Macro Trends

In 2024, blockchain technology is reshaping the global economy and industries like a technological tsunami, benefiting from clear regulations, robust technical foundations, government support, and educational investments. Led by countries such as the United States, China, Switzerland, and Singapore, it is becoming an economic engine driving global growth.

The research report on the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem provides a detailed introduction to the concept of Bitcoin layers and various functionalities to address scalability challenges. The report focuses on four major Bitcoin layers: Stacks, Lightning, RSK, and Liquid, each making unique contributions to the growth and scalability of the Bitcoin ecosystem. More L2 solutions may emerge in the future to meet the growing demand for applications. Bitcoin's role as a native asset and for transaction settlement has sparked discussions and opportunities to expand its use cases.

This article provides an in-depth analysis and observation of the current dynamics in the cryptocurrency market, and presents future prospects for major blockchain projects such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana.

As the popularity and adoption of cryptocurrency assets continue to rise, governments worldwide are grappling with the challenges of regulating and managing them. One crucial aspect is taxation and regulation. While tax regulations on cryptocurrencies vary from country to country, some nations are notably favorable towards cryptocurrency investors and traders.

s one of the most active Crypto VCs, HashKey Capital regularly analyzes and organizes the Web3 sectors, providing a comprehensive analysis of different investment tracks for 2024.

This article explores the potential integration of AI and cryptocurrencies, emphasizing that true integration involves incorporating Crypto into AI workflows and empowering AI with Crypto.

This article provides a detailed analysis of various assets under the staking system, examining the composability, neutrality, and security of staking.

Two European Central Bank officials recently caused a stir on social media, publishing an article titled "ETF approval for bitcoin – the naked emperor’s new clothes". They emphasised that, although the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved several Bitcoin ETFs and attracted billions of dollars in capital inflows, this does not change the overall view of Bitcoin as an undesirable investment and inflexible payment method.

A look at the holdings of 8 Bitcoin institutional whales: the average floating profit ratio exceeds 134%, with the US government and MicroStrategy holding the largest positions

This article outlines the significant changes OpenSea has undergone in the past four years, from being an unknown platform to reaching a peak valuation of over $13 billion, and then experiencing a sharp decline in valuation, considering a potential sale. The article also explores the rapid growth and changes in the NFT market, and how emerging competitors like Blur have quickly captured market share through innovative strategies, reshaping the landscape of NFT trading platforms.

The article briefly explores current cryptocurrency regulations and the anticipated legislative landscape for 2024 from a geographical perspective.

The true business model of NFTs is not about trading scarcity and collectible value but leveraging misleading information to attract a very small number of final buyers — winning trust with high-priced NFTs and selling other NFTs at falsely appraised prices.

The Bitcoin ecosystem has become a bull market engine, but the market has diverged on new entities, missing out on wealth effects. It's still early days, the pattern is not yet set, and opportunities are still present. This article combs through the Bitcoin ecosystem, with a focus on Layer 2 scaling solutions like the Lightning Network, Merlin Chain, B² Network, and BEVM. The application layer also has potential for development, which is worth looking forward to.

In this article, Vitalik directly addresses a specific technical aspect of a subproblem: how to more easily read from L2 to L1, from L1 to L2, or from one L2 to another L2. Solving this issue is crucial for achieving asset/key separation architecture, but it also has valuable use cases in other areas, most notably optimizing reliable cross-L2 calls, including use cases such as moving assets between L1 and L2.

This article is a long-form exploration of the discussions and ideas between Chris Dixon of a16z and Jay Yu, Co-Chief Editor of the Stanford Blockchain Review during an interview on “Read Write Own” conducted in January 2024.