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Gate News message, April 1, market conditions show that BTC briefly fell below 68000 USDT, currently at 67999.9 USDT, with the 24H gain narrowing to 0.03%.

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

Gate News update. Based on on-chain data, Drift Protocol has experienced abnormal outflows of over $200 million. Related on-chain records indicate that the protocol has undergone a large transfer of funds.

Gate News message. April 1, according to market data, Bitcoin has broken through 69,000 USDT. It is currently trading at 69,025.76 USDT, with a daily increase of 1.11%.

Gate News update: On April 1, according to Arkham monitoring, about 1 hour ago, BlackRock withdrew 1,780 ETH from a CEX address through its Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) ETHA, worth approximately $3.79 million; subsequently, BlackRock also withdrew a total of about 1,450 BTC from a CEX address via its Bitcoin ETF IBIT, valued at around $99.71 million. There may be further transactions.

Gate News update. April 1, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms appears to have sold 500 BTC about 2 hours ago, worth approximately $34.13 million.

2026-04-01 16:30 to 16:45 (UTC), the ETH spot price oscillated and rose. The 15-minute interval return recorded +0.66%, with the price moving narrowly between 2133.04 and 2152.23 USDT, and an amplitude of 0.90%. Market activity remained consistently high; the number of active on-chain addresses reached about 420,690 within 10 minutes. Heightened volatility triggered short-term attention.
The main driver behind this unusual move came from changes in the derivatives market structure. From the end of March 2026 to the beginning of April, the ETH options market experienced the largest expiration event in history, with more than 5 million options contracts expiring simultaneously, significantly impacting market dynamics.

Gate News update: On April 1, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, yesterday (March 31), U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of 1,752 BTC, Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of 14,488 ETH, and Solana ETFs saw net inflows of 571 SOL.

Gate News message: On April 1, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale deposited again with the exchange 1,000 BTC (USD 67.25 million) that it had withdrawn from a CEX yesterday (March 31). If it sells, it will make a profit of USD 1.46 million.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved an option for the NYSE American to list a multi-crypto-asset commodity trust, allowing a trust to support multiple cryptocurrency assets. Requirements include high-liquidity standards and listing conditions to ensure trading compliance and transparency.

On April 1, Kulipa announced that it has completed a $6.2 million seed round. Flourish Ventures and 1kx led the investment, aiming to provide white-label stablecoin payment card services for fintech companies. The funding was structured as a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE); no further details have been disclosed yet.

On April 1, among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, Algorand had the largest gain, up 20.41%; Midnight had the largest decline, down 10.46%. Other tokens with relatively high gains include Sei and Venice Token, while the top five decliners include Canton and Chiliz.

Gate News news, on April 1, the Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader posted on social media the first remarks of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, released that day, reaffirming that Iran will continue to use the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a countermeasure. The Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader also said in the remarks that Iran is studying ways to open up “other potential fronts,” and believes that the adversary in the relevant area “lacks experience and has clear weaknesses.” The remarks stated that if the fighting continues, after taking into account the relevant factors comprehensively, “these fronts will be activated.” (CCTV News)

In March, crude oil traders piled into large short positions, betting on a decline in oil prices, but most were dealt severe blows. Although the ProShares UltraShort ETF saw the biggest inflow of capital, it still performed poorly. At the same time, long funds also received a surge in inflows, and the market showed a high degree of divergence.

Gate News message: On April 1, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital transferred 1,795 BTC (worth $122.53 million) to a certain CEX an hour ago.

According to CoinGlass data, on April 1 the cryptocurrency market saw total liquidations of $299 million over the past 24 hours, affecting 112,410 people. Long and short positions were liquidated at $104 million and $195 million, respectively. BTC and ETH liquidation amounts were $91.6349 million and $68.5673 million, respectively. The largest single liquidation was $17.1773 million.

On April 1, demand for OpenAI stock in the secondary market fell significantly, and investors shifted to competitor Anthropic. Institutional investors want to sell about $600 million worth of OpenAI stock, but there are no takers. Meanwhile, buyers are preparing to invest $2 billion to purchase Anthropic stock, driving its demand to a record high.

Gate News reports that on April 1, Musk's space exploration company SpaceX has secretly filed for an IPO.

Gate News message: On April 1, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin’s monitoring, a Bitmine-controlled address received 45,000 ETH today from the digital asset custody institution BitGo, worth approximately $95.3 million. Of this batch of ETH, 25,000 ETH had previously been deposited into BitGo after being introduced by a centralized exchange; then it was combined with the remaining assets to complete this transfer.

Gate News, April 1, New York futures gold (New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures) rose to 4800 dollars per ounce, up 2.60% during the day. Spot gold was up 2.25%, at 4773 dollars per ounce.