Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

On April 27, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released a report showing that global military spending in 2025 reached $2,887 billion, representing a 2.9% increase from 2024 levels. European military spending surged 14% to $864 billion in the same period, according to the report.

A Cardano developer says a realistic AI deepfake video call led to a laptop breach, a reminder that the next wave of crypto attacks may start with faces and voices rather than smart contracts. The warning, shared with the Cardano community, describes an incident in which an impostor used

Cryptocurrency investment products received $1.2 billion in inflows last week, marking the fourth consecutive positive week, according to a Coinshares report. Bitcoin surged above $79,000 before Asian market opening, though the move was short-lived, with BTC subsequently dropping to around $77,600.

Hyperliquid enables gas-free perpetual trading with on-chain order book and limited circulating supply. Stellar supports fast, low-cost global payments with strong institutional partnerships and smart contract upgrades. Tron powers gaming and entertainment dApps with low fees, fast

Bitmine’s total ETH holdings have surpassed 5 million coins, accounting for 4.21% of the supply. Last week, it increased its holdings by more than 100,000 coins. This article analyzes the cadence of institutional holdings, the impact of on-chain concentration, and market outlook scenarios.

Euronext inaugurated a new Technology and Support Centre in Athens, marking a further step in integrating Greece into its pan-European market infrastructure. The launch follows the rebranding of Athens Exchange Group to Euronext Athens and aligns the Greek capital market with the group's single

A new Bitcoin hard fork proposal by developer Paul Sztorc has triggered intense debate across the crypto community. The planned fork, named eCash, is expected to launch in August 2026 and would distribute tokens to Bitcoin holders at a 1:1 ratio. However, the proposal has drawn criticism due to

AWS integrates Chainlink oracles, giving developers tools for pricing data, real-time streams, and asset verification onchain. Reference architectures connect cloud services with smart contracts, enabling secure, auditable tokenized finance workflows. Marketplace listing simplifies

French authorities have charged 88 individuals, including 10 minors, in connection with kidnappings and extortions targeting cryptocurrency owners, according to a statement from the National Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (PNACO) released Friday. The charges are tied to 12 ongoing

Shiba Inu recorded a softer inflow trend to exchanges after approximately 43 billion SHIB moved to trading platforms in 24 hours, according to on-chain data. The figure remains positive but shows a slower pace compared with earlier spikes, suggesting that short-term selling pressure may be

With 201 sales and approximately 1,000 ETH in volume over the previous seven days, Pudgy Penguins has seen a floor rise above 5 ETH, a 20% increase from last week. Data from CryptoSlam shows that worldwide sales of NFTs declined to around $175 million in April from $304 million in

Crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe believes Bitcoin could reach new all-time highs between $150,000 and $160,000 by late 2026, according to his recent analysis. Bitcoin recently hit a 12-week high, experienced a pullback, and is now attempting to reclaim the $80,000 level after dropping

Google DeepMind has entered into a partnership with South Korea to provide the technical backbone for the country's K-Moonshot initiative, an ambitious national programme designed to solve the most complex scientific challenges of the century using AI. Summary Google DeepMind partners with Sout

Jury selection is set to begin in Elon Musk's 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft, accusing them of betraying OpenAI's nonprofit mission by creating a for-profit entity in 2019, according to Reuters. Musk is seeking US$150 billion in damages for OpenAI's

Bullish altseason indicators continue to appear. Expectations for new altcoin ATHs to occur rise.  Which altcoin assets will set a new ATH first? The crypto market continues to hold steady prices as promising crypto assets show high possibilities for their prices to hit higher bullish ta

Singapore's manufacturing production increased by 10.1 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, bouncing back after a slight dip in February, according to data released by the Economic Development Board (EDB) on April 27. The slower February growth was attributed to temporary shutdowns during the

A new academic paper analyzing every Polymarket transaction from 2023 through 2025 concludes that the platform's accuracy reflects "the wisdom of an informed minority, not the wisdom of the crowd," according to the working paper revised April 25 by researchers at London Business

On Friday, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit against New York in federal court to block state enforcement against CFTC-registered exchanges, while New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 other attorneys general and the District of Columbia i