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This article explains why UMA isn’t a fit for Story, and proposes better, more robust alternatives that align with Story’s long-term goals.

Against the backdrop of a maturing compliance framework and on-chain infrastructure, Echo is restructuring the crowdfunding process through a non-custodial Syndicate model. Legion is enhancing investor selection with an on-chain reputation system. These innovations signal a new phase in community fundraising — one that inherits the openness of the ICO era while leveraging technology to strike a balance between efficiency and fairness. A new golden age of compliant, precision-driven operations may be on the horizon.

This article examines LayerZero's technical and business evolution. From the V1 "ultra-light node" to V2's DVN mechanism, LayerZero has shifted from a simple cross-chain bridge to a platform. By delegating verification to DVNs and aligning incentives over subsidies, it has become a leader in cross-chain infrastructure. Despite valuation-revenue mismatches, its multi-chain strategy and platform model remain noteworthy.

Celo announced its move from being a standalone Layer 1 blockchain to becoming an Ethereum Layer 2. It’s easy to read that as just another technical migration. But in reality, it signals a much broader shift that Ethereum has quietly been pushing toward.

This airdrop of Initia shows the entire industry what the big picture is: building trust with transparency, managing expectations with reasonable rules, making airdrops not only a marketing tool, but also an infrastructure for project governance.

StakeStone is building financial infrastructure for the DeFi 3.0 era, aiming to end the meaningless liquidity wars in the blockchain industry and usher in an era of free capital movement.

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

ETH/BTC has hit a five-year low. The old ecosystem is leaving, and new narratives haven't arrived—Ethereum is stuck between technical upgrades and diluted value. This time, we're not talking emotions, only judgment: Is ETH still worth holding? What are the bulls, bears, and neutrals betting on?

As the narrative around RWA continues to evolve, Plume has the potential to emerge as a prominent player in RWA infrastructure. However, its success will depend on sustained institutional adoption and the development of practical retail applications.

Navigate (NVG8) is a decentralized data network that rewards users for sharing structured data, powering AI applications with privacy and transparency.

Gate Research: In March 2025, the Web3 industry experienced eight security incidents, resulting in total losses of $14.43 million—a significant decrease compared to the previous month. The majority of attacks involved smart contract vulnerabilities and account compromises, accounting for 62.5% of all crypto-related incidents during the period. Major cases included a $5 million exploit targeting 1inch (with 90% of the stolen funds recovered) and two separate attacks on Zoth involving a contract flaw and a private key leakage, leading to combined losses of $8.575 million. In terms of blockchain distribution, only one project this month reported losses on the public blockchain BSC.

USDtb is a fully backed USD stablecoin launched by Ethena Labs in December 2024, primarily backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized treasury fund.

Learn what spoofing is in financial markets, how it works, where it happens, why it's illegal, and how exchanges like Gate.com and regulators detect and prevent it.

MeshChain AI (MCC) is a decentralized platform for cost-efficient AI workload processing via global node networks.

Eclipse.xyz is a modular rollup platform combining Solana speed with Ethereum settlement for scalable Web3 apps.