Metals & Macro Liquidity

First trades have been executed on the Abaxx Spot Gold Pool, with transactions completed between Velocity Trade and Kilo Capital, marking the initial activity on the physical gold trading platform developed by Abaxx. The trades represent the first use of the platform's spot market infrastructure,

Gate News message, April 29 — Gold (XAUUSDT) fell below $4,600, trading at $4,596.86 with a 24-hour decline of 1.66%, while silver (XAGUSDT) dropped below $74, trading at $73.77 with a 24-hour decline of 0.74%. Despite the pullback, overall trading activity remained robust. According to CoinGlass d

Macro investor and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones called bitcoin (BTC) "unequivocally, the best inflation hedge that there is" during a Tuesday podcast interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Invest Like the Best, describing it as one of his "knockout opportunities." Jones, founder and chief in

The World Gold Council's Q1 2026 Global Gold Demand Trends Report showed that global physical gold ETFs maintained net inflows during the first quarter, with holdings increasing by 62 tonnes, though the performance fell short of the stronger 230-tonne inflow recorded in Q1 2025. March saw

Gate News message, April 29 — The World Gold Council released its Q1 2026 Global Gold Demand Trends Report, showing that global central banks continued to support overall gold demand, adding 244 tonnes in the first quarter. Global gold supply grew 2% year-over-year to 1,231 tonnes, with mine

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) posted on April 20 on X under its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” account, announcing that it is working with local law enforcement agencies to investigate the disappearance of 74-year-old California man Nai Ping Hou (translated name). An FBI notice confirmed that more than $1 million was withdrawn before and after his disappearance and was used to buy gold and cryptocurrency; the relevant accounts had been emptied before law enforcement agencies received reports.

Gate News message, April 29 — Gold prices fell to $4,582.73 per ounce, down 0.31% today, while silver declined to $72.969 per ounce, down 0.15%. The Bitcoin volatility index (BVIX) rose to 42.00, up 0.53% today. The Ethereum volatility index (EVIX) reached 58.82, down 2.94%. In foreign exchange

Gate News message, April 28 — Spot silver declined 4% today, trading at $72.42 per ounce, according to Gate data. Spot gold fell over 2%, with the latest price at $4,582.05 per ounce.

Gate News message, April 28 — Spot gold fell below $4,600 per ounce today, marking the first break below this level since April 2. The intraday decline reached 1.75%.

Gate News message, April 28 — Gold (XAU) is trading at $4,634.97, down 1.71% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Amid market volatility, the 24-hour trading volume for XAU futures across all platforms reached $1.669 billion, up 124.91% compared to the previous day. Trading liquidity is

Gate News message, April 28 — Hyperscale Data, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, announced the completion of its first physical silver purchase through wholly owned subsidiary Ault Global Commodities. The company acquired 10,000 ounces of silver, formally launching its precious metals

Gate News message, April 28 — Gold prices rose to $4,693.08 per ounce, up 0.24% intraday, while silver climbed to $75.876 per ounce, gaining 0.53%. BVIX (Bitcoin volatility index) stood at 41.67, down 0.10% intraday. EVIX (Ethereum volatility index) was at 59.90, declining 2.12%. On the currency

Gate News message, April 27 — Spot gold has broken through the $4,700 per ounce level.

Gate News message, April 27 — Gate released its Q1 2026 quarterly report, showcasing sustained expansion across core business segments. Gate Perp DEX entered a scaling phase in the first quarter, recording cumulative trading volume exceeding $13 billion, surpassing 10 million trades, and expanding t

Bitcoin rose above $79,000 during the Asian trading session on April 27. At the same time, the spot gold price fell to a low of $4,672.11 per ounce, with an intraday decline of more than $38. The backdrop is that U.S. President Trump canceled the itinerary of his special envoy to Islamabad, Pakistan, and the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations have hit a stalemate. Federal Reserve Chair Powell is scheduled to preside over his final news conference of his tenure at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on April 29.

Tensions in the Middle East and a stalemate in U.S.-Iran negotiations have disrupted crude oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices higher and raising inflation risks, putting the central bank’s interest-rate path back in the spotlight. Gold has therefore fallen into a zone of technical uncertainty. Spot gold is down by about 0.7% to around $4,675 per ounce, retreating roughly 11% since the conflict at the end of February, while silver and palladium have also weakened. Market funds are mostly on the sidelines, and professional institutions say gold has “lost its direction.” In the short term, it may get stuck in a stalemate.

Gate News message, April 26 — Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Chen Maobo published a commentary titled "Converging Greater Energy Through Innovation and Collaboration," outlining the latest perspectives on global asset allocation trends and ETF market development. Chen emphasized that global

On April 25, Iran once again escalated its Strait of Hormuz control measures. Bitcoin hovered around $77,500, gold was $4,709, and Brent crude was above $106. With fresh geopolitical turmoil, how will the three major assets move in tandem?

Gate News message, April 25 — Peng Fu, newly appointed chief economist at XinHuo Group, outlined his analysis of Bitcoin's underlying business logic in a series of posts on X today. According to Fu, the commercial models of Bitcoin perpetual futures and ETFs are fundamentally identical to the

Gate News message, April 25 — Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) sold approximately 22 tons of gold in the first quarter of 2026, according to the fund's quarterly report released today. At current market prices, the sale is valued at over $3 billion. This marks the first time SOFAZ has reduced