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Gate News message, April 22 — Blockchain.com has launched perpetual futures trading functionality in its self-custodial DeFi wallet, enabling users to open leveraged positions using self-hosted Bitcoin as collateral without transferring funds to an exchange. The feature routes through Hyperliquid, a

Polymarket announced on April 21 that it will launch sustainable contracts. The first batch of underlying assets will be Bitcoin, NVDA, and gold, with up to 10x leverage and 24/7 trading. It is now open to an early-user whitelist. After completing the CFTC DCM registration, it is able to offer long-position futures and perpetual contracts in the United States, with no expiration date. Around the same time, Kalshi announced a competing product, and market rumors suggest that the new round’s financing valuation is too high. Details such as fees, margin, and liquidation are pending publication ahead of the official launch.

Gate News message, April 22 — According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin breaks above $79,959, cumulative short liquidations across major centralized exchanges would reach $1.573 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $72,483, cumulative long liquidations across major CEX would reach $1.248 billion.

Ethereum: a break above $2,429 could trigger up to $1.18B in short liquidations on major CEXs; a drop below $2,209 could trigger up to $1.01B in long liquidations. Abstract: This brief market note analyzes potential Ethereum liquidation scenarios on major centralized exchanges tied to key price thresholds. A move above $2,429 may unleash up to $1.18 billion in short liquidations, while a fall below $2,209 could unleash up to $1.01 billion in long liquidations.

Polymarket launched perpetual contracts for leveraged long and short trades on assets like gold, BTC, NVIDIA, and AAPL, with early access for registered users.

Kalshi plans to launch crypto perpetual futures on April 27, expanding from event contracts into derivatives with built-in leverage. The platform also secures a margin-trading license, partners with ProCap Financial to provide real-time data, and unveils a commodities hub while facing growing competition and regulatory scrutiny from the CFTC. Kalshi launches crypto perpetual futures on April 27, expanding from event contracts into derivatives with leverage, adds a commodities hub and data partnership, and faces rising competition amid CFTC regulatory talks.

Gate News message, April 21 — According to Coinglass data, global liquidations reached $259 million over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $137 million and short positions for $121 million. Bitcoin saw long liquidations of $44.87 million and short liquidations of $53.17 million.

Key Insights Cardano tokenized a Hannover Re reinsurance product and listed it on the London Stock Exchange, expanding blockchain use in regulated institutional markets. ADA price holds within a descending wedge as support at $0.2400 remains intact while resistance near $0.2550 and $0.2824 l

Key Insights Cardano tokenized a Hannover Re reinsurance product and listed it on the London Stock Exchange, expanding blockchain use in regulated institutional markets. ADA price holds within a descending wedge as support at $0.2400 remains intact while resistance near $0.2550 and $0.2824 l

Coinglass data suggest ETH breaking above $2,420 could trigger $1.166B in short liquidations across major centralized exchanges, while a drop below $2,197 could total $827M in long liquidations.

Polymarket launches perpetual futures with leverage, expanding beyond standard prediction markets; early access registration is open for leveraged trading on its decentralized platform. This article reports that Polymarket launched a perpetual futures feature, enabling leveraged prediction market trading on its decentralized platform, with open early access registration, expanding offerings beyond traditional markets.

Key Insights Shiba Inu’s breakout above the triangle pattern gains strength as rising volume and higher lows confirm growing demand and a sustained bullish market structure shift. Derivatives activity jumps significantly with volume surpassing $249 million while open interest rises,

Key Insights SUI trading volume surged by 37%, signaling renewed participation as the price stabilizes near 0.97, reflecting a transition from prolonged downtrend conditions Futures inflows and bullish long-short ratios indicate rising speculative interest, while liquidation trends show

Key Insights Solana ETF inflows reached $22.14 million this week, signaling sustained institutional accumulation and reinforcing short-term support above the 50-day EMA level. Futures open interest climbed to $5.53 billion, highlighting increased retail participation and growing

Gate News update: According to The Information, the prediction market platform Kalshi will launch cryptocurrency trading and offer perpetual futures products.

Summary: Ethereum funding rates are negative across major venues, with an 8-hour average of -0.0016%, indicating longs are paid by shorts; rates vary by platform, reflecting differing sentiment and leverage. Abstract: This brief summarizes negative Ethereum funding rates across major exchanges, indicating short sellers pay long positions. It also notes platform-level variations, reflecting differing market sentiment and leverage across venues.

Gate News message, April 21 — Ethereum's derivatives market saw a significant deleveraging event over the past week, with traders closing over $2 billion in futures positions. ETH open interest fell to $12.4 billion, according to Coinglass, marking the second major capitulation event in 30 days. ETH

Gate News message, April 21 — According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $72,082, cumulative long liquidations across major CEXs would reach $18.97 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $79,626, cumulative short liquidations across major CEXs would reach $15.21 billion.

Gate News message, April 21 — Whales on the Hyperliquid platform currently hold $3.395 billion in total positions, with long positions accounting for $1.714 billion (50.48%) and short positions totaling $1.681 billion (49.52%). Long positions are down $18.175 million in unrealized P&L, while short

Gate News message, April 21 — Prominent whale trader Dr. Profit has deployed $1 million in a bearish bet against altcoins, spreading the capital across 100 separate positions with independent margins to limit liquidation risk to 1% per position. Dr. Profit also holds a $120,000 BTC short and