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Gate Research Daily Report: On July 1, BTC and ETH both fell by over 1%, a reasonable correction following the recent token price surge. Online brokerage Robinhood announced that it will allow EU clients to trade U.S. stocks and ETFs on the blockchain, with plans to transfer these tokenized stocks to its own Layer 2 blockchain, Robinhood Chain. Stablecoin issuer Circle has applied for a U.S. national banking license, enabling it to act as a custodian for USDC reserves and hold crypto assets for institutional clients. Polygon Labs, in collaboration with crypto market maker GSR, launched Katana, a DeFi-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, aimed at addressing on-chain asset fragmentation and unsustainable yields driven by high inflation.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the core strengths and challenges in the development of the Sonic ecosystem, benchmarking them against the peak of the Fantom ecosystem. By examining key indicators across multiple dimensions—including competitive landscape, technological advancement, user growth, and ecosystem development—it explores whether Sonic has the potential to replicate Fantom's past success and evaluates its strategic roadmap and risk mitigation approach in the current complex market environment.

Gate Research Daily Report: On June 30, BTC surged quickly from around 107,200 USDT, reaching a peak of approximately 108,600 USDT and is now consolidating at relatively high levels. ETH broke through the key 2,500 USDT level in one move, briefly touching a high of 2,511.39 USDT. In terms of trending tokens, Arbitrum (ARB) rose by 16.39%, driven by DeFi activity within its ecosystem and recent new incentive measures; Aave (AAVE) gained 7.3%, supported by strong user stickiness, market contributions, and record loan volume and revenue; the emerging meme coin SPX increased by 6.62% amid improving economic data and recovering market sentiment. Additionally, Babylon Genesis Chain will adopt a dual virtual machine architecture combining EVM and CosmWasm to enhance BTCFi compatibility; the CBDC project led by the Bank of Korea has been paused, shifting focus toward KRW stablecoins; Metaplanet issued 30 billion JPY in zero-coupon corporate bonds to purchase additional Bitcoin.