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2026-04-06
09:46

Trader "First set 10 big goals" holds a long position of 2,250 BTC, up by $5.52 million in profit

Gate News message: April 6, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), monitoring shows that the trader "first sets 10 big targets" currently holds 2,250.15 BTC long positions, with a total position value of about $156 million. The trader's average opening price is $67,193.72, the current unrealized profit is about $5.52 million, and the liquidation price is $55,423.
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BTC1,87%
09:32

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the United States for threatening to strike Iranian infrastructure, which constitutes a war crime.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, Baghaei, condemned the United States for threatening Iran’s infrastructure as a “war crime,” warned that countries that assist the United States will face legal responsibility, and emphasized that these actions violate international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
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09:17

BTC up 0.58% in the last 15 minutes: large-capital inflows operations and options position adjustments moving in sync

From 2026-04-06 09:00 to 2026-04-06 09:15 (UTC), the BTC price traded within the 69216.0 to 69739.9 USDT range. Within 15 minutes, it delivered a +0.58% return, with an amplitude of 0.76%. During this period, large trades dominated and drove prices higher; market attention increased in the short term, and overall volatility rose slightly. The main driving force behind this move is that large capital operations accelerated in and out of markets with weak liquidity. On-chain data shows that the average BTC transfer amount surged from $42,602 24 hours ago to just before the incident.
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BTC1,87%
09:16

Korea’s FSC requires exchanges to set up an asset reconciliation system every 5 minutes, to be deployed by the end of May

The Korea Financial Services Commission requires all cryptocurrency exchanges to set up a system to verify assets every 5 minutes, and to complete it by the end of May. It found that some exchanges’ verification frequency is insufficient and that there are defects in their trading circuit breaker mechanisms; all exchanges are required to publish their asset balances and submit to audits. The regulatory measures stem from an operational mistake at an exchange in February.
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BTC1,87%
09:00

TradFi Fall Alert: VIX (VIX) Falls Over 3%

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX (VIX) has dropped by 3% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.
08:30

The Bank of Japan avoids committing to an April rate hike; the market expects a 66% probability of a rate hike this month

The Bank of Japan has issued cautious signals through its quarterly economic report, expressing hesitation about raising interest rates—especially amid rising uncertainty and concerns about price increases. The market estimates the likelihood of a rate hike this month at about 66%. When dealing with inflation, companies continue to face rising costs and consumer fatigue.
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08:21

In the past 24 hours, the entire network liquidated a total of $195 million, with short positions accounting for nearly 80%.

Gate News message: On April 6, CoinAnk data shows that in the past 24 hours, liquidations across the entire network totaled $195 million, including long liquidations of about $41.33 million and short liquidations of about $153 million. Shorts accounted for 78.5%. By coin type, Bitcoin liquidations were about $83.85 million and Ethereum liquidations were about $44.48 million.
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BTC1,87%
ETH2,56%
07:55

Dragonfly transfers $2.12 million in MNT to a CEX, its first on-chain withdrawal in two months

Gate News updates: On April 6, according to Arkham monitoring, the investment firm Dragonfly transferred MNT tokens worth $2.12 million to a certain CEX. This is Dragonfly’s first outflow of funds from a known crypto wallet in the past two months, and it is also its largest holding besides BGB. Currently, Dragonfly only holds BGB worth $107.29 million and other crypto assets worth $1.92 million.
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MNT-1,45%
07:31

Last week, the total market capitalization of stablecoins increased by $1.81B to $317.11B, a 0.57% month-over-month increase.

Gate News message: On April 6, according to data from DeFiLlama, the total market capitalization of stablecoins in the crypto market reached $317.106 billion last week, increasing by $1.812 billion from the previous week, a week-over-week rise of 0.57%. Of this, USDT accounted for 58.04%, continuing to maintain its dominant position in the stablecoin market.
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