Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COCOA (Cocoa) has surged by 12% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

According to The Block, Cipher Digital reported a net loss of $114 million in the first quarter of 2026, more than double the $39 million loss in Q1 2025, as the bitcoin miner accelerates its shift toward AI infrastructure. Bitcoin mining revenue fell to $35 million from $49 million year-over-year,

According to US News reporters Reanna Smith and Tom McGhie, Donald Trump warned today (May 5) that World War III would erupt if he were not president, while boasting of destroying 159 Iranian naval vessels. Trump made the remarks during a White House small business summit on Monday, where he repeate

According to EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, on May 5, the world is facing its most severe energy crisis in history. Since the escalation of the Middle East situation, EU countries have spent an additional $350 billion on fuel imports without receiving any additional

According to Businesswire, on May 5, special purpose acquisition company Quantum Leap completed a $200 million initial public offering and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol QLEPU. The company plans to deploy proceeds to pursue acquisitions and merger transactions i

According to Israel Defense Forces, the military killed Hamas Nuhba commander Ans Hamad in an airstrike in central Gaza on May 4. The IDF statement said Hamad participated in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Polygon launched private stablecoin payments for institutions on May 4, 2026, enabling confidential USDC and USDT transfers through Polygon Wallet using Hinkal's privacy protocol. The feature allows users to send stablecoins without publicly exposing the sender, receiver, or amount on-chain, using

Multiple banks revised down their Federal Reserve rate-cut forecasts on May 5, 2026. Despite the shift in monetary policy expectations, Bitcoin's price showed little reaction, continuing to trade independently of traditional rate-cut narratives.

Standard Chartered's fintech arm SC Ventures acquired a strategic investment stake in GSR, a crypto capital markets and liquidity provider, on May 4, according to official statements. The transaction values GSR at over $1 billion, marking SC Ventures' first external strategic shareholder position si

According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday, Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to allow early government access to their AI models for pre-release review and safety assessment. The Commerce Department's AI Standards and Innovation Center will conduct the

According to ChainCatcher, Hyperscale Data, a NYSE American-listed company, has increased its Bitcoin treasury holdings to 680.9595 BTC, valued at approximately $53.5 million, as of May 5. Its subsidiary Sentinum holds 614.0338 BTC from both public market purchases and mining operations, while

According to Odaily, MGBX will launch SKYAIUSDT perpetual futures trading on May 5 at 6 p.m. SGT. The trading pair will support up to 25x leverage.

According to Jin Shi, UK 30-year gilt yields rose to 5.76%, marking the highest level since 1998.

According to on-chain analyst Specter, Wasabi protocol attackers transferred approximately $5.9 million in stolen funds to Tornado Cash on May 5, completing a centralized coin-mixing operation. The funds follow a multi-stage complex transfer path involving previous breaches at KelpDAO and

According to Forbes, SBF's early investment portfolio is being reassessed by the market, with theoretical wealth gains potentially reaching approximately $100 billion if he had not been imprisoned following FTX's collapse. Before FTX's collapse, SBF invested in multiple prominent companies

According to PR Newswire, Securitize, Jump Trading Group, and Jupiter announced a partnership to launch fully on-chain, regulated tokenized stock trading. The integration combines Securitize's end-to-end compliance infrastructure, Jump's liquidity provision via its PropAMM on Solana, and Jupiter's f

According to ChainCatcher, PayPal reported Q1 2026 net revenue of $8.35 billion, beating analyst expectations of $8.05 billion, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.34 versus the estimated $1.27 on May 5. However, the company issued weaker-than-expected Q2 guidance, projecting adjusted EPS of $1.3

According to the World Health Organization, a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and left five others suspected of infection as of May 5, 2026. The vessel, carrying 149 passengers from Argentina to Cabo Verde, has implemented strict quarantine

According to mpost.io, CertiK contributed $50,000 to the Ethereum Security Quadratic Funding (QF) round on May 5, 2026. The funding, deployed through Giveth, will support projects focused on improving security across Ethereum. Quadratic funding amplifies contributions from a broad base of