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2026-04-08
04:18

Gate TradFi launches 25 FX, index, metals, and commodities CFD trading pairs, offering fixed leverage of 20x, 50x, and 100x

Gate News message: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate TradFi’s FX, indices, metals, and commodities section has launched 25 CFD trading pairs. The newly launched trading pairs include 9 FX pairs: CHFSGD, EURDKK, EURPLN, USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDILS, USDKRW, USDPLN; 2 indices: ES35, SA40; 5 metal pairs: XAGAUD, XAUAUD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, XPDUSD; and a GAS commodities trading pair. These trading pairs support fixed-leverage trading at 20x, 50x, and 100x, with a minimum order size of 0.01. Among the FX pairs, CHFSGD, EURPLN, and USDPLN support 50x leverage, while EURCNH, EURHKD, GBPNOK, GBPSEK, NOKSEK, NZDSEK, AUDZAR, and CHFZAR support 100x leverage. Indices and most metals pairs support 100x leverage, and XPDUSD supports 20x leverage. TradFi refers to a derivative form of a contract for difference (CFD) on traditional financial assets, covering asset classes such as metals, FX, indices, commodities, and U.S. stocks. The platform notes that during non-U.S. trading hours, the liquidity of CFD quotes may be lower.
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04:04

Four suspected insider addresses bet on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire and profited about $663k

Gate News message, April 8, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, four suspected insider-trading addresses profited by about $663k by betting on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire before April 7. Most of these wallets were created on April 7 and funded after that; a few hours before the ceasefire news was released, they bought the “YES” option. Previously, there was no activity record—only a bet on this event—entered at extremely low odds (3.9%).
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04:02

WLFI strategic reserve address deposits 3 billion WLFI to Dolomite within 5 days and borrows 50.44 million USD1

Gate News message: On April 8, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the WLFI strategic reserve address deposited 3 billion WLFI into Dolomite over the past 5 days, and lent out 50.44 million USD1 while putting USD1 on loan short. Currently, the borrowing interest rate on Dolomite is 30%, and it has already been fully borrowed out; liquidity shows as -232k USD1.
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WLFI1,28%
USD1-0,04%
04:01

The National Radio and Television Administration launches a special crackdown on AI-manipulated “edited” videos, removing more than 23,000 violation videos

Gate News message, on April 8, 2026, the State Administration of Radio and Television launched a one-month special campaign in January 2026 to crack down on "AI tampering" videos. This campaign focused on removing illegal videos that used AI tampering on classic TV series based on the Four Great Masterworks, historical subjects, revolutionary themes, model figures, and other classic works, and it also carried out simultaneous cleanup of various kinds of adult/lowbrow (cult) animations. During the special campaign, more than 23,000 related illegal videos were removed, and more than 100 violative accounts were dealt with, effectively curbing the adverse trend of illegal video spread.
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04:01

Trump: There is already a solid framework for reaching a long-term agreement, including a 15-point agreement, and most of it has already been agreed upon.

Gate News message, April 8, Trump, in his latest interview, said the United States has achieved a "complete and total victory," one hundred percent, absolutely beyond doubt. There is already a solid framework for a long-term agreement. We have a 15-point agreement, and most of its contents have already been agreed upon. Any peace agreement will cover the issue of nuclear materials. Let’s wait and see whether it can be reached. Trump refused to say whether, if the agreement falls apart, he would resume the initial threats to destroy Iran’s civilian power plants and bridges.
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03:50

The first AI browser in China, "Lobster" QBotClaw, has officially launched, supporting configuration for leading domestic large language models.

Gate News message, April 8, the country’s first AI browser “Lobster” QBotClaw officially launched. This browser fully supports the OpenClaw skills framework and allows users to freely configure API keys for major domestic mainstream large models. The product is positioned as an “AI assistant for everyone.” Users only need basic browser usage skills to get access to a dedicated AI assistant service. In terms of features, QBotClaw supports practical scenarios such as shopping price comparisons and代发帖文.
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03:49

Gate GUSD Minting Newcomer Limited-Time Rewards Episode 10 is now live, and new users can earn an annualized return of up to 100%

Gate News message, according to an official Gate announcement dated April 7, 2026 Gate launches the 10th limited-time reward campaign for new minters of GUSD. New users who mint using USDT or USDC can earn up to 100% annualized returns. The campaign runs from April 7, 2026 at 16:00 to April 8, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8). GUSD is a Gate-launched demand, capital-protected wealth management product. Users obtain GUSD yield certificates by minting USDT/USDC, and when redeeming, they are exchanged 1:1 for USDT/USDC. Product earnings come from high-quality yield assets supported by Gate ecosystem revenue, Treasury RWA, and stablecoin backing. Users can redeem at any time; fast redemptions typically settle within 5 minutes, while standard redemptions settle in D+3 days. In addition, GUSD participating in other wealth management products such as Launchpool and Launchpad can, during the investment period, simultaneously receive the corresponding product earnings, GUSD minting earnings, and campaign rewards. The annualized return rate is dynamically adjusted based on Gate ecosystem revenue and market conditions, and any additional rewards are distributed to users’ accounts in GT on a daily basis.
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USDC0,01%
GT0,27%
03:32

"Silver Iron Head Air Force" reduces exposure by $11.44 million; ETH short position is up slightly and the position is exited. It still holds a $11.0 million short position.

April 8, the “Silver Iron Head Air Force” whale reduced its ETH short position by about $11.4484 million, and still holds 5,126 short contracts, worth about $11 million. Since April 1, this whale has continued to add positions at 20x leverage and has been performing swing trades, setting long and short positions in different price ranges.
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ETH1,65%
03:31

Yesterday, the Ethereum spot ETF saw net outflows of $64.61 million, with Fidelity and BlackRock as the main outflow sources.

Gate News, a message from April 8: According to monitoring by Trader T, yesterday (April 7), Ethereum spot ETFs saw net outflows of $64.61 million. Among them, Fidelity FETH had outflows of $48.21 million, and BlackRock ETHA had outflows of $16.39 million; together, they accounted for all of the total outflow. The remaining institutions had no fund flows that day.
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ETH1,65%
03:25

DRIFT (Drift Protocol) surged 115.72% over the past 24 hours and is now trading at $0.095

DRIFT (Drift Protocol) recently saw large fluctuations. The price rose from $0.0386 to a high of $0.167, up 115.72% within 24 hours. This decentralized exchange is built on Solana and offers multiple trading products and high yield rates. Despite experiencing a security incident of about $285 million, market expectations for a fix improved, selling pressure from holders eased, and liquidity became concentrated on major exchanges.
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DRIFT1,65%
03:17

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development held 2.22 million SOL at the end of March, and the dfdvSOL holdings increased to over 656,000 SOL.

Gate News message, April 8, DeFi Development, the Solana treasury company listed on Nasdaq, released its latest operational report. The report shows that as of the end of March, the company held 2.22 million SOL, and its liquid staking token dfdvSOL holdings have increased from 513k to more than 656k. In addition, DeFi Development said it will continue to advance its strategic investment in the stablecoin protocol Apyx.
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SOL0,82%
03:02

The market predictor ADI Predictstreet will launch on April 9, and has become the official World Cup 2026 partner.

Gate News update: On April 8, according to the ADI Predictstreet official website, the prediction market platform ADI Predictstreet will go live officially on April 9. Previously, the platform had reached a multi-year cooperation agreement with FIFA, becoming the official prediction market partner for the 2026 World Cup.
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03:02

Drift Protocol announced a hacker incident recovery plan and will participate in the Solana Foundation STRIDE security mechanisms

Gate News update: On April 8, Drift Protocol posted an update on the incident response process for the hack. Drift said that it is currently actively working with asymmetric research and OtterSec to develop a coordinated and aligned recovery plan. At this stage, the primary focus is to stabilize the situation and provide protocol-level assurances for all affected users and partners. In addition, Drift will participate in a security mechanism under the Solana Foundation.
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SOL0,82%