$100M raised. AAA game. Tier 1 exchange launch.

And still, the $GUN token tanked over 56%.

Gunzilla had everything Web3 gaming dreams are made of: big names, big money, and big tech.

So why are users calling it a red flag instead?

We dove deep into the GUNZ ecosystem to unpack what went wrong.

Is Web3 gaming doomed? Or did Gunzilla just shoot itself in the foot?

Read now: https://x.com/SimplicityWeb3/status/1912041730737643732

Solana has 7x more DAUs than Ethereum right now (3.6M vs 486k), but Ethereum’s ARPU (Avg. Revenue per User) is still 44x higher ($1.40 vs $0.0317)

Interestingly, Ethereum’s ARPU spiked dramatically on July 26, 2021

• Due to EIP-1559, where a portion of fees started to be burned

BTC redistribution phase is real

Over the past year, retail Bitcoin holdings dropped ~4%, while larger investors consistently increased their holdings by ~3.5%

Price has climbed moderately. Larger investors seem to be acting as support, absorbing sell pressure as retail exits

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Many start-ups experience enormous popularity and runaway growth, but only a few go on to become stable giants.

We invite you to (humbly speaking) one of the nicest Token2049 side workshops, focused on scaling AI startups. Together with PhDs from Cambridge University, we will explore how to:

– Launch and scale real-world AI systems
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– Design tokens that grow with your project
– Avoid the rookie mistakes that sink most startups

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Measuring VC performance by deal count misses the bigger picture: lead investing.

Over the past year, Polychain and Hack VC had the greatest % of their deals be lead investments.

Which VCs actually bet on their investments?
- Polychain: 55%
- Hack VC: 46%
- The Spartan Group: 22%

On the contrary, the lowest % was:
- MH Ventures: 0%

On March 26th, Hyperliquid got hit by a bold trader who pulled off a short squeeze with $jellyjelly.

So what exactly went down? And why does it matter for anyone still betting on decentralization?

We unpack it all in our latest research:
https://x.com/SimplicityWeb3/status/1914275755598528678

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Axios just featured our co-founder Alex Fatuliaj breaking down why the Trump meme coin might be headed for a brutal dump.

Check out here:

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/trump-meme-coin-40-million

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Criticize Ethereum all you want, EVM is one of crypto’s core infrastructure innovations. It's the blueprint others build on

7d active users:

• Base: 5.8M
• BNB: 5.2M
• Ethereum: 2.5M

Dear founder: having the idea is one thing. If you don't capture the masses, someone else will

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