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What exactly is Sparkball? Simply put, it is a 4v4 competitive sports game that combines the strategic depth of (League of Legends) and the adrenaline rush of (Rocket League): players control unique heroes, fighting and scoring on the field, with a pace that sends adrenaline levels through the roof. The game has been in development since 2016, with many veterans from (LOL), (Overwatch), and (World of Warcraft) on the team. It's easy to pick up but has a very high skill ceiling, making it particularly suitable for professional leagues. In October 2024, Sparkball completed a $2 million financing round,

which is one of the investors, standing alongside L1D, CMS Holdings, and Impossible Finance. This money was directly invested in the development of Season Zero and the construction of the Sparkadia platform. Sparkadia is the Web3 ecosystem layer they are about to launch, where players can truly own heroes, skins, items, and even participate in governance.

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the relationship with Binance, it's not just a simple 'cooperation', but a deep story intertwined from the very beginning. In 2018, Injective was still a startup team when it caught the attention of Binance Labs, becoming one of the first projects to be incubated. In 2020, it was even the first project to successfully conduct an IEO on Binance Launchpad, and as soon as the INJ token was launched, it became the center of attention. Since then, Binance has never stopped supporting Injective. From technical guidance and liquidity provision to the current deep integration of ecosystems, this combination has become the most tacit 'old partner' in the crypto circle.

US President Trump announced at a White House roundtable meeting that the US military has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker suspected of circumventing sanctions, which is seen as a new round of pressure on the Maduro government. Following the news, international oil prices surged, with WTI crude temporarily breaking the $85 per barrel mark. At the same time, there were unsettling developments in the South China Sea: the Philippine Coast Guard confronted Chinese vessels near Second Thomas Shoal, with both sides accusing each other of 'provocation.' This series of events has led to an increase in the global geopolitical risk index, prompting investors to flock to safe-haven assets, with the prices of Bitcoin and gold rising in tandem.

The most notable news on the international stage today is undoubtedly the detailed "post-war reconstruction blueprint" that the Trump administration of the United States has shared with European partners. This document emphasizes the economic recovery of Ukraine while proposing a gradual restoration of economic ties with Russia, including energy cooperation and the rebuilding of trade routes. This has triggered strong reactions in Europe: some countries see it as a pragmatic move that could alleviate the energy crisis; others worry that it could weaken the sanctions against Russia. Just a few days ago, there was still heated debate within the EU about how to handle frozen Russian assets, and this U.S. document undoubtedly acts like a bombshell, adding more uncertainty to an already complex situation. The global markets have also fluctuated, with significant volatility in the euro and ruble exchange rates.

The global financial community's attention is almost entirely captured by the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision from last night. After the third consecutive rate cut of 25 basis points, the market did not experience the anticipated celebration. The three major U.S. stock indices collectively closed lower, the dollar index rebounded slightly, and the cryptocurrency market also fluctuated downward. Powell rarely emphasized at the press conference that 'inflation remains stubborn,' prompting many institutions to reassess the interest rate cut path for 2026. Against this backdrop, the DeFi sector is quietly staging another story of 'counter-cyclical growth':

is building a truly 'universal' on-chain collateral infrastructure through a series of deep collaborations, allowing crypto assets and real-world assets (RWA) to generate sustainable returns within the same framework

Today is the International Mountain Day established by the United Nations, a day when people around the world call for attention to the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems. These high mountains are not only a major source of freshwater but also support biodiversity and the livelihoods of billions of people. In the past year, extreme weather has been frequent, from the accelerated melting of the Himalayan glaciers to landslides in the Andes, all sounding the alarm: climate change is no longer a distant threat but is reshaping the land beneath our feet. Governments and environmental organizations are taking this opportunity to promote stronger carbon reduction commitments and prompting people to rethink how technology and nature can coexist better.

The global financial market is experiencing a subtle tug-of-war. The latest minutes from the Federal Reserve show that policymakers still have concerns about the stubbornness of inflation, leading to a drop in market expectations for an interest rate cut this month from 90% to less than 70%. This directly ignited selling pressure on risk assets, with Bitcoin briefly dropping below $91,000, and the overall cryptocurrency market cap evaporating over $50 billion. Meanwhile, tensions in the Middle East are escalating, the European energy crisis is looming, and the uncertainty of the new U.S. government's policies makes the entire market feel like it's walking a tightrope. On one side, institutional funds are cautiously observing, while on the other, retail investors are buying the dip at low levels. With the dream of interest rate cuts shattered, is the bear market just beginning to warm up?

Trump delivered his first formal speech after returning to the White House at Congress, emphasizing that the 'America First' policy will be fully upgraded, including increased tariffs on China and an energy independence plan. This statement immediately triggered fluctuations in international markets. U.S. stocks briefly plunged in early trading, with the Dow Jones falling over 500 points, while Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies also experienced a temporary pullback. On the other hand, the situation in the Middle East remains tense, with ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas stalled, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss a new round of humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, several European countries are facing extreme cold waves, with temperatures in parts of Germany and France dropping below minus 20 degrees Celsius, raising concerns about energy supply. These events combined have made global capital markets particularly sensitive at the end of the year.

The global financial markets are currently in a highly sensitive period. The U.S. Federal Reserve has just announced a new round of interest rate cuts, which is seen as a dual response to persistently high inflation and slowing economic growth. Following the news of the rate cut, the three major U.S. stock indices quickly surged, the U.S. dollar index fell in response, and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin also rebounded, with short-term gains exceeding 3%. Meanwhile, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East has once again become tense, with escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, leading to a slight rise in oil prices. Global investors are closely monitoring the impact of this series of events on risk assets. This 'rate cut storm' undoubtedly injects new liquidity expectations into the cryptocurrency market and prompts more institutions to reassess the long-term value of DeFi and RWA sectors.

Today, the European Union officially passed the final amendment to the (Artificial Intelligence Act), a new regulation hailed as the 'world's strictest AI regulation,' which will impose strict scrutiny and transparency requirements on high-risk AI systems. Meanwhile, the White House also announced the launch of a new round of AI safety summits, inviting countries like China, Europe, Japan, and South Korea to discuss the risk control of the 'AI arms race.' On the same day, tech giants like OpenAI and Anthropic experienced significant stock price fluctuations, as the market worried that tighter regulations would hinder the short-term growth of the AI industry. On the other hand, this is also seen as a milestone marking the maturity of AI technology. The global tech community is focused here, and cryptocurrency and Web3 projects are also beginning to reassess the integration path of AI and blockchain.

This summer, when I saw a significant institutional-level inflow of RWA (real-world assets), some people used tokenized US Treasury bonds, stocks, and even gold as collateral to mint USDf, and then staked these USDf into sUSDf to earn yields. The entire process sounds simple, but the logic behind it is as precise as a scalpel: it completely separates 'holding assets' from 'gaining liquidity.' You don't have to sell BTC to use it to exchange for stablecoins for trading, lending, or payments; at the same time, your native assets can continue to enjoy the benefits of price appreciation. More importantly, the yields are not derived from printing tokens but come from a set of institutional-level quantitative strategies. Arbitrage across exchanges, funding rate arbitrage, dynamic rebalancing, and even low-risk allocation to RWA. This combination can generate relatively stable returns in any market environment, far more reliable than simple 'lending interest.'

Why is it said that

's transformation is particularly interesting? Because they have captured the most genuine pain points of Web3 games: players are no longer satisfied with 'money grinding', what they want is a truly enjoyable gaming experience. LOL Land is a typical 'Casual Degen' game. It's easy to pick up, full of random fun, but also allows players to truly own assets through on-chain mechanisms.

Not only do they release games, but they also provide a full suite of services for player growth, community operations, and token launches, essentially acting as a 'super publisher' for mid-sized game studios.

What's even more impressive is that they have upgraded the guild model. The current YGG not only lends NFTs for players to use but has established an 'Onchain Guild' system: players can form their own guilds, share assets, and make decisions together. They have even begun to extend into non-gaming fields such as AI data labeling and DePIN. Essentially, they are transforming the organizational form of 'guilds' into a universal Web3 coordination tool. By 2025, their ecosystem pool has already held assets worth $7,500,000.

Most Layer 1s are competing on who runs faster and who has a higher TVL, but what truly changes the game are those chains that are really born for 'finance'.

This is such an existence. It is not a generic blockchain but a 'financial-specific engine' that is tailored for DeFi, derivatives, and RWA (real-world assets) from the ground up.
At the end of 2025, when we look back at this year, Injective's performance is impressive: officially launching the native EVM mainnet in November, allowing Ethereum developers to migrate seamlessly; the community destroys millions of dollars through Buyback & Burn every month.

The most obvious recent collaboration signal is the CreatorPad activity on Binance Square for several consecutive weeks. The official reward pool of 833,333 $YGG has been directly posted, and users can participate in the sharing as long as they post original content and include @Yield Guild Games , #YGGPlay , and $YGG . The event page leads directly to YGG Play Launchpad, meaning Binance is using its own traffic pool to help YGG attract new users. Conversely, YGG's player community can turn Binance Square into a natural Web3 game content distribution platform. Mutual traffic redirection and leveraging each other’s strengths is executed beautifully.
Looking deeper, this is actually YGG 'borrowing a boat to go to sea.' The biggest pain point for Web3 games has always been the high user acquisition costs and difficult retention. Although YGG Play Launchpad has community advantages, its traffic ceiling is limited; Binance, on the other hand, has hundreds of millions of users and top-tier exposure. By deeply linking with Binance, YGG directly integrates its game publishing capabilities into the exchange ecosystem, effectively amplifying the 'Guild + Launchpad' model to a global level.

In the world of cryptocurrency, what truly stands out is often not those meme projects shouting 'to the moon,' but rather those protocols that quietly solve complex problems neatly and efficiently. Today, at the end of 2025, when I saw the countdown for the CreatorPad event on Binance Square nearing its end, a thought suddenly popped into my mind:

This operation is simply a textbook example of 'borrowing strength to counter strength.'

Let's start with the background. At the end of September last year, Binance directly pushed
as the 46th HODLer Airdrop project onto the main site, with 1.5% of the tokens airdropped to users holding BNB for Simple Earn. At that moment, many people thought this was just another 'listing at a peak' story. But looking back now,

The story of Injective begins in 2018. That year, Binance Labs launched its first incubation program, and Injective Labs became one of the 8 selected projects. Founders Eric Chen and Albert Chon had a clear goal at that time: to solve the problems of poor liquidity, high latency, and susceptibility to front-running in traditional DEXs. They built a Layer 1 specifically designed for derivatives using the Cosmos SDK, with the core selling points being 'decentralized order book + cross-chain bridge + zero gas trading.' Binance recognized this direction and directly provided seed round support.

October 2020,

DWFLabs is a top global cryptocurrency market maker and investment institution, having invested in thousands of projects over the past few years, holding over $250 billion in liquidity management experience. Their founder, Andrei Grachev (@ag_dwf), is himself a veteran in Crypto, known for his precise and aggressive style, adept at transplanting high-frequency trading ideas into Web3. In 2024-2025, DWF began a large-scale layout in the ‘next-generation stablecoin’ track, and Falcon Finance is a star project they have personally incubated. The core product is USDf, a 'universally collateralized' synthetic dollar. Simply put, you can use BTC, ETH, SOL, or even tokenized US stocks, gold, government bonds, and any liquid asset as collateral to mint USDf pegged to the dollar at a 1:1 ratio. After minting, you can also stake USDf to become sUSDf, automatically running multiple strategy yields (currently annualized at 7%-11%, and can reach over 20% at times). This mechanism sounds similar to Ethena's USDe, but Falcon's distinction lies in 'broader collateral + more stable strategies + higher transparency': weekly public reserve details, over-collateralization rates maintained at over 118% year-round, and BTC having the highest proportion in reserve assets, truly achieving 'no collapse in bear markets and no explosion in bull markets'. The real strength of this cooperation lies in the fact that it is not simply 'investing money + market making', but rather a deep integration across the entire chain.

Currently, there are too many collaborations in crypto projects that are just superficial gestures of 'shouting slogans', and very few can produce a real chemical reaction. But today I want to talk about

the collaboration with Crypto_Dep, which is definitely not the kind of 'just send a tweet and that's it' formalism. I have personally tracked it for about half a year, starting from the point when APRO went live on the Binance HODLer Airdrop, and I have always felt that this project is particularly solid in the oracle track. As one of the most active Chinese media in Web3, this collaboration with CryptoDep truly connects 'content distribution' and 'technical infrastructure'.