Recommended reading of the week: 20,000-word research report on the new generation of decentralized storage protocol Walrus, how does account abstraction unlock new application scenarios? Optimum completes $11 million seed round of financing, led by 1kx

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Decentralized storage is one of its core infrastructures. Although existing solutions have made progress in security and decentralization, they still have shortcomings in efficiency, cost and performance. To meet these challenges, the new generation of decentralized storage protocol Walrus, through the unique Red Stuff encoding technology, has achieved data reading, writing and recovery efficiency that is independent of the network scale, and is expected to break through the traditional performance bottleneck. So, can Walrus, a new generation of decentralized storage protocol that has won US$140 million in financing, become the new overlord of the track? This research report of more than 20,000 words written by Shi Taxi, a researcher at Web3Caff Research, will systematically analyze the innovative advantages of Walrus from the aspects of technology, economic incentives and ecological linkage, and compare existing solutions to explore its application prospects in Web3.

"Dark Forest" is another name for blockchain in the industry, which is also a decentralized feature. For some special fields, RWA may be able to act as the sword bearer of this parallel world. However, due to the regulatory framework of TradFi, its form is still like a private protocol stored on the public chain. So, what will RWA look like if it can enter its final form? This article discusses it for you.

Account abstraction is not only a technical upgrade, but also a comprehensive reconstruction of the way blockchain interacts. Through verification, execution and fee abstraction, it makes blockchain accounts safer, more flexible and easier to use, while providing developers with unlimited room for innovation. This article will give you an in-depth discussion of account abstraction, please read it quickly.

The early internet promised a future where anyone could publish, build, or transact without permission. Protocols like email and the World Wide Web were open and neutral, and they sparked an explosion of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. But somewhere along the way, we got off track. Stablecoins offer a new alternative, which we’ll explore in this article.

If in the traditional entrepreneurial context, it is said that "product is king" or "channel is king", then in the current Web3 world with erratic rhythm and information overload, the project still needs some "centralized" people to push it. And these people are often "industry opinion leaders" called KOLs. This article discusses it for you, please read it quickly.

Recently, Web3 restaurant loyalty and payment platform Blackbird announced that it has successfully raised $50 million in Series B financing. Against the backdrop of a long-term downturn in the primary market, this high amount of financing undoubtedly demonstrates the crypto industry's expectations for the large-scale implementation of consumer applications, and also reflects the confidence of many top crypto investment institutions in the prospects of the project. This article discusses it for you.

On April 8, Ripple announced the acquisition of multi-asset broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. This is another major acquisition in the field of crypto payments and finance after Stripe acquired the stablecoin platform Bridge, reflecting the trend of accelerated integration of Crypto and TradFi. This article analyzes the full picture of this acquisition for you, please read it quickly.

New tips are here. This time it is the "clipboard security" problem that many people have encountered. In many cases of cryptocurrency theft, the most confusing thing for victims is often: "I didn't even transmit my private key online, how could it be stolen?" This article will focus on clipboard security, and take you to understand its principles, attack methods, and prevention suggestions.

On April 7, CZ announced that he would join the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) as a strategic advisor. This move not only highlights CZ influence in the global cryptocurrency industry, but also indicates that Pakistan will take a milestone step in the field of cryptocurrency. This article discusses it for you, please read it quickly.

Many people still don’t realize that in the crypto, once money is involved, there is no such thing as “friends”. Because the other party trusts you, not trades with you. When trust is used to support decision-making, you are the “key trigger point” for this failed investment. This article discusses this for you, please read it quickly.

10 news items worth watching this week

• Ethereum Foundation-backed interoperability protocol Everclear launches mainnet

• Solana has implemented SIMD-0207

• OpenAI plans to launch a social networking platform similar to X

• Alchemy Pay Receives Money Transmitter License in Arizona

• R2 Testnet is now live

• The U.S. SEC will hold the third crypto policy roundtable on April 25

• Russian Finance Ministry official says national stablecoin should be launched to adapt to global payment changes

• Tether announces strategic investment in self-custodial crypto wallet Fizen

• Optimum Completes $11 Million Seed Round , Led by 1kx

• Crypto investment service company Glider completes $4 million financing , led by a16z

• DeFi protocol Neutrl completes $5 million seed round of financing , led by STIX and others

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