Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message, April 22 — 0G Labs has announced a partnership with Alibaba Cloud to enable AI agents to directly invoke Alibaba's Qwen large language model on-chain through 0G's blockchain infrastructure. The collaboration marks a shift in AI access paradigms from API-based approaches to

Trader Killa raised his BTC short stop-loss to $83,000 from $80,000 after a mid-April short at $74,688, signaling updated risk management as markets evolve. He predicted the May 2025 bull peak and has 180k+ followers. Abstract: The article notes that BTC trader Killa increased his short-stop to $83,000 from $80,000 after a mid-April short at $74,688, illustrating updated risk management amid evolving market conditions. It also highlights his May 2025 bull-peak prediction and his 180k followers.

Gate News message, April 22 — VOOI, a decentralized exchange supported by YZi Labs, announced that VOOI Light will cease operations on May 18 due to OneBalance, its chain abstraction (CA) infrastructure provider, discontinuing its chain abstraction solution. Users are required to close all open

Sandoll unveils Sandoll Square, a new AI and Web3 division to build a decentralized platform ecosystem, merging AI-driven content processing with blockchain for seamless data management and interoperability; CEO and CTO roles are being recruited.

Gate News message, April 22 — Privacy protocol Umbra has shut down its frontend website to prevent attackers from using the protocol to transfer stolen funds following recent attacks, including the Kelp protocol breach that resulted in losses exceeding $280 million. Approximately $800,000 in stolen

SK Hynix plans a Cheongju HBM packaging plant (P&T7) covering ~231,400 m2 with 19T won, plus a 2025 expansion of 20T won; co-located wafer/packaging as part of a three-site strategy including Indiana and ASML orders. Abstract: SK Hynix announced a major investment to build a large HBM packaging facility in Cheongju (P&T7), co-located with wafer production, as part of a three-site packaging strategy that includes an Indiana hub and substantial ASML equipment orders to meet rising AI memory demand.

River's S4 season attracted 250k+ users and distributed 200 million River tokens; staking reached about $30 million in RIVER, with S4 claims to follow, and S5 is now live.

Gate News message, April 22 — The UK Office for National Statistics released March consumer price index (CPI) data showing a month-on-month increase of 0.7% and a year-on-year increase of 3.3%.

SK On opens a Tokyo office as its fourth global base to expand in Japan's EV and energy-storage markets, leveraging subsidies, a Nissan deal, and plans to bolster domestic battery supply and grid-stabilizing tech. Abstract: SK On announces a Tokyo office as its fourth global base to push expansion in Japan's EV and energy-storage sectors, supported by subsidies, a Nissan battery deal, and plans for a domestic battery supply chain and grid applications.

Gate News message, April 22 — According to Coinglass data, a major CEX experienced a net outflow of 33.74 million USDT in the past hour.

MicroStrategy now holds 815,061 BTC, surpassing BlackRock after buying 34,164 BTC for $2.54B; reserve ~$61.6B with cost basis ~$75.5k. Unrealized profit ~ $242M; 6.2% April yield (9.5% YTD).

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XUNCE (XUNCE 03317.HK) has surged by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 22 — RD InnoVest, a subsidiary of RD Technologies, announced on April 20 that it has obtained Type 1 and Type 4 licenses from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Type 1 authorizes dealing in securities, while Type 4 permits advising on securities. The

Gate News message, April 22 — SoFi Crypto added XRP deposit support to its platform on April 21, but the launch drew user backlash over the bank's continued restriction on withdrawing crypto to external

Gate News message, April 22 — Tether's flagship stablecoin, USDT, has reached a record circulating supply of $188 billion, according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. The milestone builds on early March levels when USDT's market cap stood at $184 billion, representing approximately 58% of the $315 billio

Gate News message, April 22 — Ethereum surged past the $2,400 mark today, trading at $2,400.85 with a 24-hour gain of 3.58% according to major CEX data.

Hyperinsight notes a BTC short whale was liquidated twice near $78k, losing 40 BTC (~$3.11M)—its eighth weekly liquidation—then re-entered a 40x short with $30k, now $310k notional, with liquidation at $79,085.

Bitcoin perpetual open interest rose 5.79% to $59.615B across major exchanges; Gate accounted for $5.178B of the total, while three major CEXs held $10.316B, $3.533B and $4.709B.