Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message, according to Gate’s official announcement Gate has decided to remove trading services for 32 tokens. These tokens include PLENA, CATGPT, TOKO, TGT, KBD, PORTX, PFVS, TEN, AGLA, PAI, GAN, BEFE, OOE, RUNI, RIZZMAS, ASTRA, BMB, DF, HDRO, SNET, ASMATCH, BDP, TPT, PHIL, PAW, UTK, STB, DCB, QUACK, CHESS, LAI, and TOMI. Gate will carry out the removal in phases. Before 16:00 on April 2, 2026 (UTC+8), Gate will close new leveraged borrowing and collateral borrowing for the related tokens; at 11:00 on April 8, 2026 (UTC+8), Gate will officially suspend spot trading, quant grid trading, Yubibao, and leveraged trading for the related tokens. After the delisting, users holding positions may apply for a repurchase during the period from April 22 to April 29, 2026. Gate will repurchase the related tokens at the specified price; the maximum compensation amount per user is 100 USDT. After the delisting, users can still continue using Gate as a wallet to store these assets.

On April 1, Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic disclosed that a cryptocurrency exchange has not yet repaid a BTC loan of 4,619 BTC, worth approximately $314 million, with an annual fee rate of 4%-8%, no fixed maturity date, and lenders able to demand repayment at any time. Historically, the exchange has borrowed more than 11,000 BTC and 133,000 ETH.

2026-04-01 03:00 to 2026-04-01 03:15 (UTC), BTC fluctuated in the 67,663.9 to 68,103.8 USDT range. The candlestick return rate recorded +0.49%, with an amplitude of 0.65%. During this period, market attention warmed up, with on-chain activity and trading volume increasing in tandem. Heightened short-term capital inflows and outflows triggered mild price fluctuations, and traders’ sentiment turned more cautious. The main driving force behind this unusual move was dominated by institutional fund flows, including whales and institutions making large transfers to exchanges and withdrawals within 10 minutes; meanwhile, whales also transferred large amounts to the exchange and moved funds out to other addresses, indicating active capital repositioning during this period.

2026-04-01 03:00 to 03:15 (UTC), the ETH price saw unusual movement, with a range return of +0.62%. The lowest point of the candlestick was 2088.43 USDT, and the highest point was 2106.93 USDT, with a swing of 0.89%. Against the backdrop of heightened volatility across crypto assets, ETH’s short-term trading activity was active, on-chain interest increased, and market attention rose significantly. The main driver behind this unusual move is that net inflows into U.S. spot ETFs have continued to be amplified. ETF net inflows in early April continued the strong momentum from late March, driving a significant increase in spot demand for ETH.

Hong Kong’s Hong Kong dollar stablecoin licensing program has been delayed, and it has still not been approved to date. The market expects it may be pushed back to April. Regulators are focused on the applicants’ use cases and compliance, and the high bar is intended to reduce risk. HSBC, Standard Chartered, and others are potential licensees. Stablecoins will connect traditional finance with blockchain assets, and this will be tied to competition in regional digital finance.

Bitcoin’s price is nearing the “buy zone” the market is watching, but the bottom signals have not fully formed yet. The current price is above the cost range, suggesting the market hasn’t undergone a major cleanup. The premium continues to narrow, reflecting that the bubble is being worked off. Although the market may face pressure in the short term, funds are positioning early, indicating optimism about future prospects.

According to Gate News, on March 31, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw total net inflows of $31.16 million, with BlackRock’s ETHA having the highest net inflow at $24.69 million. Other funds such as 21Shares TETH and Fidelity FETH also recorded net inflows to varying degrees.

Aztec Network released an Alpha version on April 1, supporting a full private execution environment, including data privacy, identity privacy, and computation privacy. Developers can write smart contracts using the Noir language, and users generate proofs through local execution to enable private transactions.

Based on a mission and strategy for 2026 released on April 1, it focuses on building the global market, expanding payments and stablecoins, and becoming builders’ home, aiming to enhance the on-chain market infrastructure and support multi-asset 24/7 trading.

Gate News, April 1, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, STABLE (Stable) is trading at $0.029152. It is up 19.40% over the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.031138 and dipping to a low of $0.021666. The total trading volume over the past 24 hours was $1.4488 million. Its current market cap is about $525 million, ranking 106th in the global cryptocurrency market. StableChain is a USDT-native Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for stablecoin payments, providing global infrastructure to support instant USD₮ payments. Each transaction is settled in USD₮, featuring sub-second finality, low fees, and the reliability needed for global payments. The chain is designed for the real economy, for

According to Gate News, on March 31, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $117 million, up about 68%. Among them, BlackRock’s IBIT had the highest net inflow, reaching $98.1 million. Other funds such as Fidelity’s FBTC also saw growth, but their net inflow amounts were smaller.

According to on-chain analysts Ai Yi’s monitoring, Sun Yuchen recently deposited about $16.2 million in five tokens to a certain centralized exchange. The amounts were mainly concentrated in TRX and stablecoins, and some of the tokens are suspected to be part of a selling operation.

Noise announces the launch of a Beta version, dedicated to cultural trend analysis and value assessment, emphasizing understanding modern changes rather than merely predicting prices. Sign up for free; trading requires a $5 fee. The team will iterate the product based on user feedback; they have previously completed $7.1 million in fundraising.

On April 1, decentralized derivatives trading platform edgeX responded to community concerns about the 14% of the total supply EDGE token airdrop, stating that those tokens have been locked for one year and allocated to early liquidity providers and partners to demonstrate a commitment to long-term support.

Gate News reports that on April 1, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the giant whale pension-usdt.eth once again acted today, opening a short position of 500 BTC with 3x leverage, with a notional value of approximately $33.9 million. Since February 18, this giant whale has won 20 consecutive trades, accumulating profits of $30.46 million.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that Iran will participate in the World Cup and will play matches in the United States, supporting Iran’s involvement. This news caused the probability on Polymarket of Iran’s eligibility being revoked to dip slightly to 11%. Although the Iranian Football Association hopes to move the matches to Mexico, Iran still plans to hold its group stage matches in the United States.

Reports say that a user with profits exceeding $4 million bet on a Cavaliers win over the Lakers on Polymarket, placing a $360,000 wager with an opening price of 44.8¢. The NBA regular season game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers will start at 10:30 a.m. Beijing time today.

Gate News message. On April 1, Lookonchain monitoring shows that the whale address pension-usdt.eth today opened a 500 BTC short position with 3x leverage, with a notional value of about $33.9 million. The whale has maintained a streak of 20 consecutive winning trades since February 18, with total profits of $30.46 million.

Aligned has updated its ALIGN tokenomics, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens and an initial circulating supply of 16%. Token allocation includes the team at 23.5%, investors at 19.71%, the ecosystem at 18%, future reserves at 16.61%, the foundation at 11.4%, airdrops at 8.74%, and community sales at 2.04%.

Gate News message, on April 1, the stablecoin protocol USD.AI that provides credit to AI announced that applications for the CHIP token airdrop have opened. Both ICO and airdrop participants can apply, with a deadline of May 30. USD.AI said that the token listing date and supported exchanges will be announced soon.