Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, secured preliminary approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for a broker-dealer, investment, and management licence. The authorization, announced on Thursday, clears a regulatory pathway for Kraken's expansion into the

Blockchain.com Group Holdings Inc., one of the oldest crypto exchanges, filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering on Thursday, joining other digital asset companies seeking to go public. The Dallas-based company announced the filing through a

Opening Terraform Labs administrator Todd Snyder has alleged in an amended complaint filed Monday that Jane Street traders used a private Telegram chat to obtain insider information from Terraform employees before dumping the firm's entire $192 million TerraUSD position hours before the

Proprietary trading firms demonstrated strong operational resilience during the heightened market volatility of the first quarter of 2026, according to the Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report published by

Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) markets remained under pressure on Wednesday as bitcoin funds extended their losing streak to four consecutive sessions, while ether ETFs marked an eighth straight day of

Chainlink and Ripple enjoy steady ETF holdings.  Inflows remain strong for LINK and XRP ETFs. Can the price of these assets reveal the success of their ETF filings? Every day is a new day for the crypto community to battle it out on bearish vs bullish expectations. With the price of

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has expanded access to its Scale-up Unit, opening applications for fast-growing solo-regulated financial services firms seeking regulatory support as they scale operations. The initiative reflects broader efforts by UK regulators to position Britain as a global

Authorities in charge of collecting and disbursing taxes have been rushing to keep up with technological developments. A tax evasion plan was allegedly detected by the Economic and Financial Police Unit in Foggia, Italy, according to Chainalysis. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports

Physical AI, a Singapore-based humanoid robotics startup, is expanding into the United States, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Asia as it prepares for a planned Series A funding round. The company has live deployments and commercial engagements across two continents, with Daimler, Carrier, and

Onchain trading card platform Fantasy.top announced its shutdown after more than two years of operations. According to an official X post, the team decided to shutter the platform after months of consideration and exploration of alternative options. Co-founder Kipit attributed the failure to a

The wife of The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget was targeted in a failed kidnapping attempt at the couple's home in Villenoy, France, according to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche. Summary Borget's wife escaped injury after neighbors disrupted a reported kidnapping attempt at their V

21X appointed Mark David Bakacs as managing director of group strategy to accelerate efforts expanding regulated blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure across Europe and internationally. Bakacs brings multidisciplinary expertise spanning legal, regulatory, technical, and strategic