Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Pharos Network announces the completion of a $44.0 million Series A round, led by multiple top-tier institutions, with funds to be used to build real-world asset infrastructure. Previously, Pharos had completed an $8.0 million seed round, bringing total funding to $52.0 million. The testnet is scheduled to go live in May 2025.

Gate News, on April 8, according to data monitored by Arkham, about an hour ago, BlackRock transferred 8,513 ETH worth $19.14 million to a certain CEX address via its Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA; additionally, it transferred 416.654 BTC worth $29.86 million to a certain CEX address via its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT.

Gate News message. On April 8, publicly listed self-custody crypto company Exodus Movement released updated data on its digital asset holdings as of the end of March. The data shows that the company’s Bitcoin holdings increased to 628 coins (a net monthly gain of 18 BTC), its Ethereum holdings increased to 1,857 coins (a net monthly gain of 17 ETH), and its Solana holdings increased to 17,541 coins (a net monthly gain of 1,847 SOL).

Trump announced that the United States will cooperate with Iran, confirming its regime change and a ban on uranium enrichment activities. At the same time, the U.S. and Iran have discussed tariffs and sanctions relief, and multiple agreements have already been reached.

An Ethereum researcher proposed the EIP-8142 “Block-in-Blobs” proposal, aiming to encode transaction data into blobs to reduce bandwidth requirements. Through data availability sampling and cryptographic commitments, it ensures correctness and data availability, thereby unifying to a “data gas” billing model and improving the reliability of zkEVM use cases.

Gate News message, April 8, a certain CEX plans to enter the stock IPO market, allowing large customers to subscribe to popular but not-yet-listed stocks (such as OpenAI) via a cryptocurrency exchange. This process is similar to the over-the-counter primary platforms in the market, but users can use stablecoins within the platform to participate. It is still unclear which specific companies’ shares are being sold, their valuations, and the allocation amounts.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XTIUSD (WTI Crude USOIL) has dropped by 16% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message: On April 8, spot gold broke through the 4800 USD/oz whole-dollar threshold. It is currently quoted at 4801.03 USD/oz, up 2.02% intraday.

On April 8, Polymarket announced the acquisition of DeFi infrastructure company Brahma, and the team will continue to handle key roles. This integration is intended to improve trade reliability and execution speed, reduce barriers for users, and enhance cross-blockchain interoperability.

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission proposes bringing into regulation the sources of funds behind crypto-asset company shareholders, aiming to curb hidden capital flows and the infiltration of illegal funds. This proposal includes reviews for both directly and indirectly supporting parties, and for shareholders of government-related entities, it only examines their shareholdings.

Gate News message. On April 8, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on a social media platform announcing that any country that provides Iran with military weapons will have all goods it sells to the United States immediately subject to a 50% tariff. The policy takes effect immediately, with no exceptions or exemptions.

Gate News message. On April 8, the U.S. White House press secretary said that discussions regarding the possibility of the U.S. and Iran holding face-to-face talks are ongoing, but the specific arrangements will need to wait until the president or the White House makes an official announcement before they can be determined.

Gate News, April 8, Aave officially stated that during the security-first growth phase, Aave V4’s deposit volume has already exceeded 10 million US dollars. As the system gradually matures, the supply and borrowing limits will be increased step by step.

Gate News 消息：据 Gate 的官方公告，Gate will soon list Checkmate (CHECK) spot trading and Flash Exchange trading. CHECK/USDT spot trading will begin at 22:00 on 2026年4月8日 (UTC+8), while Flash Exchange trading will begin at 23:00 on the same day. Withdrawals are expected to open at 22:00 on 2026年4月9日 (UTC+8). Checkmate is the ecosystem token for the chess-themed game Anichess, which is incubated by Animoca Brands. As Chess.com’s sole designated Web3 partner, Anichess—through its unique magic mechanics—has garnered support from top players such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri, and has achieved over 100 million views on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch. The CHECK token will power multiple game products within the Checkmate ecosystem. Since 2023, the project has raised $3.3 million in funding from top-tier investment institutions.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, MU (Micron) has surged by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

This article compiles cryptocurrency news for April 8, 2026, focusing on the latest updates on Bitcoin, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin price action, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price predictions. Today’s major events in the Web3 space include: 1、SEC report disclosure: In the crypto case “under the Gary Gensler era,” it “didn’t benefit investors”; 2、Trump cancels “Doomsday,” Bitcoin surges to $72k, and global markets rebound across the board; 3、FBI report: Losses from cryptocurrency scams reach $11.4 billion, with older people becoming the largest group of victims.

Gate News alert: On April 8 (local time), it was learned that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is about to issue a strategic statement for the 100th round of the “True Commitment-4” action. (CCTV News)

Gate News message. On April 8, on-chain monitoring shows that whale users started 3x BTC short positions after “locking in 10 big targets,” with a position value of $1.76M.

Gate News update: On April 8, crypto-related stocks jumped sharply before the U.S. market opened. CRCL rose 7.63%, MSTR rose 7.21%, SBET rose 7.37%, and BMNR rose 7.54%. It’s reported that the above data came from the decentralized RWA trading platform msx.com, which has listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering U.S. stocks such as AAPL、AMZN、GOOGL、META、MSFT、NFLX、NVDA and

Gate News message. On April 8, according to Bloomberg, a White House economist said that stablecoin yields will not harm banks’ profits. Data show that even if stablecoin yields are banned, it is expected to increase the scale of bank loans by only 0.02%.