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Macro perspective

Why did Bitcoin fall sharply? Miners surrendered, the German government continued to sell, and the Mentougou sell-off was expected...

Mentougou has started small-amount test transfers today. The German government has sold nearly 10,000 BTC in the past half month.

Cryptocurrency: A revolutionary feast where grassroots people can also change their destiny?

It’s not the old vested interests that are buying Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. What we need are ordinary people who dare to explore the frontiers, find inspiration, overcome all difficulties, and move forward courageously - it is this spirit that drives cryptocurrency forward.

Two of the three major positive factors for BTC have gone, and the only thing left is a roar from the Federal Reserve?

If the last positive effect of the Fed’s interest rate cut is realized, how high will Bitcoin reach?

Overview of Token Economics: What Metrics to Look at Before Investing?

Understanding token economics is the most important skill in crypto. If you don’t understand token economics, it’s hard to have a successful investment. This includes total supply and circulation, distribution details, lock-up/unlock dates, release amounts, and market demand.

11 charts interpret the sluggish crypto market in June: Most indicators continue to fall

In the past June, most indicators of the cryptocurrency market continued to fall. This article will use 11 charts to interpret the status of the cryptocurrency market in the past month.

10,000-word interpretation of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's white paper "Global Layer 1 - The Foundation Layer of the Financial Network"

Singapore will build an important "central bank blockchain".

A brief review of the rise and fall of Mt. Gox: three years of glory and ten years of atonement

If we were to say who has left a significant mark in the history of Bitcoin, Mt. Gox is definitely one of them.

Bitcoin Ecosystem

Fractal Bitcoin: A Bitcoin-native scaling solution powered by Unisat

Fractal Bitcoin is the only Bitcoin scaling solution that uses the Bitcoin Core code itself to recursively scale infinite layers on top of the world’s most secure and highest-held blockchain.

Interpreting the PStake Finance mechanism and looking at the dilemma and future of BTCFI

The connection layer of pledge has been initially breached. Traditional pledge has brought about borrowed security. Now PStake has further expanded and evolved into liquidity pledge, allowing BTC to retain its liquidity while staking. It seems that BTCFI is not far away.

Is it fake demand or the real summer? The new Bitcoin L2 project tells you the truth

Speaking of the second-layer network of public chains, perhaps the one that more people are actually participating in is Ethereum's second-layer network (abbreviated as Layer2). For example, Ethereum's Layer2 projects Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, and Stark have all released tokens one after another, and some are happy while others are sad. However, Layer2 is not exclusive to the Ethereum ecosystem, and Bitcoin's Layer2 is more likely to be cultivated in detail.

Unlocking $1.3 trillion in funds? How does Lombard increase BTC’s passive income?

How does Lombard capture BTC’s DeFi value?

For more related content, please check out the special topic: "Beyond Digital Gold: BRC-20 and Inscriptions, Opening a New Chapter for Bitcoin"

Seize the opportunity

PA Chart | One chart to understand the major Web3 events worth paying attention to in July

What major Web3 events are worth paying attention to in July?

PA Picture | One picture explains the concept of the US election

One picture explains the 2024 US election concept token.

A look at 25 projects that have received large amounts of funding but have not yet issued a token

Including Linea, Aleo, Monad, Farcaster, etc.

Web3 killer? A look at Solana Blinks' 50+ innovative use cases

Solana changed the internet forever with Blinks.

AI star Sentient raised $85 million in seed round, why is it so valuable?

Let Open AI beat OpenAI through AI openness, monetization, and loyalty models. Read Sentient in three minutes.

Taking stock of the Arbitrum Long-Term Incentive Pilot Program (LTIPP) project, which one has the highest return?

Arbitrum’s Long-Term Incentive Pilot Program (LTIPP) grants total approximately $30 million, with most projects funded through September.

KAS rises 1,000 times to a new high, which other DAG concept coins are worth paying attention to?

Currently, the circulation of KAS has reached nearly 84% of the total supply, so KAS no longer faces too much unlocking pressure, and the price of KAS is more objectively determined by the market.

Web3

Polkadot's first-half financial report sparked controversy: $87 million in spending accounted for nearly half of the total, with revenue of only $1.1 million

Recently, Polkadot’s financial report for the first half of this year caused complaints from investors. Although the official claimed that the treasury’s financial reserves were sufficient to support two years, the large expenditure of up to US$87 million still aroused doubts in the community.

A review of the performance of 10 TON investment institutions: the lowest opening cost is less than $0.78, and the highest return rate may exceed 14 times

This article takes stock of the financing scale, investment cost and investment return rate of 10 TON investment institutions that have disclosed information. The investment scale of these VCs ranges from hundreds of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars. The lowest cost of building a position is less than US$0.78, and the highest rate of return may exceed 14 times.

A review of the 7 crypto projects Vitalik Buterin has invested in: some have made hundreds of times the return, while others have shut down

According to public information, Vitalik has invested in 7 crypto projects so far, including the well-known StarkNet and Polymarket, as well as Nocturne, which was operating poorly and announced to stop operating in June this year.

Behind the acquisition of the crypto exchange, what is the Japanese giant Sony's plan for Web3?

With the development and iteration of blockchain technology, especially the rise of the metaverse and NFT, which are closely related to entertainment products, Sony has also begun to cautiously explore and expand into the Web3 field.

Exclusive interview with Smokey The Bera, co-founder of Berachain: How the innovative PoL public chain solves the liquidity problem and may be launched in a few months

Recently, PANews interviewed Smokey The Bera, co-founder of Berachain, to unravel the background of the establishment of this anonymous project, Berachain's PoL mechanism, the latest developments, and answered widely concerned topics such as airdrop expectations and new opportunities in the DeFi field.

Technical

Decoding ORA: Trustless AI on Ethereum

On June 26, the oracle protocol ORA announced that it had completed a $20 million financing. This article details ORA’s core technology and products.

Predictable performance of DApps: From app chains to elastic blockspace

"Predictable performance" is the inevitable development path for DApp to support large-scale adoption. Application chains and elastic blockspace are two different solutions.

Vitalik proposed the Epoch and slot solution: providing ETH with faster transaction confirmation time and improving the end-user experience

“The epoch-and-slot architecture is clearly the right answer, but the architecture and slot solution still need to be explored.”

SPL-404: How to Revolutionize NFT and DeFi on Solana?

As a revolutionary force, NFT is changing the way we think about and interact with digital ownership, attracting widespread attention from creators, investors, and enthusiasts.

Key Information

Justin Sun: Willing to negotiate with the German government to purchase its BTC through over-the-counter transactions to reduce the impact on the market

The suspected Fan Bingbing X account officially announced the cooperation with Web3 platform Gloo to launch a personal comic IP project

Fed Chairman Powell: Inflation may return to 2% by the end of next year or the year after

German Lawmakers Urge Government to Stop Selling Bitcoin

Standard Chartered Bank: August 4 is a key date for Biden to make a decision. If he withdraws from the campaign, it may push Bitcoin to a new high

Telegram CEO: Hamster Kombat plans to issue its token on TON blockchain

WLD will usher in a large amount of linear unlocking starting from July 24, unlocking 6.62 million every day for 730 days

Arkham: Sun Yuchen's public wallet value has dropped from $1.4 billion in February to $1 billion

Analysis: If Trump is elected as the US President, Robinhood CLO may become one of the candidates for the US SEC chairman

Arthur Hayes: Holding cryptocurrency is the best way to preserve value in a new round of inflationary economic cycle

South Korea's new self-regulatory guidelines for listing and delisting coins have been released, and 1,333 tokens will be re-evaluated within six months

Bloomberg analyst: Ethereum spot ETF may be listed and traded later next week or the week of July 15