1.Vitalik: Key Goals of Ethereum's Scourge Phase

One ​​of the biggest risks facing Ethereum L1 is the centralization of proof of stake due to economic pressure. If there are economies of scale in participating in the core proof-of-stake mechanism, this will naturally lead to large stakeholders dominating and small stakeholders exiting to join large mining pools. This leads to a higher risk of 51% attacks, transaction censorship, and other crises. In addition to the risk of centralization, there is also the risk of value extraction: a small number of people capture the value that would otherwise flow to Ethereum users. Click to read

2. A quick overview of the top ten winning projects of ETHGlobal San Francisco 2024

These 10 projects competed and stood out from 223 projects, namely: PumpRoyale, VVLDrizzy, IP Infinity, OmiSwap, HelloACAI, DAOsaster, Chain Waves, BuildBlocks, UniV4Backtester, and Betsy. Click to read

3. Sui: A "maverick" public chain

"The reason I chose Sui is because it has a clear development direction, and not all public chains have this point." Several Sui project founders told me. Click to read

4. Count the recent projects on TON that have raised funds but have not yet issued coins

After the arrest of Telegram founder Durov, the TVL on the TON chain has gradually stabilized and recovered. In the fourth quarter, potential protocols such as Blum and PixelSwap will usher in TGE. Sui's popularity has remained high recently, which has indirectly brought higher attention to TON, which is also in the L1 public chain camp of non-EVM. In the fourth quarter, the TON ecosystem is still in the blue ocean stage, with less competition and is in the incubation period, and there may be unexpected gains. Click to read

5. The psychology of the Meme coin craze

The psychological and social process of the formation of "Meme coin craze" is similar to that of other crazes, but in this case it is driven by financial losses, emotional dependence, and social recognition gained through the cryptocurrency market and online communities. Click to read