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This article explores Ethereum's distinct strengths in Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) and discusses its pivotal position in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

The article offers an in-depth evaluation of these technologies across four key dimensions: innovation, market attention, capital investment, and application maturity. It further supports its analysis with concrete examples and data, highlighting trends like the rapid expansion of the AI agent market and the commercial deployment within the future mobility industry.

Unlike general price commentary, this article highlights short-term challenges from bearish pressures, such as capital outflows, DeFi risks, and regulatory uncertainty. Meanwhile, it explores Ethereum’s long-term growth drivers, including the correct Ethereum upgrade, continued Layer 2 expansion, and strong underlying fundamentals.

The article not only delves into key aspects such as community building before token issuance, market sentiment management, and tokenomics design but also reveals the fundamental differences between successful and failed projects through real-world case studies and data.

This article explores payment scenarios in Tokyo, Vietnam, and Nigeria to reveal the stark contrast in global financial experiences. It demonstrates how Web3 and stablecoins are transforming cross-border payment infrastructure, moving beyond conventional narratives. The analysis focuses on the challenges faced by emerging markets, such as limited access to bank accounts, high cross-border transaction fees, and underdeveloped payment networks. Stablecoin wallets can directly integrate with local instant payment systems. This allows users to send and receive funds instantly at low cost, all without relying on traditional banks. By examining QR payments in Vietnam and off-chain bank transfers in Nigeria, the article delves into the future direction of PayFi and considers the potential for wallets to function as "invisible banks."

This article offers a thorough analysis of the recent Reuters “DOGE Dissolution” hoax, exposing the underlying factors driving media narratives, political polarization, and bureaucratic tactics. It systematically examines the differing perspectives on DOGE’s viability. The article also presents specific outcomes related to budget reductions, workforce downsizing, and contract terminations achieved by Musk’s team. Additionally, it examines the government’s complex transition from aggressive reforms to institutional reforms. By analyzing the ideological clash between Scott Kupor and Musk, the article demonstrates how DOGE continues to influence Washington’s power dynamics and the direction of reform efforts.

GT (GateToken) is the native asset of GateChain and the utility token of Gate. The value of GT is closely related to the development of Gate and the GateChain ecosystem.

As the crypto market evolves rapidly, the narratives of Meme tokens change in an instant. To help users seize opportunities in the competitive market, Meme Go, Gate Web3’s high-performance trading and chain-scanning platform, officially launches the disruptive asset deployment tool — Meme Syncer.

According to Gate Research, the crypto market experienced a choppy recovery this week under shifting macro sentiment. As retail data weakened and several Fed officials delivered dovish signals, rate-cut expectations strengthened, with the probability of a December cut rising to 84.9%. Risk assets saw a moderate improvement in sentiment. After a continuous pullback, Bitcoin found strong buying interest near $80,000 and rebounded to around $88,000, lifting major altcoins as well. However, capital flows remain cautious, ETF inflows are limited, and the broader market still reflects a weak rebound structure.

Gate Research Daily Report: On November 26, the crypto market stabilized amid extreme fear, with the Fear & Greed Index remaining at 15. BTC rose 0.57% while ETH gained 0.79%. Among top movers, Monad (+43.61%) saw strong inflows driven by its mainnet launch and rapid ecosystem deployment; Story Network (+21.66%) rallied on the launch of prediction markets, the migration of education and cultural datasets on-chain, and support from a publicly listed company; ICNT (+20.80%) gained traction following the release of its Q4 network metrics and the announcement of its “4-layer cloud stack.”At the industry level, Circle Arc introduced Gateway to enhance cross-chain USDC liquidity; crypto venture funding climbed to $4.59B in Q3, though capital remained highly concentrated; and USDe TVL drops to $7.6 billion, more than halving from its October level.

On November 26, the crypto market stabilized amid extreme fear, with the Fear & Greed Index remaining at 15. BTC rose 0.57% while ETH gained 0.79%. Among top movers, Monad (+43.61%) saw strong inflows driven by its mainnet launch and rapid ecosystem deployment; Story Network (+21.66%) rallied on the launch of prediction markets, the migration of education and cultural datasets on-chain, and support from a publicly listed company; ICNT (+20.80%) gained traction following the release of its Q4 network metrics and the announcement of its “4-layer cloud stack.”At the industry level, Circle Arc introduced Gateway to enhance cross-chain USDC liquidity; crypto venture funding climbed to $4.59B in Q3, though capital remained highly concentrated; and USDe TVL drops to $7.6 billion, more than halving from its October level.

Last week, BTC, after a continued downtrend, found support and consolidated near lows on November 19–20, forming a short-term bottoming pattern. ETH stabilized around lows on November 19 following its prolonged weakness. BCH surged over 14.21%, emerging as the standout token. Arbitrum led the pack with strong performance. Robinhood is developing it as a core platform for tokenized securities, creating a real trading loop. Amid the crypto market pullback, the DAT sector experienced significant valuation contraction, with its total market cap dipping below $1 trillion. The industry has entered a cycle of active and passive deleveraging.

Gate Web3 BountyDrop is a one-stop hub that gathers the most popular airdrop projects, offering users a fast-track entry into interactive tasks. Users can easily browse the latest airdrop projects, view project overviews, the interaction process, participation timeframes, and directly access project pages through task links to participate.

This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges MicroStrategy faces during Bitcoin's downturn, including the rapid narrowing of its mNAV premium, the stock trading at a negative premium, executive share sell-offs, the risk of being removed from market indexes, and reduced capacity to increase Bitcoin holdings. It also examines key market debates—such as whether the company's debt risk is overstated, if forced Bitcoin sales are likely, the safety of its convertible bond structures, and the implications of its latest financing strategy (perpetual preferred stock) for its liquidity. Drawing on multiple perspectives, the article presents a well-rounded view: while market confidence is under strain, MicroStrategy’s debt burden remains manageable, institutional investors continue to add to their positions, and the possibility of S&P 500 inclusion still exists.

Gate Web3 BountyDrop is a one-stop hub that gathers the most popular airdrop projects, offering users a fast-track entry into interactive tasks. Users can easily browse the latest airdrop projects, view project overviews, the interaction process, participation timeframes, and directly access project pages through task links to participate.