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2026-04-10
15:17

Circle releases its internet finance system vision: focusing on cross-chain interoperability, liquidity orchestration, and institutional-grade asset issuance

Circle released its 2026 Internet Finance Development Vision on April 10, aiming to build cross-chain interoperability infrastructure to improve capital liquidity and asset issuance capabilities. In the future, it will roll out sub-second settlement functionality and expand to more assets, while simplifying multi-chain operation processes to enhance the user experience.
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USDC0.03%
15:08

Tom Lee: The market is showing signs of forming a bottom; Ethereum, BMNR, and Bitcoin are recommended.

Gate News message, April 10, renowned market analyst Tom Lee posted that there are increasing signs the market bottom has already formed, even though the overall market still generally remains skeptical. Tom Lee suggested that for investors who are still skeptical, they could consider buying assets that performed ahead during the U.S.-Iran war. He pointed out that Ethereum and BMNR are among his top picks, and Bitcoin is also included among the recommendations. Tom Lee believes that crypto assets have already proven themselves to be a store of value during wartime.
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ETH2.64%
BTC2.15%
15:05

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Will continue to communicate with institutions that have not yet been granted stablecoin licenses in the first batch, and is open but cautious about issuing additional licenses

Gate News message, on April 10, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it would maintain communication and engagement with the first batch of applicants that did not receive a license, as well as other institutions that apply in the future, to review these applications under uniform regulatory standards and requirements. Regarding the later issuance of stablecoin licenses and the timeline, the Monetary Authority has an open yet cautious attitude, and at this stage there is no clear inclination.
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15:02

In the past hour, total liquidations across the entire network reached $43.04 million, with BTC liquidations of $21.52 million

Gate News news, on April 10, Coinglass data shows that over the past 1 hour, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $43.04 million. Of this, short positions were liquidated for $38.65 million, and long positions were liquidated for $4.38 million. By coin, the liquidation amount for BTC reached $21.52 million, and for ETH it reached $10.83 million.
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BTC2.15%
ETH2.64%
14:46

“Amigos, big brother” starts taking partial profits on BTC long positions; the account’s total unrealized profit is over $1 million

Gate News message, April 10, Hyperinsight monitoring shows that the well-known trader “Maji Big Brother” has started taking profits on part of their BTC long positions. As of now, the account still holds 98 BTC long positions worth $7.15 million; it holds 11,950 ETH long positions worth $26.84 million. As of now, the account’s total unrealized profit is $1.02 million.
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BTC2.15%
ETH2.64%
14:27

The Banque de France calls for stronger restrictions on stablecoin payments under the MiCA framework

Gate News message, April 10, Denis Beau, Deputy Governor of the Banque de France, called for limiting the use of stablecoins in payments under the framework of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), especially stablecoins pegged to currencies other than the euro. French regulators are strengthening oversight of crypto assets from multiple directions.
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14:17

BTC 15-minute surge of 0.53%: whale withdrawals and macro-risk-hedging capital syncing to boost buy-side demand

From 2026-04-10 14:00 to 14:15(UTC), BTC rose 0.53% within a 0.71% trading range, with the price moving between 72251.9 and 72765.3 USDT. During this time window, on-chain data show that both trading volume and the number of transfers remained consistently high, market volatility intensified, and attention on the short term increased. The main driver behind this unusual move is that whale-class investors concentratedly withdrew BTC from a certain major exchange. In about 10 minutes, the related on-chain transfers totaled approximately $420,690, reflecting that institutions and large funds are accelerating their self-custody behavior, clearly stepping up their asset management pace.
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BTC2.15%
ETH2.64%