While it is difficult to make any high-certainty calls based on the halving alone, it does likely have structural bullish factors.

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Bitcoin block reward drops to 3.125 BTC.

The original technology of Bitcoin has always had a conflict between large-scale applications and the capabilities that Bitcoin should have. Do large-scale applications and transaction scale mean more complex transaction instructions and larger transaction space? Does it mean that all functions must be implemented on a single Bitcoin system?

As more and more blockchain and crypto projects seek to reduce startup costs through shared security models, EigenLayer's re-staking model may become an important direction for future blockchain network security architecture. In addition, it may also promote the emergence of new economic models and investment opportunities, especially in the fields of DeFi and cross-chain operations. It not only brings innovation and value to the Ethereum network, but also provides power and direction for the entire blockchain ecosystem.

Hawks drive the near-term narrative, although the long-term positioning remains bullish.

Looking back, the Ethereum futures ETF was somewhat hasty in passing. Ethereum is much more complicated than Bitcoin. The reason why Ethereum was rejected will definitely set an example for future crypto assets to apply for spot ETFs. However, in the traditional world, there are also ETF products for commodities with particularly wide application scenarios, such as pork ETF and oil ETF.

In the past week's market, the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum fluctuated at a low level after falling at the beginning of the week. The historical volatility and trading volume were both large during the decline from April 13 to 14, and the open interest decreased. The implied volatility of BTC and ETH did not change much. In addition, the funding rate dropped sharply, indicating that the contract trading sentiment was low. The overall market is in an extremely weak stage in terms of market breadth indicators. In terms of events, the Federal Reserve has slowed down the pace of interest rate cuts, and the tense situation in the Middle East war has led to a sharp drop in Bitcoin. Bitcoin will be halved in the next day, and long-term investors can pay close attention to the investment opportunities and risk management of the halving.

The SAFE token transfer function will be activated on April 23.

The unlocked amount of YGG tokens accounts for 5.3% of the circulation, and the unlocked amount of ID tokens accounts for 4.3%.

Whether it is the earlier full-stack services such as Op stack and Arbitrum Nova, or the recent modular blockchains such as Celestia, Dymension, and Cosmos, they have greatly reduced the threshold for creating a new chain, and the number of application chains in the foreseeable future will only increase compared to now. This trend brings a problem, which is the further dispersion of liquidity, and the data islands between chains can be linked through more efficient, cheap, and secure cross-chain.

Currently, the Runes market of OKX Web3 wallet already supports 17 popular projects such as Runestone and Runepups, helping users to enjoy the rune ecosystem in one stop.

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Mina's major upgrade brings innovative zero-knowledge use cases, introducing the ability to execute smart contracts offline in client environments (such as browsers or servers). This article explores the importance of zkApps (zk-enabled applications), their potential impact on Web3, and the key role of Mina's upcoming Berkeley upgrade.

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