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Web3 asset data platform RootData today released the third edition of the "Cryptocurrency Exchange Transparency Rankings (Stock Category)." This edition has undergone significant upgrades in its algorithm, incorporating market makers and traffic weight into the trading volume activity scoring system for the first time. Through a tiered coefficient calculation, it further eliminates discrepancies, enhancing the authenticity and reference value of the rankings.The biggest change in this edition is the official entry of OKX. Since supporting stock trading on February 25, OKX has performed strongly in this data backtest, ranking second on the list, thanks to its compliance licenses from multiple regions, including Singapore's MAS and the U.S. FinCEN.In a market environment where overall user activity is shrinking, Gate has become one of the few exchanges to achieve counter-trend growth in traffic this week. Its visits increased from 3.4M to 4.1M, coupled with a stable reserve of over 110 stock assets, further consolidating its leading position in the niche market.Additionally, while OrangeX maintained its sixth position, its traffic plummeted by over 60% (from 2.4M to 1M), facing severe pressure from existing user loss; XT.com, on the other hand, has seen its score decline for three consecutive weeks due to a lack of compliance licenses, with a trend of increasing marginalization becoming more evident.RootData adheres to the principle of "transparency first," providing investors with more effective data references through a dual evaluation system of "transparency + liquidity." In the future, RootData will continue to optimize data interfaces, assisting more platforms in addressing information disclosure shortcomings, and providing investors with more credible reference dimensions.

According to the recent "2025 Cryptocurrency Quantitative Strategy Index Report" released by 1Token, Bybit Institutional has demonstrated significant structural advantages in cryptocurrency quantitative strategies, particularly excelling in the Delta neutral and USD neutral strategy categories.The report analyzes data from over 50 strategies managed by 25 professional trading teams, focusing on the three mainstream investment strategies in quantitative trading and the performance of various institutional strategies. In the face of macro volatility and liquidity pressures in 2025, Bybit Institutional showcased exceptional resilience, delivering results that exceeded expectations. Notably, Bybit exhibited a sustained competitive advantage in key metrics:Delta neutral strategy: Bybit achieved a return of 9.48% among major exchanges while maintaining the lowest maximum drawdown and volatility.USD neutral strategy: Delivered a return of 66.69%, significantly surpassing the industry benchmark.Bybit Institutional's strong performance in 2025 is attributed to its deep liquidity, efficient execution capabilities, and robust infrastructure support, with liquidity depth and execution quality playing a crucial role in determining the performance of decisive strategies.

According to CoinDesk, Circle's stock price has recently outperformed other crypto-related companies significantly. William Blair analysts believe this reflects not only macro factors but also the resilience of USDC's market share and Circle's leading position in stablecoin infrastructure.Analysts pointed out that since the low point in early February this year, Circle's stock price has risen by about 126%, indicating that the market is beginning to recognize the potential of stablecoins as a core layer of global payment infrastructure. USDC may become one of the few dominant standards for cross-border payments, benefiting from its liquidity, first-mover advantage, and cross-chain integration capabilities.At the same time, the growth of Circle's payment and infrastructure ecosystem activities also indicates that a settlement market based on stablecoins is gradually forming. William Blair maintains an outperform rating on Circle's stock, believing that the recent rebound highlights investors' confidence in the company's core business model and technological barriers.

Due to the全面升级 of the US-Iran conflict, on-chain gold prices represented by PAXG and XAUT have surged dramatically. Among them, PAXG reached a high of $5,600, with a daily trading volume exceeding $1 billion, fully reflecting investors' demand for gold trading during black swan events. In contrast, the gold market under the traditional financial system remains closed.

According to CoinDesk, although the price of Bitcoin has fallen nearly 17% this month, the stock prices of several Bitcoin mining companies have risen against the trend, such as TeraWulf, which has increased by 31% this month, Cipher Mining by 8%; Hut 8 by 6%; and Core Scientific remaining basically flat.Analysts believe that Bitcoin mining companies are currently one of the targets with a high short-selling ratio among hedge funds. If the fundamentals improve, it may trigger a short covering rally. These companies have secured long-term and attractive power contracts, giving them a structural advantage on the energy cost side. Their strategic value goes beyond just Bitcoin mining, and capital is flowing towards "structural winners," while traditional mining companies may face the risk of being marginalized.

The Ethereum Foundation has announced the establishment of the Platform Team, aimed at building the most powerful Ethereum platform possible, enabling better support for users, applications, and all organizations built on Ethereum at both the L1 and L2 layers.Improving the relationship between L1 and L2 layers to create a mutually reinforcing system across various levels. The Foundation stated that since the introduction of the rollup-centric roadmap five years ago, a chain ecosystem has developed around the Ethereum L1 layer. The early rollup mindset has been replaced by differentiated L2 layer networks, each possessing unique and valuable economic systems, thereby extending Ethereum's core characteristics to millions of users.As Ethereum matures, the Foundation believes that more measures must be taken to build a unified platform that can fully leverage the unique advantages of the Ethereum system (L1 + L2). This includes enhancing the value proposition of L2, optimizing the adoption drivers for L2, enabling it to create value for Ethereum more broadly, guiding the ecosystem towards a more secure, permissionless architecture, and simplifying the process for users and institutions to adopt Ethereum.More importantly, building a strong Ethereum means driving technological improvements to reinforce and enhance Ethereum's core characteristics and unique advantages.

Guotai Junan Securities released a research report stating that HashKey HLDGS (03887.HK), as a leading licensed digital asset company in Hong Kong, is initiating coverage with a "Buy" rating and a target price of HKD 10.14.The core logic is based on three points: first, the company holds a full license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under categories 1/7/9, with a market share exceeding 75% and significant compliance barriers; second, institutional business accounts for 85.5%, with Omnibus client trading volume increasing nearly fivefold, and the proportion of institutional revenue is expected to rise significantly to 68% in H1 2025; third, the development of digital asset ETFs is driving institutional demand, and the company's integrated ecosystem (trading + on-chain services + asset management) creates a competitive advantage.In terms of finance, it is estimated that revenue will reach HKD 782 million, HKD 1.211 billion, and HKD 2.338 billion in 2025-2027, with net profit losses gradually narrowing (HKD -1.084 billion, -0.717 billion, -0.047 billion). Using the PS valuation method and referencing comparable companies like Coinbase, a 12x PS is applied, corresponding to a market value of HKD 28.1 billion.

Former Coinbase CTO and angel investor Balaji Srinivasan stated today that the signs of a fiat currency crisis are already emerging, and physical gold is susceptible to government seizure (as seen with Roosevelt's order in 1933), while digital gold like Bitcoin has greater resistance to seizure due to its invisibility and programmability.In the article, Balaji noted that the gold reserves of BRICS countries have surged since the 2008 financial crisis, indicating a shift in the East towards tangible assets, but the internet will replace the dollar-dominated Keynesianism with digital assets.Balaji concluded that for people in sovereign debt crisis countries like North America and Western Europe, gold may not necessarily be the best safe-haven asset, and Bitcoin is a hedge worth considering.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich stated on social media that the Bitcoin ETF is not a headwind for Metaplanet.Simon Gerovich mentioned that the Bitcoin ETF provides a fixed exposure to Bitcoin, and unless investors actively increase their investments, the amount of BTC they hold will not grow. As a business company capable of generating revenue and profit, Metaplanet's core strategy is to continuously increase its Bitcoin holdings and enhance its per-share Bitcoin exposure.He emphasized that ETFs represent static exposure, while Metaplanet offers an expansion of exposure based on business fundamentals. The roles of the two are different, and the existence of ETFs will not undermine Metaplanet's advantages.

According to official news, OKX has officially launched a new coin-margined contract grid feature. Users can utilize this feature to choose corresponding strategies based on different market expectations while obtaining multiple benefits: in bearish or sideways markets, users can use the coin-margined contract grid for holding hedges, earning funding rates and grid volatility profits, and automatically staking to earn coins for an additional 2%-7% annualized return; in bullish markets, they can also go long on mainstream cryptocurrencies, capturing price increases and grid arbitrage while achieving compound growth through the automatic coin-earning feature.Currently, users only need to upgrade the OKX APP to version 6.143.0 or above to experience this feature and enjoy OKX's exclusive advantages, including the lowest order fee rates for VIPs across the network, a globally exclusive automatic coin-earning feature, and support for ultra-dense grid designs of up to 500 grids, accurately capturing market micro-volatility opportunities.It is reported that the OKX coin-margined contract grid is an automated trading strategy based on contract trading, which automatically executes low buys and high sells within a preset price range to earn price difference profits from market fluctuations. All positions, margins, and profits and losses of this strategy are settled in the underlying cryptocurrency itself (such as BTC, ETH), allowing for the accumulation of more coin-margined assets in sideways markets.

ChainCatcher news shows that the issuance of public chains has a significant impact on the market performance of Binance Alpha tokens. Among them, the 211 tokens on the BSC chain (BNB Smart Chain) have an average increase of 101% since their launch, making it the best performer. In contrast, Solana chain tokens have an average increase of 37%, Ethereum chain tokens have 33.4%, and Base chain tokens have 26%.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out in the latest client update that traditional financial supporters have failed to understand the advantages of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and the broader digital asset industry.He stated that the existing financial system suffers from inefficiencies and high costs, such as checking accounts offering only a 0.07% yield, savings accounts yielding 0.38%, and payment settlements taking several days.Hougan believes that blockchain technology can enable instant payments, near-zero fees, and real-time yield accumulation. He cited examples such as African businesses using stablecoins to circumvent inefficient banking systems and Stripe's acquisition of stablecoin company Bridge to illustrate how crypto assets are gradually being applied in areas where traditional systems are inefficient.He expects that as the regulatory environment improves and usability increases, most financial activities will eventually shift to crypto infrastructure.

ChainCatcher message, CICC pointed out in its research report that the popularity of stablecoins has limited impact on existing businesses like WeChat Pay. Domestic third-party payment essentially operates as a "quasi-stablecoin" mechanism anchored to the RMB, relying on legal reserves to ensure currency stability, and the domestic rates are as low as a few thousandths, far below the few percent of overseas platforms. Therefore, the necessity for independent blockchain stablecoins to gain popularity domestically is not high.In terms of technology and market, CICC believes that internet companies have advantages in the stablecoin field, including mature payment scenarios with hundreds of millions of users (such as cross-border e-commerce), strong technological research and development capabilities, and ecological synergy between B-end (supply chain) and C-end (retail payment), which can strengthen the network effect of stablecoins.However, the current efficient and low-cost mature third-party payment system poses challenges for independent blockchain stablecoins in the domestic market. In the future, internet companies may play a larger role in the promotion of stablecoin applications, but the overall market impact still needs to be observed.

ChainCatcher News, Li Yang, a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chairman of the National Finance and Development Laboratory, stated that the U.S. push for stablecoin legislation aims to strengthen the dollar's position, promote payment modernization, and create new demand for U.S. Treasury bonds. Stablecoins are essentially an extension of the dollar on the blockchain.In the face of this trend, China should firmly promote the internationalization of the renminbi and align with the integration of stablecoins and traditional finance, fostering the complementary development of renminbi stablecoins and central bank digital currencies. Li Yang suggested fully leveraging Hong Kong's advantages to develop offshore renminbi stablecoins and build controllable international payment channels.