Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire plans to visit South Korea in April to meet with executives from multiple banks and exchanges to discuss USDC use cases, international payments cooperation, and its KRW stablecoin plans, with the goal of expanding USDC’s use in the Korean market.

Bitcoin has been trading in a two-month range continuously since April 7. In the recent period, the price’s high was between $72k and $75k, and the low was between $62k and $65k. Overall, the market is still consolidating; open interest remains steady at about $16.7 billion, and the funding rate has returned to a neutral range. Sentiment in the options market is stable: call options have risen to 47%, but there is still hedging against short-term downside risk.

Gate News update: On April 7, AINFT announced integration with Google sign-in. Users can choose to connect via a Google account or via a decentralized wallet. After logging in, new users can receive a million-point rewards bonus and access multiple leading AI model platforms worldwide.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XPTUSD (Platinum) has dropped by 2% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Bitcoin is up more than 5% since February 28; it has now rebounded to $69k, while the technology software industry ETF is down more than 2% over the same period. The correlation between the two has significantly declined, and spot Bitcoin ETFs also saw a net inflow of $471 million on April 6.

Gate News updates, April 7, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 30 minutes ago, a newly created wallet deposited $3.82 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a short position of 9,395.67 ETH with 20x leverage, worth $19.7 million.

Gate News message, April 7, VanEck’s Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF, preferred securities ETF) disclosed that it purchased 1.27 million shares of Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock Stretch STRC, valued at $127 million, accounting for 6% of its digital credit net assets.

Web3 asset data platform RootData recently mapped out 16 of Ripple’s Web3 partners, covering key areas such as RWA tokenization, RLUSD stablecoin distribution, and ODL payments. It emphasized prioritizing real-world use cases and efficiency, while traditional partners focus on increasing ODL trading volume and compliance.

On April 7, in the U.S. stock market pre-market session, crypto concept stocks generally fell. Specifically, CRCL was down 0.41%, MSTR was down 1.27%, SBET was down 1.1%, and BMNR was down 1.53%. msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has already launched multiple RWA tokens.

Gate will hold its 13th anniversary blue carpet ceremony on April 20 at K11 MUSEA in Hong Kong, with multiple industry guests and media in attendance on site. During the event, there will also be an outdoor special exhibition, and an anniversary banquet will be held that evening.

Gate News, April 7: In a report, BlackRock strategists said the impact of high energy prices is likely to show up in the U.S. March CPI data to be released on Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal generally expect the U.S. March CPI year-over-year rate (not seasonally adjusted) to rise from 2.4% in February to 3.3%. BlackRock strategists noted that the Middle East war has caused supply-chain bottlenecks, which are expected to push inflation higher.

Gate News message, on April 7, the spokesperson of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Rezaei, said during a television interview that Iran is preparing plans and related legislation to ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, and reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its previous state.

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news for April 7, 2026. Focus areas include the latest Bitcoin updates, the Ethereum upgrade, Dogecoin price action, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price predictions. Today’s major events in the Web3 space include: 1、The Solana Foundation launches the dual security program STRIDE and SIRN, covering protocol assessments and incident response; 2、Troubles involving OpenAI hit Worldcoin: an Altman credibility crisis triggers a drop in the WLD price; 3、The SEC moves first: independent crypto fundraising rules will be rolled out, and the CLARITY Act is set for an escalation in its ongoing standoff.

According to on-chain analysts monitoring by Ai Yi, on April 7, a suspected Etherfi investor address again received ETHFI tokens worth $6.01 million; it has cumulatively received 54.53 million ETHFI tokens, totaling $35.9M.

In the second quarter of 2026, global Bitcoin hashrate fell by 5.8%, dropping to 1004 EH/s, putting pressure on miner profitability. Even though the United States still accounts for 37.4% of hashrate, emerging markets such as Kyrgyzstan are growing rapidly, while hashrate in Iran and Argentina is declining. The mining industry is facing a period of adjustment, with both the retirement of high-cost mining rigs and market expansion occurring at the same time.

The PENGU brand’s success in entering Walmart and Target marks its growing influence in the physical retail market. However, the PENGU token is for entertainment only and does not confer any economic rights. Holders should pay attention to market risks and to brand development updates.

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

Goldman Sachs’ research report says that technology stock valuations have become relatively cheap, making this a good time for investors to enter the market. Even though returns in the technology sector have been lackluster, its earnings performance remains strong—especially with an expected growth of 44% in the S&P 500.

Gate News message, April 7, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA, the global energy policy coordination organization) issued a statement saying that the severity of the current energy crisis is worse than the combined total of the 1973 oil crisis, the 1979 second oil crisis, and the 2002 Venezuela oil crisis, and that the world has never experienced an energy supply disruption of this scale.

XRP’s recent price fluctuations are in the $1.339 to $1.35 range, boosted by the U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks. It rose about 3% in a single day. The key resistance zone is $1.34 to $1.355; analysts say that only by breaking through this area can investors focus on higher targets. Downside support sits at $1.31 to $1.32, and if it breaks below, it could return to the consolidation range. The market is waiting for U.S. economic data, so the near-term dynamics are worth watching.