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What is THORChain？The Promising Project with Native Swaps
Author：Victor Bastos, Gate.io Researcher
24 February 14:07
[TL;DR]
THORChain is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization protocol developed on the Cosmos network which seeks to make all crypto assets easily accessible and liquid through a one-stop-shop decentralized trading platform, or DEX. It is also able to conduct native swaps across different net...
Top 5 Social Media Cryptocurrencies
Author：Victor Bastos, Gate.io Researcher
24 February 13:21
[TL;DR]
5. Status (SNT): Ethereum-based protocol to build decentralized messaging apps through digital wallets and data privacy focus. Market cap currently at $218 million dollars.
4. HIVE (HIVE): Originated from STEEM, HIVE is a Layer-1 protocol where developers can build dApps based on S...
What is Monero？The First Privacy Coin
Author：Victor Bastos, Gate.io Researcher
23 February 18:05
[TL;DR]
Monero is the very first cryptocurrency in the world with fully private transactions, making it the first and still top cryptocurrency under crypto’s “Privacy” category. Founded in 2013 and currently trading as XMR, transactions in Monero’s blockchain are not public nor transp...
The Best NFT Marketplace for 2022
Author：Mashell. C, Gate.io Researcher
23 February 11:37
[TL; DR]
1. OpenSea is one of the largest NFT marketplace at the moment.
2. SuperRare is unique in that it allows users to connect with and follow each other.
3. Foundation.app promotes gifted artists as well as supporting emerging ones.
4. Mintable has three variations of minting...
Spot Trading VS Leveraged Token Trading
Author：
23 February 11:05
To simplify, the only difference between traditional tokens and leveraged tokens is that leveraged tokens have leveraged property.
Definition
Spot: Spot trading refers to crypto-to-crypto trading, using one cryptocurrency to buy another. The trading rule is to complete the matchmaking accordi...
How to mint NFTs
Author：Gate.io Researcher：M. Olatunji
22 February 18:28
[TL;DR]
There have been a lot of successful NFT projects since 2021, but despite the notoriety they have had, the majority of people still don't know how to mint an NFT. Some may even wonder if the terms "creating" and "minting" are the same. That’s why this comprehensive guide has be...
Stablecoins Fuel the Adoption of Cryptocurrencies
Author：Mashell. C, Gate.io Researcher
05 January 11:01
[TR; DR]
Stablecoins result in increasing use of digital assets.
Traditional collateral, cryptocurrency collateral, commodity backed stablecoins and algorithmic stablecoins are the major types of stablecoins.
Many people value stablecoins as they are a medium of exchange and a store of valu...
Oracles, Creating Value by Connecting the Blockchain _ and Real World
Author：Mashell. C, Gate.io Researcher
28 December 17:50
[TR; DR]
1. Oracles enable web 3.0 to connect with the legacy system.
2. They can send data inwards or outwards.
3. Decentralized oracles distribute trust among many nodes.
4. Centralized oracles act like intermediaries. However, people can manipulate them.
5. Examples of data relayed among b...
The Sandbox: Everything You Need To Know
Author：Aziz. H, Gate.io Researcher
23 December 09:45
[TL;DR]
As Facebook announced its decision to change its name to "Meta", reflecting its ambitions to become the leader in "Metaverse", which could be described as a virtual place for social interactions.
This brought the concept of Metaverse to the attention of investors around the world, t...
Gate.io Launches Its Second API Trading Competition For Institutional Investors
Author：
20 December 18:00
Leading cryptocurrency exchange, Gate.io, has launched their second API Trading Competition to reward institutional traders using the platform to execute their trades. Besides a prize pool of up to $300,000 in USDT, participants also stand a chance to win exclusive NFTs.
“After the success of o...
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