Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message, April 6, spot gold breaks through $4,690 per ounce, up 0.31% intraday.

The Bank of Japan has issued cautious signals through its quarterly economic report, expressing hesitation about raising interest rates—especially amid rising uncertainty and concerns about price increases. The market estimates the likelihood of a rate hike this month at about 66%. When dealing with inflation, companies continue to face rising costs and consumer fatigue.

Gate News message: On April 6, CoinAnk data shows that in the past 24 hours, liquidations across the entire network totaled $195 million, including long liquidations of about $41.33 million and short liquidations of about $153 million. Shorts accounted for 78.5%. By coin type, Bitcoin liquidations were about $83.85 million and Ethereum liquidations were about $44.48 million.

Gate News message, April 6, 150 billion-dollar investment bank TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza reiterated a buy rating for Bitcoin reserve company Strategy (MSTR), with a 2026 target price of $440.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, BKNG (Booking Holdings Inc) has dropped by 96% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News updates: On April 6, according to Arkham monitoring, the investment firm Dragonfly transferred MNT tokens worth $2.12 million to a certain CEX. This is Dragonfly’s first outflow of funds from a known crypto wallet in the past two months, and it is also its largest holding besides BGB. Currently, Dragonfly only holds BGB worth $107.29 million and other crypto assets worth $1.92 million.

Gate News message, April 6, market data shows that the U.S. Dollar Index DXY (a measure of changes in the U.S. dollar versus a basket of currencies) has fallen below 100, down 0.19% during the day.

Gate News message, April 6, X product lead Nikita Bier said on the X platform that about 80% of cryptocurrency posts are driven by bots, and currently there is no technology that can address the spam problem under cryptocurrency posts.

Gate News message: On April 6, according to data from DeFiLlama, the total market capitalization of stablecoins in the crypto market reached $317.106 billion last week, increasing by $1.812 billion from the previous week, a week-over-week rise of 0.57%. Of this, USDT accounted for 58.04%, continuing to maintain its dominant position in the stablecoin market.

Gate News, April 6, according to SolanaFloor data, Circle minted about 3.25 billion USDC on the Solana chain over the past 7 days, setting a record for the largest stablecoin single-week minting volume in 2026.

Gate News message: On April 6, according to Santiment data, the BTC profit-loss trade ratio reached 2.95, the highest level in 12 weeks. This indicator measures the ratio of profitable trades to losing trades; the current value shows that the share of profitable trades in the market is significantly higher than that of losing trades, reaching a recent peak level.

Gate News message, April 6, an Iranian senior official said Iran will not accept the setting of a deadline or the imposition of pressure to force it into making a decision, and will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz with a "temporary ceasefire" as the exchange condition. The official noted that Iran believes the United States is not yet ready to achieve a permanent ceasefire.

Gate News message, April 6, the on-chain data platform Nansen launched a cross-chain swap feature, enabling users to exchange Base tokens for Solana tokens.

From 06:15 to 06:30 (UTC) on 2026-04-06, the BTC price dropped from 68807.2 to 69308.1 USDT; the 15-minute return recorded -0.66%, and the amplitude reached 0.72%. During this period, market volatility intensified, with trading volume and social discussion heat increasing in tandem, reflecting intense short-term capital games. The main driving force behind this abnormal movement came from sudden changes at the macro policy level. The United States has recently increased tariffs and continued its high-tariff policy, causing a sharp drop in global risk appetite and prompting investors to withdraw en masse from high-volatility assets. Related con

2026-04-06 06:15 to 2026-04-06 06:30 (UTC), the ETH price fell 0.74% within the 15-minute window. The candlesticks show a trading range of 2120.42 to 2137.03 USDT, with a swing of 0.78%. During this phase, market sentiment rapidly switched; coin prices became more volatile, while on-chain activity remained at a high level. This indicates that overall market attention continued to rise. Short-term price fluctuations triggered intense battles between long and short positions. The main driver behind this unusual move was large on-chain capital splitting. Small and medium investors continued to move down-chain during this time period

Gate News message: On April 6, as Iran nearly shut down restrictions on regional energy transport through the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty about how long the conflict will last has kept the market unsettled, Saudi Arabia has raised its main crude oil price for sales to Asia by $17 per barrel versus last month. The premium level versus the Oman/Dubai average—(the Middle East oil pricing benchmark)—has reached a record high. Saudi Aramco has set the official selling price for its May-dated Arab Light crude oil for sales to Asia at a premium of $19.50 per barrel versus the Oman/Dubai average, up $17 per barrel from last month.

On April 6, BIT released a report stating that market trading volumes have shrunk. Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.3 billion, while Ethereum continued to experience outflows. Geopolitical risks have not dissipated, and put-option strategies are increasingly favored. The Ethereum options market has shown significant changes, with traders choosing to sell call options more often to earn premiums.

Gate News message: On April 6, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a large whale withdrew 5.97 million ATSER tokens from a certain CEX, worth $3.99 million, and may transfer them to Aster.

Figure co-founder Mike Cagney recently received a 1099-MISC tax form from a certain CEX Custody showing last year’s income of $1,600, but the account’s assets are only $10. He is dissatisfied with the customer service’s runaround and criticized the exchange for blocking the passage of the CLARITY Act, arguing that the industry no longer needs to care about his views.

Trump criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for not addressing a program about the "birthright citizenship scam," saying this has allowed the scam to persist. He also accused the court of failing on tariff issues, which he said has caused massive economic losses. He urged the court to use common sense and make wise decisions in the national interest.