Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message, according to Gate official announcements. Gate Yu Ebao is now live with AIA fixed-income wealth management products, offering three lock-up periods: 7 days, 14 days, and 30 days. The annualized return rate can be as high as 25%, and the minimum initial investment is 10 AIA. DeAgentAI is an AI agent infrastructure that covers the Sui, BSC, and BTC ecosystems, providing trustless autonomous decision-making capabilities for AI agents on-chain. Interest will be paid out in the form of AIA to participating users.

Global venture capital investment reached $300 billion in Q1 2026, with AI companies receiving $242 billion, marking a 150% increase from the previous year. Major investments fueled concerns over market concentration, yet optimism remains about AI's growth potential despite challenges.

Bitcoin fell below $73,000, its lowest in over three weeks, as long-term holders booked profits and spot ETF demand weakened. This triggered significant liquidations in derivatives, causing a 4% drop in total crypto market capitalization.

OpenGradient has launched its OPG airdrop registration, allowing users to connect wallets and verify eligibility from April 15 to April 20, 2026. Airdrop claims start on April 21, focusing on users engaged in on-chain verifiable AI.

The UK government is planning for potential food shortages due to CO2 supply disruptions linked to the Iran War and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Contingency measures include increasing CO2 production and prioritizing healthcare needs.

Gate News message: According to Gate’s official announcement, the subscription page for Gate Pre-IPOs Phase 1 project SpaceX (SPCX) has been officially launched. This round of subscription supports participation in two currencies: USDT and GUSD. The subscription period is from 2026年4月20日18:00 to 2026年4月22日18:00 (UTC+8). After the subscription is completed, asset certificates will be distributed in a 100% unlocked format. The distribution time has been moved up to 2026年4月22日22:00 (UTC+8). Once assets enter the pre-trading stage on Gate, pre-market trading will begin at 2026年4月24日18:00 (UTC+8). Eligible VIP users and super agent partners can receive additional free Airdrop rewards, distributed in sync with the subscription distribution. SPCX is an imaged security based on SpaceX, used to map its value performance before and after its listing. Users can use the Pre-IPOs mechanism to obtain value exposure in advance before the target company enters the public market.

XRG, the investment arm of Adnoc, is seeking merger opportunities in Europe despite challenges in the petrochemical sector due to high natural gas prices. The company aims for significant LNG capacity by 2035 and has successfully completed major acquisitions.

Lido's growth committee multisig wallet received 4.82 million LDO for buybacks, totaling approximately $1.81 million, with funds from a major CEX and Portofino. A buyback proposal was approved on April 13, and execution parameters were shared on April 14.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COTTON (Cotton) has surged by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Gate News message. On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, KT (KingdomX) is trading at $0.00056. Within the past 24 hours, it is up 73.93%, with a high of $0.00063 and a low retracing to $0.00029. Its current market cap is approximately $206k. KingdomX is a medieval metaverse chain game, with the game’s core built around an NFT protocol. In the game, users can collect heroes, complete quests, challenge events, participate in wars, and build their own game kingdom through social interaction and territory development. All of the game’s ecosystem is designed around the GameFi protocol; while improving the game’s playability, it preserves the value of in-game assets, so that any user can earn returns through the game and make Token or receive rewards. Kingdom

BlackRock has upgraded U.S. and emerging market equities, highlighting South Korea's pivotal role in technology and AI hardware demand. With a significant increase in profit expectations and strong investor sentiment, South Korea's KOSPI index has surged despite geopolitical tensions.

Gate News message, Tether purchased 951.35 BTC valued at $70.47 million from a centralized exchange. Following this transaction, Tether's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 97,204 BTC, valued at approximately $7.28 billion.

Rising hopes for a US-Iran ceasefire have spurred a global market rally, with stock indices hitting record highs and risk sentiment improving. As tensions ease, oil prices stabilize, the dollar weakens, and investor focus shifts to corporate earnings and growth amid declining inflation concerns.

A whale deposited 3,500 ETH worth $8.26 million into Aave V3, borrowed 8 million USDC, then purchased 3,386 ETH and redeposited it, now holding 6,886 ETH valued at around $16.22 million.

In Q1 2026, Hong Kong's bulk buyers recorded 268 transactions, a 41.1% rise from the previous quarter. They purchased 722 units for HK$7.24 billion, driven by demand for mid-range properties under HK$10 million, particularly in Sai Kung.

Jane Street has invested around $6 billion in CoreWeave's AI cloud platform and an additional $1 billion in equity to enhance machine learning capabilities, gaining access to advanced computing infrastructure and support for its research in global financial markets.

Shengxin Technology completed its Hong Kong IPO subscription, raising HK$518.89 billion with a 295.6 times oversubscription. Planning to issue 83.348 million H shares, the company specializes in advanced PCBs for AI and computing, holding a significant global market share.

AnalogBits will present advanced power management IP solutions based on TSMC's 2nm process at the TSMC 2026 Technology Symposium. The innovations include integrated on-die LDOs, pinless PVT sensors, and low-power PLLs that address challenges in AI and HPC systems while enhancing power management efficiency.

Taiwan's TSMC reported Q1 2026 revenue of $11.34 billion, driven by high HPC chip demand, surpassing expectations. Operating margin rose to 58.1%. Advanced-nodes made up significant revenue, with strong AI orders. Q2 guidance also exceeds estimates.