Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

FTX, the centralized cryptocurrency exchange that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2022 due to liquidity shortages and capital outflows, would have held investments valued at approximately 158.796 trillion won if it had not collapsed, according to analysis cited by Park

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Justice have recently launched a joint law enforcement action targeting “pig butchering” romance scams involving cryptocurrencies that have become increasingly rampant in Southeast Asia. In an official announcement, the government has imposed sanctions on Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 individuals and entities within his criminal network, accusing them of using political influence and their network of casino compounds to shelter large-scale fraud and human trafficking activities. Estimates indicate that these scam operations have led to losses for U.S. residents of as much as $10 billion in a single year. In conjunction with this crackdown, the stablecoin issuer Rether has also frozen more than $344 million in digital assets involved in the case. Romance “Pig Butchering” scams: U.S. residents lose over $10 billion in a single year In recent years, multinational criminal organizations based in Southeast Asia have made extensive use of the scam method known as “Pig Butchering.” Scammers will, through social media or messaging apps, spend months

Gate News message, April 24 — ARK Invest reported that its "Conviction Buyers" bitcoin holdings surged from 2.13 million BTC to 3.6 million BTC in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 69% and the highest level since 2020. The growth occurred despite bitcoin's price declining 22% during the

According to an official announcement released by Metaplanet Inc. on April 24, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company Metaplanet announced the issuance of its 20th tranche of unsecured ordinary bonds, with a total issuance amount of 8 billion yen (approximately 50 million US dollars). EVO FUND will subscribe for the full amount, and the funds raised will be used to purchase Bitcoin (BTC).

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, ZHIPU (ZhiPu 02513.HK) has dropped by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 24 — GSR has unveiled its first multi-asset cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund, the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF, listed on NASDAQ under the ticker BESO. The fund marks the first multi-asset crypto ETF in the United States to combine active portfolio management with staking

Gate News message, April 24 — Kenneth Katzman, former Iran analyst at the Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C., stated that despite U.S. naval blockades on Iranian ports halting new oil exports, Iran currently has 160 million to 170 million barrels of oil "floating at sea" across

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have extended their total net inflow streak to eight days, drawing in over $2 billion during the period, according to data from SoSoValue cited by The Block. ## Thursday Flows Led by BlackRock IBIT Spot bitcoin ETFs logged $223.2 million in positive flows on

A senior admiral has indicated that the US Government is actively operating a node on the Bitcoin network while deliberately avoiding participation in mining activities. The disclosure suggests that authorities are taking a more involved role in blockchain infrastructure for oversight and

Gate News message, April 24 — Tesla reported first-quarter revenue of US$22.4 billion on April 23, representing a 16% year-over-year increase. The company's global vehicle deliveries exceeded 358,000 units, while production topped 408,000 units. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered 213,000 vehicl

Galaxy Digital’s research chief Alex Thorn said in an analysis posted on the X platform on April 23 that Strategy (MSTR)’s bitcoin holdings have become the largest bitcoin-holding institution globally, predicting that the company could most quickly surpass Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1,096,000 bitcoins in holdings as early as November 2026.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, ZHIPU (ZhiPu 02513.HK) has dropped by 6% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gulf Aluminium Rerouting Capacity Falls to 40% Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Gulf aluminium producers can now reroute only about 40 percent of output away from the Strait of Hormuz, down from earlier estimates of as much as 80 percent, according to Swiss private bank Julius Baer. This

The UAE's two top banks—First Abu Dhabi (FAB) and Emirates NBD (ENBD)—each increased provisions in the first quarter of 2026 as precautionary measures following the outbreak of the Iran war on February 28, according to their Q1 earnings results released April 23, 2026. Despite higher provisions,

Gate News message, April 24 — Crypto markets weakened on Friday as Bitcoin hovered near $77,800 and Ethereum fell to $2,300 with a 24-hour decline of 0.8%. The uptrend that began Wednesday from $65,000 has visibly slowed, with Ethereum underperforming Bitcoin. Market pressure stems from Japan's Mar

Gate News message, April 24 — SK Hynix reported a fivefold surge in quarterly operating profit to a record 37.61 trillion won ($32.4 billion) on April 23, driven by soaring demand from artificial intelligence and data centers. The windfall is fueling unprecedented employee bonuses, which analysts pr

Gate News message, April 24 — Major European stock index futures declined across the board today. The Stoxx 50 (Europe's leading blue-chip equity index) fell 0.92%, while the UK FTSE 100 (Britain's benchmark index) dropped more than 1%. Germany's DAX 30 (the primary German equity index)

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XUNCE (XUNCE 03317.HK) has dropped by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 24 — Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $75.936 million yesterday (April 23), ending a 10-day streak of consecutive net inflows, according to SoSoValue data. Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) led inflows with $19.758 million in net deposits, bringing i

Gate News message, April 24 — Japanese photoresist suppliers have warned Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix of potential raw material disruptions following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in early March. The risk stems from tighter naphtha supply, an oil-based feedstock used to produce s