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What is X Empire in 2025? This article provides a detailed overview of X Empire's enhanced game mechanics including multiplayer tournaments and strategic investment simulator, expanded token utility with governance rights and NFT integration, technological upgrades with L2 solutions, strategic partnerships with major gaming studios, and impressive community growth statistics showing 78.6M total users. Also covered are the platform's robust tokenomics, market performance across major exchanges, and its evolution into a leading GameFi project with advanced features and sustainable ecosystem development through 2025.

Gate Research Weekly Review reports, this week, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $76,000, driven by the U.S. presidential election, with a 7-day increase of 3.62%. BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF recorded over $1 billion in trading volume within 20 minutes of opening, indicating sustained optimism from institutional investors toward the crypto market. Additionally, meme coin platform Pump.fun reached a record monthly revenue of $30.5 million in October. The DeFi sector also remained active, with SushiSwap launching a new platform called Vesting Launch, and Avalon Labs' TVL surpassing $1 billion. Meanwhile, SafePal introduced a Telegram crypto wallet that supports Visa cards. This week, a total of 10 projects secured funding totaling $33.84 million, reflecting continued confidence in crypto assets.

This research report provides a detailed analysis of Solana's growth journey, from being hailed as an "Ethereum killer" to recovering from crisis challenges. It explores its technological foundations, current performance in L0/L1 competition, and ecosystem layout in tracks such as DeFi, NFT, and blockchain gaming. The report also focuses on Solana's advantages, opportunities, and potential risks, offering investment references for future investors across different tracks.

In light of the liquidity fragmentation issue in the current Rollup ecosystem, Based Rollups are widely regarded as an effective potential solution. Preconfirmation plays a crucial role in enhancing the user experience of Based Rollups.

With giants like Paradigm, Uniswap, Kraken, and Sony successively launching Layer 2 solutions, competition in the Layer 2 sector has become increasingly intense. This article explores the narrative around new Layer 2s and analyzes the reasons behind the current battle among numerous chains.

The Fat Wallet Thesis suggests that as protocols and applications become "thinner," whoever controls the two most valuable resources—distribution and order flow—will gain more space. This article analyzes the arguments of this theory and examines the two revenue models for wallets: payment for order flow (PFOF) and distribution as a service (DaaS).

This article will explore blockchain’s unique advantages in payments: how it opens up financial services to a broader audience and creates a transparent environment where different parties can collaborate efficiently. It will also examine the current state of crypto payments, analyzing both the challenges and opportunities in this emerging space.

This week, Gate Research has selected a range of notable projects, including the Solana-based edge computing platform Gradient, the decentralized identity verification protocol Humanity Protocol, the TON ecosystem interactive game PAWS, the Ethereum liquid staking protocol Swell Network, and the Web3 AI agent platform DeAgentAI. This article provides a detailed introduction to each project’s core features, funding background, airdrop and reward distribution, and participation steps, aiming to help users quickly understand these emerging projects and seize potential market opportunities.

This article, the first in a three-part series, explores the landscape of traditional payment systems, from their historical origins to modern digital transformations.

Based rollups also means that MEV naturally flows to Ethereum, strengthening Ethereum’s economic security. There are some limitations to the revenue models of based rollups, as can be understood here. In this blog post, we'll summarize the current economic landscape of rollups, and explore the based rollups economy.

Gate Research's latest weekly roundup of hot projects highlights Solana's outstanding performance in the public blockchain ecosystem. PAXOS and Robinhood have launched the Global Dollar Network, injecting new momentum into the stablecoin ecosystem. Concurrently, SushiSwap's Vesting Launch token issuance platform has maintained the popularity of the Meme sector, providing a fairer participation environment for users. The rising difficulty in Bitcoin mining, coupled with Avalon Labs' steadily increasing Total Value Locked (TVL), has propelled the growth of both the BTC and BTCFi ecosystems. These advancements and competitive dynamics underscore the vast potential of blockchain technology in areas like Meme, stablecoins, and public blockchains, offering users more innovative applications and a fairer participation environment.

As the U.S. election draws more attention, Bitcoin surged in October. While polls indicate a tight race for the White House, changes in financial assets and prediction market odds suggest investors now see Trump as the likely winner.

The most crucial aspect of any project's airdrop is its basic "entry criteria." This article outlines the "low-threshold" standards for popular airdrops, offering insights for future project strategies.

This article explores Ethena’s business model, how USDe generates returns, and compares the strengths and weaknesses of Ethena and Tether. We’ll also look at where the stablecoin market may be headed and how Ethena, Tether, and others might compete in the future.

This round of Gitcoin Grants, GG22, primarily focuses on OSS initiatives and 7 community-led rounds. Compared to the previous round, GG21 (detailed in "Selected Projects Worth Donating in Gitcoin Grant 21"), this round leans more towards projects focused on cryptographic infrastructure, dApps, and developer tools. Additionally, Gitcoin Grant 22 has integrated the Quick Bridge feature, allowing users to perform cross-chain bridging and swaps on the platform. Moreover, with the US presidential election approaching, cryptocurrency advocacy organizations are also worth paying attention to. The donation deadline for all selected projects is 11:59 PM on November 7th, Beijing Time. Below are detailed introductions to recommended donation projects. Click on the corresponding link to go directly to the project donation page.