1. Polymarket user portrait from on-chain data: Who is trading and what is being traded
As background, ParaFi has been researching and investing in prediction markets since 2018. Today, ParaFi is the largest single investor in Polymarket, having invested in the 2020 seed round and doubling down in the years that followed. Click to read
2. Pantera Partner: What business scenarios can develop exchanges?
One of the most common and successful business models in the cryptocurrency field is the exchange. If you have been involved in the cryptocurrency field for a while, this is not necessarily surprising, but I think the exchange model is often underestimated when evaluating cryptocurrency companies and protocols. Click to read
3. Analysis of MATR1X: Integrating game + AI + e-sports elements to create Web3 entertainment format
Recently, Web3 cultural and entertainment platform MATR1X has become the focus of the market. OKX Jumpstart first launched Matr1x (MAX) on July 29, and then Bitget also announced that it would launch the project token in the Innovation Zone. Not long ago, MATR1X just announced that it had received investment from Makers Fund, one of the three major game funds in the United States, and its total financing amount reached 20 million US dollars. Click to read
4. Barbarians outside the election: Crypto whales quietly erode the American political arena
On July 23, according to the FEC official website, the blockchain group FairShake has become the largest super political action committee (Super PAC) in this election cycle, raising more than 200 million US dollars. According to CoinDesk, the fund has so far supported primary victories for more than 20 members of Congress in the 2024 elections. The vast majority of funds are managed through a coordinated group of PACs under Fairshake. The companies behind the Fairshake PAC and its affiliates declined to answer questions about its origins or ongoing relationship with the organization. Click to read
5.XT Research Institute: Similar history Is SOL at a critical point of breakthrough again?
This week, Bitcoin once again hit $70,000. The crypto market, driven by BTC, generally rebounded. In this turmoil, Solana stood out. This month, Solana and its ecosystem performed exceptionally strongly, rising from $121 at the beginning of the month to $193, with a price increase of nearly 60%. The entire ecosystem TVL is also far ahead of other public chains, and the performance is remarkable... Especially after the huge decline in the past two years, the rise of SOL now makes many people slap their thighs. Who still remembers that for most of last year, SOL was struggling at 20 dollars? Click to read