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This article reflects on the 2008 financial crisis, emphasizing the dangers of excessive leverage, insufficient liquidity, and a lack of transparency in financial markets.

In-depth exploration of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's views on the DeFi field, analysis of Ethereum's performance and challenges in the cryptocurrency market, and discussion of whether Ethereum is facing an identity crisis, as well as its Layer 2 solutions and EIP-4844 The impact of the upgrade strategy, understand Ethereum's position in financial derivatives, tokenization of traditional assets, and comparison with competitors such as Solana.

From Community Crisis to Global Brand: What Did Pudgy Penguins Do Right? After the Launch of $Pengu, What is the Future Potential? What Are the Next Plans After the Launch of Pengu?

The current crypto market faces multiple challenges, including industry stagnation, a bubble economy, and a lack of liquidity. While the introduction of ETFs brings short-term benefits, it is not a long-term solution to the market's fundamental issues. Low liquidity in the primary market, overvaluation, and a lack of innovative narratives have made it difficult for capital to drive significant market growth. In this context, the market needs true innovation and breakthroughs to usher in a new bull market in the future.

This article analyzes recent challenges facing the Polygon ecosystem. Once a leader in multi-chain interoperability and DeFi, Polygon has attracted attention following AAVE and Lido's exit from its platform. The controversy centers on its "Polygon PoS Cross-chain Liquidity Plan" proposal, alongside challenges such as declining TVL (Total Value Locked) and unstable active user numbers. While Polygon continues to advance its technology and brand, it struggles to implement effective user incentives and find growth opportunities in today's competitive market.

Mirror Protocol is a DeFi platform built primarily on the Terra blockchain, which allows users to create and trade mirrored assets (mAssets) without restrictions by trading synthetics that provide price exposure of real-world assets in real-time.

The cryptocurrency industry is experiencing an unprecedented security crisis, marked by frequent and devastating hacker attacks that have eroded trust in the industry. This article examines recent high-profile hacking incidents, such as the $1.46 billion theft from Bybit, along with historical cases, to uncover the various factors driving these attacks, including technical flaws, human vulnerabilities, economic incentives, and regulatory gaps.

Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) emerged as a crucial solution in response to a trust crisis triggered by FTX, and it swiftly gained traction among major centralized exchanges (CEX). PoR serves as a means of demonstrating that an exchange's assets significantly exceed its liabilities. This is achieved by structuring asset data into a Merkle Tree format and subjecting it to third-party audits, confirming the exchange's substantial financial backing.

This article explores the U.S. debt-driven economic model and its associated risks, analyzing various options for repaying U.S. debt, including the feasibility of selling gold and Bitcoin. The article highlights that as U.S. national debt surpasses $36.4 trillion, the dominance of the U.S. dollar faces challenges. Against the backdrop of a potential debt crisis, Bitcoin may experience short-term declines but is expected to serve as a safe-haven asset in financial crises in the long run. Additionally, the article delves into Bitcoin’s potential role as a future international settlement currency and the necessary conditions it must meet.

Circle recently released a white paper proposing a new solution called the "Token Capital Adequacy Framework" (TCAF). This framework is designed to address the unique risks faced by stablecoins in the market, such as market volatility, technical failures, and operational errors.

ZKJ is the native Token of the Polyhedra Network, which recently experienced a big dump of 80% due to the Binance Alpha ecosystem incident. This article will introduce the background of the ZKJ project and the reasons for this price crash, helping you quickly understand the core risks.

This article examines the "lemon problem" in crypto—where users can't easily tell good projects from bad ones, creating a trust crisis in the ecosystem. It suggests using Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZK) technology for self-regulation, building trust and social consensus while keeping the system permissionless. This approach would let the crypto ecosystem develop robust security measures, much like the casino industry has done, ultimately turning "lemons" into "peaches" and making crypto an essential part of economic life.

The Economic Crisis in Nigeria and the Rise of Pi Coin: Africa's Largest Economy Faces Inflation and Financial Exclusion, Cryptocurrency Becomes a New Pillar of Grassroots Finance.

Delving into the Phenomenon of "Shadow Investing" in Crypto Venture Capital: Exposing the Resource Misallocation Crisis Amid Capital Surplus and Quality Project Scarcity, and Calling for a Return to Innovative Fundamentals

Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) is a variation of PBS directly integrated into Ethereum’s consensus layer, addressing potential relay failures and eliminating single points of failure. It aims to create a more secure and decentralized platform.