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VIPBitget VIP Weekly Research InsightsLast week, Vitalik Buterin and CZ hosted the DeSci (Decentralized Science) conference at Devcon, where Vitalik unveiled the first DeSci product. CZ also expressed ambitions to see 1000 DeSci products next year, sparking widespread attention to the DeSci concept across the industry. Key speculative projects, RIF and URO, each surpassed a market cap of $100 million. As the sector continues to grow, DeSci remains an area worth close attention.
TRON founder Justin Sun said that the Nansen integration will enhance developer and community interaction within the ecosystem.
VIPBitget VIP Weekly Research InsightsAptos and Sui, two new public blockchain projects developed with the Move programming language, have recently garnered significant attention in the secondary market. Sui led the way with a steady price increase since early August, up sixfold in three months. Aptos has since followed, driven by ongoing support from the Aptos Foundation. Both Move-based projects have presented notable trading opportunities over the past quarter.
- 14:22Balancer: MKR migration to SKY is scheduled to end on September 18, overdue migration may result in lossesJinse Finance reported that Balaner posted on X platform reminding that the migration deadline from MKR token to SKY token is September 18. This means that current MKR token holders have only five days left to complete the migration, otherwise they may face penalties. If governance approval is obtained, starting from September 22, overdue migrations will lose 1% of SKY tokens (increasing quarterly). This means that for each MKR token held, one may lose 240 SKY tokens.
- 12:57Tether's new stablecoin USAT is planned to launch by the end of the yearChainCatcher reported that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that Tether held the US launch event for its new stablecoin USAT in New York. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the goal is to launch USAT by the end of the year. The new CEO Bo Hines announced that the new US headquarters will be located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 12:35DefiLlama founder: Figure TVL data authenticity is questionable, not excluded from the ranking due to X platform follower countChainCatcher reported that DefiLlama founder 0xngmi posted on social media stating that DefiLlama discovered a serious discrepancy between Figure's on-chain assets and trading volume: BTC and ETH reserves are extremely limited, its own stablecoin supply is minimal, most loans are still processed in fiat currency, and there is almost no on-chain trading. They suspect that most of Figure's TVL may simply be a mirror of an internal database rather than real, tradable assets. As part of due diligence, DefiLlama has discussed Figure's TVL data (claimed to be $12 billion) with the Figure team in a Telegram group chat and has raised several system and issuance-related questions. However, a person familiar with the entire process spread rumors on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that DefiLlama refused to list Figure due to its follower count on X, and some even implied that DefiLlama charges listing fees, which is completely untrue. In fact, DefiLlama has never refused any project due to follower count, nor has it charged any fees, and it continues to adhere to strict due diligence to ensure the authenticity and reliability of the data.