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U.S. President Trump said: I just had a great conversation with the President of Lebanon and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Both leaders agreed that in order to achieve peace between the two countries, they will officially begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 PM Eastern Time.

According to Globenewswire, the American law firm Bernstein Liebhard has announced that it has filed a securities fraud class action lawsuit on behalf of investors against the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Space Station, alleging that Gemini made false statements regarding its business operations and prospects in its prospectus and related disclosures, particularly accused of exaggerating the viability of its core cryptocurrency platform business. Investors wishing to serve as lead plaintiffs must submit their applications by May 18, 2026.It is reported that Bernstein Liebhard is a well-known investor relations law firm that has previously filed class action lawsuits against companies such as Ruhnn, Apple, and AsiaInfo-Linkage.

According to HTX data, ORDI has continuously surged, briefly breaking through 7 dollars, currently reported at 6.889 dollars, with a 24-hour increase expanding to 151%.In the past 12 hours, the total liquidation of RAVE contracts across the network reached 11.91 million dollars, with long positions liquidating 9.47 million dollars and short positions liquidating 2.44 million dollars. The liquidation amount exceeds that of Bitcoin and Ethereum, ranking first across the network.

OmenX CMO Gisele confirmed her attendance at the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum to be held on April 19 in Hong Kong, and will participate in a roundtable discussion. This event is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, and is one of the important peripheral activities of the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Conference.OmenX is a decentralized prediction market platform that supports leveraged trading, allowing users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events in crypto, sports, finance, and more by buying and selling long and short positions. This forum will focus on the paradigm shift under the deep integration of AI technology and crypto networks, engaging in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge tracks such as AI Agent economy, smart payments, RWA, and crypto infrastructure. At the intersection of technological leap and economic restructuring, this themed forum not only provides insights into the current state of the industry but also offers a forward-looking reflection on the future smart economic system.Event registration: https://luma.com/18v6vwpf

Gate, as the first centralized exchange to connect to Polymarket, shows that the probability of a closing market value forecast of over $2 trillion for the SpaceX IPO is about 46%, making it the highest probability option currently.It is reported that Gate has launched the first phase of the Pre-IPOs project, SpaceX (SPCX). The subscription for this phase of SpaceX (SPCX) will be open from April 20, 2026, 18:00 to April 22, 18:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation in both USDT and GUSD. After the subscription is completed, the SPCX asset certificates are expected to be distributed before April 22, 22:00 (UTC+8) and will enter pre-market trading in a 100% unlocked form, with pre-market trading starting at April 24, 18:00 (UTC+8). The total subscription amount is 33,900 SPCX, with a total value of approximately $20.01 million, a unit price of $590, corresponding to an implied valuation of about $1.4 trillion.In terms of participation mechanism, Gate Pre-IPOs adopts "average locked amount per hour" for allocation, emphasizing early participation weight. The minimum participation threshold is 100 USDT, and no handling or custody fees are charged. Gate Pre-IPOs will continue to focus on early participation opportunities for high-quality projects before listing, providing users with a new entry point to access global quality assets.

Brevis co-founder and CEO Michael confirmed attendance at the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum to be held in Hong Kong on April 19, and will participate in a roundtable discussion. This event is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, and is one of the important peripheral activities of the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.Brevis is a zero-knowledge verifiable computing platform for Web3, allowing applications to move complex and expensive computations off-chain while providing trustworthy proofs on-chain. Its core components include Pico zkVM, ZK data co-processor, and the decentralized proof market ProverNet, which has generated hundreds of millions of proofs for over 40 protocols, covering 6 mainstream blockchains. This forum will focus on the paradigm shift under the deep integration of AI technology and crypto networks, engaging in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge tracks such as AI Agent economy, smart payments, RWA, and crypto infrastructure. At the intersection of technological leaps and economic restructuring, this themed forum not only provides insights into the current state of the industry but also offers a forward-looking reflection on the future smart economic system.Event registration: https://luma.com/18v6vwpf

The enterprise digital asset infrastructure platform Fireblocks has launched a new feature called Earn, allowing institutional clients to allocate stablecoin balances to on-chain lending strategies through products supported by Aave and Morpho, in order to enhance the efficiency of idle capital utilization.The product is initially integrated with the Morpho vault and Aave stablecoin lending market, curated by Sentora, and is now open for Early Access to Fireblocks clients. Fireblocks stated that the earnings are generated by the underlying protocols, are variable returns, are not guaranteed, and may be 0. Data shows that Aave and Morpho are currently the top two decentralized lending protocols by total locked value.

The UK asset management firm Legal & General has put its managed liquidity funds, exceeding £50 billion, on-chain through the tokenized distribution network launched by Calastone.The firm is now offering money market funds in tokenized share form on this network, supporting USD, EUR, and GBP, covering issuance, trading, and same-day settlement. Investors can purchase, hold, and transfer the related tokenized shares within a permissioned, regulated network. The relevant funds will be deployed on Ethereum and compatible blockchains, with plans to expand to more networks in the future.

Bitwise officially launched the spot Avalanche ETF (ticker: BAVA) today. This ETF directly holds AVAX tokens and plans to stake the held AVAX, sharing an average staking yield of about 5.4% while maintaining liquidity.The spot AVAX ETF had a trading volume of $400,000 in the first 90 minutes of trading today, which Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart described as "quite good."

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index briefly broke through 7,000 points during the session, marking the first breakthrough since January 28.

According to Jinshi reports, market news suggests that the United States and Iran are reportedly considering extending the ceasefire for two weeks.

According to Jin Shi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that if Federal Reserve Chairman Powell continues to serve after his term ends, he will be fired. Powell's term as chairman will end on May 15.Trump said, "If he doesn't leave, then I will have to fire him." Currently, Trump's nominated successor, Waller, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate, and Powell may continue to serve in an "acting chairman" capacity. Trump also criticized Powell for not lowering interest rates as he wished and questioned the cost of the Federal Reserve headquarters renovation project.

As the geopolitical situation shows signs of easing, the crude oil market has experienced a significant correction, with international oil prices falling and erasing some of the previous risk premiums.According to data from the Gate platform, WTI crude oil (XTIUSDT) has dropped by 3.68%, currently priced at $88.51, with a 24-hour low of $84.47; Brent crude oil (XBRUSDT) has also decreased by about 2.48%, falling to $90.76, with a 24-hour low of $86.62. Amidst a backdrop of high volatility, trading in crude oil-related derivatives remains active.According to Coinglass data, the 24-hour trading volume for WTI crude oil (XTIUSD) on the Gate platform reached $14.58 million, ranking first among all exchanges; Gate XBR had a 24-hour trading volume of $10 million, also leading the rankings. The increasing participation of funds in a high-volatility market further reflects the liquidity and depth advantages of derivative trading on the Gate platform.Gate Contracts has pioneered the commodity contract sector, covering XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil), XTIUSDT (WTI crude oil), and NG (natural gas) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100x leverage, helping users to allocate assets and strategize across markets in volatile conditions.

According to Jinshi, U.S. President Trump stated that if Federal Reserve Chairman Powell does not resign on time, he will be fired.

The world's leading digital asset trading platform Gate will launch the first project of Pre-IPOs, SpaceX (SPCX), opening the subscription channel for pre-listing assets. This product supports participation in both USDT and GUSD, and after the subscription is completed, the SPCX asset certificate will enter the pre-market trading with a 100% unlock format.The subscription period is from April 20, 2026, 18:00 to April 22, 18:00 (UTC+8), and SPCX is expected to complete distribution before May 6, 18:00 (UTC+8). The total subscription amount is 33,900 SPCX, with a total value of approximately 20.01 million USD, a unit price of 590 USD, corresponding to an implied valuation of about 1.4 trillion USD.Mechanically, Pre-IPOs use "average locked amount per hour" for allocation, emphasizing early participation weight. After obtaining the asset certificate, SPCX supports pre-market trading or subsequent delivery. In addition, the minimum participation threshold for this subscription is only 100 USDT, and there are no hidden costs such as handling fees, custody fees, or profit sharing.Gate Pre-IPOs focuses on early participation opportunities for high-quality projects before listing, opening a new gateway for individual investors to access global quality assets. In the future, the platform will continue to expand more high-quality targets and product forms, promoting the industry towards a more open and efficient direction.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the net inflow of funds to Bitget in the past 7 days reached 571 million USD, ranking first among global CEX.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the Federal Reserve can observe for a period before cutting interest rates, emphasizing that they indeed need to lower rates.