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Gate News message, April 24 — Fireblocks, a Web3 asset custody and settlement platform, operates a network of 30 business partners spanning DeFi protocols, payment settlement, compliance analytics, trading institutions, and multi-chain infrastructure. The partnership network is organized across

Gate News message, April 24 — Web3 AI infrastructure platform AIW3 announced the completion of a $2 million seed round funding. The round was led by Buffalo Capital, with GalaXin Capital and Three-stones Ventures participating as co-investors. AIW3 is transitioning toward an Agent-as-a-Service

Gate News message, April 24 — Saturn, an on-chain yield-bearing stablecoin issuer, announced additional purchases of $18 million worth of STRC shares this week (April 21–24), bringing its total holdings to $33 million. Saturn is backed by Strategy's Stretch STRC

Gate News message, April 24 — CoW Swap has deployed two solver infrastructure upgrades to enhance bidding mechanisms and optimize execution processes, according to CoW DAO. The first upgrade, "hidden bids until deadline," prevents solvers from seeing each other's quotes during auctions, requiring b

Gate News message, April 24 — The European Central Bank moved to minimize adoption costs and foster early coordination among stakeholders in its digital euro project, part of efforts to launch the currency this decade. The ECB reached agreements with

Gate News message, April 24 — ECB Governing Council member Kazimir said a small rate hike may be needed to address current economic conditions.

Gate News message, April 24 — According to Onchain Lens, the Balancer attacker (0xa6d6...BDaA) converted 13,191 ETH into 386.52 BTC over the past 15 hours, valued at approximately $30.54 million. The attacker currently holds an additional 8,000 ETH, worth approximately $18.52 million.

Gate News message, April 24 — South Korea's Korea Exchange (KRX) cited the listing of Korean stock market products by a major global digital asset exchange as justification for extending trading hours. The exchange said it needs to extend trading hours and improve market infrastructure to compete fo

Gate News message, April 24 — Canadian AI company Cohere announced plans to acquire German AI firm Aleph Alpha to strengthen its presence in Europe. Schwarz Group, a backer of Aleph Alpha, plans to invest $600 million in Cohere's Series E funding round. The funding round is expected to close in 202

Gate News message, April 24 — Succinct Labs, backed by venture capital firm Paradigm, launched ZCAM on Thursday, an iPhone app that uses cryptography to verify the authenticity of photos and videos. The app signs photos and videos at the moment of capture, producing a tamper-proof record that

Gate News message, April 24 — China's central bank (PBoC) and seven other government agencies jointly issued the Financial Products Network Marketing Management Measures, which will take effect on September 30, 2026. The new regulations systematically govern financial product online marketing

Gate News message, April 24 — Israel's Defense Minister has designated strike targets in Iran and is preparing for operations focused on inflicting significant economic damage beyond military objectives, according to Israel's Channel 12. Building on previous military actions, Israel aims to

Gate News message, April 24 — India's central bank is piloting digital rupee (e-rupee) payments across approximately 10 initiatives to distribute roughly $80 billion in welfare subsidies, aiming to reduce leakage and corruption while identifying practical use cases for its CBDC. In Maharashtra,

Gate News message, April 24 — Singapore has ordered internet service providers to block six foreign-linked websites that impersonated local news outlets and spread disinformation. Authorities said the sites mimicked legitimate local news outlets and were linked to misinformation networks, with

Gate News message, April 24 — Intel reported first-quarter 2026 earnings on April 24, posting revenue of $13.6 billion, up 7% year-over-year and 11% above Wall Street consensus. Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $0.29, versus analyst expectations of $0.01, representing a 29-fold beat—an

Gate News message, four newly created wallets withdrew 10 million $ASTER tokens valued at $6.7 million from centralized exchanges. The wallets are linked to a single entity.

Gate News message, April 24 — KAT (Katana), the native token of a DeFi-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, briefly surged above $0.019 on April 24, with its 24-hour gain expanding to over 70%. The token was trading at $0.01845, with a market capitalization of $47 million. Katana is designed as a s

Gate News message, April 24 — Iran's Vice President Ismail Sagheb Isfahan announced on April 24 that Iran will respond forcefully to any attacks on its energy facilities. Speaking at a rally in Islamshahr, Isfahan stated that if adversaries misjudge the situation, Iran's strategy will escalate