Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

Gate Insights features in-depth crypto analysis, market trends, and long-form articles to help you understand key movements across the crypto industry.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto custody’s evolution

In today’s newsletter, Paul Frost-Smith, CEO of Komainu, covers how institutional crypto is converging with traditional finance, but speed can introduce risk if legal and compliance layers aren't aligned. Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Sam Boboev, from the “Fintech Wrap Up,” details the key
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CoinDesk·04-03 15:41

Beyond the Hashrate: Why MARA Just Laid Off 15% of Its Staff

Bitcoin miner MARA has reportedly laid off about 15% of its workforce in a move the company calls “strategic, not purely financial.” Internal Restructuring Bitcoin mining giant MARA, formerly Marathon Digital Holdings, has laid off roughly 15% of its workforce as part of a sweeping strategic
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Coinpedia·04-03 15:36

Crypto Biz: Bitcoin treasuries break ranks as BTC dips below $70K

Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holders are diverging into two distinct paths amid continued market pressure. While Strategy held steady on its massive BTC reserves, Nakamoto Holdings moved in the opposite direction, selling at a loss and trimming exposure as it reworks its balance sheet. The contrast
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Cointelegraph·04-03 15:31

Canada’s bid to ban crypto donations highlights transparency issue

A new bill in Canada, if passed, would ban political parties and other third parties in elections from accepting cryptocurrency donations in a bid to prevent election interference. The Strong and Free Elections Act would also ban contributions made by money orders and prepaid cards, citing these
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Cointelegraph·04-03 15:02

3 Smart Crypto Picks to Buy Now — TAO, HYPE, and LINK

Bittensor enables decentralized AI services through subnets and TAO-powered incentives. Hyperliquid delivers fast trading with low fees and advanced features like copy trading. Chainlink connects blockchains to reliable external data for smart contract execution. The crypto market in 202
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CryptoNewsLand·04-03 14:45

Liquidity, not novelty, determines tokenization’s value

_Opinion by: Sebastián Serrano, founder and CEO of Ripio._ For much of the past decade, the crypto industry has tried to tokenize niche assets in an attempt to reinvent finance. While creative, this approach has largely missed the core economic truth about where tokenization actually creates
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Cointelegraph·04-03 14:33

Binance led Q1 crypto derivatives as Hyperliquid cracked top 10: CoinGlass

Binance maintained its leading position in crypto derivatives trading in the first quarter of 2026, while decentralized exchange Hyperliquid broke into the top 10 venues by volume, according to CoinGlass. Derivatives trading remained the dominant force in the crypto market in Q1 2026,
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Cointelegraph·04-03 14:14

Ethereum L2s need responsive pricing to scale, says Offchain Labs

Ethereum layer-2 networks need “responsive pricing” to scale to billions of users and reduce the fee swings that still accompany congestion, Offchain Labs co-founder Edward Felten said during a keynote at EthCC 2026. Ethereum’s EIP-1559 upgrade launched in August 2021, as part of the London hard fo
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Cointelegraph·04-03 14:10