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Gate Research Weekly Report: This week, BTC and ETH prices remained in an upward range, signaling a broader market recovery. El Salvador submitted a cross-border regulatory sandbox proposal to the U.S. SEC, demonstrating its forward-looking approach to crypto regulation. Floki partnered with Rice Robotics to bring AI data markets on-chain, further expanding blockchain's application scenarios. Meanwhile, Russia announced the establishment of a crypto exchange for qualified investors, marking a key step toward legalization and laying the groundwork for future regulatory frameworks. Notably, dApps generated $1.8B in total fee revenue in Q1 2025—surpassing blockchain infrastructure protocols and highlighting the growing appeal of decentralized applications. On the security front, the XRP Ledger Foundation confirmed that its SDK had been compromised with a backdoor, putting hundreds of thousands of developer projects at risk and underscoring the importance of cybersecurity. Puffer Finance launched an institutional

Circle's IPO journey reveals its strategic positioning and growth potential in the cryptocurrency sector. Despite declining net margins, Circle is strategically reinvesting profits into market share and regulatory compliance by building a highly scalable, compliance-first stablecoin infrastructure.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an emerging field that has recently attracted attention from Web2 tech companies like Google. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the principles and positioning of the MCP protocol, explaining how it delivers context to large language models (LLMs) through standardized communication with applications. It also explores the team behind DARK, MtnDAO, and how the founder, Edgar Pavlovsky’s strong execution capabilities and the team's future outlook could potentially drive up the token’s price.