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ASTER is the native equity and governance token of the Aster ecosystem, with its core value built upon a radical "Deflationary Engine." Beyond serving as a governance tool, ASTER integrates multiple utilities including staking rewards, trading fee discounts, and liquidity incentives. Through its deep integration with the upcoming dedicated Layer 1 mainnet, it enables direct value capture from protocol cash flow to token holders.

Gate Research Daily Report: On Feb. 9, the crypto market entered a choppy recovery phase after a deleveraging shock, with flows showing a clear structural split: capital crowding into BTC while major altcoins remain under pressure. BTC has rebounded and is consolidating around $70,000, which remains the key pivot for bulls vs. bears; ETH is being weighed down by whale deleveraging and debt-repayment selling, and may repeatedly test the $2,000 psychological level in the near term. On the thematic side, AI Agents and memes remain the high-beta core, with BNKR, PIPPIN, and PENGUIN leading gains. In our Alpha section, we highlight Vitalik’s view that algorithmic stablecoins represent “true DeFi,” Cathie Wood’s thesis that gold strength tends to lead and BTC follows, and Tether’s accelerating shift toward a conglomerate model via global diversification, governance upgrades, and expanded hiring.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin’s $69,000–$71,000 range is the key zone for bulls to validate the sustainability of the rebound. Ethereum is gradually stabilizing at lower levels, with MACD turning bullish and price moving toward the upper Bollinger Band, signaling a clearer short-term technical recovery. News circulating on X has intensified retail FOMO, driving ZKP up 32.80% over the past 24 hours, while SAFFRONFI surged more than 40%, mainly due to increased short-term trading activity. Bitcoin selling pressure has temporarily eased, but a durable market recovery will require a revival in spot demand. A crypto market structure bill may pass within the next few months, with stablecoin yields emerging as the key point of contention. Meanwhile, Jump Trading plans to exchange liquidity provision for minority equity stakes in Kalshi and Polymarket.

Gate Research Daily Report: On February 11, the crypto market remained under downward pressure, with major assets trading in a weak consolidation range as BTC and ETH hovered at elevated levels without clear directional momentum. On the thematic front, capital continued to rotate into high-narrative trades: POWER surged on strong volume driven by the Web3 incentive-layer narrative and ecosystem partnership developments; PIPPIN rebounded sharply on the back of AI creator IP momentum and sentiment recovery; while SONIC strengthened amid the SVM expansion narrative and intensified community exposure. Structurally, the tokenized Treasury market surpassed $10 billion in size, reinforcing RWA’s role as a foundational asset within on-chain finance, while Gate TradFi’s cumulative trading volume exceeded $33 billion.

Gate Research Weekly Report: After a sharp sell-off, the market has entered a consolidation phase, with BTC and ETH still capped by key moving averages. Capital is rotating back into high-beta sectors such as AI, signaling a modest recovery in risk appetite. Ethereum’s staking ratio has surpassed 30%, reaching a new all-time high and pointing to ongoing supply contraction and a rebalancing of liquidity structures. Zerohash’s integration with Monad and USDC is advancing the deployment of stablecoin payment infrastructure at the L1 level. Tether’s U.S. Treasury holdings continue to expand, accelerating the integration of stablecoins into the short-term interest rate system. Overall crypto market capitalization continues to decline, indicating that the market remains in a near-term de-risking phase. Meanwhile, Anchorage has completed a strategic financing round of approximately $100 million, with participation from Tether.

Solana Seeker is the second-generation Web3 smartphone launched by the mobile division of Solana Labs. Its core positioning is a mobile ecosystem engine that integrates hardware security with on-chain incentives. The device not only features the Seed Vault security architecture—specifically designed for private key protection—but also establishes a deep device activation and community incentive mechanism through its native token, SKR. As a "Solana node in your pocket," Seeker enables a paradigm shift in Web3 interaction from desktop to high-frequency mobile environments via its hardware-level decentralized app store (dApp Store) and native mobile stack.

SKR is the native token of the Solana Mobile ecosystem, designed to drive the global expansion of its second-generation hardware, Seeker, through a decentralized incentive model. As the ecosystem's value anchor, SKR encompasses functions such as device authentication and dApp Store governance, while introducing an innovative "Guardians" mechanism that allows holders to participate in network security maintenance and capture protocol premiums through staking.

Solana Seeker is not only a gateway to mobile Web3 but also the core credential for participating in SKR ecosystem incentives and the Season 2 retrospective airdrop. Its reward mechanism is built on the dual logic of "hardware ownership + active contribution." Once users complete device activation via the Seed Vault, they secure their eligibility for the base reward pool.

Gate Research Daily Report: On February 13, BTC traded with a weak consolidation bias, briefly dipping to USD 65,230 before stabilizing and hovering in the USD 65,400–65,600 range; ETH failed to hold above USD 1,980 and pulled back, currently consolidating weakly between USD 1,910–1,930; GT retreated after a prior rebound, oscillating around USD 6.90; BTR surged +63.33% over 24 hours, becoming the market standout amid renewed Bitcoin ecosystem momentum. On the macro front, Standard Chartered lowered its long-term price targets for BTC and ETH, Vitalik emphasized that crypto applications should refocus on product fundamentals, and the acquisition of Northern Data’s mining business by entities linked to Tether executives drew market attention.

Ripple is a fintech giant dedicated to building the "Internet of Value." Its core vision is to leverage blockchain technology to enable assets to flow globally as seamlessly as information. As the backbone of its ecosystem, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is an open-source decentralized ledger, while its native asset, XRP, serves as a "bridge asset" between different fiat currencies, designed to solve the problem of liquidity fragmentation in cross-border payments.

Monad is a high performance, fully Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible Layer 1 blockchain protocol. Its core mission is to dramatically increase throughput, reduce latency, and lower transaction costs without requiring changes to existing developer tools or smart contract logic. In simple terms, Monad aims to build a more powerful base layer within the EVM ecosystem, where existing Solidity contracts can be deployed directly while benefiting from significantly better performance.

Monad is a high performance Layer1 blockchain network designed to address scalability and performance bottlenecks in existing Ethereum compatible chains. It enhances throughput and reduces latency through a parallel execution engine, the MonadBFT consensus mechanism, and an optimized state management architecture, while maintaining full compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, EVM.

Ripple’s core operations rely on its underlying decentralized ledger, the XRP Ledger (XRPL)—an open-source blockchain architecture specifically designed for financial settlement. Unlike Bitcoin’s PoW or Ethereum’s PoS, XRPL utilizes the unique Ripple Protocol Consensus Algorithm (RPCA). Through a selected set of validator nodes, the network reaches agreement on transaction ordering within seconds, achieving ultra-fast settlement speeds and minimal energy consumption.

Ripple and SWIFT represent two distinct paradigms in cross-border payments: "Real-time Asset Settlement" versus "Messaging-based Information Exchange." As the traditional backbone supporting trillions of dollars in global capital flows, SWIFT has long relied on a complex correspondent banking architecture and message confirmation logic. In contrast, Ripple and its native asset, XRP, utilize Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to achieve peer-to-peer settlement in seconds, effectively eliminating the pre-funding costs associated with capital ties-ups in legacy models.

Gate Research Daily Report: Affected by factors including Trump’s proposed 15% global tariffs, Bitcoin lacks strong upward momentum. Ethereum continues to consolidate near its 20-day low, with multiple momentum indicators still pointing to a weak market structure. PIPPIN rose 16.62%, mainly driven by strong speculative buying and community momentum. POWER gained 12.05%, largely fueled by leveraged trading activity. Anthropic’s announcement on automating COBOL system modernization triggered an 11% drop in IBM’s share price. ZachXBT is set to release a major investigation, with prediction markets and Trump-related projects expected to face scrutiny. Vitalik sold 10,700 ETH this month at an average price of $2,027, drawing market attention.