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Gate Research Daily Report: On October 9, the crypto market continued to show a mixed and choppy trend. BTC edged up 0.46%, while SOL led gains among major assets. In contrast, ETH and XRP underperformed. AI and infrastructure-related tokens were notably active — LAVA surged nearly 198% amid rising interest in the “stablecoin migration and on-chain data infrastructure” narrative; COAI jumped over 80% following the launch of derivatives and expanded ecosystem partnerships. Meanwhile, the rise in gold prices pushed the market cap of tokenized gold asset XAUT past $1.5 billion, drawing renewed attention to real-world asset tokens. BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, is approaching $100 billion in AUM, making it the firm’s most profitable product. Uniswap TVL Surpasses $7 Billion as V4 Progress and Multichain Expansion Boost Protocol Activity

Gate Research Weekly Report: On October 7, BTC broke above 126,000 to reach a new high and is now consolidating in a short-term range. Plume has acquired institutional staking protocol Dinero, strengthening its integration of RWA and compliant staking. 21Shares has partnered with wealth management platform Stratiphy to expand access to crypto ETNs for retail investors. Uniswap’s TVL has surpassed $7 billion, setting a new high for 2025. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $897 million over the past seven days, signaling a notable return of institutional buying. On October 8, DDC announced the completion of a $124 million funding round to advance its Bitcoin reserve strategy.

Gate Ventures’ Weekly Crypto Recap: BTC rose 10.1% and ETH gained 8.9%, driven by strong ETF inflows and renewed market optimism. On the macro front, U.S. government shutdown concerns fueled uncertainty as the dollar weakened and gold climbed. In projects, DoubleZero (2Z) and OpenEden (EDEN) gained traction, Sui launched suiUSDe and USDi stablecoins, and Polygon partnered with Standard Chartered to tokenize money market funds. On the investment side, 13 deals totaling around $325M were disclosed, with DeFi projects leading the week’s funding activity.