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

Nasdaq-listed ZeroStack Corp. announced on April 2 that it has reached a $107 million financing transaction based on 0G tokens. After completion, it will hold 21% of the total token supply. The Texas company Texas Blocker, established for this purpose, will become its wholly owned subsidiary. The share exchange is expected to be completed on July 5, 2026, subject to relevant conditions and shareholder approval.

Gate News: In the latest update, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week from March 28 to April 2 was 202,000, below the market expectation of 212,000. The previously reported figure was revised from 210,000 to 211,000.

The CME Group released March cryptocurrency futures contract data, with average daily trading volume reaching 210,000 contracts, up 19% month over month. Micro Bitcoin futures saw an average daily increase of 6%, while Ethereum futures rose 53%. Overall futures contract trading hit a new monthly high, up 33% year over year. Average daily trading volume in Q1 also reached a new quarterly high.

Gate News update, April 2, UBS Group (UBS) strategist Jonny Tvees released a gold market outlook report, expecting that although gold prices have recently been volatile, they will still reach new highs this year, and he views the recent pullback as a buying opportunity. UBS forecasts the average gold price in 2026 to be $5,000 per ounce, in 2027 to be $4,800, and in 2028 to be $4,250.

Gate News message, April 2, Telegram’s built-in crypto wallet Wallet in Telegram announced the launch of perpetual contract trading functionality, supported by Lighter on the technical side. The feature supports more than 50 trading markets, covering multiple asset classes such as metals, stocks, oil, and cryptocurrencies, with a maximum leverage of up to 50x.

At the EthCC conference, an AWS researcher conducted high-pressure testing on the Ethereum Verkle tree, revealing four major performance bottlenecks facing statelessness and proposing optimization solutions, which are expected to improve node operating efficiency by more than 3x.

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 跌破 66000 USDT，现价 65989.6 USDT。

Gate News reports that on April 2, the Navy Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement stating that as the conflict escalates, it will expand the scope of its strike targets and accelerate the removal of the United States' presence in the region. In a series of retaliatory actions against attacks by the U.S. and Israel on the country's critical infrastructure, the following targets have been identified: ① Abu Dhabi's U.S. steel industry; ② Bahrain's Al-Hidd industrial city; ③ Bahrain's remaining aluminum industry infrastructure; ④ more targets to be announced.

Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings has disclosed its asset holdings, including 277,222,975 Worldcoin, 11,068 ETH, a $90 million investment in OpenAI, a $25 million investment in Beast Industries, and $109 million in cash and stablecoins. Its total holdings are about $326 million, making it the publicly traded company with the largest holdings in the Worldcoin ecosystem.

Gate News message, on April 2, Wormhole posted on the X platform in response to the Drift Protocol attack incident. Wormhole said that user assets are not currently at risk, and the cross-chain bridge functionality can still be used normally. However, due to the built-in security mechanisms configured for Solana, some cross-chain transfers may experience delays. Wormhole’s core contributors have been in communication with the Solana ecosystem team and will continue to provide support as needed.

Polygon announced it will roll out a Private Mempool feature, providing MEV protection by routing transactions directly to the block producers selected through the validator election, avoiding the risk of transactions in the public mempool being manipulated, thereby reducing the likelihood of user slippage and transaction failure.

Gate News message, April 2, Nasdaq-listed company Soluna Holdings announced that it has spent $53.0 million to acquire a wind farm located in West Texas. Soluna Holdings focuses on developing green data centers for compute-intensive applications such as bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence. After the transaction is completed, the company will launch the Dorothy 3 project development to support building a renewable-energy-driven AI data center.

French President Macron said in Seoul that military means cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding that this is unrealistic. He believes it should be secured for safe passage by negotiating with Iran. He suggested first achieving a ceasefire, then restarting talks, to protect international trade and energy security.

Gate News message: On April 2, the U.S. March Challenger job-cut report (Challenger Job-Cut Report, a leading indicator for the U.S. employment market) showed that the number of layoffs in the month was 60,620, compared with a prior value of 48,307, rising 25.5% month over month. At the same time, the March Challenger firm layoffs year-over-year rate was -78%, versus a prior value of -71.90%, with the year-over-year decline widening.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XTIUSD (WTI Crude USOIL) has surged by 10% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Li Xiong, a core member of the Taizi Group, has been escorted back to China on suspicion of multiple crimes. Since 2021, the Huiwang Pay company he established in Cambodia has been involved in large-scale cryptocurrency transactions, becoming the largest online illegal marketplace.

Gate News message, on April 2, the international crude oil market surged sharply during the day. The gain in WTI crude oil (the U.S. benchmark) expanded to 10.00%, with it now trading at $109.04 per barrel; Brent crude oil (the European benchmark) is currently up 8.8%.

Solana Foundation Chief Product Officer Vibhu Norby responded to the Drift Protocol security incident, confirming that an attack occurred. The cause of the attack is still under investigation. The incident is related to operational security or social engineering, highlights the potential risks of multisig mechanisms, and says that this incident does not represent a systemic issue with Solana DeFi.

The Middle East war has led to a sluggish market, which could weaken the size of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO). Analysts noted that a weak market would limit valuations, even though SpaceX is expected to list in July, with Musk counting on retail investors to boost demand.