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Kalshi and Polymarket face a potential Supreme Court showdown over the legality of prediction markets as inflation rises and stock markets hit record highs. The outcome may redefine how traders hedge economic risks amid conflicting court rulings on their operations.

Polymarket is seeking an additional $400 million in funding after raising $600 million at a $15 billion valuation, which has increased from $9 billion last year. Despite this growth, it still lags behind competitor Kalshi Inc.'s $22 billion valuation.

Kevin O'Leary has shifted 90% of his crypto investments to Bitcoin and Ethereum, dismissing other assets as "garbage." He emphasizes their liquidity and market dominance, while also investing in Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure.

US lawmakers are investigating the disappearance of 11 nuclear scientists with ties to sensitive projects, expressing concerns over national security. Notable cases include a retired general and a NASA director. Calls for urgent briefings and clarifications from the government are escalating.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, FCEL (FuelCell Energy Inc) has surged by 12% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 突破 76000 USDT，现价 76069 USDT。

Global crypto investment funds experienced significant inflows this week, driven by Bitcoin ETFs and improved investor sentiment amid stabilized markets. Factors influencing this trend include greater institutional participation, risk appetite, and macroeconomic signals.

Bitmine recently acquired 101,627 ETH, bringing its total to 4,976,485 ETH, which is 4.12% of the circulating supply. The company aims to reach 5% of total ETH supply and is the world’s largest ETH staker, recently launching an institutional staking platform.

Ice Open Network reported a security breach on April 15, revealing unauthorized access to user data, including email addresses and 2FA phone numbers, but no financial data was compromised. The incident, linked to former partners of a service provider, is under legal review, and users are advised to update security settings. The breach highlights escalating security issues in the crypto sector, with significant losses reported in recent months.

Gate News message, whale address 0x8Ad4 withdrew 12,000 ETH, valued at $27.6 million, from centralized exchanges over the past 3 hours. The withdrawn ETH was used to repay loans on Aave.

某头部交易所宣布其加密借贷服务已向英国用户开放，允许以 BTC、ETH 或 cbETH 抵押借入 USDC，最高可达 500 万美元。Morpho 作为后端基础设施，负责提供该服务。目前英国用户可用的抵押品有限，而美国用户可使用更多加密资产。此次扩展在加密借贷市场挑战加剧的背景下进行，Morpho 依然保持强劲的市场地位。

India and South Korea signed a trade agreement to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, doubling current figures. The deal covers various sectors and includes the establishment of an Industrial Cooperation Committee to enhance investment and collaboration.

Gate News message, according to Lookonchain Weekly Report (Apr 13–Apr 19, 2026), the market witnessed $1.88B in new stablecoin inflows. CEX spot trading volume increased while perpetual contract volume decreased during the period. Institutional demand surged, with Strategy purchasing 34,164 BTC val

Gate News message, April 20 — Michael Elmer, 36, a former officer with Avon and Somerset Police, was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment today after admitting to using AI tools to manipulate private photos of a female colleague to make her appear naked and sharing them online for sexual

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has established a regulatory framework for round-the-clock trading of tokenized products on licensed platforms. With 13 tokenized products and approximately HK$10.7 billion in assets, this initiative aims to integrate traditional finance with Web3 through regulated stablecoins and tokenized deposits, enhancing liquidity.

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2.6, featuring chat and Agent modes on kimi.com. It excels in coding benchmarks, supports 4,000 tool invocations, and upgraded parallel functionality for autonomous scenarios.

Justin Sun withdrew 55.01 million USDC from a major CEX and deposited it into the Spark protocol, totaling $179 million in deposits since Aave's bad debt incident, highlighting Spark's growing liquidity.

Singapore Gulf Bank has launched USDC minting and redemption services on the Solana network for institutional clients, enhancing transaction efficiency and addressing challenges in transferring large sums between traditional and crypto markets.

The FCC plans to revoke wireless product testing credentials for Chinese labs, with implementation by the end of April and a two-year transition. HuaCe Testing expects limited impact on its revenue from this change.