Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

IRGC says it is on high alert and ready to deliver a decisive, swift response to threats and potential aggression, reaffirming its commitment to confronting hostile forces. Abstract: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps states its forces are on high alert and prepared to mount a decisive, comprehensive, and swift response to threats or potential future aggression, underscoring deterrence and its ongoing confrontation of hostile forces as reported by Tasnim News Agency.

Gate News message, whale address 0xD91D established a new wallet (0xEb2a) and deposited 9,500 wstETH into Spark. The whale subsequently borrowed 9,500 ETH valued at $22.68 million, transferred the assets to a centralized exchange for sale, and withdrew USDE from the exchange to repay outstanding loa

RedotPay now supports SUI and USDC-Sui on the Sui network, enabling faster global payments for 130M merchants and 7M customers, with scalable cross-border transactions bridging crypto and commerce. Abstract: RedotPay has added support for SUI and USDC-Sui on the Sui network, enabling seamless payment processing and global payouts across its ecosystem. Serving more than 130 million merchants in over 100 countries and about 7 million customers, the platform aims to offer faster, more scalable cross-border payments and broader blockchain-enabled financial access. By integrating SUI and USDC-Sui, RedotPay seeks to simplify sending and receiving payments worldwide while ensuring secure, efficient transactions that bridge digital assets with real-world commerce.

Abstract: Russia's State Duma gave first reading to Bill No. 1194918-8, "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights," to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets with Bank of Russia–supervised licensed intermediaries, a ban on unlicensed platforms by 2027, retail investment caps and tests, and a prohibition on using crypto for payments. Russia's Duma advanced a bill establishing a state-regulated crypto regime: licensed intermediaries under the Bank of Russia, July 2027 ban on unlicensed platforms, retail limits and liquidity tests, and a ban on payments with crypto.

Hyperliquid whales hold $3.528B with a 1.04 long/short ratio; longs $1.795B (+$12.37M), shorts $1.733B (−$31.54M). Notable address 0x0ddf..02 opened a 3x BTC short at $67,992 with $9.86M unrealized loss.

Ukraine's Yermak says Zelensky–Putin talks could be held in a third-country capital (not Moscow or Minsk) to gain diplomatic momentum, with Ukraine seeking Turkey and others to arrange the summit. Ukraine indicates willingness for a Zelensky–Putin summit in a neutral third country, while courting Turkey and other states to organize it and generate diplomatic momentum.

Ukraine completed repairs on the Friendship Pipeline's Ukrainian section per Naftogaz and MOL, enabling resumption of oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia.

Vingroup shifts from a 4.8 GW LNG plant to wind, solar, and storage in Haiphong, citing Middle East risks; seeks clearance to replace LNG with renewables, aligns with PDP VIII; Green SM IPO planned for 2028; VinFast targets profitability in 2027. Abstract: Vietnam’s Vingroup abandons a planned 4.8 GW LNG project in Haiphong to pursue wind, solar, and battery storage, citing Middle East risk and PDP VIII alignment; a Green SM IPO is planned for 2028, while VinFast targets profitability in 2027 and 300,000 vehicle deliveries in 2026.

Gate News message, April 22 — Zhipu AI announced that it will discontinue automatic renewal of the GLM Coding Plan unlimited weekly quota subscription starting at 10:00 AM Beijing time on April 30, 2026. The discontinuation affects users currently subscribed to the legacy plan with auto-renewal

Abstract: Market ends with gains for China's three major indices; tech sectors led gains (computing power, rental, semiconductors) while film/TV stocks declined; volume exceeded 2.5 trillion yuan. Summary: China’s major indices finished higher, SSE up 0.52%, SZSE 1.3%, ChiNext 1.73% to an 11-year high, with turnover over 2.5 trillion yuan, led by computing power and related tech stocks; film/TV names retreated.

Anthropic drops Claude Code from Pro plan, drawing criticism as developers migrate to OpenAI; Codex remains free/basic, GPT-5.4 and Image 2.0 boost performance, driving large user migration. Abstract: The article examines Anthropic's removal of Claude Code from the $20 Pro plan, which triggers backlash from developers who call it a hidden price increase and a reliability risk. It contrasts this move with OpenAI's policy of keeping Codex in free and basic tiers, while highlighting strong model performance from GPT-5.4 and ChatGPT Images 2.0, and notes a rapid migration of users to OpenAI, with Codex reportedly exceeding 4 million weekly active users.

Gate News message, April 22 — Chinese ecommerce platforms AliExpress and Temu have expanded significantly in South Korea's market during the first quarter of 2026, each surpassing domestic competitors as consumers seek cheaper goods amid inflation and weakening consumer spending. According to

Meta plans to deploy employee monitoring software that captures mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and periodic screenshots to train AI models; data not used for performance reviews, with safeguards. Abstract: Meta intends to install monitoring software on U.S. employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots to train its AI models. The company says this data won’t be used for performance evaluations and that security measures protect sensitive content, aiming to improve models for tasks like dropdown menus and keyboard shortcuts.

Gate News message, April 22 — Tesla has filed its generative AI-powered voice assistant with China's Cyberspace Administration, joining 158 AI tools that have completed the country's official registration process. The move represents a routine compliance step in China's strict regulatory environment

Gate News message, April 22 — A newly created wallet address (0x97b...178aa) withdrew 635,000 RAVE tokens, valued at approximately $908,000, from Gate four hours ago, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa). The move marks another instance of whale accumulation activity in the RAVE token

Gate News message, according to Gate’s official announcement on April 3, 2026 Gate will remove the FORTH, A2Z, VFY, Black Horse, Life K-Line, YZY, AGI, CAMP, and PEAQ perpetual contract trading markets at 16:00 (UTC+8) on April 3, 2026. The platform will close these trading pairs starting from 15:30 (UTC+8) on April 3, and will adjust them to a reduce-only mode; users can only close positions and cannot open new positions. Starting at 16:00 (UTC+8) on April 3, Gate will automatically handle and settle all open positions based on the average index price over the last half hour before the contracts are delisted. Any open orders that are not filled will be automatically canceled. If the price fluctuation in the last half hour is too large, the platform will choose an average index price over a wider range for settlement.

Gate News message, April 22 — Anthropic has not relaxed its policy on Claude CLI usage for third-party tools like OpenClaw, according to a clarification by the platform. The apparent policy shift was actually a misinterpretation by OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger of a statement made by Claude Cod

Gate News message, April 22 — Sir Olly Robbins, the ousted UK Foreign Office chief, testified before Parliament's foreign affairs select committee yesterday (April 21) that Prime Minister Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff Morgan McSweeney allegedly told a senior official to "just fing approve"

Gate News message, April 22 — Passenger traffic at Muscat International Airport, Oman's main hub, fell nearly 40 percent in March 2026 compared with January 2026 due to the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran and subsequent airspace closures across the Gulf region. International passenger

Sunny Side Labs launches Privacy Boost on Optimism Mainnet, an SDK-based privacy tool using ZK and TEEs with selective disclosure for regulators, targeting enterprises; no cryptography expertise required. Abstract: Sunny Side Labs unveiled Privacy Boost, an enterprise-focused privacy SDK for the Optimism Mainnet. It combines zero-knowledge proofs and trusted execution environments with selective disclosure to protect transaction privacy while enabling regulators to access only necessary data. Aimed at enterprises and institutions, the plug‑and‑play SDK minimizes cryptography know‑how. The initiative follows ongoing collaboration with Optimism since late 2025, signaling broader privacy integration on the mainnet.