Airdrop

Pencil Protocol has evolved into a cornerstone of the Scroll ecosystem by 2025, with TVL exceeding $15 million and over 25,000 active users. Originally backed by Gate Labs, OKX Ventures, Animoca Brands, and others, the platform has expanded its Launchpad, Staking, and Vaults offerings significantly. The Pencils points system now enables governance voting, NFT access, and revenue sharing, while its pETH has become a leading ETH derivative on Scroll. With enhanced ZK-powered security and 30+ ecosystem partners, Pencil Protocol demonstrates the viability of specialized Layer 2 launchpads in the multichain landscape.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 30, Rain expanded stablecoin Visa cards to Solana, Tron, Stellar; Vance called stablecoins a pillar of U.S. diplomacy; ZBCN, DEXE, WHITE surged.

Gate Research Weekly: This week, BTC briefly surpassed $110,000 before pulling back, with short-term market action dominated by sideways volatility. The ETH/BTC pair saw a slight rebound, while $2,700 emerged as a short-term resistance level for ETH. Grayscale launched a new AI asset segment, featuring tokens such as VIRTUAL, KAITO, and AIXBT. Trump Media & Technology Group announced a plan to establish a Bitcoin treasury worth approximately $2.5 billion. SOL balances on centralized exchanges dropped to 27.01 million, approaching the lowest level since October 2022. ELDE has been listed on Gate Launchpool, with a total reward pool of 1,000,000 ELDE tokens.

Gate Alpha has officially launched its points mechanism, built around four core strengths: speed, simplicity, quality, and security. It offers a seamless connection between centralized exchange (CEX) and decentralized exchange (DEX) trading ecosystems. Gate Alpha enables users to explore high-quality assets with minimal barriers and trade early-stage, high-potential on-chain tokens directly using USDT from their exchange accounts. The new points mechanism brings strong time sensitivity, diverse user engagement formats, and substantial incentives. As part of a limited three-week Points Carnival, Gate Alpha is rolling out five themed campaigns that deliver multi-layered rewards, including token airdrops, mystery boxes, and access to a prize pool worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Individual accounts can earn over 130 USDT in rewards during the event.

If you want to learn how to find airdrops correctly in 2025, this guide will cover a variety of topics including how airdrops work, different airdrop strategies, and most importantly, the best websites to find legitimate cryptocurrency airdrops. We'll explore the latest trends in crypto airdrops, emerging platforms like DropScan.io and ChainDrop, evolved distribution strategies, smart contract innovations, and enhanced security measures. You'll also learn about optimizing airdrop value, navigating new regulatory considerations, and leveraging cutting-edge features like simulation modes and blockchain-based reputation systems to maximize your airdrop hunting success in 2025's advanced crypto ecosystem.

Monad is an EVM Layer1 that achieved its targeted 100,000 TPS through parallel execution technology. As of January 2025, following its successful mainnet launch in late 2024, Monad now processes over 70,000 TPS in production. Its ecosystem has expanded to over 50 projects, with PancakeSwap reaching $250M TVL and LayerZero enabling sub-second cross-chain transactions. Recent technical advancements include 35% faster transaction confirmations and improved MonadBFT security. The Monad token shows strong performance with a $680M market cap and 63% staking participation. This article explores Monad's architectural design, technological innovations, key features, and latest ecosystem developments.

As of 2025, Lava Network has become a cornerstone infrastructure project in the blockchain ecosystem. This article explores Lava Network's journey from its airdrop announcement to its current status, covering its background, features, and structure. We'll examine its significant growth, supporting over 50 blockchains and processing 2+ billion daily RPC requests, as well as its market position with high token staking rates and technical advancements. The piece also highlights Lava's ecosystem development, including a $50 million allocation for supporting projects, solidifying its role as the universal data access layer for blockchain technology.

Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, BTC broke the $110,000 mark, reaching a new high. The altcoin sector showed divergence, with segments like Meme coins, AI Agents, and the Solana ecosystem leading in gains. The stablecoin "GENIUS Act" has passed the motion for voting and is entering the revision process. Tether has issued an additional 2 billion USDT on the Tron network. Worldcoin has completed a $135 million WLD token financing led by a16z. Next week, there will be significant unlocks of tokens like SOL, TRUMP, and WLD, which may impact market sentiment.

Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, the market remained volatile overall, with BTC and ETH showing clear range-bound movements. The altcoin sector showed signs of divergence, with Frog-Themed, Launchpad, and Layer 2 tokens leading in gains. The total market cap of Believe platform tokens surpassed $450 million, and LAUNCHCOIN has surged over 200x since the end of April, highlighting the growing trend of "influence financialization." Open interest in XRP and DOGE futures has spiked despite sluggish price performance, indicating rising leverage risk. Pump.fun’s market share is being eroded by competitors LetsBonk.fun and Believe, intensifying ecosystem competition. Puffverse has launched a new token sale, drawing attention. Meanwhile, Openverse, Nirvana, and KYD have completed funding rounds. Next week, token unlocks—including PYTH—worth over $560 million are expected, which may impact market sentiment.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 9, Bitcoin trades at $102,934 and Ethereum at $2,214. Bitcoin’s market cap has reclaimed the $2 trillion mark, surpassing Google to become the world’s sixth-largest asset. Rumble reported a 34% YoY revenue increase in Q1 and is betting on crypto wallets to challenge Coinbase. Stablecoin trading volume hit an all-time high of $1.82 trillion last month. Superstate launched the “Opening Bell” platform to enable on-chain issuance and trading of SEC-registered equities. Bridge unveiled USDB, a developer-focused stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by cash and BlackRock money market funds.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC breaks through $98,000, ETH oscillates around $1,800. Powell announces inflation has significantly decreased. Solana DEX trading volume hits $800B in 2025. Polygon Labs launches CDK OP Stack. Revolut is set to introduce Bitcoin Lightning payments in Europe. Tether mints 1B USDT on Tron, reaching 14B total minted in 2025.

Gate Research Daily Report: On May 7, BTC trades at $97.4K, and ETH at $1.84K. SOL Strategies increases its SOL holdings by 122,500. KULR Technology adds 42 BTC, up 197.5% YTD. New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to pass a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill. Tether integrates Chainalysis compliance tools into the Hadron platform, enhancing asset tokenisation compliance standards.

Gate Research Daily Report: On April 29, the U.S. Congress restarted its cryptocurrency legislative process, aiming to complete stablecoin and market structure bills by August. Tether announced that its XAU₮ gold reserves have surpassed 7.7 tons. Mastercard is advancing stablecoin payment integration, now covering over 150 million merchants worldwide. Blockchain security project Ika completed a strategic funding round with support from the Sui Foundation and has launched an airdrop campaign based on SUI staking.

Gate Research Daily Report: On April 28, Bitcoin slipped 0.45% to $93,528.7, while Ethereum declined 1.7% to $1,775.7. The stablecoin market cap is nearing $240 billion, and DeFi TVL has climbed back above $100 billion. Meanwhile, the world's first spot XRP ETF debuted in Brazil, and Arizona's Bitcoin reserve legislation is approaching its final vote.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin is priced at $93,176 and Ethereum at $1,752.39. The U.S. Federal Reserve has withdrawn its crypto regulatory guidance for banks. Sui has launched a virtual Mastercard, and Securitize has partnered with Mantle to introduce a crypto index fund. Solana's stablecoin market cap hits a new all-time high, SUI's market cap surpasses LINK, and Uniswap's total trading volume is approaching the $3 trillion milestone.