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Why You Might Be Losing Money on Papertrade?
When PAPER is no longer the main reason to attract users, is Papertrade still a trading platform worth using? Written by: Black Mario The on-chain derivatives trading platform Papertrade is one of the hottest projects recently. According to data from DefiLlama, Papertrade's protocol revenue reached $42.24 million in the past 7 days, ranking third in the industry, only behind Tether and Circle. This performance even surpassed Pump.fun's $16.06 million and Hyperliquid's $14.56 million.
The Death of Hsin-Ju: A Prelude to Conspiracy
Author: Black Mario The circumstances surrounding Hsin-Ju's death in the Mojave Desert remain inconclusive, but it seems easy for people to fall into conspiracy theories. Hsin-Ju Chuang, former partner and platform head at Hack VC. On August 24, 2026, she was found dead in a vehicle near an I-15 highway exit in the Mojave Desert, California, at the age of 37. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
TapeOut Ecosystem Overview: From NAND, LATCH to On-Chain Application Ecosystem
Author: Black Mario TapeOut is a set of on-chain hardware manufacturing infrastructure that attempts to move the design, manufacturing, verification, and combination processes of digital circuits onto the blockchain. It was initiated by young developer Blonskr on August 15, 2026. Blonskr has long described himself as a 16-year-old "8grade coder" on public accounts, so the Chinese community is accustomed to directly referring to him as "Kid Brother".
EU MiCA Officially Takes Effect: Understanding the CASP Authorization Framework and the Compliance Landscape of Mainstream Trading Platforms
2026.07.07 Share Share to X (Twitter) Share to WeChat Share to Weibo Share by Image TechFlow Selected TechFlow Selected EU MiCA Officially Takes Effect: Understanding the CASP Authorization Framework and the Compliance Landscape of Mainstream Trading Platforms To understand the CASP authorization framework under MiCA, one must look more closely at which specific service types it covers.
Reviewing the History of China’s Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Rise of the Unregulated, Offshore Relocation, and Compliance-Driven Restructuring
2026.05.08 Share Share to X (Twitter) Share to WeChat Share to Weibo Share by Image TechFlow Selected TechFlow Selected Reviewing the History of China’s Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Rise of the Unregulated, Offshore Relocation, and Compliance-Driven Restructuring An industry chronicle interwoven with technological idealism, wealth frenzy, regulatory shifts, and global migration.
Binance withdraws its MiCA application in Greece: The regulatory game behind the European licensing battle
Author: Black Mario On June 24th, Binance withdrew its MiCA license application in Greece. According to Binance, after carefully assessing the status and timeline of the Greek approval process, it decided to withdraw its MiCA application submitted to the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC). It will now continue to seek authorization in another EU member state.
Solo: Anonymous identity protocol based on zkHE
Author: Black Mario "Solo is building a "trusted anonymous" on-chain identity system based on its original zkHE architecture, which is expected to break the "impossible triangle" that has long plagued Web3, that is, to achieve both privacy protection, identity uniqueness and decentralized verifiability." Not long ago, the Web3 identity layer project Solo announced the completion of a $1.2 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Draper Associates, followed by Velocity Capital, and RISC...
Aethir: A new paradigm in the field of DePIN GPU computing infrastructure
Author: Black Mario "Aethir is the most representative and largest project in the GPU DePIN vertical track. It is reported that the project completed the TGE of the token $ATH on June 12. After it was launched to the market, the highest increase in the short term exceeded 65%. Currently, within just two days of the token entering the market, its FDV has reached more than 3.2 billion US dollars, which represents the market's high recognition of Aethir's development potential.
The History of the Crypto Prediction Market: The Fall of Elites, the Emergence of Two Giants, and the Rise of a Hundred Schools of Thought
They built a minimalist trading market and opened it to students to trade the results of the US presidential election, setting a clear capital threshold. Participants could deposit a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $500, using real money to price the predictions. The trading prices within the market directly correspond to the candidates' probabilities of winning. After the election, participants who correctly predicted the results share the entire prize pool proportionally.
A retrospective of the history of China's cryptocurrency exchanges: their rise from humble beginnings and their migration to offshore markets.
Author: Black Mario This article is based on five days of research and extensive data analysis, outlining the development history of Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges. It aims to review the evolution of Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges from their early, undeveloped stages to their global reshaping. I believe this is also a history of the industry, intertwined with technological ideals, wealth frenzy, regulatory shifts, and global migration.
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