Gate Research Weekly Review & Outlook: This week, BTC faced resistance in its upward movement, with prices fluctuating around $100,000. The total inflow of ETH ETFs set a new record at $698 million, and BlackRock increased its ETH holdings by $500 million. AI Meme coins led the altcoin sector, with ELIZA and ai16z rising by 80.33% and 45.17%, respectively. Riot Platforms completed $525 million in financing, further advancing its Bitcoin acquisition plans. The number of active global wallet addresses surpassed 400 million, indicating steady progress in crypto adoption. Gaming infrastructure and publisher Xterio launched a large-scale $XTER points reward campaign.
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GameFi has evolved from the 1.0 and 2.0 eras, transforming from past Ponzi schemes into an appealing gaming ecosystem for real users. Investment in GameFi should focus on aspects like IP, playability, and technology. Only those GameFi projects that genuinely attract players have the potential for long-term success.
This article comprehensively explores the development history of GameFi, from the foundations laid by DeFi and NFTs to the proposal and explosion of the GameFi concept. It analyzes how GameFi addresses the shortcomings of traditional games, advances in integrating technology and finance, and discusses the trends and challenges of GameFi 3.0. The article predicts that future developments may incorporate new technologies such as AI and the Internet of Things to achieve greater game financialization and player engagement.
This article explores Ethereum's governance process through seven major cases, providing a detailed analysis of the procedures and institutions involved in decision-making. It elucidates key events in Ethereum's history, including the DAO hard fork, Parity multisig bug, Constantinople upgrade, ProgPoW, Afrigate, the Merge, and the Shanghai upgrade. The article illustrates how developers and the community coordinate and resolve disputes, highlighting the complexity and challenges of Ethereum governance.