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The metal market has seen a short-term pullback. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a high of $4,713.3 and a low of $4,621.1 within 24 hours; international silver (XAG) reached a high of $75.73 and a low of $72.79 within 24 hours. As prices broke through key ranges, market risk aversion sentiment marginally receded, significantly amplifying short-term volatility.According to CoinGlass data, Gate's metal contract trading and positions are actively synchronized. Currently, the position size of XAUT is $42.7135 million; the 24-hour contract trading volume of XAG reached $60.4477 million, a substantial increase of 1640.73% compared to the previous period. Against the backdrop of severe market fluctuations, the competition between bulls and bears has intensified, driving a rapid increase in trading activity.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's 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 Gate market data, in pre-market trading of US stocks, star technology stocks generally softened, with Micron Technology down 1.7%, Broadcom down 1.5%, and both AMD and NVIDIA down 1.4%.

According to Coinglass data, the current 8-hour average funding rate for ETH across the network is 0.001%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is 0.0031%, OKX is 0.0028%, Bybit is -0.0007%, and Gate is 0.0016%.

According to Coinglass data, the current 8-hour average funding rate for BTC across the network is 0.0015%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is -0.0002%, OKX is 0.0075%, Bybit is 0.0024%, and Gate is -0.0009%.

AI Layer 1 Network 0G announced that it will hold a special themed event titled "House of AI: Building Blockchain for AI Agents" on April 22nd in the afternoon at the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Open Stage. This event is co-hosted by Alibaba Cloud and supported by organizations such as BingX Labs, Noos Network, and 499.It is reported that the event aims to explore the construction of blockchain infrastructure for AI Agents in depth. The core agenda includes a fireside chat titled "Why Agents Need Blockchain" featuring Michael, co-founder and CEO of 0G, a roundtable forum focusing on decentralized AI and the crypto macro cycle, and live demonstrations of hackathon projects judged by Alibaba Cloud, BingX Labs, Noos AI, and OKX Ventures.

Polkadot stated on the X platform that the team has noticed security issues with the Ethereum gateway contract of Hyperbridge. This vulnerability only affects DOT tokens bridged to Ethereum via Hyperbridge, while DOT within the Polkadot ecosystem and other bridging solutions are not affected. Polkadot and its parachains and native DOT remain secure. Hyperbridge has suspended operations during the investigation.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, the Hyperbridge contract encountered an MMR proof replay vulnerability, resulting in a loss of approximately $242,000.

Polkadot responded to the Hyperbridge vulnerability incident, stating that the vulnerability only affects DOT assets bridged to the Ethereum network via Hyperbridge and does not involve native DOT within the Polkadot ecosystem or assets from other bridging paths. The official statement indicated that the Polkadot mainnet and its parachains are operating normally, and related assets remain secure.Currently, Hyperbridge has suspended operations, and the incident is under further investigation. Previous reports indicated that the Polkadot bridge vulnerability was exploited, resulting in the issuance of 1 billion DOT on the Ethereum network, which has been sold off, with the attacker profiting $237,000.

The Solana ecosystem meme coin neet today saw a significant increase in market value, reaching 40 million USD, with a current price of 0.039 USD and a 24-hour increase of 40%. Previously, this meme coin rebounded after its market value fell below 7 million USD on February 12, and has recently continued to rise slightly.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coins have no real use case, and their prices are highly volatile, so investment should be approached with caution.

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.

According to Yu Jin monitoring, Sun Yuchen's USDD withdrew 109 million USDT from the lending platform Spark one hour ago, and then replenished the PSM pool of USDD. Currently, the available liquidity for USDD to exchange for USDT is 42 million dollars.

According to DigitalAsset, the Audit and Inspection Agency of South Korea has released the "Audit Report on the Operation and Management of the Elderly Welfare System," which requires the Minister of Health and Welfare to amend relevant regulations to include digital assets in the property calculation scope for basic pension reviews. The agency pointed out that digital assets have a clear economic value, but the current basic pension law does not include digital assets in its property scope, which may result in individuals holding significant digital assets still being eligible for basic pension benefits.The agency believes that digital assets should be regarded as property with clear economic value, even if their form differs from traditional financial assets, as the value of the property itself is not different. The Ministry of Health and Welfare agrees with this view, stating that it is necessary to prevent relatively high-income individuals in the lower 70% of non-income earners from receiving basic pensions, and agrees that digital assets should be included in the property calculation scope.

Varys Capital's head of venture capital, Tom Dunleavy, posted on X that the financing environment in the cryptocurrency market has changed dramatically over the past six months. Previously, VCs had to constantly network, write content, appear on podcasts, participate in Spaces, promote their investment logic, and make countless calls every week to invest in good projects... But now, as long as there is money to spend, that's enough. Current projects are being "pushed in front of VCs," without VCs having to actively dig for them; as long as others know you have funds, projects will come knocking.Most VC firms are now in one of the following three states: they are out of money, they are shifting to later stages (Series A and beyond), or they are fundraising (but not smoothly). Fundraising that used to take 2-3 weeks now often drags on for 2-3 months. Projects with questionable business models or those that simply replicate the latest hot narratives can no longer secure new funding or follow-on investments (which is a good thing).Currently, there may be fewer than 20 firms that are still making pre-seed/seed investments. VCs can basically choose the projects they want to invest in at their leisure and have more time to conduct due diligence. The investment cycle in 2025 and 2026 is likely to become a historically significant "golden opportunity," but the premise is that VCs can hold on.

According to Jinshi News, European stocks opened lower across the board, with the Euro Stoxx 50 index down 1.02%, the German DAX index down 1.42%, the UK FTSE 100 index down 0.5%, the Spanish IBEX 35 index down 1.06%, and the French CAC 40 index down 0.89%.

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 US Stock Zone will add trading pairs ACN, ADBE, AFG, AMD, AMGN, BBD, BBWI, BE, BLK tonight at 21:30 (UTC+8), allowing users to trade US stock-mapped tokens directly.Assets in the US Stock Zone will continue to be updated, and trading will open as soon as new assets are launched. Please refer to the platform page and internal notifications for specific trading pairs and times.

According to Cointelegraph, the TRUMP token saw a price increase of 50% after it was announced in March that a luncheon would be held at Mar-a-Lago, but as of this Monday, it has dropped over 33%, with a current trading price of $2.8.Data from blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain shows that some crypto whales have recently withdrawn large amounts of TRUMP tokens from exchanges like Binance and Bybit, with individual addresses holding over 1 million tokens, valued at approximately $3.2 million. The luncheon will take place on April 25, with the first 297 TRUMP holders invited to attend, and the top 29 will be able to participate in a private reception.Data from CoinCarp indicates that over 91% of the token supply is concentrated in the top 10 wallets. Analysts point out that limited market liquidity and concentrated holdings lead to increased price volatility, which may be influenced by the upcoming midterm elections and related events.

According to Jinshi News, the pricing in the money market shows that the probability of the European Central Bank raising interest rates in April is 50%, while the probability last Friday was about 20%.