Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

CryptoQuant research indicates that after the ceasefire agreement, the price rise in Bitcoin and Ethereum was driven by new longs establishing positions, not by short liquidations. The open interest in BTC and ETH perpetual futures increased by $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. Renewed institutional buying in the U.S. brought the Coinbase premium back into positive territory. Bitcoin broke above $69,400, targeting $79,000.

April 10, Hong Kong-listed AI application stocks rose strongly, with Xunce rising 11% and Dipu Technology up more than 5.5%. Both the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by more than 1%, and multiple stocks including Longfor Group and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation performed strongly.

2026-04-10 01:30 to 2026-04-10 01:45 (UTC), the BTC price rose from 71863.2 USDT to 72383.6 USDT. Within 15 minutes, the return was +0.60%, and the range reached 0.72%. During this period, market volatility was significant: spot buying orders on major exchanges were active in the short term, attention quickly heated up, and it showed a rapid price response driven by capital inflows. The main driver behind this anomaly is that whale wallets, in early April, coordinated concentrated short-term transfers to trading platforms totaling 42,000 BTC, for this year’s

The U.S. CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said the CIA will incorporate AI into its analytical platforms over the next few years, but humans will still be the decision-makers. He mentioned a dispute with Anthropic and emphasized that competition between the U.S. and China in technology innovation is intensifying. AI and blockchain analytics will be key areas.

Bitcoin surged in the short term to $71,830 before pulling back. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent advancing the “CLARITY Act” faces challenges that could affect stablecoin legislation. WLFI borrowed $75 million in stablecoins, raising liquidation risk. U.S. stocks rose on expectations of peace talks, and market sentiment is optimistic, but liquidity in capital flows still needs improvement.

Gate News update, April 10: after the South Korean and Japanese stock markets opened today, they saw gains. Market data shows the Nikkei 225 Index (Japan’s benchmark stock index) rose 1.59%, to 56,783.36 points; the Korean KOSPI Index (South Korea’s benchmark stock index) moved up to 5900 points, up 2.12% during the day.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury expands its Cybersecurity Threat Identification Program, providing free threat intelligence services for blockchain companies to address the cybersecurity challenges facing the digital asset industry. A series of recent attack incidents, especially cases involving North Korean infiltration, have highlighted the risks to the crypto industry, prompting the government to incorporate it into its financial infrastructure protection framework to improve security defenses.