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Polymarket is seeking an additional $400 million in funding after raising $600 million at a $15 billion valuation, which has increased from $9 billion last year. Despite this growth, it still lags behind competitor Kalshi Inc.'s $22 billion valuation.

Kevin O'Leary has shifted 90% of his crypto investments to Bitcoin and Ethereum, dismissing other assets as "garbage." He emphasizes their liquidity and market dominance, while also investing in Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure.

US lawmakers are investigating the disappearance of 11 nuclear scientists with ties to sensitive projects, expressing concerns over national security. Notable cases include a retired general and a NASA director. Calls for urgent briefings and clarifications from the government are escalating.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, FCEL (FuelCell Energy Inc) has surged by 12% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Global crypto investment funds experienced significant inflows this week, driven by Bitcoin ETFs and improved investor sentiment amid stabilized markets. Factors influencing this trend include greater institutional participation, risk appetite, and macroeconomic signals.

Bitmine recently acquired 101,627 ETH, bringing its total to 4,976,485 ETH, which is 4.12% of the circulating supply. The company aims to reach 5% of total ETH supply and is the world’s largest ETH staker, recently launching an institutional staking platform.

Ice Open Network reported a security breach on April 15, revealing unauthorized access to user data, including email addresses and 2FA phone numbers, but no financial data was compromised. The incident, linked to former partners of a service provider, is under legal review, and users are advised to update security settings. The breach highlights escalating security issues in the crypto sector, with significant losses reported in recent months.

Gate News message, whale address 0x8Ad4 withdrew 12,000 ETH, valued at $27.6 million, from centralized exchanges over the past 3 hours. The withdrawn ETH was used to repay loans on Aave.

A leading exchange announced that its crypto lending service is now available to users in the UK, allowing users to borrow USDC by pledging BTC, ETH, or cbETH, up to $5 million. Morpho, as the back-end infrastructure, provides the service. At present, the collateral available to UK users is limited, while US users can use more crypto assets. This expansion takes place amid intensifying challenges in the crypto lending market, yet Morpho remains in a strong market position.

India and South Korea signed a trade agreement to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, doubling current figures. The deal covers various sectors and includes the establishment of an Industrial Cooperation Committee to enhance investment and collaboration.

Gate News message, according to Lookonchain Weekly Report (Apr 13–Apr 19, 2026), the market witnessed $1.88B in new stablecoin inflows. CEX spot trading volume increased while perpetual contract volume decreased during the period.
Institutional demand surged, with Strategy purchasing 34,164 BTC val

Gate News message, April 20 — Michael Elmer, 36, a former officer with Avon and Somerset Police, was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment today after admitting to using AI tools to manipulate private photos of a female colleague to make her appear naked and sharing them online for sexual

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has established a regulatory framework for round-the-clock trading of tokenized products on licensed platforms. With 13 tokenized products and approximately HK$10.7 billion in assets, this initiative aims to integrate traditional finance with Web3 through regulated stablecoins and tokenized deposits, enhancing liquidity.

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2.6, featuring chat and Agent modes on kimi.com. It excels in coding benchmarks, supports 4,000 tool invocations, and upgraded parallel functionality for autonomous scenarios.

Justin Sun withdrew 55.01 million USDC from a major CEX and deposited it into the Spark protocol, totaling $179 million in deposits since Aave's bad debt incident, highlighting Spark's growing liquidity.

Singapore Gulf Bank has launched USDC minting and redemption services on the Solana network for institutional clients, enhancing transaction efficiency and addressing challenges in transferring large sums between traditional and crypto markets.

The FCC plans to revoke wireless product testing credentials for Chinese labs, with implementation by the end of April and a two-year transition. HuaCe Testing expects limited impact on its revenue from this change.

The SEC and CFTC propose to reduce hedge fund reporting requirements by exempting smaller advisors and increasing the asset threshold for Form PF from $150 million to $1 billion, with data used confidentially for oversight.

Pharos has detailed the public sale for its PROS token, aiming to raise $1 million by offering 0.1% of total supply at $1.00 per token. Participants must complete KYC/KYB verification and can choose between lockup options. Registration began on April 20.