Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

The head of the International Energy Agency, Birol, warned that if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, the oil losses in April will be twice those of March. Currently, 72 energy assets have been damaged. Saudi Arabia has redirected some oil exports through a new pipeline, but if this route is attacked, the global economy will face serious consequences.

Gate News update. According to a message on the X platform, the initial investigation into the Drift hacker attack indicates that members of the project team had previously been approached in person by North Korean intermediaries at a cryptocurrency industry conference. The investigation also reveals that there was in-person contact between the attacker and the team members.

Gate News message, April 5, cross-border remittance giant Western Union announced that it has completed its acquisition deal for Singapore digital wallet Dash. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed yet. Dash was previously owned by Singtel, and this acquisition gives Western Union its first wallet service in the Asia-Pacific region, further expanding its digital financial services beyond its traditional remittance business. Singtel and Western Union had previously said that the sale still needs approval from regulatory authorities. The completion of the deal announced this week marks that Dash has officially been folded into Western Union’s business.

Gate News message, April 5, the Kuwaiti side said that two power and seawater desalination plants were hit by Iranian drone attacks, causing "significant" material damage, and two generating units have been shut down.

Gate News message, April 5, economists said that the sudden jump in gasoline prices that American consumers can feel firsthand will be fully reflected in the key inflation data to be released this week. The U.S. is expected to see March CPI rise 1% month over month, which would be the largest monthly increase since 2022; core CPI could rise 0.3% month over month. Earlier, the Iran war pushed gasoline prices at U.S. gas stations up by about $1 per gallon. As a result, the Federal Reserve may find it difficult to carry out interest rate cuts this year.

Gate News message, April 5, the prediction market platform Polymarket has taken down a betting page related to a U.S. military rescue operation. Local time on Friday, a U.S. F-15E fighter jet was shot down by Iran, one crew member has been rescued, and the other remains missing and falling. The page previously allowed users to bet on which day the U.S. side would confirm that the two pilots had been rescued.

Gate News message, April 5, according to data, within the two months after major global shock events, Bitcoin generally performed better than gold and the S&P 500 index (a U.S. stock market benchmark index). In specific data, after the Trump administration announced large-scale tariff measures in April 2025, Bitcoin rose 24% in the following 60 days, gold rose 8%, and the S&P 500 rose 4%. In early March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Bitcoin also rose 21%, outperforming gold and the S&P 500 index.

On April 5, during a Polymarket prediction event, an account with a 42.1% win probability bet $490k that Arizona would beat Michigan, with an opening position average price of 50¢. The game will be played at 8:49 a.m. Beijing time this morning, and the suspense lies in the offensive and defensive matchups between the two teams.

Charles Schwab Wealth Management announced that its subsidiary will provide direct trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum via Schwab Crypto accounts, with plans to test and launch in 2026. A waiting list is now open, but external cryptocurrency deposits or withdrawals are not supported.

Anthropic has applied to the U.S. Federal Election Commission to form a member-funded political action committee, AnthroPAC, a move tied to its dispute with the Trump administration over the use of AI for military purposes. The company previously refused the Pentagon’s request and sued the government; a court has temporarily stayed the finding that it poses a risk to the national security supply chain.

Iranian Armed Forces commander Abdollahian responds to Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum, reiterating that Iran will resolutely defend its national interests and will impose costs on the aggressors. He warns that if the United States and Israel launch an attack, Iran will carry out continuous strikes against their targets.

Gate News message, on April 5, the Ethereum Foundation increased its staked ETH holdings; it has now reached about two-thirds of its preset target of 70k ETH staked, or roughly 46k ETH. This move is intended to strengthen the blockchain’s core infrastructure and support network security. The Ethereum Foundation plans to continue staking the remaining approximately 23k ETH; the rewards earned are typically used to fund research, grants, and protocol upgrades. Currently, the total staked supply across the Ethereum network has reached tens of millions of coins.

On April 5, on-chain data shows that in a prediction for a game between the NBA Pistons and the 76ers, a certain account placed a bet of $590k on the Pistons giving up 3.5 points, with expected profits exceeding $4 million. The Pistons are currently ranked 1st in the Eastern Conference, while the 76ers are ranked 6th.

2026-04-04 19:00 to 19:15 (UTC), the ETH price saw a significant spike. Within 15 minutes, the return rate recorded +1.15%. The price range was between 2055.26 and 2079.75 USDT, and the intraday amplitude reached 1.19%. Market attention increased markedly, with trading activity and on-chain large transfers expanding in tandem, triggering rapid fluctuations in the short-term price action. The primary drivers behind this move are accelerated net inflows into ETFs and institutions concentrating their positioning in the spot market, which directly pushed the ETH price higher. The data show that BlackRock ETHB

Gate News message, April 4, market data shows that SIREN’s 24-hour gain reached 193.2%, and the price has risen to $0.51. The market cap is currently reported at $359 million.

On April 4, among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, DeXe had the largest gain, rising 11.11%; the largest drop was Midnight, down 3.72%. Other gainers like VeChain and Bitcoin SV also performed well.

On April 4, Gate News reported that in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market was $43.1506 million, with long and short liquidations of $21.6725 million and $21.4780 million, respectively. The liquidation amounts for BTC and ETH were $3.6134 million and $3.4269 million. A total of 63,319 people were liquidated, and the largest single liquidation was $485.4k.

CertiK reports that in March 2026 there were 46 security incidents, with total losses of approximately $39.8 million, the highest monthly number since November 2024. Security incidents increased in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, and the occurrence of code vulnerability exploits is linked to the rise of artificial intelligence.

Gate News message: On April 4, former Obama presidential campaign manager Stephanie Cutter joined prediction market platform Kalshi as a policy advisor.

Gate News message. On April 4, the U.S. Department of State said that on the 3rd, federal law enforcement personnel arrested the niece and grandson of Qasem Soleimani, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force. The U.S. Secretary of State, Rubio, has revoked the two individuals’ lawful permanent resident status.