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Gate Ventures’ article “2025 Crypto Investment Thesis” explores key 2025 crypto trends: AI evolution from generative to agentic, DeSci for collaborative research, DeFAI integrating AI with DeFi, and meme-driven DAOs. It highlights leading projects and real-world examples, showing how technology and culture together drive innovation and disruption in the crypto ecosystem...

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...

Gate Ventures, in collaboration with Solana Superteam UK and the Cambridge Blockchain Society, has launched the Web3 (Open-web) & AI Frontiers Programme. This initiative aims to support early-stage projects from top academic institutions like the University of Cambridge, focusing on blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), and AI-powered applications built on the Solana network. The program offers investment ranging from $100,000 to $1 million, along with technical guidance, mentorship, and access to a global blockchain ecosystem. By bridging academic research and real-world application, the programme seeks to identify breakthrough projects with long-term value and real-world impact...

Gate Ventures pledged $20M to support the BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA), aiming to accelerate early-stage blockchain projects. Launched by BNB Chain and Binance Labs, BIA provides funding, mentorship, technical support, accelerator programs, potential investments, BNB Chain grants, and DApp launch services (LaaS). Gate Ventures’ commitment reinforces its dedication to Web3 innovation and collaboration with BNB Chain to foster growth in DeFi, AI, DePIN, and DeSoc projects...

Gate Ventures invested in HackQuest, a Web3 developer education platform empowering the next generation of innovators. With 725,000+ users, 52 global hackathons, and $450,000+ in prizes, HackQuest partners with Mantle, Solana, and Arbitrum. Focused on emerging markets, it has supported 50+ venture-backed projects. Its scalable, data-driven model positions HackQuest to drive Web3 adoption and education globally...

Gate Ventures has announced its Series A investment in Space and Time (SxT), a decentralized data warehousing platform that integrates blockchain and AI. SxT utilizes zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to ensure tamper-proof analytics, enabling verifiable data processing for smart contracts and large language models (LLMs). This investment supports SxT's mission to provide cryptographically secure data infrastructure for Web3 applications...

Gate Ventures invested in Amnis Finance, the leading liquid staking protocol on Aptos. With $150M TVL, 22M+ APT staked, and 10.43% APR rewards, Amnis provides a secure, high-yield staking solution. The $2M funding round supports expansion across Aptos DeFi, strengthening its position as the top liquid staking protocol...

Gate Ventures has joined forces with the Abu Dhabi Blockchain Center to establish Falcon Gate Ventures, a $100 million fund dedicated to advancing global Web3 innovation. The fund prioritizes investments in projects throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and the MENA region, with the goal of accelerating decentralized infrastructure development and fostering the integration of emerging technologies. Falcon Gate Ventures also reinforces the UAE’s role as a leading center for blockchain education, research, and ecosystem expansion.

Gate Ventures’ article, “The Third Browser War: Battling for Dominance in the Age of AI Agents,” analyzes how browsers are evolving as AI agents reshape the landscape. Browsers are no longer just tools for displaying information; they are becoming platforms for AI agent engagement. For example, Comet uses AI to replace conventional search results. Brave combines privacy protection with on-device inference. Competition is shifting from information display to user input, creating new opportunities for startups to offer structured, accessible, and trusted modules. Ultimately, success will depend on who secures the gateway for agent activation, rather than merely competing for user attention.

Gate Ventures' article, "Strategy-Based Synthetic Stablecoins," explores emerging trends in strategy-driven stablecoins. According to the article, these stablecoins generate yield through mechanisms such as on-chain lending, real-world assets (RWA), and derivatives. Ethena USDe, for instance, generates returns through a delta-neutral strategy. The key competitive factors revolve around the sustainability and transparency of yield structures. Pendle Protocol advances the on-chain interest rate market by separating principal and yield. In the future, strategy-driven stablecoins will evolve toward greater modularity, regulatory compliance, and clear yield disclosure. They aim to balance liquidity with regulatory obligations. Compliance risks remain a concern.

Gate Ventures' research report, "The Bittensor Revolution: The Rise of AI-Based Bitcoin and the New Economic Landscape," offers a comprehensive analysis of Bittensor, an innovative decentralized AI network. Bittensor’s platform adopts Bitcoin’s incentive model and applies subnet architecture alongside game theory, encouraging miners to provide AI inference, GPU computing power, data storage, and other resources. Each subnet features its own Alpha Token, with its value governed by market dynamics, which in turn affects the TAO issuance rate. As of now, the Bittensor ecosystem includes about 80 subnets and is experiencing rapid growth. Nevertheless, the project encounters significant challenges, including limited infrastructure and high redundancy across the ecosystem. Still, Bittensor’s distinct architecture and incentive mechanism present new directions for the development of decentralized AI ecosystems...

Gate Ventures’ article “Oracle Extractable Value (OEV)” explores OEV, a subset of MEV from oracle updates in DeFi. It appears in liquidations and arbitrage, where searchers compete to capture value. OEV capture mechanisms can create new revenue, reduce fees, improve oracle efficiency, and enhance DeFi sustainability, though challenges like latency and value leakage remain...

Gate Ventures’ article, “ALtDA Ecosystem Reconstruction: Mining Wars and Breakthrough Strategies,” offers a comprehensive examination of the innovations and challenges surrounding ALtDA (Algorithmic Layered Tokenized Derivatives Architecture) in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. According to the article, ALtDA leverages an algorithmic, layered structure for tokenized derivatives to address bottlenecks in traditional DeFi protocols, particularly those related to liquidity and risk management. By stratifying assets, the architecture enables users with varying risk tolerances to choose investment products tailored to their preferences. This approach ultimately boosts capital efficiency. Significant hurdles confront ALtDA’s deployment, including sophisticated algorithmic design, market adoption barriers, regulatory compliance requirements, and the need for seamless integration with existing DeFi protocols.

Gate Ventures’ article “The Rise of Long-Tail Assets: How On-Chain Liquidity Is Disrupting CEX” offers a comprehensive look at how advancements in on-chain liquidity are reshaping the competitive dynamics between decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and centralized exchanges (CEXs). The article traces the evolution from AMM to vAMM, Peer-to-Pool, and Order Book mechanisms, showing how these innovations solve critical issues like slippage, impermanent loss, and price discovery, and ultimately enhance the overall trading experience for users.

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.