Blockchain

Blockchain is the underlying technology for almost all cryptocurrencies. It is a distributed ledger jointly maintained by decentralized nodes around the world. Blockchain is hailed as "the trust machine", enabling trustless peer-to-peer payments. Blockchain will become the infrastructure for the next generation of the Internet - Web 3.

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Why Are Bitcoin Treasury Companies Trading at Such High Premiums to NAV?
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Why Are Bitcoin Treasury Companies Trading at Such High Premiums to NAV?

In 2025, the stock prices of multiple Bitcoin-heavy companies have surged far above their BTC net asset value, fueled by high-premium share issuances to raise capital, accumulate more BTC, and boost "BTC per share" metrics. This article breaks down how this model profits during bull markets while highlighting its inherent risks—valuation bubbles and shareholder dilution—serving as a critical warning for investors.
7/7/2025, 11:25:26 AM
New Bubble or Real Trend: Do You Truly Understand Tokenized Stocks?
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New Bubble or Real Trend: Do You Truly Understand Tokenized Stocks?

Is the tokenization of stocks launched by Robinhood really a financial innovation? This article comprehensively analyzes its essence as "non-transferable contracts for difference" and reveals core issues such as regulatory arbitrage, credit risk, and retail investor misguidance, hitting directly at the bubble truth behind the "new trend."
7/7/2025, 11:19:22 AM
From Ethereum Foundation to Community DAOs — Is the Community the End Goal or Just a Means to
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From Ethereum Foundation to Community DAOs — Is the Community the End Goal or Just a Means to

The Ethereum Community Fund (ECF) made a high-profile appearance at EthCC, proclaiming "ETH to $10k," directly pointing fingers at the Ethereum Foundation (EF) for its "irresponsibility." This article breaks down its aggressive strategies, the controversies surrounding key figures, and the community's reactions, questioning whether the "community is ultimately a purpose or a means."
7/7/2025, 11:10:01 AM
The Trump family has wildly amassed 620 million in half a year, using encryption "money printing techniques" to surpass three generations of family wealth.
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The Trump family has wildly amassed 620 million in half a year, using encryption "money printing techniques" to surpass three generations of family wealth.

The Trump family has amassed $620 million through encryption projects in six months, exceeding the wealth of three generations of traditional family businesses. This article deeply reveals their wealth landscape and encryption layout from Memecoins, stablecoins to mining enterprises, showcasing how presidential influence is transformed into a new type of "money printing technique."
7/7/2025, 11:07:30 AM
Why Doesn’t OpenAI Want Its ‘Stock’ Traded on Robinhood?
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Why Doesn’t OpenAI Want Its ‘Stock’ Traded on Robinhood?

Robinhood launches tokenized stocks of OpenAI and SpaceX, sparking controversy. This article analyzes the legal structure, operational pathways, and community reactions of "equity tokenization," exploring whether it is an attempt at financial democracy or a speculative product cloaked in equality.
7/7/2025, 11:03:07 AM
Does digital ID have risks even if it's ZK-wrapped?
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Does digital ID have risks even if it's ZK-wrapped?

Drawing on case studies like Circles and other social graph projects, the author explores how explicit and implicit multiple identities can balance privacy protection, governance fairness, and Sybil resistance—offering novel, theoretically grounded yet practical insights for digital identity design.
7/7/2025, 10:33:20 AM
The cryptocurrency world welcomes new assets: Will the stock token market be the next explosion point?
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The cryptocurrency world welcomes new assets: Will the stock token market be the next explosion point?

Robinhood and Kraken have successively launched stock tokens. This article provides an in-depth comparison of the differences between the two in terms of custody, regulation, trading hours, and on-chain issuance.
7/7/2025, 10:22:52 AM
Tokenized U.S. Stocks Are Booming — But Infrastructure Provider xStocks Faces a Troubled Past
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Tokenized U.S. Stocks Are Booming — But Infrastructure Provider xStocks Faces a Troubled Past

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.
7/4/2025, 9:30:30 AM
Cynthia Lummis: The Bitcoin Senator
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Cynthia Lummis: The Bitcoin Senator

From Ranch to Congress, Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis Advocates for a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Aiming to Bet the Nation on Crypto, Defend Dollar Hegemony, and Reshape the Financial System.
7/4/2025, 9:25:47 AM
Tokenized U.S. Stocks Are Back — And I Miss the Summer of 2020
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Tokenized U.S. Stocks Are Back — And I Miss the Summer of 2020

Five years later, the tokenization of US stocks makes a comeback, with new players like Kraken, Robinhood, and xStocks reshaping the narrative within a regulatory framework, while the once-booming DeFi craze has become a memory.
7/4/2025, 9:15:51 AM
Stocks onchain - Everything you need to know
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Stocks onchain - Everything you need to know

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the trade-offs between physical custody, 24/7 arbitrage, KYC compliance, and self-custody, while explaining their long-term value impact on stablecoins, real assets, Ethereum/Solana settlement layers, and U.S. fintech stocks.
7/4/2025, 9:09:38 AM
Second level demystification: anti intui: Things That Gain from Dislogic
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Second level demystification: anti intui: Things That Gain from Dislogic

The article reveals the complete cycle of "illogical rise in the capital market → futile attribution → bubble burst → desperate reversal." It also points out the key rule of "inability to price means infinite potential."
7/4/2025, 9:07:03 AM
With so many technology stacks, why did Robinhood choose Arbitrum to launch its blockchain?
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With so many technology stacks, why did Robinhood choose Arbitrum to launch its blockchain?

This article analyzes how technologies such as Nitro WASM, Stylus, BoLD, and Orbit meet the demands for millisecond-level response, institutional compliance, and high-frequency trading, and compares them with the general roadmap of Coinbase Base.
7/4/2025, 8:57:32 AM
US stocks on the chain: opportunities, challenges and economic logic under the wave of tokenization
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US stocks on the chain: opportunities, challenges and economic logic under the wave of tokenization

The author not only organizes the innovative practices of mainstream platforms such as Kraken and Coinbase but also interprets their far-reaching impact on global capital flow, dollar hegemony, and the DeFi ecosystem from an economic perspective.
7/4/2025, 8:55:16 AM
What’s behind Binance Alpha’s $3bn volume? A story of incentives
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What’s behind Binance Alpha’s $3bn volume? A story of incentives

This article provides an in-depth analysis of physical asset custody, 24/7 arbitrage, KYC compliance, and the trade-offs of self-custody, while elucidating their long-term value drivers for stablecoins, RWA (Real World Assets), Ethereum/Solana settlement layers, and U.S. fintech stocks.
7/4/2025, 8:52:41 AM

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