Bitcoin futures open interest has fallen from its October 2025 peak to $21.0 billion, as the market undergoes a deep deleveraging. With leverage currently low, funding-rate volatility is high, long and short positioning switches frequently, and in the short term Bitcoin lacks a clear trend.

Gate News message, April 8, DeepSeek’s website and app launched two new modes early this morning. Among them, the Quick mode is for everyday conversation scenarios, providing instant responses; the Expert mode is designed for complex problems and supports deep-thinking functionality, but it requires waiting during peak hours and does not support attachment or voice upload.

Alibaba Qianwen App upgraded its “Deep Research” feature on April 7, adding a financial analysis module that connects real-time market data for 13k stocks and 1 million financial reports. It supports one-click report generation and visual charts, and provides intelligent analysis based on an Agentic architecture.

Gate News update, April 7, the decentralized exchange Aster and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced that they have reached a partnership. Both sides are moving forward with deep coordination at the ecosystem level and exploring integration options for each of their tokens. Based on the details of the collaboration, USD1 will become the exclusive settlement asset for Aster’s TradFi perpetual contracts on the platform.

2026-04-06 16:45 to 17:00 (UTC), BTC recorded a return of -0.47% within 15 minutes. The price fluctuation range was 69782.3-70351.7 USDT, with an overall amplitude of 0.81%. Market attention rose rapidly; trading volume expanded in the short term, volatility intensified, and investors’ risk appetite fell significantly. The main driver of this unusual move was large outflows of on-chain funds and deep holders transferring BTC to trading platforms. Daily on-chain trading volume surged to approximately $37.4 billion, the highest in nearly 7 months. During the Americas trading session, the order book overall fl

ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood says Bitcoin has entered a mature phase, and that the large drawdowns of the past may be behind us— even a future 50% pullback would be considered progress. She noted that Bitcoin has grown into a mature monetary system and asset class.

Gate News, on April 1, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon revealed that the firm is considering offering prediction market services to clients. Dimon said that JPMorgan Chase may launch prediction market services similar to Kalshi and Polymarket in the future, but it will make it clear that it will not get involved in sports and politics, and will strictly comply with regulations related to material nonpublic information. Dimon believes that prediction markets have investment attributes in certain areas, and that participants can use their deep professional knowledge to judge that their prediction of a particular outcome is better than that of the other party.

Gate News message, March 30, iQIYI (IQ.O) announced that the company has officially initiated the public commercial testing of Nadou Pro, its self-developed AI smart assistant, in the recent period. Nadou Pro is the first AI smart assistant in China designed specifically for professional long-form video production. By integrating leading foundation models and iQIYI’s deep experience in producing high-quality content, it can effectively simplify the entire production process from creative ideation to final video generation.

Bitcoin is undergoing a crucial phase of adoption, gradually shifting from a "niche asset" to a mainstream financial asset. Analysts point out that the "detagging" process of Bitcoin has attracted more institutional investors, and the market structure is undergoing deep changes. The number of global Bitcoin holders has reached 106 million, and spot ETFs are driving capital inflows, indicating that its growth potential remains enormous.

Gate News reports that on March 28, Richard Teng, the CEO of a certain CEX, stated that the OTC trading volume on the platform in the first two months of 2026 has reached 25% of the total volume for the entire year of 2025. Richard Teng said, "The demand from institutions for deep liquidity and reliable execution is stronger than ever."