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MiCA is the EU’s first unified regulatory framework for crypto assets, aimed at protecting investors and enhancing market transparency. This article explains the key components of MiCA and its impact on crypto assets such as stablecoins and utility tokens. It also explores the current state of RWA (Real World Asset) tokenization and how it relates to MiCA.

As a founder, knowing which VCs frequently co-invest can save you time and sharpen your fundraising strategy. Every transaction is a fingerprint. We could unravel the stories they say once we visualised them on a graph.

This article explores how reciprocal tariff policies affect global financial markets through macroeconomic transmission mechanisms. It further analyzes their impact on the ecosystems of stablecoins, real-world assets (RWAs), and decentralized finance (DeFi), examining both the underlying mechanisms and the potential risks and opportunities involved.

Trump's tariff policy has triggered turmoil and strong unease in global markets, with the VIX index reaching 52 on April 8. However, it is clear that this is far from releasing the overly complex and layered contradictions of this phase. Fiscal and monetary policies currently seem to only provide short-term emotional value. In an environment where bonds, stocks, and currencies are all under pressure and panic is widespread, asset allocation issues have also reached a deadlock.

KernelDAO enhances blockchain security and staking efficiency through restaking, liquid staking, and automated yield strategies.

Gate Research (April 11 – 17, 2025) : This report provides a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency market and macroeconomic landscape. On April 11, U.S. March PPI came in at 2.7% year-over-year, falling short of both the expected 3.3% and the previous reading of 3.2%. On April 14, the SEC held its second crypto roundtable and announced plans to launch a "crypto regulatory sandbox." On April 15, Canada is set to debut its first spot Solana ETFs, which will allow staking for yield generation. On April 16, it was revealed that only 11% of registered Bitcoin companies in El Salvador are currently operational. On April 17, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered hawkish remarks, indicating that economic policy remains unclear and that crypto regulations may ease. On the same day, Panama approved the use of cryptocurrency for payments in government institutions, becoming the first public authority globally to do so.

US President Donald Trump scored his first crypto win this Thursday when he signed a resolution into law that eliminates the IRS's controversial DeFi broker rule.

This report focuses on three key segments—mining rig manufacturing, self-operated mining farms, and cloud mining. It provides a comprehensive review of global mining landscape shifts by analyzing supply chains, cost structures, geopolitical transitions, and stock performance. The report also evaluates how policy shocks feed back into Bitcoin’s medium- to long-term price structure.

The U.S. dollar not only dominates global trade, but has also become a hidden economic weapon. Whoever controls the dollar, controls the lifeline of the global economy. What’s even more concerning is that this war will expand from the domain of commodities to that of currencies—a global currency devaluation race is now underway.

Thus far, the only products that have been produced by crypto, and accepted by the rest of the financial system, are stablecoins and Bitcoin. DeFi is yet to take off meaningfully outside of crypto and decouple from trading volumes.

Exploring Trump's tariff strategy and its impact on global markets, power dynamics, and economic manipulation.

This article examines gold's vital role in modern investment portfolios, compares the volatility patterns between gold and Bitcoin, and demonstrates how gold's price stability makes it an effective capital preservation tool during market turbulence—in contrast to Bitcoin's high-risk characteristics.

This article offers a deep dive into the 2025 altcoin season. It examines a fundamental shift from traditional BTC dominance to a narrative-driven dynamic. It analyzes evolving capital flows, rapid sector rotations, and the growing impact of political narratives – hallmarks of what’s now called “Altcoin Season 2.0.” Drawing on the latest data and research, the piece reveals how stablecoins have overtaken BTC as the core liquidity layer, and how fragmented, fast-moving narratives are reshaping trading strategies. It also offers actionable frameworks for risk management and opportunity identification in this atypical bull cycle.

This report offers an in-depth analysis of the multifaceted ways tariffs are influencing crypto markets, specifically focusing on liquidity conditions, mining economics, capital flows, monetary fragmentation, and Bitcoin's evolving role in the global financial order.

This article will go into some examples of what programmable money achieves and why it truly represents such a substantial global unlock regarding how money moves.