The Gate platform's May rankings are out: the Top 5 influential columnists and the Top 10 popular articles have been revealed.

The top five influential column authors and the top ten hottest column articles for May 2024 have now been revealed. This list comprehensively evaluates the publishing situation and article popularity of all column authors on the platform for that month.

Top five influential column authors ranking

The rankings are based on a comprehensive assessment of the frequency of posts, quality, and readership. The five featured columnists are:

1. Riyue Xiaochu: A well-known opinion leader in investment research, skilled in deep research and on-chain data analysis. During May, published multiple articles covering various topics such as the Bitcoin ecosystem, Notcoin, Ethereum ETF, and more.

2. Crypto Market Observation: Wang Jun, the founding partner of inpower, has launched a self-media account focusing on macro crypto content. During May, he published several articles about the Hong Kong crypto ecosystem, attracting widespread attention from the market.

3. HashKey Group: A leading digital asset financial services group in Asia. In May, it only published one article titled "The First Principles of the New Economy in Web3," but it gained a considerable readership.

4. Mankun Blockchain: Interpreting Hot Issues in the Blockchain Field from a Legal Perspective. Multiple articles on legal and regulatory issues in the cryptocurrency sector were published in May, covering various hot topics.

5. Arthur Hayes: A legendary figure in the crypto space, former trader, co-founder of a certain platform, and now a blogger. His macro thoughts and sharp writing style are deeply loved by users.

The top ten articles in the column popularity rankings ###

The rankings are based on the quality of content and the number of article reads. The ten articles that made the list are:

1. "BTC Ecological Seed Player Zulu: Based on UTXO, First to Create Dual Layer Structure" - RiYue XiaoChu

2. "ZKM's Innovative Work: How does the Entangled Rollup Network Achieve Secure BTC Cross-Chain Migration?" - On-Chain Perspective

3. "Overview of the First Full-Chain Game Sky Strife Economic Model on Redstone" - FunBlocks

4. "First Principles of the New Economy in Web3" - HashKey Group

5. "Smoothly Surviving 519, Reviewing Major Disasters in the Cryptocurrency Circle Over the Years" - Crypto Market Observation

6. "The U.S. Has Started to Print Money in Disguise, Bitcoin Will Resume Rising in August" - Arthur Hayes

7. "Will virtual currency contract exchanges and KOLs with follow orders constitute gambling crimes?" - Mankun Blockchain

8. "Interpreting Initia: A Full-Chain Rollup Network, A Dark Horse in the Cosmos Modular Track?" - xPanse World

9. "If the ETH ETF passes smoothly, which ecological projects are worth preemptively laying out?" - RiYue XiaoChu

10. "Recent Trends and Market Opportunities in U.S. Crypto Regulation from the SEC's Approval of 8 Ethereum ETFs" - On-chain Legal Navigation

May Crypto Market Overview

In May, the overall cryptocurrency market stabilized and rebounded. The regulatory stance in the US has changed, with the SEC approving a spot ETF for Ethereum, sparking excitement in the market. With the 2024 US presidential election approaching, Trump has expressed support for cryptocurrency donations, while Biden's campaign team is hiring a meme manager, indicating a clear trend of politicization in cryptocurrency. Funds continue to flow into Bitcoin spot ETFs in the US, with the total scale exceeding $50 billion. The market remains hopeful for a Fed interest rate cut, potentially welcoming a new bull market.

Notcoin, with its strong user base and platform support, sparked a wave of speculation in May, with trading volume only second to BTC and ETH. The Runes track performed impressively, with the new Runes token dominating the Bitcoin network ecosystem, and the overall market value exceeding 1 billion USD.