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Our goal here is to do an overview of all these proposals, figure out what technical patterns they share, figure out what kinds of new opcodes and other soft fork upgrades they need to function, and create a comparison table of how all the parts fit together. Along the way we’ll also define what an L2 protocol actually is, what kind of scaling Lightning is already capable of, and get an understanding of what improvements we need to do to mempools to achieve all this.

This article analyzes why discounts should be given to these endorsements and whether we should eliminate the discount on witness data by means of a soft fork.

xStocks promotes the tokenization of US stocks, igniting the cryptocurrency world, with Kraken and Robinhood both integrating. However, its founder was previously involved in DAOstack's "soft RUG," raising community concerns over high fees and custody transparency.

This article provides a detailed analysis of the question of whether Bitcoin's embrace of OP_CAT for exploring smart contracts or its adherence to Satoshi Nakamoto's original vision to maintain purity.

Gate Research Daily: September 10 — BTC price increased by 3.33% Over the past 24 hours, while ETH rose by 1.94%. Altcoins saw broad gains following BTC’s rebound, with notable surges in sectors like BTC sidechains, cat-themed cryptocurrencies, and AI Agents. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $287 million, while Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $5.2 million. The development team behind Friend.Tech announced they have relinquished control of the platform’s smart contract. On September 10, three projects publicly announced funding rounds, raising over $16 million collectively, spanning gaming, AI, and oracle sectors.

Following Japan's interest rate hike on July 31st, the borrowing costs of the yen surged, significantly increasing the risks associated with yen arbitrage. To settle debts, yen arbitrageurs engaged in massive sell-offs of dollar assets, compounded by geopolitical risks, soft U.S. economic data, and other macro factors, resulting in a drastic drop in cryptocurrency prices on August 5th, leading to a substantial market crash.

The Dollar milkshake theory argues that as central banks around the world inject cheap liquidity like milkshakes into their economies via soft monetary policies, the U.S. Dollar will act as a straw to suck up global capital.

The Gate Earn with Holdings feature allows spot assets to automatically accrue interest, eliminating the need for lock-up periods and providing daily payout of earnings. This article thoroughly examines its yield mechanism, ideal user groups, and competitive benefits.

Gate has introduced its holding-to-earn feature, enabling users to generate returns on their spot holdings without locking up assets. The service supports multiple leading tokens, such as BTC and ETH, allowing flexible access to funds. Gate credits earnings daily.

As the crypto market continues to change rapidly, users are increasingly looking for ways to earn stable returns while maintaining asset flexibility. Gate’s latest asset earnings feature addresses this need.

Gate's new interest-earning feature for crypto assets offers investors a flexible method for asset management. Users can earn additional returns by holding cryptocurrencies without having to lock their assets. Assets remain available for trading or withdrawal at any time.

Gate offers transparent and automated yield calculation for interest-bearing assets, with daily calculations and distributions. Users begin earning returns the day after activation.

Gate has introduced a new yield-earning feature that lets users generate daily returns on their spot holdings with just one click. There is no asset lock-up required. This offers both flexibility and efficiency to support asset growth.

A fork occurs when a change to the protocol is proposed and two distinct groups of nodes follow different sets of rules, creating two separate blockchains.

This article aims to define Bitcoin upgrades, trace historical developments to identify certain patterns, analyze current upgrade proposals, and provide readers with key takeaways.