Gate announced the top 5 influential column authors and the top 10 hottest articles for March 2025.

The top 5 influential columnists and the top 10 hottest column articles for March 2025 have been announced recently. These two rankings provide a comprehensive assessment of the article submissions and popularity of all column authors on the platform in March.

Column Author Influence Ranking TOP5

The top 5 influential column authors are determined based on a comprehensive assessment of their publication frequency, quality, and readership. The 5 column authors on the list are:

1. Web3 Law: Mainly focuses on macro areas such as law and regulation, with the Ripple-related content written in March receiving a high level of attention.

2. Shisi Jun: A personal media platform focused on interpreting popular technologies, published three articles in March, with overall reading performance being quite good.

3. IOBC Capital: A crypto VC focused on investments across the entire primary market, published three articles in March regarding Ethena, Bitcoin reserves, and DeepSeek.

4. IOSG: A well-known investment institution in the Web3 field, released two Ethereum-themed articles in March, attracting widespread attention from readers.

5. LXDAO: A DAO dedicated to sustainably supporting the research and development of valuable Web3 public goods and open-source projects. The article "AI Welcomes the 'USB-C Moment': How MCP Perfectly Integrates with Ethereum?" published in March received a good response.

Column Article Popularity Ranking TOP10

The top 10 hottest column articles are based on a comprehensive evaluation of content quality and article readership. The 10 column articles that made the list are:

1. "The Momentum of XRP, the Capability of Ripple: The Breakthrough Path for Large-Scale Application of Cryptocurrency" by Web3 Little Lawyer Content: Explain the concepts of Ripple and XRP, their relationship, and how they operate in Web2 and Web3.

2. "In-Depth Interpretation of This Year's Most Anticipated Ethereum Prague Upgrade" by Shisi Jun Content: A detailed technical analysis of the 11 EIPs of the Prague-Electra upgrade.

3. "The Dawn of AGI Brought by Manus: AI Safety Also Deserves Deep Reflection" by 0xResearcher Content: Discussing the security defense system when AI approaches human intelligence.

4. "A Brief Analysis of the Ammo White Paper: From Vector Primitives to a Multimodal Agent Ecosystem" by On-Chain Observer Content: Introduction to the MetaSpace concept defined by AMMO and its impact on AI Agent data management.

5. "AI Welcomes the 'USB-C Moment': How Will MCP Perfectly Integrate with Ethereum?" by LXDAO Content: Discuss the intersection of AI and Ethereum and the potential win-win situation.

6. "From Computing Power Competition to Algorithm Innovation: The New Paradigm of AI Led by DeepSeek" by IOBC Capital Content: Analyzing the relationship between DeepSeek as an algorithm breakthrough product and NVIDIA's computing power supply.

7. "SIMD Proposal 0228 Failed: A Major Victory for Solana Governance?" by IOSG Content: In-depth discussion of the game behind the governance of the Solana proposal and its significance.

8. "The Success Insights of the 'King of Privacy' Signal: How Should FHE Projects Generate Their Own Blood?" by Zuo Ye, Crooked Neck Mountain Content: Exploring the self-sustaining path of privacy products from the successful experience of Signal.

9. "A Brief Analysis of the U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: Not Below Expectations, Significant Impact in the Long Run" by 0xTodd Content: Analyzing the short-term and long-term impacts of the U.S. Strategic Reserve on the Bitcoin market.

10. "AI×Crypto Convergence: In-Depth Analysis of Five Major AI Layer1 Projects" by Biteye Content: In-depth analysis of five leading AI Layer1 projects: Bittensor, Vana, Kite AI, Nillion, and Sahara.

In March, the global financial markets experienced a massive sell-off, with Bitcoin briefly falling below $80,000. This was mainly influenced by the sharp deterioration of external macro markets, particularly the potential implementation of tariff policies that raised inflation expectations and recession risks. However, the gradual clarification of U.S. cryptocurrency regulations is seen as a long-term positive signal.

The April double list will be announced around May 5, 2025, looking forward to seeing more new faces. The platform welcomes authors who have deep thoughts on the market, industry, and crypto track, and are good at writing about hot events, emerging projects, in-depth research reports, track observations, and other content to join. High-quality content will have the opportunity to be recommended to the homepage, and even receive various exposure opportunities such as top placement and APP push notifications.