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The smallest holder in the TOP 25 addresses has 23,000 coins, while the largest holder has over 260,000 coins.

A substantial amount of funds is flowing into the SOL ecosystem, and SOL Strategies is not the first company to implement a "SOL-native microstrategy."

1. On April 24, 2025, Gate.io launched CandyDrop, a new airdrop platform that incentivizes user participation through a task reward mechanism to lower barriers and enhance interaction between users and high-quality projects. 2. Users can earn candy points by completing specific tasks such as reaching a trading volume threshold, depositing a designated token, inviting new user registrations, etc., and then exchange these points for project token airdrops. 3. Gate.io will select projects participating in CandyDrop to ensure the quality and potential of the chosen tokens, ensuring that users receive reliable and genuine rewards. 4. Participating in the CandyDrop event is easy; users can easily participate on the web or app, earn candy by completing designated tasks, and receive corresponding tokens based on the candy amount at the end of the event. 5. The CandyDrop platform will continuously optimize its features and expand task types to provide users with a more diverse asset appreciation path, driving the development of the crypto ecosystem. Users are reminded to carefully read the event rules before participating and note that Gate.io may restrict or prohibit services from restricted regions.

1. On-chain Funds: $111.8M USD flowed into Ethereum today; $98.6M USD flowed out of Arbitrum 2. Largest Price Swings: $TRUMP, $DEEP 3. Top News: Global Digital Asset ETF inflows reached $1 billion yesterday, marking the highest weekly inflow since the inauguration of Donald Trump

An Observation on the Current "Trench Warfare" Situation – The Battle is Far from Over

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1. The United States is building a new trade and financial order to maintain its global dominance, which includes incorporating Bitcoin into its national strategic vision, anchoring it with gold as the asset of the new financial system, and consolidating the dollar's credibility through a combination of physical assets and digital assets. 2. The global crypto market has undergone a transition from frenzy to calmness, entering a phase of deep retracement and cleansing, with projects lacking genuine value gradually disappearing. This has provided entrepreneurs with an opportunity to build a solid foundation and nurture new opportunities, especially in the Bitcoin ecosystem, public chain ecosystem, real-world assets (RWA), and payment finance (PayFi) sectors. 3. Against the backdrop of macro-environmental turbulence and a preference for conservative capital, crypto startups that operate steadily and have healthy cash flow are more likely to break through, designing business models oriented towards cash flow and considering how to generate stable income rather than relying solely on token appreciation or subsidy-fueled expansion. 4. The emergence of crypto concept stocks marks the integration of the crypto industry with mainstream finance. These companies participate in the blockchain industry in various ways, providing investors with diversified investment targets. They also guide entrepreneurs on which mode is more likely to be accepted by mainstream capital. 5. Web3 entrepreneurs have started considering new paths for funding and development. In addition to relying on issuing tokens for funding, the path towards tokenizing equity (i.e., traditional equity financing and going public) is becoming increasingly clear. Entrepreneurs should comprehensively consider the project type, revenue model, regulatory environment, and team expertise to choose the most suitable funding and development path.

Whether it's the sentiment swings in the US stock market or the shift in Bitcoin's on-chain dynamics, everyone can gain a lot of insights from them.

1. Babylon Labs has deepened its technical collaboration with Sui, making Sui part of the Babylon Protocol as a Bitcoin Staking Network (BSN). 2. Bitcoin holders can now use the Babylon Protocol to securely self-custody their Bitcoin while providing additional security to the Sui network and earning staking rewards. 3. Babylon Labs aims to build a decentralized world secured by Bitcoin, where a trustless, self-custody Bitcoin staking protocol allows holders to directly stake Bitcoin in a decentralized system without third-party custody. 4. Sui is a Layer1 blockchain and smart contract platform with a redesigned architecture aimed at providing a fast, private, secure, and inclusive digital asset ownership experience, supporting parallel transaction processing and sub-second finality. 5. This integration represents a shift in the blockchain industry, bringing Bitcoin's scalability, security, and liquidity into Sui's high-performance DeFi ecosystem, offering Bitcoin holders a new economic paradigm: scalability supported by Bitcoin.