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Binance will hold a SOON trading competition from April 17, 2026, 21:00 to April 24, 2026, 21:00. Users can participate by trading SOON (SOON) through the Binance wallet (without private keys) or Binance Alpha, sharing a prize pool of 688,000 SOON. Rewards will be available for collection before May 8, 2026, 21:00, and eligible users must complete the collection within 14 days.

According to Cointelegraph, the Cato Institute, a U.S. think tank, released a report stating that the U.S. government should eliminate the capital gains tax on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to make it easier for cryptocurrencies to be used as everyday currency and to promote fair competition among different currencies.Currently, U.S. tax law treats Bitcoin as a capital asset, triggering a taxable event when users pay for goods or services with Bitcoin, requiring the calculation and reporting of capital gains. This results in even small everyday purchases potentially generating hundreds of pages of tax documents, significantly increasing the compliance burden. Cato aims to remove the current U.S. tax policy barriers to the use of cryptocurrencies as currency. Cato researcher Anthony emphasized, "Congress should simplify the tax code so that ordinary Americans can easily fulfill their obligations, which will greatly alleviate the pressure of tax season and create a more competitive economic environment."According to a 2025 survey, 39% of U.S. cryptocurrency holders have used crypto assets to purchase goods and services, and currently, about 11,000 merchants worldwide accept Bitcoin payments.

According to official news, Gate Alpha officially launched the 33rd Hot Coin Trading Competition on April 15 at 14:00 (UTC+8). Users can participate by trading designated hot coins to share a total airdrop reward valued at $20,000.During the event, users will receive 1 lottery chance for every 200 USDT traded in designated cryptocurrencies, with a daily limit of 20 chances per person and a maximum of 80 chances during the event. The winning rate is 100%. New users will receive an additional lottery chance for their first trade of any amount; for each friend invited who makes their first purchase of ≥ 100 USDT on Gate Alpha, an additional 2 lottery chances will be granted. Prizes are distributed in real-time, and the prize pool will end once it is exhausted.Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BNB Chain, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain, and enables seamless trading of tokens across all chains through the contract address search function, facilitating cross-chain trading and allowing users to access all on-chain tokens with one click.

According to official news, Gate DEX will launch the "Hong Kong Stock Contract Trading Competition" from April 13 at 19:00 to May 12 at 19:00 (UTC+8). This event leverages Gate DEX's powerful on-chain contract execution capabilities, featuring the launch of perpetual contracts for Tencent, Meituan, Xiaomi, Kuaishou, Xunce, and Zhipu. Users only need to connect their wallets and start trading in the Hong Kong stock contract market to support 1-20 times leverage for bidirectional operations. The event includes multiple benefits such as first trade rewards, all-participant trading rewards, and invitation rewards, with a maximum individual reward of 100 USDT, and a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT.Gate DEX is an industry-leading multi-chain crypto platform, providing a one-stop connection to over 100 public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps, offering a professional-grade DEX experience and the best solutions for every DEX need. BountyDrop is a dedicated earning activity section in the discovery page of Gate DEX, where users can win rewards or participate in a lottery to obtain airdrop tokens by completing simple tasks.

The digital asset trading platform Gate has announced that its global trading competition WCTC 2026 season (S8) has returned on the occasion of its 13th anniversary. This year's event has a prize pool of up to $8 million and has undergone multi-dimensional upgrades to the competition format, enhancing user participation through richer interactions and incentive mechanisms.According to official information, registration for the event will open on April 14, and the competition will officially start on April 23, lasting for 28 days and open to users worldwide. In terms of gameplay, while continuing the team and individual competitions, formats such as 1v1 PK have been added to further enrich participation pathways. The prize pool will be distributed based on the number of valid participants and will be supplemented with new user benefits and multiple activity incentives.It is noteworthy that this year's competition has included some TradFi trading in its statistics, with related trading volume and performance also counted in the results. As the trading competition mechanism continues to upgrade, the platform's exploration of user interaction and operational aspects is deepening, further enhancing user engagement and retention performance.In addition, Gate will launch multiple offline activities in Hong Kong during the 13th anniversary celebration, including the "GATE GALA 13" anniversary dinner at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong on April 20, along with the "Gate 13 Red Carpet Ceremony" and the unveiling of the F1 Red Bull Racing team display car, as well as the "Racing the Future" outdoor exhibition at K11 MUSEA's seaside promenade from April 18 to 24.

On the occasion of its thirteenth anniversary, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han published an open letter titled "Releasing the Power of Change Amidst Cyclical Transitions," reflecting on the platform's journey from early exploration to global development, and systematically elaborating on his judgments regarding industry cycles and future trends.Dr. Han pointed out that as CeFi continues to extend towards DeFi, the platform is moving from a centralized trading vehicle to a more open ecological structure. The cryptocurrency industry is shifting from "narrative-driven" to "infrastructure-driven," with the focus of competition shifting from products and scale to system capabilities and structural advantages. In the next cycle, platforms with infrastructure capabilities will no longer just be market participants but will become an important part of the rules.Dr. Han stated that Gate is gradually transitioning from a builder to a shaper of industry structure, continuously investing in trading depth, risk control capabilities, and global compliance systems, while simultaneously laying out in areas such as RWA, TradFi, DeFi, and AI. In addition, Gate is advancing its global brand building by establishing partnerships with top international sports IPs like the F1 Red Bull Racing Team and Inter Milan, accelerating connections with a broader global user base.In the future, Gate will continue to lay out around infrastructure capabilities, deepening investments in ecological connections, technological capabilities, and global systems to address a new stage of higher-dimensional industry competition.

Binance will launch the Stable trading competition on April 10, 2026, at 21:00, and the event will last until April 17, 2026, at 21:00. Users can earn rewards by using the Binance wallet (without private keys) or trading Stable (STABLE) on Binance Alpha. The total prize pool is 4,005,600 STABLE, and specific rewards will be distributed based on the ranking of users' cumulative purchase amounts. Eligible users can claim their token rewards before May 1, 2026, at 21:00.

According to official news, Gate will launch the 13th Anniversary Invitation Celebration from April 10, 12:00 to April 20, 12:00 (UTC+8). Users can invite friends to register and complete ≥1 USDT transaction to gain a chance to enter a lottery, with a 100% chance of winning GT token rewards. As the cumulative spot and contract trading volume of invited friends increases, the inviter can earn up to 11 lottery chances from a single friend, with no limit on the number of invitations. Additionally, invited friends can also receive tiered GT rewards after meeting trading standards.Furthermore, Gate will hold an Invitation New Speed Competition from April 9, 12:00 to April 19, 12:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 130,000 USDT. During the event, users will receive a cashback of 20 USDT for each friend invited who completes the specified trading task; after friends meet the advanced trading conditions, both parties can receive additional rewards. Finally, rankings will be based on the number of valid invitations, with the top user enjoying an exclusive cashback reward of 5,000 USDT.

Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) saw active trading on its first day, with over 1.6 million shares traded and approximately $34 million in capital inflow.The fund tracks the CoinDesk Bitcoin reference price, with a fee rate of only 0.14%, the lowest among similar products, focusing on price advantages to enter market competition. In addition to the low fee rate, MSBT also relies on Morgan Stanley's vast wealth management channels, which are expected to attract traditional investors to allocate Bitcoin assets through the financial advisor system. However, the market is still dominated by leading products, such as BlackRock's IBIT, which has exceeded $53 billion in size. Industry insiders expect that MSBT may divert some existing funds in the short term, but its long-term performance will still depend on its ability to attract continuous capital inflow.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the first bi-weekly active vault competition from April 2 at 18:00 to April 16 at 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users who connect their Gate wallet or compatible wallets and complete registration can obtain "vault keys" by participating in various trading tasks on Gate DEX across multiple chains, and participate in the leaderboard to share rewards based on the total number of keys accumulated. The more participation and the higher the ranking, the more rewards will be obtained.It is reported that the bi-weekly active vault competition will continue to be held on a bi-weekly basis, providing users with long-term and stable reward acquisition opportunities through on-chain trading tasks and ranking incentive mechanisms, and further enhancing the on-chain trading activity of Gate DEX across multiple business scenarios.

Binance will launch a new spot trading event on April 2, 2026, at 17:00. Eligible users will have the chance to share a prize pool of 200,000 U token vouchers. The event will end on April 16, 2026, at 17:00. All regular users who have completed identity verification and Binance VIP 1 users can participate, and they must accumulate a trading volume of at least 500 USD equivalent in eligible U spot trading pairs. The reward limit for each user is 2,000 U, and rewards will be distributed by April 30, 2026, after the event ends.

According to CoinDesk, Anthropic has recently been revealed to be testing a new AI model called "Mythos," which is described as "bringing unprecedented cybersecurity risks." This has a direct impact on the cryptocurrency industry, as the enhancement of AI capabilities will further amplify its role in smart contract auditing, vulnerability discovery, and attack automation, potentially intensifying the offensive and defensive dynamics in DeFi.Recent events, including Ripple's launch of AI security upgrades, the Ethereum Foundation's layout for quantum-resistant security, and the Resolv stablecoin losing its peg due to contract vulnerabilities, all highlight the importance of security issues.It is reported that the Mythos model is currently only open for testing to early access customers, as it is costly and sensitive in capability, and is not yet ready for a full release.

Binance Spot will hold a Tether Gold (XAUT) trading volume competition from March 27, 2026, 17:00 to April 17, 2026, 17:00. Eligible users will have the chance to share a prize pool of 200 XAUT token vouchers. All verified regular users and VIP users can participate. Participants must accumulate a trading volume of at least $500 equivalent in eligible trading pairs (XAUT/USDT, XAUT/USDC). Rewards will be distributed before May 1, 2026.

According to market news, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Polygon has proposed a new fee model proposal PIP-85, aimed at reversing the decline of its native token POL, which has dropped over 60% in the past year, and addressing competition from Base and Arbitrum.The proposal will redistribute 50% of priority fee revenue to network validators and delegators, and adjust the distribution of validator rewards from being based on staking size to being based on contribution performance. In the remaining validator pool, 75% will be distributed based on contribution rather than staking size, while 25% will still be distributed according to existing staking weight. The author mentioned in the proposal that implementing this proposal does not require any direct on-chain changes.

The Binance wallet launches the Bluwhale trading competition on Binance Alpha, with the first round of activities running from March 26, 2026, 21:00 to April 2, 2026, 21:00, and the second round from April 2, 2026, 21:00 to April 9, 2026, 21:00. Participants will be ranked based on their total buying trading volume of BLUAI tokens during the event. The top 3,330 users will share 13,653,000 BLUAI tokens, and eligible users can receive a reward of 4,100 BLUAI tokens, which will be distributed before April 23, 2026, 21:00.

According to the official announcement, the Huobi HTX "全民龙虾交易赛" will officially start on March 26 from 20:00 to 22:00. Special invited AI trading experts will compete with their exclusive AI players in a 2-hour racing showdown to validate their strategies in real trading.This competition has three major awards for the champion, runner-up, and third place. The champion will receive a reward of 1000U equivalent in $HTX, the runner-up 500U, and the third place 200U. The competition results will be evaluated based on a combination of profit amount ranking (weight 60%) and return rate ranking (weight 40%). At the same time, Huobi HTX will provide each participant with a loss reimbursement of up to 200U equivalent in $HTX and a subsidy for large model calls of up to 50U equivalent in $HTX, helping AI players to compete at full strength.Regular users can also win prizes! Log in to the Huobi HTX App and enter the event page to participate in the champion prediction. If you guess correctly, you can share a prize pool of 100U equivalent in $HTX. The entire event will be live-streamed, with real-time analysis of AI orders and opening and closing strategies. During the breaks, users can easily copy strategies by one-click following excellent traders and share in the trading benefits of experts.Follow the official Huobi HTX live broadcast room and lock in on March 26 at 8 PM to witness the peak showdown of AI competition.