Weekly Highlights丨Trump's stance on tariffs softens, BTC breaks through $94,000; TRUMP will host a Trump dinner for top holders.

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Macroeconomic Perspective

Masayoshi Son plans to partner with stablecoin giant Tether to create a $3 billion crypto joint venture, is the Bitcoin hoarding strategy entering its 2.0 era?

Investment mogul Masayoshi Son, after heavily investing in AI, is also making a significant bet in the crypto industry. His SoftBank Group may collaborate with Cantor Fitzgerald, a company closely tied to the U.S. government, to establish a crypto joint venture with a total scale of up to $3 billion alongside the largest stablecoin issuer, Tether.

The "crypto dad" is here, can the SEC under Paul Atkins reshape the U.S. crypto market?

Atkins' appointment is seen as a "reboot moment" for U.S. crypto regulation.

Trump's "bluster," U.S. stocks "scared," global capital begins to collectively "abandon America"

Short on dollars, long on gold and Bitcoin.

The crypto market may welcome a trend reversal, capturing altcoin opportunities from short-term capital flows

Under the trend, more upward movements in the crypto market are imminent.

From 100,000 to 75,000: The cyclical truth behind the deep correction and signals for a bull market restart

Bitcoin seems poised for another upward move, potentially reaching new peaks in the third or early fourth quarter if the traditional market does not deteriorate further.

Which city will be the crypto capital? A look at the 2025 crypto-friendly city index

The next global financial center will be dominated by cryptocurrencies.

AI and Meme

Data review of TRUMP large holder positions over the past three months, 86.9% of large holders have liquidated, some facing losses exceeding $30 million

Three months have passed. How are the large holders faring now? What new changes have occurred in the distribution of TRUMP chips?

Is the second half of AI tokens starting? A roundup of emerging potential Crypto AI projects

This return of AI has brought back not only token prices but also some new concepts.

The end of on-chain snipers? Understanding the new launch mechanism Genesis of Virtuals Protocol in one article

Virtuals Protocol launches a new launch mechanism, Genesis Launch, on Base, aiming to redefine the rules of token distribution.

DARK: From AI Meme sensation to the puzzle of chip control

An AI memecoin that is currently very popular under high chip control.

auto.fun goes live, will this new Launchpad become the next growth point for ai16z?

No standout features yet, and the future development of ai16z still awaits the rollout of Eliza v2.

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Seizing Opportunities

Finding potential Alpha: 10 selected early-stage projects yet to issue tokens

From DeSci to institutional-level DeFi, here are 10 early projects worth your attention.

Interpreting Ambient: A Solana fork that maintains high-speed and efficient characteristics while introducing PoL consensus

Ambient retains Solana's speed and efficiency while creating a new blockchain ecosystem through the introduction of the Logits proof mechanism.

Three major narratives of the Bitcoin ecosystem Runes2.0: Alkanes & RSM, is the next ORDI emerging?

Runes2.0: Alkanes & RSM promotes the development of Bitcoin ecosystem DeFi by introducing smart contracts and programmability, and the next ORDI may emerge.

Understand the new project Neutrl in three minutes: You store stablecoins, and I help you short VC tokens

Neutrl buys locked VC tokens at a discount through OTC and then shorts for hedging. Behind the idea that everything can be a stablecoin, is the risk excessive?

As the market warms up, how to ambush quality altcoins? The success story of BONK reveals investment secrets

As the market warms up, investors need to return to fundamentals and choose projects that can continue to create value in the future.

Web3 Matters

Trump's meme coin crypto marketing script, a presidential dinner that may not actually happen?

Behind the surge, $TRUMP has just experienced unlocking; is the "presidential dinner" a sincere return to crypto holders, or a marketing scheme planned to pump the price?

From gummies to cryptocurrency, U.S. listed company Upexi secures $100 million in crypto financing and bets on Solana

Notable cryptocurrency trading and investment firm GSR has made a private equity investment of up to $100 million in the Nasdaq-listed consumer goods company Upexi, betting on its upcoming full transition to a Solana financial strategy.

Zora's token launch faces a wave of on-chain criticism: early users feel betrayed, average airdrop only $37

After years of "PUA," Zora finally launched its token, but the community users who waited long were disappointed, finding only a reward that couldn't even cover gas fees, let alone the token itself being useless, leading to a complete breakdown of community sentiment.

Interview with Ed Felten, co-founder of Offchain Labs: After traversing academia and the White House, how does he shape the future path of Arbitrum with a long-term perspective?

PANews interviews Ed Felten, who shares his journey from research and policy to blockchain entrepreneurship, discussing how Layer 2 can balance Ethereum ecosystem development, build Arbitrum's technical competitiveness, and the integration of AI and blockchain.

sUSD significantly below $1, can Synthetix solve the "de-pegging dilemma"?

Compared to betting on re-pegging, there is currently a more certain arbitrage opportunity.

Real data from 10 projects: Binance Wallet IDO project survival report

Binance Wallet IDO has become a new engine for the cold start of Web3 projects, leveraging low barriers to attract high attention, but it also raises higher demands for the project's narrative ability, operational rhythm, and long-term construction.

Top 10 public chains competing for RWA: Ethereum firmly in first place, Solana only ranks sixth

Which chains are showing strong momentum in RWA development? Which traditional institutions are laying out RWA?

Interview with Bybit founder Ben: Overcoming the impact of the hacking incident, sharing the secrets of rising against the trend

"Beyond Boundaries" is how Ben defines Bybit's development over the past two years. In mid-April, Bybit organized the CCCC content creator event in Bali, where Ben shared the journey of Bybit over the past seven years, including security upgrades and innovative products. PANews editor-in-chief Tongtong was invited to serve as a mentor for the CCCC event and conducted an exclusive interview with Ben.

Technical Style

Analyzing Vitalik's Strategic Ambition to Reconstruct Ethereum's Execution Layer with RISC-V

Ethereum is attempting to build not just a more efficient execution layer, but a modular architecture that can accommodate multiple virtual machines.

Ethereum Governance War: EIP3074, ERC4337, and EIP7702

The Ethereum governance system follows the VVRC model, where any proposal must first align with Ethereum's values.

Emergency Guide: If BTC is Stolen, Don't Panic, Leave an On-Chain Message First

On-chain messaging, as a unique communication method in the blockchain world, has been frequently used in various security incidents in recent years.

Revisiting the Design Logic of Bitcoin's Lightning Network from the Thunderbolt Network Perspective

The Thunderbolt protocol reconstructs off-chain interaction logic in a soft fork manner, introducing UTXO Bundling and OP_CAT to enhance scalability and programmability, providing a more native and composable infrastructure paradigm for BTCFi, and redefining the possibilities of off-chain applications for Bitcoin.