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According to the latest "2026 Q2 Cryptocurrency Market Report" released by CoinGecko, in the context of ongoing adjustments in the overall cryptocurrency market in the second quarter of 2026, Gate's spot trading business performed exceptionally well, consistently ranking among the top three global spot trading platforms, and achieving the fastest trading volume growth among the Top 10 exchanges from May to June. In terms of derivatives, Gate's perpetual contract trading volume remains in the global top five, with a market share consistently maintained at 8%--11%; the market share of open interest remains at 11%--12%, consistently ranking in the global top four, demonstrating the platform's leading advantages in trading depth, liquidity, and user activity.The report shows that in the second quarter of 2026, the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market decreased by 12.6% to $2.1 trillion, marking the third consecutive quarter of adjustment; the overall trading activity of centralized exchanges (CEX) has declined. At the same time, the prediction market has become one of the most vibrant sectors this quarter, with a quarterly nominal trading volume increasing by 48.7% to $113.8 billion, driven significantly by major sporting events such as the World Cup. As the world's first centralized trading platform to connect with Polymarket, Gate continues to enhance the user experience of prediction market products, providing users with a more convenient and efficient way to participate in prediction markets.As emerging sectors such as prediction markets, RWA, and tokenized assets continue to unleash growth potential, the industry structure is moving towards diversified ecological competition. Leveraging its continuously improving product ecosystem, global liquidity advantages, and increasingly rich trading scenarios, Gate continues to enhance the competitiveness of its spot, derivatives, and innovative products, providing global users with more diverse and efficient digital asset trading services.

CoinGecko officially released the "Q2 2026 Cryptocurrency Industry Report." The report shows that the global cryptocurrency market has declined for the third consecutive quarter, with the total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropping 12.6% (approximately $304.8 billion) in Q2, falling to $2.1 trillion, the lowest level since September 2024. During this period, major assets Bitcoin and Ethereum fell 14.2% and 25.4% respectively, underperforming the US stock market, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) managed to break into the top ten by market capitalization against the trend.In terms of capital flow and trading platform performance, the total market capitalization of stablecoins decreased by 1.6% to $30.51 billion, marking the first contraction since Q3 2023, with USDT's market share slightly rising to 60%. The spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) plummeted by 27.9% to $1.95 trillion in Q2, with Binance maintaining its dominance at 38.7% market share; in contrast, perpetual contract (Perps) trading showed stronger resilience, only declining 10.0% to $12.7 trillion.Compared to the overall market's weakness, specific niche segments experienced explosive growth in Q2. Driven by major sporting events, the trading volume of prediction markets significantly increased by 48.7%, reaching $113.8 billion, with Kalshi expanding its lead over Polymarket with a 58.9% quarterly market share. Additionally, in the tokenized collectibles sector, Collector Crypt performed impressively, capturing 62.8% of the trading volume share in June, surpassing Courtyard to become the absolute leader in this field.

CoinGecko's report on the cryptocurrency industry for the first quarter of 2026 shows that the cryptocurrency market has shifted from a sharp correction to a prolonged "winter," with the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies dropping by 20.4% ($622 billion), ending the first quarter of 2026 at $2.4 trillion, a decrease of about 45% from the peak in October 2025.The report also states that the market capitalization of stablecoins remains unchanged at $309.9 billion, with a decline in USDT supply, marking the first decrease since the second quarter of 2022.Crude oil prices performed the strongest in the first quarter of 2026, rising by 76.9%, while Bitcoin fell by 22.0% alongside the stock market.In the first quarter of 2026, the spot trading volume on centralized exchanges decreased by 39.1% to $2.7 trillion, with March setting a new monthly low of $80 billion.Solana continues to dominate the spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges, expected to hold a 30.6% market share in the first quarter of 2026.Driven by the demand for all-weather oil trading, commodity traders currently account for about 30% of Hyperliquid's open contracts.

In response to former Multicoin co-founder Kyle Samani's view that "Hyperliquid embodies many of the worst issues in the crypto industry."BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes replied: "Since you say HYPE is bad, let's make a bet. I bet that from February 10, 2026, 00:00 (UTC) to July 31, 2026, 00:00 (UTC), HYPE's increase will surpass any altcoin with a market cap over $1 billion on CoinGecko (in USD). You can choose any coin you support as the opponent. The loser must donate $100,000 to a charity designated by the winner."

According to Coingecko, 53.2% of cryptocurrencies on the GeckoTerminal platform have gone to zero, with the vast majority occurring in 2025. In 2025 alone, 11.6 million tokens went to zero, accounting for 86.3% of the total tokens that went to zero between 2021 and 2025, with 7.7 million tokens collapsing in the fourth quarter, representing 34.9% of all recorded project failures.It is reported that the convenience of launching tokens on issuance platforms has led to a surge of low-cost "meme coins" and projects flooding the market. Data shows that the total number of cryptocurrency projects skyrocketed from 428,000 in 2021 to nearly 20.2 million in 2025.

CoinGecko co-founder responds to rumors of "considering selling CoinGecko at a valuation of about $500 million." Having operated CoinGecko for nearly 12 years, like any growing and profitable company, we regularly evaluate strategic opportunities to strengthen the business and accelerate our mission.CoinGecko is currently in a strong position—business growth, strong profitability, and increasing institutional demand. CoinGecko's business operations continue as usual, with no changes to our working methods or data delivery.

According to CoinDesk, citing informed sources, the crypto data platform CoinGecko is exploring a sale and has hired investment bank Moelis to handle the process, with a target valuation of approximately $500 million.This move comes as merger and acquisition activity in the crypto industry accelerates, with a total of $8.6 billion in disclosed M&A in 2025, setting a new record with 133 transactions. CoinGecko was founded in 2014 and is considered a mainstream data platform alongside CoinMarketCap.

With the recent continuous rise in spot silver prices, CoinGecko data shows that the market capitalization of the tokenized silver sector has surpassed 300 million dollars, setting a new record. It is currently slightly down, reported at 296,468,235 dollars, with an increase of about 15% over the past 7 days.

ChainCatcher news, according to a recent survey by CoinGecko targeting the cryptocurrency community, 86.7% of respondents predict that the price of Bitcoin will exceed its previous high of $124,128 for the remainder of 2025.40.1% of respondents made more conservative predictions, believing that Bitcoin's historical high this year will be between $125,000 and $150,000. 20.3% of respondents think Bitcoin could set a new historical high of between $151,000 and $175,000 by the end of the year.In contrast, institutional predictions for Bitcoin's price in 2025 are more aggressive. The most conservative institutional forecast comes from Bitget and VanEck with a target of $180,000, while Fundstrat estimates that Bitcoin could reach $250,000 by the end of the year.This research reference is based on an anonymous survey conducted by CoinGecko from August 22 to September 11, 2025, involving 2,549 cryptocurrency participants.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official report from CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko has announced a series of high-level personnel changes. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Bobby Ong has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while former CEO TM Lee has transitioned to the role of President. At the same time, the company has appointed Cedric Chan as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Xingyi Ho as Head of Product.

ChainCatcher news, CoinGecko co-founder and COO Bobby Ong stated on social media that the Moonbirds NFT project shows strong development potential under the new leadership of Spencer. The project previously reached a historical high of 40 ETH and is currently undergoing a team restructuring, indicating future growth opportunities.Ong expects the short-term target price for Moonbirds to be 2.5 ETH, with a long-term target rising to 10 ETH.According to CoinGecko data, the current floor price of Moonbirds is 2.88 ETH, with a 24.7% increase in the past 24 hours, successfully ranking it among the top ten NFT projects by market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest survey by CoinGecko, although 37.5% of cryptocurrency users express distrust in AI managing their crypto wallets, 87.1% of respondents are still willing to let AI manage at least one-tenth of their portfolios. Notably, 14.5% of respondents (about one-seventh) are even willing to entrust all their crypto assets to AI.Regarding AI's trading capabilities, market opinions remain divided; about half believe AI outperforms humans in most cases, while the other half holds reservations. In terms of short-term trading, 48.7% are optimistic about AI's performance, while there is a 46.6% support rate for long-term investments. The survey was conducted from February to March 2025, involving 2,632 crypto participants from around the world, of which 51% are long-term investors and 26% are short-term traders.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Coingecko quarterly report, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2025. Bitcoin further solidified its dominance in the market downturn, with its market share rising to 59.1% (a new high since 2021), while altcoins generally performed poorly. The shares of stablecoins USDT and USDC increased, while Ethereum's market share dropped to a five-year low of 7.9%.​1. Bitcoin outperforms traditional risk assetsBitcoin broke through $100,000 in January, reaching an all-time high, but ended the quarter at $82,514 (a decline of 11.8%). Its performance outpaced the Nasdaq index (down 10.3%), but lagged behind gold (up 18%) and U.S. Treasury bonds. Analysts pointed out that the strengthening of the yen and euro, adjustments in monetary policy, and geopolitical uncertainties have intensified market volatility.​2. Ethereum and altcoins under pressureEthereum's price plummeted 45.3% to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024, with daily trading volume shrinking to $2.44 billion. Leading altcoins like Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB experienced smaller pullbacks, highlighting Ethereum's relative weakness. Meme coins suffered a significant setback due to the exit of Argentine President Javier Milei's related project LIBRA, with daily token deployment on the Pump.fun platform dropping by 56.3%.​3. Changes in exchange landscapeThe spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) decreased by 16.3% to $5.4 trillion, with Binance maintaining a market share of 40.7%; HTX became the only platform in the top ten to see growth (+11.4%), while Bybit's trading volume was halved due to a hacking incident in February. Among decentralized exchanges (DEX), Solana led Q1 with a 39.6% share, but Ethereum briefly reclaimed the top spot in March. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi fell by 27.5% to $12.86 billion, while the new public chain Berachain's TVL rose against the trend to $5.2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko shows that Huobi HTX is the only Top 10 exchange to achieve growth in spot trading volume. The report states that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% in the first quarter of this year. Against this backdrop, Huobi HTX's spot trading volume still achieved a quarter-on-quarter growth of 11.4%; meanwhile, other Top 10 exchanges saw declines in spot trading volume, with decreases ranging from 1.8% to 34.0%.Additionally, according to the "Q1 2025 Report Card" recently released by Huobi HTX, several core indicators of the platform reached historical peaks in the first quarter, with new registered users increasing by 116% quarter-on-quarter and net deposit amounts soaring by 210%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency market experienced a correction in Q1 2025, with a total market capitalization dropping by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion; Bitcoin's market share rose to 59.1%, but the quarterly decline was still 11.8%. Ethereum plummeted by 45.3%, falling back to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024. The meme coin sector retreated due to the LIBRA exit event, with Pump.fun deployment volume decreasing by 56.3%. CEX spot trading volume reached $5.4 trillion, a decrease of 16.3% compared to the previous period; Solana maintained its dominance in DEX trading, accounting for 39.6%. The multi-chain DeFi TVL decreased by $48.9 billion, a drop of 27.5%.

ChainCatcher news, a recent survey by CoinGecko shows that nearly half of cryptocurrency experts are optimistic about the prices of crypto AI tokens------this could be a good sign for the $23.6 billion cryptocurrency market segment. Among the 2,632 respondents surveyed from February to March, 25% expressed "complete optimism," while 19.3% were "somewhat optimistic" about crypto AI tokens in 2025. About 29% of respondents held a neutral stance, while a total of 26.3% indicated they were "somewhat pessimistic" or "pessimistic."Yuqian Lim, a cryptocurrency research analyst at CoinGecko, stated that similar results were found when it comes to crypto AI products, as the use cases combining cryptocurrency and AI have improved and are gaining wider adoption. This may suggest that cryptocurrency participants do not differentiate between the investment or trading potential of crypto AI and the technology itself. This market sentiment may, in turn, reflect that now is the time for crypto AI to move beyond the conceptual stage and mature as a segment.

According to ChainCatcher's message, the latest "2025 Airdrop Status Report" released by Dragonfly shows that U.S. users missed out on significant cryptocurrency airdrop gains due to regional restriction policies. The report analyzed data from 12 airdrop projects (11 with regional restrictions and 1 unrestricted control project) between 2019 and 2023, estimating that between 920,000 and 5.2 million active U.S. users (accounting for 5-10% of U.S. cryptocurrency holders) were affected by these regional restriction policies.The study found that in 2024, approximately 22-24% of active crypto addresses globally belong to U.S. residents. The 11 projects in the sample collectively generated about $7.16 billion in value, with around 1.86 million users participating in claims, and the average median claim amount per eligible address was approximately $4,800. The report estimates that U.S. users lost potential gains of $1.84 billion to $2.64 billion due to regional restrictions between 2020 and 2024.More broadly, based on an analysis of 21 regional restriction airdrop samples by CoinGecko, U.S. users may have lost between $3.49 billion and $5.02 billion. This resulted in an estimated federal tax loss of about $418 million to $1.1 billion, and a state tax loss of approximately $107 million to $284 million, totaling tax losses of $525 million to $1.38 billion. The report also noted that the relocation of crypto businesses overseas has significantly reduced U.S. tax revenues; for example, Tether reported a profit of $6.2 billion in 2024, which, if fully subject to U.S. taxes, could contribute about $1.3 billion in federal corporate tax and $316 million in state tax.

ChainCatcher news reports that the crypto market saw a surge in new token creation in January, minting 600,000 new tokens, a 12-fold increase compared to the 50,000 tokens minted monthly from 2022 to 2023. The acceleration in token creation began in the fourth quarter of 2024; the monthly minting reached 400,000 before jumping to a record level in January. The number of blockchain networks and DEXs is also rapidly increasing. Data shows that approximately 5 to 10 new chains go live each month, with the number of new chains peaking at 17 in May 2024.Market analysts warn that this surge could lead to liquidity fragmentation. CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong acknowledged the potential downsides: "There are too many tokens, and each token dilutes traders' limited attention and liquidity. That's why we haven't seen the significant increases of previous cycles."

ChainCatcher news, according to crowdfundinsider, CoinGecko's latest analysis report shows that the total market capitalization of publicly traded blockchain companies worldwide is $199.5 billion, accounting for 5.8% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. The report points out that 46 blockchain companies are mostly listed on NASDAQ and are divided into five sectors: cryptocurrency mining, exchanges, finance and investment, technology, and others.Among them, the cryptocurrency mining sector is the most dominant, covering companies such as Mara Holdings, Core Scientific, and Riot Blockchain. Notably, Bitcoin mining companies are diversifying, expanding into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI data centers.In terms of exchanges, Coinbase has a market capitalization of $74 billion, far exceeding other exchanges, while Binance, despite having the largest trading volume globally, has yet to go public and faces regulatory challenges. The report concludes that blockchain companies are undergoing transformation, and the diversification of mining companies along with Coinbase's dominant position may have a profound impact on the industry's landscape in the future.