This article discusses the issue of insufficient Blob space faced by Ethereum L2. As L2 chains grow, multiple L2s compete for limited Blob storage, leading to soaring fees and increased user costs.

Gate Research Daily Report: BTC and ETH prices are currently in a consolidation range, with BTC's price rising by 0.20% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum Layer-2 protocol transaction throughput hits a new high, with BASE leading the growth, accounting for 67%. Trump signs an executive order on cryptocurrency, exploring a national crypto asset reserve. Senator Lummis is appointed chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, promoting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve. The SEC withdraws SAB 121, allowing banks to custody cryptocurrencies.

Gate Research: This week, FanTV, Folks Finance, Aiden, and SoSoValue all offer airdrop opportunities. FanTV focuses on content creation, Folks Finance on cross-chain DeFi, Aiden on building a decentralized search engine, and SoSoValue on providing cryptocurrency market research services. These projects offer users a chance to engage with the Web3 ecosystem and attract users through airdrops. To participate in these airdrop projects, users need to visit the project websites, connect wallets, and complete designated tasks.

Gate Research: This report summarizes blockchain industry developments from January 20 to January 24. Driven by the TRUMP token, Solana's price and TVL reached historic highs; Tether partnered with LayerZero to launch the cross-chain stablecoin USDT0; Raydium fees hit an all-time high of $32.42 million; B²'s TVL surpassed $380 million, setting a new record; Following Trump's return to office, World Liberty increased its holdings by over $51 million in various cryptocurrencies; EigenLayer launched the Rewards v2 protocol.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the past year's market performance and future development trends from four key perspectives: market overview, popular ecosystems, trending sectors, and future trend predictions. In 2024, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization reached an all-time high, with Bitcoin surpassing $100,000 for the first time. On-chain Real World Assets (RWA) and the artificial intelligence sector experienced rapid growth, becoming major drivers of market expansion. Additionally, the global regulatory landscape has gradually become clearer, laying a solid foundation for market development in 2025.

TON (Telegram Open Network) is a decentralized blockchain platform initially designed and developed by the Telegram team, creators of the Web2 messaging app. Due to regulatory challenges, the development and growth of TON were gradually taken over by the community. TON maintains a close collaborative relationship with Telegram, which provides the TON ecosystem with a natural pool of user traffic. Simple and engaging games like Hamster and Notcoin have drawn over a million new Telegram users into the Web3 world. This significant user base potential has attracted numerous Web3 builders and investors to the TON ecosystem. This article will begin with an introduction to TON’s origin with Telegram, systematically exploring the TON ecosystem and discussing the platform’s growth journey and the potential opportunities underlying its data.

The total market capitalization of crypto assets has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, surpassing $2 trillion by 2024, rivaling traditional tech giants. The crypto ecosystem has diversified from Bitcoin dominance to a multi-chain, multi-narrative model, with continuous innovations in DeFi, GameFi, and AI applications demonstrating its expanding influence across various sectors. Global crypto users have surged from 2 million in 2014 to 560 million in 2024, with an impressive average annual growth rate of nearly 70%. Despite this rapid expansion, the average adoption rate among internet users is only 10.33%, highlighting significant potential for further growth. While Asia accounts for 58% of the global user base, there remains substantial growth opportunities in other regions.

Alkimi is a decentralized advertising platform that uses blockchain technology to achieve real-time, transparent, efficient, and fraud-free advertising transactions.

Zerebro is an innovative autonomous artificial intelligence system that integrates blockchain technology, generative AI, and decentralized finance. It is capable of autonomously generating and managing content, disseminating information on community platforms such as X and Warpcast, and has the ability to mint NFTs and manage cryptocurrency tokens. By utilizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and dynamic memory systems, Zerebro ensures the creativity and relevance of the output content. The system adopts a modular design, supports multi-chain interoperability, and plans to expand DeFi protocols to create a sustainable digital innovation ecosystem.

Meme coin is highly regarded in the cryptocurrency industry. However, AI agent coin is also opening up a unique field, demonstrating long-term potential and opportunities. By exploring the similarities and differences between these two types of coins, potential synergies can be uncovered, providing new insights for the future development of the cryptocurrency industry.

Dimitra is a platform built on blockchain that enhances agricultural efficiency through IoT integration and the use of sustainable development tools.

Gate Research Weekly Review & Outlook: This week, BTC experienced a surge and pullback, reaching a high of $109,702.5. ETH price continued to consolidate within a range, showing weaker performance compared to BTC. Trump's inaugural speech did not mention cryptocurrencies, leading to continued market volatility. Trump's pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht sparked discussions in the crypto community. Cuba's official X account was hacked, and a related token was issued. The TVL of the RWA protocol grew by over 200% year-over-year, reaching $7.3 billion. OP will unlock tokens worth approximately $52.97 million on January 31, representing 2.32% of the total supply.

Currently, the total market value of cryptocurrency stablecoins has surpassed $206 billion. In the face of increasing market demand, global attitudes towards stablecoins are shifting, with more emphasis on their compliance. This article will explore the current development of the stablecoin market, the stance of major countries worldwide on stablecoins, and provide a brief overview of the compliant stablecoin projects at present for user reference.

On-chain analysis indicators provide transparency and real-time access to blockchain transaction information. This data reflects market participants' actual behavior while enabling investors to track large transactions, fund flows, and position changes. Through detailed analysis of on-chain data, investors can spot market trends, assess risks, identify opportunities, and monitor the behavior patterns of institutions and major players. The value of on-chain indicators stems from their immutable and transparent nature, offering reliable market insights for more informed decision-making in the volatile cryptocurrency market. This analysis method, grounded in actual transaction data, proves more compelling and valuable than traditional technical analysis.

Mind Network is an "HTTPZ" infrastructure utilizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to propel Web3 into a new era of quantum resistance and end-to-end encryption. It provides unique solutions for data sovereignty, fair consensus, private voting, secure cross-chain transmission, and trusted AI.