A headline claiming "BlackRock’s IBIT Outpaces World’s Largest Gold Fund in Year-to-Date Inflows" coincided with Bitcoin’s surge back to $100,000 on May 8, seizing market attention. The rise of Bitcoin ETFs, succeeding crypto communities as Wall Street’s primary bitcoin buyers, has propelled the once-fringe asset into mainstream legitimacy—a critical piece of BlackRock’s global financial empire. From IBIT to BUIDL: BlackRock’s Blockchain Blueprint BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager ...

Recent News on Doodles On May 7th, Binance announced that it will open Doodles (DOOD) on the Alpha zone on May 9th, 2025, with the exact time to be announced on May 9th, 2025. Users who meet the threshold will receive DOOD incentives within 10 minutes after the listing! Introduction to Doodles Doodles is a collection of 10,000 NFTs composed of visual features designed by Burnt Toast. The hand-drawn doodles include living humans, cats, pickles, monkeys, living flames, skeletons, aliens, and mo...

In addition to Bitcoin, other public blockchains (such as Ethereum, BSC, Solana, etc.) also harbor new entrepreneurial logics and opportunities. After experiencing the DeFi boom and the public blockchain wars, the industry is becoming more rational, with two major trends emerging:Return to the "Profit-Generating" Underlying LogicWhether it's lending, trading, market-making, or derivatives on-chain, as long as it revolves around capital flow, there's always a way to validate business models an...

N1 Latest Updates Official sources confirm the launch of N1’s first testnet, igniting a surge in buzz around the project. N1 Project Overview N1 is a modular, high-performance Rollup network designed to deliver scalability solutions for financial applications on Ethereum. By leveraging a tailored Rollup architecture and a shared communication layer, N1 achieves high-throughput, low-latency transaction processing while preserving Ethereum’s security and decentralization. N1 Core Team Dima Roma...

Bitcoin and the COIN50 index have recently fallen below their respective 200-day moving averages, signaling a potential shift toward a bear market in the crypto sector. We anticipate that the market may stabilize in the mid-to-late second quarter of 2025, setting the stage for a rebound in the third quarter. Key Takeaways: By mid-April, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies excluding Bitcoin had dropped from a December 2024 peak of 1.6trillionto950 billion, a 41% decline. Additi...

Hyperlane’s Latest UpdatesOn April 3, Hyperlane announced the arrival of its HYPER token airdrop, followed by a step-by-step guide for claiming via EVM and SVM wallets. The official claim date is set for April 22, but users must verify eligibility by April 13 using the specified method (process detailed at the end). The same day, Hyperlane revealed its tokenomics:57% allocated to users25% to core teamRemaining for ecosystem growth.What is Hyperlane?Hyperlane is a permissionless cross-chain co...

Bitcoin (BTC) Market Analysis Bitcoin touched the 86,200 support level yesterday before rebounding slightly to 88,500, where it faced resistance. The price then continued to decline and has now returned to the area above 87,000. The bullish sentiment has weakened within the day, and the market has once again entered a period of consolidation at higher levels. On the daily chart, although the price rebounded yesterday, the subsequent supply was insufficient, and the trend did not stabilize and...

The crypto market once had a classic playbook: Bitcoin rises first, followed by a rotation of altcoins. This pattern was validated in the bull markets of 2017 and 2021. Bitcoin acted as a "bridgehead" for funds, attracting a large influx of capital, which then flowed into altcoins, driving the prosperity of the entire market. However, this pattern seems to have failed in 2025. ETF Lockup and Liquidity Drought Institutional Effect: The funds in ETFs are not for speculation but for long-term ho...

Every time I write about AI + Crypto, there are always voices questioning whether AI needs Crypto at all and whether Crypto is anything more than gambling. It's hard to imagine how frustrating it is for someone who believes in the power of "technological narratives + long-termism" to hear such seemingly correct but utterly unproductive comments.The Futility of Retaliation If we follow the logic of "money-making above all," not just AI, but many previous narratives like DeFi, NFTs, GameFi, and...

Introduction The launch of the Babylon Genesis public chain marks the true beginning of Babylon's journey. Recently, Babylon initiated airdrop registration, signaling the end of Phase 1 of its staking mining campaign. However, for those who truly understand Babylon's technical principles, staking BTC on the main chain is just Chapter 1. The real story begins with the Babylon Genesis public chain. Babylon's Value Innovation Babylon's core innovation lies in its ability to securely lock BTC on ...