Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Gate News news: On April 14, the hearing of Fed chair nominee Waller is scheduled for April 21.

Bitmine has officially transferred from the NYSE American board to the main board in the United States, marking an important milestone for the company. Despite a sharp drop in its stock price, it has still increased the share repurchase plan amount to $4 billion. The company holds a large amount of Ether, and it expects that a rebound in the crypto market will help improve its assets and stock price performance.

Hyperscale Data announced that its Bitcoin holdings have increased to 644.7581 BTC, with a total market value of approximately $45.6 million. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Sentinum, holds 597.5324 BTC; the Bitcoin was acquired through market purchases and mining. Another subsidiary, ACG, purchased approximately 47.2257 BTC.

Trump plans to restart negotiations before the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates further. Contact between both sides is progressing, but the specific details are still unclear. Trump said Iran wants to reach an agreement, but he will not tolerate it having nuclear weapons. The market response is steady, and crypto stocks are generally up.

Gate News message, on April 14, Arkham monitoring shows that about an hour ago, BlackRock, via its spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA, transferred 604.044 ETH to a certain CEX custodian service, worth $1.44 million; it transferred 884.142 BTC to the same custodian service, worth $65.95 million, via its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT.

Gate News message. On April 14, the price of Bitcoin has recently neared $75,000. Since February 28, Bitcoin has risen cumulatively by about 13%. Options market data show that the 25-Delta Skew has rebounded from -10% to -4.5%. Last week, CoinShares data showed that net inflows into crypto investment products totaled $1.1 billion, the best weekly performance so far this year. Among them, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $786 million.

Nauru appoints cryptocurrency entrepreneur Dadvan Yousuf as its Commissioner for International Trade to advance a digital asset strategy, attract global investment, strengthen cooperation with virtual service providers and technology companies, and help position Nauru as a virtual asset hub.

Gate News message, on April 14, Deutsche Börse (Germany’s largest securities exchange operator) invested $200 million into a certain CEX.

Gate News update, according to Gate’s official announcement The Gate TradFi zone has launched multiple CFD trading pairs. The Forex zone has added 17 new trading pairs, including CHFSGD, EURDKK, EURPLN, USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDILS, USDKRW, USDPLN, EURCNH, EURHKD, GBPNOK, GBPSEK, NOKSEK, NZDSEK, AUDZAR, and CHFZAR, supporting fixed leverage of 20 to 100x. The Indices zone has launched two trading pairs, ES35 and SA40, both supporting fixed leverage of 100x. The Metals zone has launched five trading pairs: XAGAUD, XAUAUD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, and XPDUSD, supporting fixed leverage of 20 to 100x. The Commodities zone has launched a GAS gasoline trading pair, supporting fixed leverage of 20x. For all trading pairs, the minimum order quantity is 0.01.

The Bank of Korea advocates for a circuit breaker in South Korea’s crypto market after Bithumb's February blunder, where 620,000 BTC was mistakenly distributed. The proposal aims to enhance market safeguards and contain operational errors through a halt mechanism similar to stock markets.

Bitmine has officially moved from the U.S. segment of the New York Stock Exchange to the main board, marking an important milestone for the company. Although its share price has fallen sharply, it has still increased the share repurchase plan limit to $4 billion. The company holds a large amount of Ether, and it expects that a rebound in the crypto market will help improve its assets and share price performance.

Morgan Stanley launched its spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, on NYSE Arca, achieving strong trading volumes and low fees. This marks a significant step for traditional finance in crypto exposure, leveraging the bank's vast wealth management network despite market volatility.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDILS (US dollar vs Israeli Shekel) has dropped by 1% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

After Taishin Securities merged with Yuanta Fubon Securities on April 6, it became the fourth-largest securities firm in Taiwan, but an electronic trading system malfunction occurred immediately, leading to situations in the April 14 trading where trades could not be confirmed. Rumors in the market indicate that accounting errors exceed 100 million yuan. This series of issues has drawn attention from the Financial Supervisory Commission, and the firm may face a fine. Taishin Securities has stated that it will ensure customer rights and interests.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, CHCUSD100 (China A50 100x) has surged by 0.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 14, market data shows spot gold has broken through $4,780 per ounce, up 0.83% during the day.

Gate News message, April 14, Reuters reported, citing sources, that U.S. and Iranian delegations will hold talks in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, later this week.

Gate News updates, April 14, April 14 (Tuesday) close, the Nikkei 225 Index (Japan’s benchmark stock market index) rose 1374.62 points, up 2.43%, to 57877.39 points. The Korea KOSPI Index (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) rose 159.12 points, up 2.74%, to 5967.74 points.

On April 13, Ethereum spot ETF net inflows reached $9.4404 million, rising for three consecutive days. Among them, the BlackRock Staked ETH ETF had the largest net inflow, at $5.7776 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $383 million. At the same time, Grayscale’s Ethereum mini trust ETF also performed well, with net inflows of $5.1508 million. Overall, Ethereum spot ETFs’ net assets were $12.98B.

Gate News message, April 14, a Nomura economist said that due to the continued rise in oil prices and concerns about the supply of petroleum products, Japan in the future faces "unprecedented risks," and the Bank of Japan is likely to delay interest rate hikes. In remarks on Monday, Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said he was more concerned than at the news briefing in March about downside risks to the economy that the Middle East conflict could bring. Ueda said that if the conflict continues, it will affect the business activities of Japanese companies through disruptions to the supply chain.