costs, and regulatory factors investors need to be aware of when participating, and the role they may play in institutional investment, market maturity, and changes in the regulatory environment.

This article delves into the core concepts of crypto banking services, including their key features, innovations, and advantages and differences compared to traditional banks. Additionally, it explores the role of crypto deposit insurance funds, analyzes representative projects in the market, and forecasts future development trends. The article also discusses the risks crypto banks might face, offering readers a more comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges in this field.

This article explores the potential relationship between tariffs and cryptocurrency prices, examining how trade restrictions could impact digital assets despite their decentralised nature.