Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News update. On April 9, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said in a CNBC interview that in the latest round of fundraising, OpenAI has started opening up to retail investors and has seen very strong demand from individual investors. Sarah Friar also revealed that OpenAI plans to

Anthropic employees completed a partial secondary sale of equity on April 9, but due to the limited number of shares, some investors were unable to receive enough shares. The transaction valued the company at $350 billion, far below the $6 billion raised by investors. Employees want to retain more shares before the upcoming IPO. The company’s annualized revenue has grown from $19 billion to $30 billion.

The Monad Foundation announced that it will subsidize up to $2.5 million TVL for an agreement team to purchase dedicated signature laptop computers, to be used for multisig and critical operations. Eligible teams can apply for the subsidy, which requires completing security training and KYC. The Foundation emphasized that signature devices should be used separately from everyday computers to reduce security risks.

Gate News update: On April 9, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, IN (INFINIT) is trading at $0.0661. It is up 14.67% over the past 24 hours, having reached a high of $0.0686 and a low of $0.0572. The 24-hour trading volume is $366.4k. The current market cap is approximately $15.0928 million. INFINIT is an AI-driven DeFi smart protocol that helps anyone discover, assess, and execute DeFi investment opportunities in one click through smart agents and a natural-language interface. INFINIT is driving the development of Agentic DeFi’s economy— a decentralized, agent-based infrastructure where KOLs and DeFi experts can create and monetize solutions for community users

Gate News message. On April 9, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, ARIA (Aria) is trading at $0.67. It is up 32.95% over the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.74 and falling to a low of $0.49. The 24-hour trading volume is $1.0269 million. The current market cap is approximately $123 million. Aria.AI is a next-generation game development and publishing experiment. Its inspiration comes from a Disney-style immersive world and AI technology, and it is designed around game mechanics related to its own IP. It represents a major leap toward bringing Web2-quality game design and publishing standards (combined with AI execution) into the Web3 era. The project has launched an open-world mobile gaming experience, where players can go on adventures in a world called Fudonia,

Gate News update: April 9. Yesterday’s close of U.S. stocks saw the Dow rise 2.85%, the S&P 500 index rise 2.51%, and the Nasdaq rise 2.8%. The crypto sector generally rose; ABTC rose more than 10.63%, BMNR rose more than 6.69%, MARA rose more than 6.03%, MSTR rose more than 3.7%, and SBET rose more than 2.88%. According to data from msx.com.

On April 9, gold and silver prices fell slightly, and BVIX and EVIX showed that Bitcoin and Ethereum volatility declined. The U.S. dollar rose slightly against the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen. The Euro 50 index rose, while stock indexes in the UK and Germany fell. WTI and Brent crude oil prices increased somewhat. The Gate platform integrates products from traditional financial markets, allowing users to trade a variety of assets conveniently.

Gate News message, four wallets connected to a single entity opened long positions worth $33.3 million in $FARTCOIN over the past four hours. These positions were subsequently liquidated, resulting in a loss of $3.02 million. The trading activity has raised concerns about potential market manipulati

Gate News message: On April 9, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale previously closed out long positions at a loss and then shorted 288.69 BTC (worth $20.40 million). The position is currently up $209,000, with a liquidation price of $72,782.34.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDZAR (USD/ZAR) has surged by 0.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot recently filed a report with the U.S. SEC, saying it was hit by a cyberattack on March 23 in which hackers stole approximately 50.9 BTC valued at about $3.665 million. The company has initiated an emergency response and investigation. Its customer platform and data were not affected, but it may face reputational and legal costs.

Gate News message, April 9, according to a report by CoinDesk, South Korea’s ruling party has proposed a “Basic Act on Digital Assets,” aiming to establish a comprehensive legal framework covering issuance, trading, custody, and regulation. The bill would classify digital assets such as stablecoins—those pegged to fiat currencies or real-world assets—as a special category, requiring issuers to obtain licenses and meet requirements including capital, reserves, and redemption. The bill also plans to introduce a licensing and information disclosure system, clearly prohibiting market manipulation and insider trading, and intends to set up a Digital Assets Committee to coordinate regulatory oversight.

Claude introduced its Managed Agents feature on April 9. It’s currently in public beta, aiming to help developers quickly build and deploy AI agents. This feature speeds up the transition from prototype to production by 10x, provides managed infrastructure, and simplifies handling complex tasks.

Google Gemini launched a notebook feature on April 9, supporting project category management. It lets users add past chat history and files to create workspaces. This feature is rolling out gradually to subscribers, and will be expanded to mobile and free users in the future.

Gate News message. On April 9, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation’s current plan is to sell 5,000 ETH. So far, it has completed the sale of 3,750 ETH, worth $8.3 million, with an average selling price of $2,214.

The U.S. Treasury plans to jointly issue new regulations requiring stablecoin issuers to establish anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance systems to address suspicious transactions and comply with the Bank Secrecy Act. This move is intended to advance the implementation of the GENIUS Act, which is expected to take effect in 2027.

The Federal Appeals Court in Washington, D.C. rejected Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the U.S. Department of Defense from imposing sanctions on it after being placed on a blacklist. The court said that during military conflicts, the government needs to regulate access to AI technologies, and that the economic losses would have a smaller impact on the company.

Gate News message, April 9, according to Alternative data, today’s Crypto Fear and Greed Index is 14 (yesterday was 17), and the market remains in extreme fear. The index ranges from 0-100 and provides a composite assessment of six indicators: volatility (25%), market trading volume (25%), social media buzz (15%), market surveys (15%), Bitcoin’s share of the entire market (10%), and Google trending topic analysis (10%).

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, WHEAT (Wheat) has dropped by 2% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.