Recommended readings of the week: 10,000-word research report on the future of Ethereum, the innovative journey to unlock the trillion-dollar market value of Bitcoin, decentralized AI orchestration platform Naptha AI completes $6 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Cyber Fund and others

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Ethereum has played an important role in the development of blockchain. The decision-making and technical direction of the Ethereum Foundation and core developers represented by Vitalik Buterin have long been the focus and pursuit of the community. However, as its ecosystem becomes increasingly large, the burden it bears is also increasing, and some controversies and doubts are constantly emerging. For example, the Foundation and Vitalik Buterin's selling of ETH, the "centralization" issue of Vitalik Buterin, the challenge of blob capacity limit, the contradiction between Rollup and the mainnet, have all attracted widespread attention and discussion. The over 11,000-word research report written by Web3Caff Research researcher Shirley Li will start from the development history of Ethereum, explore the problems it faces and the attempts and efforts made by developers, aiming to analyze the current status of Ethereum comprehensively and objectively, and look forward to its future development.

The development of BTCFi is inseparable from DeFi, and the further expansion of DeFi also depends on the expansion of the blockchain. However, the path of blockchain expansion has not yet been unified and clear, and the trade-offs between feasibility, decentralization and security are still controversial, all facing a common technical bottleneck. This article will delve into this for you.

BTCFi: The Innovative Journey to Unlock the Trillion-Dollar Bitcoin Market

In the rapidly evolving blockchain industry, Ethereum, as the pioneer of decentralized applications, has been constantly pushing the boundaries of technology, continuously seeking to reduce risks and enhance decentralization mechanisms. This article, with "The Scourge" as the main theme, delves into the potential risks facing Ethereum, particularly in the areas of proof-of-stake, MEV extraction, and staking economics.

The "Fat Wallet" Theory

Building a quality brand is like boiling a pot of water. When you place a pot of water on the stove, it does not immediately rise from room temperature (a mediocre brand) to boiling (high recognition). You need to keep heating it (marketing) to allow the temperature to rise. This article will explore this for you in a concise manner.

Crypto Marketing Needs Better Storytelling

The Qatar Financial Centre is an important component of Qatar's economic diversification strategy. The QFC aims to create a sustainable, internationally competitive economy. This article analyzes the Qatar digital asset framework for you in a concise manner.

The Path to Innovating Crypto Finance Strategy: A Detailed Look at the Qatar Financial Centre's Digital Asset Framework

The United States has made some progress (such as FIT21 and Wyoming's DUNA), but still requires significant legislative progress to provide regulatory clarity, appropriately encourage decentralization, and protect consumers. This article will discuss this for you in a concise manner.

a16z Policy Head: How the U.S. Government Should Seize the Web3 Opportunity

In recent years, Web3-supporting smartphones have gained widespread attention in the industry. As the public's access point to new technologies, these devices have become a powerful tool for driving the mainstream adoption of Web3. This article will explore the current state of Web3 smartphones for you in a concise manner.

Will Web3 Smartphones Drive Mainstream Blockchain Adoption?

After the Cancun upgrade, Ethereum's Blobs space is sufficient, and the DA cost of L2 has been reduced to negligible. At this point, the market begins to wonder how the L2 application ecosystem is developing, and how the work of attracting new users to the Ethereum mainnet is going, etc. This article will discuss this for you in a concise manner.

The Controversy Behind Ethereum: Facing the Dilemma of "Technical" and "Market" Disconnection?

10 Notable News Highlights This Week

• Robinhood, Galaxy Digital, and others collaborate to launch a global US dollar network and support the USDG stablecoin

• ZKsync's first governance proposal, ZKsync Ignite, opens for voting

• Trump announces victory

• Sonic will snapshot wallets holding six different Sonic Shards on December 1

• BNB Chain launches a no-code RWA tokenization service

• Ripple CEO calls for the Trump administration to reform the SEC and clarify crypto regulations within the first 100 days

• Wintermute proposes a governance proposal on the Ethena forum

• SHIB releases the S.H.I.B. plan proposal

• Decentralized AI orchestration platform Naptha AI completes a $6 million Pre-Seed round funding, led by Cyber Fund and others

• Web3 game A-World completes a $5 million Series A funding round, led by IBGTG Capital and others

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