Gate April ranking is out: Bitcoin Halving ignites hot topics, frequent regulatory events.

The top five column authors by influence and the top ten column articles by popularity for April 2024 were recently announced. These two lists were created based on the publication status and article popularity of all column authors on the platform in March.

The top five authors in the influence ranking are as follows:

1. Crypto Kitchen: A self-media account focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem, which published several articles about the Bitcoin ecosystem in April, achieving a good readership.

2. Xiaoza Legal Team: A team of master's and doctoral students in law focused on the "Finance + Technology" industry. During April, they provided legal interpretations from the perspectives of FTX claims, money laundering cases, etc., which attracted widespread attention in the market.

3. Tide Capital: A research-oriented digital asset investment and trading company. In April, it published only one article about Bitcoin halving, but it received a good amount of readership.

4. IOSG: An early US dollar fund established in 2017, focusing on blockchain ecological infrastructure, middleware, and dApps. In April, it released several articles covering multiple directions in the crypto market.

5. Daling Think Tank: A global blockchain rating and data consulting agency. In April, it released several interpretations of on-chain data, which generally received a good readership.

The top ten articles in the popularity ranking are as follows:

1. "Why is Feeling Good, launched by the well-known Bitcoin ecosystem tool website GeniiData, said to be a blue-chip project?"

2. "A 3000-Word Simple Explanation of RGB and RGB++ Protocol Design"

3. "6 Big Ideas You Need to Know About Bitcoin Halving"

4. "AI-driven, Analyzing the Four Product Levels of the Web3 Game Platform UltiverseDAO"

5. "IOSG: Will BitVM Bring the Dawn of Bitcoin Programmability?"

6. "The Most Unique Bull Market in History? Multiple Indicators Broken During the Fourth 'Halving'"

7. "A Brief Analysis of the Atomicals Protocol: Fairness and Decentralization, The Revolution of BTC Asset Protocol in Progress"

8. "Will it be approved as early as next Monday? A detailed look at the 7 Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETF applicants"

9. "Full Transcript of Wanxiang Blockchain Chairman Xiao Feng's Speech: Embracing the '1995 Moment' of Web3"

10. "Divine Fish: A Review of Mining History, BTC L2 Ecological Layout, and Analysis of AI Trends"

On April 20, the cryptocurrency market witnessed a historic moment: Bitcoin completed its fourth block reward halving, and the highly anticipated Bitcoin-native token issuance protocol Runes officially launched, advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem significantly. On the financial front, Hong Kong also launched Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs.

However, in April, the overall crypto market was in a correction phase, with some regulatory events occurring, such as the CZ trial, a certain DEX receiving a Wells notice, and a certain wallet being targeted by the SEC. At the same time, influenced by geopolitical factors and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, the macro financial market also experienced significant corrections.

Although the market performance in April was mixed, the overall bullish trend has not reversed. We can optimistically look forward to the continuation of the future bull market and the emergence of new narratives.