Recommended reading of the week: Sahara AI, a decentralized AI data network, 10,000-word research report, How to conduct offline activities with Web3 safely, legally and compliantly? Stablecoin protocol Cap completes $11 million seed round of financing, led by Franklin Templeton and Triton Capital

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After the outbreak of ChatGPT at the end of 2022, Sean Ren, an associate professor of computer science at USC, and his partner Tyler Zhou clearly saw the upcoming data gap and the changes in data production relations brought about by AI, and built Sahara AI in early 2023, committed to allowing participants in the AI ​​ecosystem to collaborate with each other, build smarter AI, and obtain reasonable returns on the premise of protecting user privacy and data ownership. Today, facing the era of "digital oil", can Sahara Al use the advantages of Web3 to become the gatekeeper of the data gold mine? This research report of more than 10,000 words written by Hendrix, a researcher at Web3Caff Research, will comprehensively analyze its development background, technical principles, ecological status, pros and cons, risks and future prospects.

In Web3, "holding events" has become a standard action for almost every project. But in fact, there are still many compliance issues in holding events, especially as Web3 is an industry with financial attributes, technical characteristics and cross-border characteristics. This article systematically sorts out the common legal issues in Web3 activities and practical response strategies for you. Please read it quickly.

It is difficult for each Ethereum upgrade to satisfy all user groups at the same time. Each upgrade usually focuses on solving a specific problem. For example, the "London Upgrade" optimizes the fee mechanism by introducing the EIP-1559 technical protocol to make fees more predictable. This Pectra upgrade is considered to be the largest upgrade in recent years, including a large number of technical protocols, which are discussed in this article.

Bitcoin is the first credible, neutral, internet-based native store of value. The so-called "credible neutrality" means fairness, unbiasedness, and not influenced by small groups. This credible neutrality is gradually earned by the Bitcoin protocol over time. Bitcoin's credible neutrality and practicality are the main reasons for the growth of the crypto industry. This article discusses it for you, please read it quickly.

AI is the most popular segment in the crypto industry today. Gensyn, a distributed AI computing network led by a16z with a total financing scale of US$50 million, is undoubtedly a competitive project. Recently, Gensyn officially launched its test network. Although it is more than a year later than originally planned, it has finally entered a new stage with the launch of the test network. This article will discuss it for you.

On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Congress formally proposed the "STABLE Act", which systematically established the issuance threshold, regulatory framework and circulation boundaries of the U.S. dollar stablecoin for the first time. So, what exactly does this new bill solve? Does the difference with MiCA reflect the "institutional strategy" of the United States? This article will explore it in depth for you, please read it quickly.

The AA wallet is built with the idea of ​​"verification-centric design". Its concept is to separate complex functions such as verification logic, payment logic, and upgradeability from the account contract, and only retain the most basic functions of the account contract: asset holding and DApp interaction. In this way, the account contract is greatly simplified, reducing its complexity and maintenance difficulty. This article will explore it for you.

On April 7, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong issued regulatory guidelines for licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) and virtual asset funds (VA funds) approved by the SFC to provide staking services. This article provides you with an in-depth analysis of its connotation and actual impact from the perspective of market service experience. Please read it quickly.

On April 9, at the "2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival" ETHAsia 2025 event, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech on "The Future of Ethereum L1". The speech revolved around key topics such as Ethereum L1's scalability improvements, future planning and technology upgrades, and the impact of account abstraction on user experience. This article will give you an in-depth discussion.

As Web2 innovation and productivity are gradually integrated into Web3, technologies such as artificial intelligence, DePIN and DeFi security are also being rapidly integrated into crypto applications. The development of parallel EVM technology provides new application scenarios. This article discusses the parallelization problem of Ethereum in depth for you. Please read it quickly.

The GENIUS Act, which was introduced in 2025, clearly defines stablecoins as a digital asset whose value is usually pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and is primarily designed for payment or settlement scenarios. This article discusses the two major stablecoin-related bills, the GENIUS Act and the STABLE Act, which will be submitted for review in 2025. Take a quick look.

10 news items worth watching this week

• Tether may launch a new stablecoin specifically for the US market

• RedStone Launches ‘Bolt’ Oracle on Ethereum Scaling Solution MegaETH

• Aave "Buyback Proposal" Passed

• Aavegotchi DAO has voted to migrate from Polygon to Base

• Lens Chain, a social media developer network , is mainnet

• Bitcoin developers propose hard fork to protect BTC from quantum computing threat

• EigenLayer plans to launch the Slashing mechanism on April 17

• London blockchain startup Wunder.Social announces $50 million in funding led by Rollman Management

• Stablecoin protocol Cap completes $11 million seed round of financing , led by Franklin Templeton and Triton Capital

• Bitcoin decentralized aggregation protocol Sats Terminal completes $1.7 million Pre-Seed round of financing

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