Block unicorn

Let funds flow at the speed of the internet

Tokenization stitches together two distinctly different worlds: one is the always-online, permissionless DeFi protocol, whose prices fluctuate every few seconds; the other is traditional funds, whose settlements follow a set of managed time periods by a group of authorized holders.

2026-07-13

traditional funds

Let funds flow at the speed of the internet

Every exchange is a "Universal Exchange."

You initially build infrastructure for something, then realize it can also be used for many other things, and then you continuously expand the business to accommodate everything that the infrastructure can support.

2026-06-10

perpetual contract

Every exchange is a "Universal Exchange."

Circle: From Issuance to Infrastructure

Circle is attempting to transform from a single-layer company into a full-stack financial platform that can operate and derive value at multiple levels of the payment stack.

2026-05-19

payment network

Circle: From Issuance to Infrastructure

Miners welcome a new life

Under the dual impact of the halving crisis and market crash, Bitcoin mining farms are fully transforming into AI data centers by leveraging existing power infrastructure, fiercely securing billions in orders from tech giants for a comeback.

2026-05-07

artificial intelligence

Miners welcome a new life

Can prediction markets win the competition for perpetual contracts?

Polymarket and Kalshi have entered the perpetual contract arena. In the face of Hyperliquid's "cross-margin" dimensional reduction attack, can the prediction market break the curse of loss and turn the tide?

2026-04-30

perpetual contracts

prediction markets

user retention rate

capital allocation

Can prediction markets win the competition for perpetual contracts?

Why Private Credit Became the First True Bridge from TradFi to DeFi

Unveiling the core logic of private credit leading RWA: it is no longer just simple tokenization, but rather a true reshaping of the practical value of asset on-chain through real returns and deep integration with the DeFi ecosystem.

2026-04-28

on-chain market

financial use cases

Why Private Credit Became the First True Bridge from TradFi to DeFi

Who authorized this? The gray area of x402

Is the AI agent market hiding a "gray industry"? Unveiling the Coinbase x402 ecological crisis: unauthorized third parties are profiting massively by scraping APIs, while the original manufacturers gain nothing! Understand the compliance storm and solutions of the proxy agreement in one article.

2026-04-27

native integration

Who authorized this? The gray area of x402

USDC is the only AI token

Don't be harvested by AI proxy tokens: A deep dive into why stablecoins are the only true master of the AI economy, with the ultimate answer behind the 18 trillion settlement amount hidden in software autonomous operation enterprises.

2026-04-23

automatic operation

transaction cost

USDC is the only AI token

Beta, meet cash flow

"The further you look back, the more likely you are to look ahead further."

2026-04-16

Beta, meet cash flow

Stock Market Split

The financial industry continues to evolve and develop as always, and will adopt any structure that can narrow the gap between the occurrence of events and the expression of opinions in prices.

2026-04-06

Stock Market Split

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