1. Portal Ventures: The Current Status and Future New Chapter of the BTC Ecosystem
In May 2023, we initiated a three-month research project assuming a revival of the Bitcoin ecosystem. This led to the publication of our paper “The Panda Renaissance” in November 2023. Since then, the market’s interest and capital investment in this topic have grown exponentially. In this article, we will share updated thoughts from our previous work and reflections on the following questions.
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2. Starknet Co-Founders: Why Starknet Should Expand Ethereum and Bitcoin Simultaneously
STARKs have finally faced their next challenge. Now, STARKs will showcase their scaling advantages on the most equitable currency ever – Bitcoin. Once OP_CAT is adopted on Bitcoin, deploying STARK validators in Bitcoin scripts will become a reality. This opens a channel for secure self-custodial transfers between Bitcoin and Starknet, creating an L2 that scales both Ethereum and Bitcoin simultaneously.
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3. Grayscale: The Evolution of Memes and Their Position in the Blockchain
Whether you like it or not, memes have become a cornerstone of the crypto economy. Memes are not known for technical innovation or pushing the boundaries of blockchain scalability; some skeptics claim they have no value at all. Some builders in the blockchain ecosystem even believe that memes overshadow their serious work, damaging the overall brand and image of crypto. However, due to their viral nature, memes have surged and accumulated significant value in the broader crypto market.
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4. Why Will the TON Public Chain Ecosystem Explode?
Recently, TON has been dominating the news, topping the charts with daily gains. The project itself is just a Telegram bot click game, with a whitepaper that seems a bit rushed, only 9 standard pages. But this doesn’t stop more people from paying attention to the opportunities in the TON public chain ecosystem. Why do I believe the TON public chain ecosystem will explode?
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5. Variant Fund Co-Founders: How to Navigate Signals and Noise in a Rising Market
Because everyone in the cryptocurrency space is to some extent an investor (whether through token holdings or founding/operating a startup), it is important to look at short-term opportunities with a balanced perspective, long-term opportunities with a rigorous eye, and to analyze the increased trading volume.
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