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The price of XAUT has fallen below the $4,800 mark, currently reported at $4,792.71, with a 24-hour decline of 0.21%, maintaining a slight correction trend overall.According to real-time data from CoinGlass, the total 24-hour trading volume of XAUT spot across the network reached $251 million. Among them, the performance of the Gate platform was outstanding, with a 24-hour spot trading volume of the XAUT/USDT trading pair reaching $20.0262 million, ranking third globally. At the same time, the platform recorded a net inflow of $2.4313 million in spot trading, ranking first globally.Currently, Gate has fully deepened its TradFi layout, with the spot sector supporting stock and metal trading, and the contract sector covering diversified assets such as gold, silver, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. With a flexible USDT settlement mechanism and leverage of up to 100 times, Gate continues to assist global investors in achieving cross-market, round-the-clock asset allocation and risk management.

Gate released its latest transparency report, with a simultaneous strengthening of its financial management and security systems. Against the backdrop of market fluctuations, Yu Bi Bao and on-chain earnings have achieved dual growth in user and fund scale, with on-chain earnings holding 3,084 BTC and 175,700 ETH, both reaching historical highs; the ETF business's trading volume in March exceeded 18 billion USDT, with continuous improvement in ecological participation.In terms of security and transparency, the platform's latest overall reserve coverage rate reached 122%, with a BTC reserve rate as high as 147%, and various assets maintaining excess reserves, further enhancing risk resistance capabilities. Additionally, in the RootData exchange transparency ranking, Gate ranked second globally, with its comprehensive strength continuously validated by the market. Furthermore, Gate continues to expand its global influence, partnering with the F1 Red Bull Racing team to host an F1 Japan Grand Prix viewing event in March, deepening brand connections and user engagement through high-profile collaborations. Gate has formed a synergistic effect in the growth of financial management scale, continuous improvement in transparency, and global brand expansion, further consolidating its leading position in the industry.

According to GMGN monitoring, the Meme coin "Snowball" on the BSC chain surged significantly last night and this morning, with its market cap once exceeding 21 million USD, having nearly doubled since yesterday afternoon. The current market cap has fallen back to 14.2 million USD, with a 24-hour increase still holding at 85%, and the trading volume during the same period is approximately 1.7 million USD.ChainCatcher reminds users that Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative hype, and has no actual value or use case; investors should be aware of the risks.

OKX will open OneFootball Credits (OFC) deposits on April 9, 2026, at 10:00, with a collective auction from 17:00 to 18:00. Spot trading for OFC/USDT will start at 18:00, and withdrawals will open at 20:00. Users can prepare for trading by depositing USDT.

BTCC Exchange announced a strategic partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), officially becoming the regional partner of the Argentine national team. This cooperation will cover the entire cycle of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.BTCC stated that through this partnership, it will deepen its global layout, improve the trading ecosystem, and strengthen user trust, while launching a series of activities for users, including signed jersey giveaways and trading competitions. Founded in 2011, BTCC is one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate's net capital inflow over 7 days exceeded 31.19 million USD, ranking third in the world.

CoinList posted on platform X that it will support the OFC token TGE conducted by the football media platform OneFootball on April 9, and the tokens will be distributed to the non-custodial CoinList wallets of the sale participants.

The metal market has continued its active trend recently. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a maximum of $4,999.2 in 24 hours, and international silver (XAG) reached a maximum of $81.59 in 24 hours. Precious metal prices overall maintained high-level fluctuations, and market trading sentiment continued to heat up.According to CoinGlass data, the trading volume of gold (XAUT) contracts on the Gate platform reached $47.88 million in 24 hours, an increase of 412.70% month-on-month, ranking third globally; the trading volume of silver (XAG) contracts was approximately $77.51 million, an increase of 933.64% month-on-month, ranking second globally. At the same time, the open interest of XAG contracts was approximately $17.82 million, ranking third globally, significantly enhancing the overall trading activity in the metal sector.Gate pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts have covered various traditional financial assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to create a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that the fundamental value of Ethereum is not its smart contracts or payment functions, but rather as a publicly writable and readable "bulletin board" that provides data availability support for cryptographic protocols.He pointed out that many cryptographic protocols—including secure online voting, software version control, certificate revocation, and more—require a public data space, and the upgraded PeerDAS mechanism in Ethereum can increase data availability by 2.3 times, with the potential for further increases of 10 to 100 times.Buterin also emphasized the role of ETH in payments, resistance to Sybil attacks, and security deposits for smart contracts, making it a core component of a decentralized, private, and secure open-source tech stack.He believes that Ethereum can be seen as a "global shared memory," and improvements in low fees and scalability will further drive its application in various scenarios, including DeFi and more potential use cases.

According to data from DeFiLlama, Huobi HTX has climbed to 6th place globally in the Clean Assets (excluding platform tokens) ranking, achieving the best ranking in the platform's history. This metric aims to objectively reflect the true strength of exchanges in terms of on-chain transparent asset reserves. Additionally, Huobi HTX has seen a net inflow of funds reaching $346 million in the past month, second only to Binance, ranking it as the second globally, indicating its recent market popularity and continuous capital attraction.

The overall trading in the metal market remains active. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a maximum of $5,152.6 in 24 hours, while international silver (XAG) peaked at $85.54 in the same period. Against the backdrop of high price fluctuations, the trading activity of Gate metals continues to rise, with both gold and silver contract transaction volumes ranking among the top three globally.According to real-time data from CoinGlass, the 24-hour transaction volume for Gate gold (XAUT) reached $95.89 million, while silver (XAG) exceeded $191 million, with both metal products consistently ranking in the top three globally. In the context of ongoing global macro uncertainty and persistent demand for safe-haven assets, the trading activity of metal assets continues to increase.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

According to CoinGlass data, the market activity of gold (XAUT) and silver (XAG) has significantly increased. Among them, the trading volume of XAUT contracts exceeded $3.684 billion, with an increase of 80.88%; the trading volume of XAG contracts surpassed $3.651 billion, with an increase of 71.05%, and the total open interest across the network is approximately $247 million. Notably, the trading volume of XAUT contracts on the Gate platform exceeded $94.2 million, ranking third globally; the open interest of XAG surpassed $20.45 million, ranking among the top three globally; and the number of XAG contract trades exceeded 455,800, ranking second globally.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, which offers users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Additionally, Gate TradFi offers XAUUSD (gold) and XAGUSD (silver) contract for difference trading, being the first in the industry to launch a multi-leverage trading mechanism. The first batch includes XAUUSD20 (gold 20x), XAUUSD100 (gold 100x), and XAUUSD200 (gold 200x) contract for difference products, along with new silver products XAGUSD10 (silver 10x), XAGUSD20 (silver 20x), and XAGUSD50 (silver 50x), further optimizing the overall trading experience while enhancing strategic flexibility.

According to Jinshi Data reports, there are market rumors that Iran has launched ballistic missiles at all Gulf countries except Oman.

Iran's state television announced retaliation against Israel, and Iran has begun its counterattack. The first batch of ballistic missiles from Iran has been launched towards Israel, with a total of 30 missiles fired. Alarms sounded across large areas of Israel, and the public was urged to take shelter in bomb shelters.

According to the latest exchange evaluation report released by CoinDesk, Gate ranked third in the global centralized exchange spot market share in January this year, and fourth in the derivatives market share. Data shows that Gate's spot trading volume reached $74.4 billion that month, with a month-on-month growth of 11.1%. Among AA--A rated exchanges, Gate ranks in the top three by spot trading volume, accounting for approximately 50.2% of the total trading volume when combined with leading platforms.In terms of derivatives, Gate's trading volume market share is 11.2%. The platform ranks among the top three retail exchanges in terms of open contract size, with a share of 10.1%, demonstrating its sustained activity and capital capacity in the market.Additionally, Gate's cumulative TradFi trading volume has surpassed $70 billion, with a single-day peak exceeding $10 billion. The platform has officially ended its public testing phase and launched a web version, achieving full coverage across multiple terminals. Users can trade global contracts for difference (covering foreign exchange, stocks, and precious metals) using USDT as margin under a unified account system, and access the MT5 execution system for unified margin management across asset classes.At the same time, Gate has officially launched GateAI and introduced natural language trading features, supporting the completion of spot and wealth management order operations through conversational commands, further streamlining the AI analysis and multi-terminal trading execution process.

According to GMGN data, the BSC ecosystem token 4Ball surged significantly during the day, with an increase of over 94 times, and its market value briefly exceeded 6 million USD, currently reported at around 6.7 million USD.Odaily reminds users that the prices of Meme coins are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

After experiencing a sharp pullback over the weekend, the international gold market has shown a significant oscillation and recovery trend today. The trading heat of the digital gold asset XAUT has also warmed up, rising from the weekend low to around $4845, with a daily increase of about 3.7%. This indicates that investors still have strong demand for the allocation of digital gold assets during the price oscillation and recovery period.According to Coinglass data, the 24-hour trading volume of Gate XAUT (gold) contracts exceeded $489 million, a substantial increase of 136.39% compared to the previous period, ranking third globally. Gate has fully launched precious metals, stocks, foreign exchange, bulk markets, and traditional financial trading zones in the contract sector, covering various contract trading targets including gold, silver, crude oil, euro, pound, Dow Jones Industrial, and Hang Seng Index, supporting 24/7 trading with a maximum leverage of 100x, continuously providing users with a synergistic trading experience of crypto and traditional financial assets.