Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

2026-04-09 18:00 to 2026-04-09 18:15 (UTC), ETH closed down 0.69% within a 0.88% intraday trading range, with the price fluctuating between 2203.91 and 2223.58 USDT. Trading volume in this range rose slightly, market attention stayed high, but short-term volatility increased, prompting investor caution. The main drivers behind this unusual move are that ETH on-chain Gas fees have fallen to historical lows, causing the EIP-1559 burn amount to decline. As a result, the net-supply contraction effect weakened, and the supply-demand structure faced adjustment pressure in the short term. Meanwhile,

From 18:00 to 18:15 on April 9, 2026 (UTC), the BTC price return recorded -0.62%, closing in the range of 71857.8 to 72375.1 USDT, with a trading range of 0.72%. Market attention was notably elevated, volatility intensified, and capital moved quickly within a short period. Overall market sentiment has become more cautious, and investors’ willingness to trade in the short term has increased. The main driving force behind this abnormal move is an increase in net inflows to BTC exchanges during the anomaly window; the 10-minute net flow reached 755.92 BTC, indicating that some investors chose to transfer funds to exchanges to seek arbitrage opportunities in the midst of the volatility issue

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XAGUSD (Silver) has surged by 2% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

2026-04-09 17:00 to 2026-04-09 17:15 (UTC), the BTC spot market saw a rapid spike with a +0.55% return. The price range was 72,063.9 to 72,518.5 USDT, and the full-period amplitude reached 0.63%. This upswing coincided with rising market attention; volatility clearly intensified, drawing funds into short-term trading in a mix of cautious sentiment and localized increased volume. The main driving force behind this move was concentrated inflows to exchanges from on-chain large transfers, which pushed up spot market buy orders in a short time. Data shows that, in the past 24 hours, on-chain BTC transfers

2026-04-09 17:00 to 2026-04-09 17:15 (UTC), the ETH price fluctuated in the range of 2207.09 to 2224.42 USDT, recording a positive return of +0.71%, with an amplitude of 0.78%. The short-term price increase attracted market attention. Although overall sentiment remains relatively cautious, volatility in the spot market has increased. The main driving force behind this move was that the spot market saw marginal active buy orders amid a backdrop of tighter derivatives conditions and an overall contraction in liquidity. As ETH perpetual contract open interest and trading volume both saw a clear decline (within 24 hours, it c

Gate News message. On April 9, according to the latest data from CME’s “FedWatch,” as of April 10, the probability that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in April is 98.4%, and the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike is 1.6%.

Gate News message: On April 9, according to a report from April 10, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company is considering selling its AI chips to other businesses. He also revealed that the annualized revenue outlook for the company’s in-house chip business is expected to exceed $20 billion. This disclosure is rare and highlights the scale of Amazon’s in-house chip business, which produces general-purpose computing chips, AI accelerators, and chips designed to improve the efficiency of the company’s server operations.

Gate News message: On April 9, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a forecast that the U.S. budget deficit in March reached $163 billion.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, TEAM (Atlassian) has dropped by 10% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

On April 10, the Bitcoin price broke through $72k again. According to Coinglass data, the funding rates on major trading platforms show that the market’s bearish sentiment is strengthening. Funding rates are used to balance the contract price with the asset price; a rate below 0.005% indicates that the market is broadly bearish.

Gate News message, on April 9, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghtsi said on April 10 that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz can be achieved through guidelines. He also urged the United States to stop the war in Lebanon and in all regions.

Gate News message, on April 9, CoinGlass data shows that over the past 1 hour, liquidations across the entire network totaled $101 million, including $97.07 million from short liquidations and $3.54 million from long liquidations. In addition, the liquidation amount for BTC reached $80.39 million, while the liquidation amount for ETH reached $11.79 million.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Bitcoin futures market has continued to weaken. In March 2026, the daily average open interest fell to $7.2 billion, hitting a new low since February 2024, and has been declining for five straight months. The main reason is the large-scale unwinding of basis trades, which eliminated the arbitrage spread and caused leveraged capital to exit.

Gate News update: On April 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) today announced the launch of a new initiative designed to strengthen cybersecurity protection capabilities across the digital asset industry. The program will provide timely, actionable cybersecurity information to eligible U.S. digital asset companies and industry organizations, helping them more effectively identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats targeting customers and network systems. This initiative implements key recommendations put forward by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets in its report, “Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Digital Financial Technology.”

2026-04-09 15:30 to 2026-04-09 15:45 (UTC), the ETH price closed at 2219.86 USDT, with a range low of 2181.68 USDT. The 15-minute return was +1.31%, and the amplitude was 1.75%. During this period, market trading activity was active, attention increased significantly, and short-term volatility intensified. The main drivers of this unusual move are on-chain capital inflows and persistent buying by large whales. First, on-chain trading volume suddenly surged during the window above; the frequency of large transfers increased, indicating that institutions or major players entered quickly. At the same time, active addresses

From 2026-04-09 15:30 to 15:45 (UTC), the BTC return rate recorded +1.03%, with the price ranging from 71,291.5 to 72,226.9 USDT, and the amplitude reaching 1.31%. During the abnormal move, market attention rose rapidly, volatility noticeably intensified, and prompted investors to closely watch short-term trends. The main driver behind this abnormal move was BTC breaking through the 72,000 USDT integer level at 15:34, which directly activated some algorithmic trading and drew short-term funds in. The rapid breakout above this key price level boosted spot and derivatives trading volumes in the short term

Gate News update, April 9, DeFi solutions provider Enhanced Labs announced it has completed a $1 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Maximum Frequency Ventures, with participation from GSR, Selini, Flowdesk, and a group of angel investors. The new funding will be used to support product development and operations, while also expanding options-based yield strategies to a wider range of on-chain assets, including tokenized real-world assets.

Bitcoin Wallet Nunchuk released an open-source tool on April 9 that supports interactions with AI agents. It includes the Nunchuk CLI command-line tool and the Agent Skills code repository, providing a variety of wallet management features.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, NZDJPY (NZD/JPY) has surged by 1% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.