1. Privacy coins have been suppressed in the process of mainstreaming the encryption industry. At the beginning of 2024, OKX first delisted privacy tokens including XMR, DASH, ZEC, ZEN, etc., and then Binance also delisted XMR on February 20. The official reason given by the exchange is to avoid regulatory risks.

2. According to Bankless reports, Monad has the potential to replace Ethereum. While Ethereum Virtual Machine has built strong network effects, its rollup-centric roadmap could disrupt liquidity and complicate user experience. In contrast, non-EVM networks such as Monad advocate a holistic scaling approach that unifies the network into a single state.

3. In 2023, the Cosmos ecosystem is developing rapidly, attracting many developers and projects with its interoperability and modular architecture. This report explores the major changes, technology updates, and new projects within the Cosmos ecosystem in 2023, and how Cosmos is redefining the existing blockchain paradigm.

4.Pandora/ERC404 is a new type of token conceptualized as a hybrid of ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens. Despite early flak for developer incompetence, a determined team worked to turn the idea into reality.

5. The head of Solana strategy stated that token expansion is a feature of the Solana blockchain that allows developers to integrate features into the assets they issue. Token extensions enable multiple uses and bring institutional interest to the blockchain.