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According to official social media news, the Chinese decentralized contract trading platform Sun Wukong has now launched BLESS/USDT, with a maximum leverage of 20 times.

According to CoinGlass data, in the past 4 hours, various assets have continued to rise in the contract position increase rankings. HK50 has a position of approximately $3.5027 million, with an increase of 1527.05%; US30 has a position of approximately $4.4947 million, with an increase of 152.44%. The core targets at the top of the increase rankings are all products that Gate has launched, significantly boosting the trading activity of related contracts.From a structural perspective, the targets with the highest increases are mainly concentrated in index and individual stock contracts, with funds continuously flowing into related derivatives. Against the backdrop of multi-asset volatility, this further reflects Gate's advantages in product coverage and liquidity.

Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi tweeted, "As Iran is willing to give up uranium enrichment as a compromise to end the war, the war is progressing towards a complete end as expected, hoping that world peace is not just an empty slogan. At the same time, the structural bill will eventually pass, and I remain optimistic about this rebound market, unless the guns start firing again.Recently, I've seen many people get liquidated in altcoin contracts. Altcoins themselves are high-risk, and adding contracts makes it a guaranteed losing game, especially when your opponent controls the chips, capital, and technology. Buffett is right; slowly getting rich is the best way. No matter how skilled you are, winning five times in a row and losing everything on the sixth is not a normal business model."

Global index market volatility is intensifying, and funds are accelerating their inflow into the cross-asset derivatives market. The AUS200, HK50, and US30 index contracts on the Gate platform are performing exceptionally actively, dominating the top five positions in CoinGlass's holding increase leaderboard over the past four hours.According to CoinGlass data, the holding size of AUS200 (Australia S&P 200) on the Gate platform reached $620,400, with an increase of 1840.64%; the holding size of HK50 (Hang Seng Index) was $2.53 million, with an increase of 1091.96%; the holding of US30 (Dow Jones Index) reached $7.89 million, with an increase of 981.24%; TW88 and HSCHKD recorded increases of 129.34% and 97.88%, respectively, further highlighting Gate's product coverage and liquidity advantages in cross-asset derivatives trading.Gate pioneered index perpetual contracts, using mainstream global indices and volatility indices as underlying assets, introducing market sentiment indicators into the crypto derivatives trading system, maintaining USDT settlement, and supporting 24/7 trading. The platform will continue to build a multi-asset contract system covering mainstream TradFi assets, providing users with more flexible multi-asset trading options.

According to official social media news, the Chinese decentralized contract trading platform Sun Wukong has now launched RAVE/USDT, with a maximum leverage of 20 times.

SuperEx has launched the IWMUSDT and CRWVUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs on April 13, 2026, at 14:00 (UTC+8).The above contracts support full position, isolated position, and split position modes, and trading can be conducted via Web and APP.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract stock section will launch on April 13 at 14:00 (UTC+8) with perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT) for TENCENT (0700.HK), MEITUAN (03690.HK), XIAOMI (01810.HK), KUAISHOU (01024.HK), XUNCE (03317.HK), and ZHIPU (02513.HK), all supporting 1-20 times leverage.It is reported that Gate's traditional asset category layout is comprehensive, covering the widest range on the entire network.

As Robinhood accelerates its layout in the prediction market, it has proactively excluded certain contract products due to concerns that they may foster market manipulation and insider trading risks. Robinhood UK President Jordan Sinclair stated that the company is highly attentive to market abuse issues and will not offer all prediction markets or event contracts to users, but will selectively launch products that are more suitable for customers.Recently, several "precise betting" incidents have raised regulatory concerns. For example, there were unusually large bets placed on Polymarket before U.S. actions against Iran; Israeli regulators have also sued two individuals who used confidential information to place bets. Additionally, "mention markets" (such as words that will appear in a speech being bet on) have been explicitly excluded from Robinhood's product range due to their susceptibility to manipulation.Currently, Robinhood primarily provides compliant prediction market services through partnerships with Kalshi and ForecastEx, prioritizing regulated platforms to reduce information abuse and cross-border compliance risks. In contrast, the less regulated Polymarket allows users to trade through cryptocurrency wallets with relatively loose identity verification.Robinhood previously anticipated that prediction markets would become an important growth engine, with CEO Vlad Tenev stating that this business could become one of the fastest-growing segments by 2025, potentially driving the formation of a trillion-dollar annual trading scale in the future.

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.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice submitted documents to a federal court on Tuesday, requesting to block Arizona from applying its gambling laws to the prediction market operator Kalshi.Federal regulators argue that contracts linked to sports events, elections, and other real-world events fall under a financial derivative known as "swaps," which should be subject to federal regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act, rather than governed by state gambling laws. Arizona had previously filed criminal charges against Kalshi under state gambling laws, with a hearing scheduled for April 13.The federal appeals court in New Jersey had previously ruled in favor of Kalshi, determining that its sports contracts are presumed legal under federal law in the absence of CFTC intervention, but courts in other jurisdictions have allowed state-level enforcement actions to proceed. If the court ultimately accepts the CFTC's position, prediction markets could operate nationwide under a unified federal framework.

To enhance market liquidity and user experience, Binance will adjust the minimum nominal value of the USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts for BTCUSDT and BTCUSDC from 100 USDT/USDC to 50 USDT/USDC.The adjustment is expected to be completed within 4 hours and will not affect existing orders or normal trading.

The situation in the Middle East has undergone a significant turnaround, with the premiums accumulated due to war expectations being rapidly released, causing international oil prices to drop by more than 15% in a single day. WTI crude oil (XTIUSD) fell by 16.54%, currently priced at $95.94, with a 24-hour low of $91.08; Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) fell by 14.78%, currently priced at $94.54, with a 24-hour low of $90.25.The sharp fluctuations in oil prices have led to a surge in trading volume for related derivatives in the cryptocurrency market. According to Coinglass data, the trading volume for WTI crude oil (XTIUSD) contracts on the Gate platform reached $49.412 million in 24 hours, an increase of 189.71%; the trading volume for Gate XBR in 24 hours reached $37.4179 million, an increase of 196.37%. Currently, the trading volumes of both crude oil contracts on Gate rank first among all exchanges.Gate Contracts pioneered the commodity contract sector, covering perpetual contract trading for XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil), XTIUSDT (WTI crude oil), and NG (natural gas), providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, helping users to allocate assets and strategize across markets in volatile conditions.

On April 7, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche and Sui, pending regulatory review.The contracts will offer both standard and micro specifications, aimed at providing traders with capital efficiency and strategic flexibility. Micro contracts typically have lower margin requirements, helping to enhance accessibility for retail and institutional participants. This move further expands the existing cryptocurrency derivatives product line at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which currently includes futures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, reflecting the exchange's ongoing strategy to deepen its digital asset derivatives offerings.

CME Group announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI), further enriching its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product line, and is currently awaiting approval from regulatory authorities. Market participants can choose between mini contracts or standard contracts: 1. AVAX futures: 5,000 AVAX, mini AVAX futures: 500 AVAX; 2. SUI futures: 50,000 SUI, mini SUI futures: 5,000 SUI.

According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will update the leverage and margin levels of multiple U-based perpetual contracts on April 10, 2026, at 14:30 (Beijing time).The contracts involved include XPLUSDT, FFUSDT, 0GUSDT, WIFUSDT, WUSDT, ZENUSDT, LINEAUSDT, NMRUSDT, PROVEUSDT, BERAUSDT, SNXUSDT, KAITOUSDT, SUSHIUSDT, MOODENGUSDT, ERAUSDT, TRBUSDT, SPKUSDT, and BIOUSDT. The update will be completed in about an hour, and existing positions will be affected.