Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News reports that on April 1, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital disclosed that it sold 79 bitcoins last week at an average price of $71,031, generating total proceeds of approximately $5.6 million. Its total bitcoin holdings have decreased to 3,359 bitcoins. Additionally, the company revealed that to date, it has invested about $137 million to repurchase 23,630,147 shares of common stock. Going forward, it will continue to sell bitcoin as needed to fund future stock buybacks and may also repay some outstanding debt.

Gate News message: On April 1, according to Iranian media and eyewitnesses, an explosion occurred in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The scale of the blast has been described as unprecedented. There are currently no further details available.

Spanish bank CaixaBank was approved on March 30 to become the sixth crypto-asset service provider under the EU MiCA regulation, allowing it to offer services for crypto-asset custody, trading, and transfers. The EU’s MiCA authorization is valid across member states, providing regulatory convenience. Unauthorized institutions will lose their eligibility to provide services in 2026.

Gate News message, April 1, UX Chain’s official announcement stated the launch of a platform shutdown plan. According to the announcement, users must clear all outstanding positions before the platform begins full liquidation on April 30. The protocol is expected to be completely shut down by May 15. UX Chain stated that it will use reserve funds and fiscal funding to cover the protocol’s funding shortfall, and specific details will be published in the UX Governance Forum.

Polymarket prediction markets show that, influenced by OpenAI news, the probability that Anthropic’s publicly announced valuation in 2026 exceeds $500 billion has fallen from 93% to 90%, but it has risen 4% over the past 7 days. This prediction is based on confirmation of Anthropic’s publicly disclosed or private funding valuations. Anthropic completed a $30 billion Series G round in February this year, with a post-money valuation of $380 billion.

Gate News message. On April 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects the U.S. military to withdraw from Iran within "two to three weeks." Trump told reporters at the White House: "We’re leaving because we have no reason to do that." "We’ll be leaving very soon." A few hours later, the White House announced that Trump will deliver a nationwide address at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow evening (9:00 a.m. Beijing time Thursday), providing important updates on the situation in Iran.

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.