1

Today, flipping through Alpha, my instinct is summed up in two words: acceleration.
New arrivals are more frequent, entrances are more direct, and the pace is tighter. Let me clarify the points I observed in the simplest terms.
Three things I saw in Alpha today
Projects are connected and launched
Basically, it's 'heat up in advance, open applications/exchanges later'. The old rule: first come, first served; many activities will have mechanisms like decreasing point thresholds, hesitation will cause you to miss the first batch of chips.
Shorten the operation path further
The experience of Alpha 2.0 feels more like a 'direct express': on-chain interactions go directly to the exchange, without needing to juggle a bunch of tools. It's friendly for newcomers and means faster entry for old players.