Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message, April 25 — Tennessee has become the second U.S. state to outright ban cryptocurrency ATMs, making it a misdemeanor to operate or host the machines anywhere in the state. Gov. Bill Lee signed House Bill 2505 into law on April 13 after it passed both chambers unanimously. The law

Gate News message, April 26 — The U.S. Central Command announced that the USS Pinckney, a guided-missile destroyer, intercepted a commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea today and escorted it back to Iran under U.S. military direction. The command stated it will continue implementing a full blockade of

Gate News message, April 25 — Israel's Chief of Staff Zamir recommended that the United States be informed of the necessity to resume military operations against Iran on the evening of April 25, according to CCTV News.

Gate News message, April 25 — The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, removing a key obstacle to the Senate's confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the incoming Fed chair. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro

Gate News message, April 25 — Ethereum developer Tom Lehman has released a draft proposal, EIP-8182, aimed at significantly enhancing privacy on the Ethereum network through protocol-level changes. The proposal introduces a "shared shielding pool" mechanism directly integrated into the Ethereum prot

Gate News message, April 25 — Bitwise's XRP ETF has emerged as the clear market leader in the growing XRP-linked investment product space, pulling in consistent net inflows while competing funds struggle to sustain momentum. According to market tracker Xaif Crypto, Bitwise's XRP ETF recorded net inf

Gate News message, April 25 — XRP Ledger topped all major blockchains (excluding stablecoins) in net capital inflows over the past 30 days, drawing $1.1 billion according to data from RWA.xyz. Ethereum trailed at approximately $879 million in inflows, followed by Stellar with $643 million and BNB

Gate News message, April 25 — According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin surpasses $80,974, cumulative short liquidations across major centralized exchanges would reach $715 million. Conversely, if BTC drops below $74,180, cumulative long liquidations across major CEXs would hit $715 million.

Gate News message, April 25 — According to Coinglass data, if Ethereum breaks above $2,421, cumulative short liquidations across major centralized exchanges could reach $493 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $2,212, cumulative long liquidations across major CEXs could reach $482 million.

Gate News message, April 25 — Two Hong Kong women lost a combined HK$9.7 million (US$1.24 million) to crypto scammers over recent weeks, prompting local police to issue a public warning. Hong Kong police reported more than 80 fraud cases in a single week, with total losses exceeding HK$80 million (U

Gate News message, April 25 — Harvard Business School has named Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, its 2026 Business Leader of the Year. The honor was presented at a high-profile event hosted by the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California, drawing over 250 leading investors,

Gate News message, April 25 — According to Coinglass data, the crypto market saw $173 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long position liquidations accounting for $107 million and short position liquidations totaling $66.01 million. Bitcoin long liquidations reached $12.60 million

Gate News message, April 25 — President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he had canceled a planned trip by US envoys to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Iranian leaders after Iran's representatives indicated they would not attend. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to travel for t

Gate News message, April 25 — According to Cointelegraph, 79% of crypto ATMs worldwide are located in the United States.

Gate News message, April 25 — JPMorgan's global head of ETF product, Ciarán Fitzpatrick, said tokenization will drive significant change across the entire funds industry, not just ETFs. "We believe tokenization will certainly drive how the market changes, not just for ETFs but across the funds indus

Gate News message, April 25 — U.S. crude oil exports are on track to hit a new all-time high of 5.48 million barrels per day following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has redirected Asian and European buyers toward American supply. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Gate News message, April 25 — The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, clearing the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh as the incoming Federal Reserve chair. On Friday, April 24, U.S. Attorney for the District of

Gate News message, April 25 — SUN token's 50th buyback and burn cycle has been completed. From November 27, 2025, to April 25, 2026 (Singapore time), a total of 18,835,780.1486 SUN tokens were repurchased and burned, with the tokens transferred to a burn address. Since December 15, 2021,

Gate News message, April 25 — The Trump administration's premium 'gold card' visa program, launched last year to attract wealthy individuals and companies to the United States, has drawn minimal interest. Only one person has been approved for the visa since the scheme began, according to reports on