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X product leader Nikita Bier posted on the X platform stating that, according to the aggregated data from the trading pilot, since the launch of Cashtags on Tuesday evening, the social platform X has driven approximately $1 billion in transaction volume globally. This data comes from the platform's early pilot phase and shows a significant pull effect on market liquidity and user engagement after the integration of social platform and trading functions.

CoinGecko's report on the cryptocurrency industry for the first quarter of 2026 shows that the cryptocurrency market has shifted from a sharp correction to a prolonged "winter," with the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies dropping by 20.4% ($622 billion), ending the first quarter of 2026 at $2.4 trillion, a decrease of about 45% from the peak in October 2025.The report also states that the market capitalization of stablecoins remains unchanged at $309.9 billion, with a decline in USDT supply, marking the first decrease since the second quarter of 2022.Crude oil prices performed the strongest in the first quarter of 2026, rising by 76.9%, while Bitcoin fell by 22.0% alongside the stock market.In the first quarter of 2026, the spot trading volume on centralized exchanges decreased by 39.1% to $2.7 trillion, with March setting a new monthly low of $80 billion.Solana continues to dominate the spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges, expected to hold a 30.6% market share in the first quarter of 2026.Driven by the demand for all-weather oil trading, commodity traders currently account for about 30% of Hyperliquid's open contracts.

According to CoinGlass data, WTI crude oil (XTI) is priced at $89.92, with a 24-hour increase of 2.02%; Brent crude oil (XBR) is currently priced at $92.66, with a 24-hour increase of 2.08%, and oil-related contract trading remains active. For XTI, the trading volume on the Gate platform is approximately $7 million, ranking first in the entire network; for XBR, Gate has a position of about $3.42 million and a trading volume of approximately $6.58 million, both occupying the top spot. Against the backdrop of fluctuating oil prices, Gate maintains a leading position in the related derivatives market.Gate contracts have taken the lead in oil, pioneering the commodity contract sector, covering XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil) and WTIUSDT (WTI crude oil) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, assisting users in cross-market asset allocation and strategic layout amid volatile markets.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum processed 200.4 million base layer transactions in the first quarter of 2026, setting a new historical high and becoming the first quarter to surpass 200 million transactions.Data shows that this metric has continued to recover since its low of about 90 million transactions in 2023, with Q1 2026 growing 43% compared to 145 million transactions in Q4 2025. The report points out that this round of growth is mainly driven by Layer 2 network settlements and bridging activities, as well as an increase in stablecoin usage; currently, the supply of stablecoins on the Ethereum chain has reached $180 billion, accounting for about 60% of the global stablecoin market. However, the price of ETH has still fallen over 50% from its high of nearly $5,000 in August 2025.

According to The Block, the total amount of bets related to the 2026 elections on the Polymarket platform has exceeded $2 billion. With the elections in Hungary and Peru approaching, the betting volume in April has significantly increased; the share of bets from non-U.S. markets has risen significantly and now accounts for a majority.The Block points out that election prediction markets are no longer exclusive to the United States and are gradually becoming a global phenomenon.

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."

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 monitoring by the cryptocurrency data agency Kaiko (@KaikoData), South Korea accounts for 30% of the global cryptocurrency trading volume, with altcoin trading making up as much as 85%, Bitcoin only accounting for 9%, and Ethereum at 6%, with a weekly trading volume of approximately $26 billion.In contrast, Japan's yen-denominated trading averages only between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, distributed across four exchanges, which is far less than South Korea. However, the depth of the Bitcoin market in Japan is 3 to 5 times that of South Korea, indicating that the liquidity quality in the Japanese market is superior.

The stablecoin USD1 (code: $U) has reached a peak 24-hour trading volume of $1.75 billion since its launch on Binance three months ago, and the BTC/U trading volume has surpassed that of BTC/USDT, currently ranking among the Top 10 tokens by trading volume in the entire market.According to an official announcement from Binance, zero-fee trading for BTC/U will officially start at 8:00 AM (Beijing time) on April 17, 2026.

Castle Labs' latest research report points out that the infrastructure for "Onchain Banks" in cryptocurrency is maturing rapidly. Data shows that by November 2025, the monthly transaction volume of crypto cards has risen to a historic high of $406 million, with Visa's stablecoin-linked cards reaching an annual transaction scale of $3.5 billion.The stablecoin payment platform RedotPay has exceeded an annual payment scale of $10 billion. In addition, etherfi's non-custodial crypto card product Cash has contributed about 50% of the protocol's revenue, with approximately 300,000 accounts and nearly 70,000 active cards. The report believes that onchain banks are gradually moving from scenarios such as payments, savings, and lending towards a traditional neobank model.

According to Theblock, the analyst team at research and brokerage firm Bernstein predicts that by 2030, the annual trading volume of prediction markets will reach $1 trillion, citing reasons such as regulatory clarity, mainstream distribution partnerships, and structural liquidity advantages compared to the traditional gaming market.It is reported that the trading volume of Kalshi and Polymarket has reached a total of $60 billion so far this year, with analysts expecting the trading volume to reach $240 billion by 2026 and maintain an 80% compound annual growth rate by the end of 2030.Sports betting contracts currently account for up to 62% of the trading volume in prediction markets, but analysts predict that this proportion may slow to around 31% by the end of 2030, as cryptocurrency, macroeconomic, political, and economic contracts will become larger long-term opportunities. They stated that sports events are just the entry point, not the ultimate goal.

According to Cointelegraph, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea stated that API-based cryptocurrency trading currently accounts for about 30% of the market's trading volume.The FSS pointed out that some traders are using automated tools to inflate trading volume and manipulate prices, with methods including repeatedly submitting small orders to create a false sense of activity and artificially raising prices through high-limit orders.The regulatory agency stated that it will conduct special investigations on accounts suspected of abnormal API trading and remind investors to be cautious of assets that experience sudden spikes in price and trading volume without obvious reasons. Previously, South Korea had required exchanges to verify asset balances every five minutes and continued to tighten anti-fraud rules, but some regulatory measures still face constraints due to an incomplete legal framework.

Bitget's transparency report for the first quarter of 2026 released today shows that user trading behavior is accelerating its shift from single cryptocurrency assets to multi-asset portfolios. By the end of the first quarter, the trading volume of non-cryptocurrency assets such as commodities accounted for 20%-40%, while the proportion of cryptocurrency assets fell from its dominant position at the beginning of the year to 60%-80%. The fluctuation of this data marks that a panoramic asset portfolio has become a core strategy for high-net-worth investors.On the product and ecosystem level, Bitget released the white paper for the panoramic exchange UEX in the first quarter, further clarifying the direction of integration of cryptocurrency assets, tokenized assets, and AI-driven trading under a unified framework. At the same time, the platform continues to strengthen its AI trading infrastructure, successively launching Agent Hub and GetClaw, promoting the evolution of AI from an auxiliary tool to an execution system, allowing agents to access real-time market data, identify trading signals, and execute operations autonomously under established parameters.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen pointed out: "The boundaries between the cryptocurrency market and traditional finance are rapidly dissolving, and the explosive growth of CFD business indicates the arrival of a unified market. Users are no longer making binary asset choices but are engaging in efficiency games with diverse assets under the same logical system."

According to CoinGlass data, XAU is currently priced at $4717.28, with a 24-hour decline of 0.56%. The market volatility has intensified, possibly influenced by the breakdown of the first round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, with the total trading volume of XAU contracts across the network reaching $1.339 billion in 24 hours, an increase of 504.45% compared to the previous period.In centralized exchanges, liquidity is mainly distributed among Binance, Bitget, and OKX, with their 24-hour trading volumes being $644 million, $207 million, and $171 million, respectively, ranking in the top three.

U.S. Senator Lummis stated on social media that the previous administration led to an outflow of the digital asset industry. She emphasized that now is the time to establish clear regulatory rules for the digital asset industry and welcome its return to the U.S., calling for the passage of the Clarity Act.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, whales/institutions controlling 59% of the circulating supply have transferred the last 278 million NOM (1.24 million USD) held on-chain to Binance.As of now, they have transferred everything to Binance in the last day and a half. Since they started transferring NOM to Binance, the price of NOM has dropped from 0.007 USD to 0.004 USD, a decrease of 45%.

The commodity market is significantly affected by geopolitical fluctuations, and the price of crude oil continues to oscillate at high levels. According to Gate's market data, WTI crude oil (XTIUSDT) is currently priced at $94.51, down 1.51% in the last 24 hours; Brent crude oil (XBR) is currently priced at $93.90, down 1.87% in the last 24 hours. Against the backdrop of increased price volatility, the trading volume of related contracts has also risen.According to CoinGlass data, the trading volume for Gate's XTI (WTI crude oil) contracts in the last 24 hours is approximately $30.43 million, with an open interest (OI) of about $7.26 million; the XBR (Brent crude oil) contracts have a trading volume of $14.03 million in the last 24 hours, with an open interest (OI) of about $4.65 million, ranking first in the industry.Currently, Gate's contract sector has fully covered traditional financial assets including stocks (63 types), metals (12 types), indices (15 types), foreign exchange (3 types), and commodities (3 types). The trading targets include mainstream varieties such as gold, silver, platinum, crude oil, natural gas, euro, pound, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Hang Seng Index, etc., supporting continuous trading 7×24 hours, with a maximum leverage of 100 times, continuously creating an efficient multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

Since late October last year, the total trading volume of the Japanese compliant stablecoin JPYC has reached 137 million USD, with Polygon dominating at 66% with 90.4 million USD, followed by Avalanche and Ethereum at 26.4 million and 19.7 million USD, respectively.The founder of Polygon confirmed that Japanese physical stores have supported offline payments with JPYC on the Polygon network.

Morph's latest report on the status of stablecoins indicates that by 2030, stablecoins are expected to account for about 10% of global cross-border payments. The current annual transaction volume of stablecoins has reached $33 trillion, surpassing the combined $25.5 trillion of Visa and Mastercard.The application of stablecoins in the real economy is continuously expanding, with approximately 60% of the capital flow driven by B2B payments, and significant growth in corporate adoption in scenarios such as cash management and procurement. Morph predicts that by 2026, the annual settlement volume of stablecoins may exceed $50 trillion, and by 2027, AI agents are expected to become the main initiators of transactions, with the market size potentially reaching $1.9 trillion by 2030.