Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX (VIX) has dropped by 3% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

A German commercial bank analyst noted that, given the recent decline in the yen, Japan and the United States may jointly intervene in the currency markets to boost the yen and suppress the dollar. The current dollar strength provides favorable conditions for coordinated intervention, and the G7 meeting will offer an opportunity to secure support for Japan.

Gate News message: On March 30, the number of Apyx protocol users, the issuer of on-chain interest-stablecoins supported by Strategy's Stretch (STRC), has reached 1,000. Apyx says that on-chain digital credit yield is taking the lead.

In the past 7 days, CEX A had the largest drop in its BTC wallet balance, decreasing by 6.7%, while CEX B grew by 2.07%. In terms of net outflows, CEX C led with $1.184 billion, followed by CEX D and CEX E. CEX F, meanwhile, recorded a net inflow of $69.66 million.

GoPlus Security reports that a type of malware called Infiniti Stealer carries out attacks against Mac users by impersonating a Cloudflare verification page, stealing crypto wallets and credentials. The malware bypasses security mechanisms by manually executing commands; it can steal browser data and developer keys and has the ability to evade detection.

On March 30, Hyperinsight detected a whale address that specializes in shorting, "Silver Iron Head Air Force," opening BTC and ETH short positions, with a position size of about $4.0 million. At the same time, the address placed $29.0 million in sell and buy orders, waiting for the price to rise and trigger them.

Gate News message, March 30, on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain data shows that UK crypto investment firm Abraxas Capital has established a crude oil short position with a total size of approximately $135 million. Specifically, this includes: 954,996 Brent crude oil contracts (the international benchmark crude oil price, approximately $102.7 million) and 322,885 WTI crude oil contracts (the U.S. benchmark crude oil price, approximately $32.7 million).

Gate News message. On March 30, a suspected insider, low-frequency trading address began continuously buying a predicted event—"a U.S. invasion of Iran before the end of March"—starting yesterday (March 29) at around midnight. Its average position cost was 10¢, with $42,000 invested. Later, at 03:51 this morning (March 30), it sold at 46¢, earning $50,000 in profit. Previously, the same address had profited $150,000 from a prediction that the U.S. would strike Iran this year.

A “Innovation Committee Action” plan backed by Trump advisor David Sacks will invest $100 million to support candidates in the midterm elections in mid-November this year, in order to prevent stricter regulation of AI technology. This comes on top of other pro-AI groups having raised nearly $200 million, as AI policy has become a key issue in the fight for control of Congress.

Gate News message, March 30, iQIYI (IQ.O) announced that the company has officially initiated the public commercial testing of Nadou Pro, its self-developed AI smart assistant, in the recent period. Nadou Pro is the first AI smart assistant in China designed specifically for professional long-form video production. By integrating leading foundation models and iQIYI’s deep experience in producing high-quality content, it can effectively simplify the entire production process from creative ideation to final video generation.

A Singapore court ruled that threats should not be issued against Curve Finance contributor Wong and ordered two defendants to pay about 2,500 Singapore dollars in damages. The case stems from the 2025 Resupply exploit attack; users lost about $9.3 million, and Curve was not involved in this incident.

Gate News message. On March 30, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that, over the past two days, the Israeli military launched multiple rounds of airstrikes on Tehran, the Iranian capital, targeting about 40 weapons production and research and development facilities. The statement shows that on the 29th, the Israeli Air Force used more than 80 munitions, focusing on striking Iranian weapons production facilities, including a facility used for assembling remote air-to-air missiles, a facility used to produce components needed for producing anti-tank missiles and short-range air defense missiles, and a facility used to produce and research ballistic missile engines. (CCTV News)

Universal Digital Intl Limited’s USDU, a U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin issued by Universal Digital Intl Limited, launches on a certain CEX on March 30, becoming the first offshore payment token regulated by regulators in Abu Dhabi, used for digital-asset settlement, supporting its global expansion strategy.

Gate News message. On March 30, according to The Wall Street Journal, Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Arif, said that if Iran’s “aggressors” want to negotiate over the Strait of Hormuz (one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes), they must commit not to invade Iran and to recognize Iran’s international rights.

Gate News message. On March 30, according to data from msx.com, crypto-related stocks in the U.S. traded pre-market generally rose. Among them, COIN rose 2.4%, MSTR rose 1.88%, SBET rose 3.31%, and BMNR rose 3.81%.

Gate News bot message, the upcoming week will see major token unlocks across seven projects. $SUI leads with $47.19M in unlocks, followed by $EDGE at $11.82M, $BEAT at $10.53M, $FF at $9.66M, $OPN at $8.29M, $ENA at $8.63M, and $EIGEN at $6.38M.

In Q1 2026, decentralized exchange (DEX) trading activity fell to its lowest level in nearly a year, with trading volume largely flat compared with 2025. The share of DEX trading volume in centralized exchange volumes dropped to 14.1%, and Solana led with $11.42 billion in average daily trading volume.

Gate News message, March 30, market data shows that the intraday gain in spot silver has widened to 2.00%, now at $71.11 per ounce. The intraday gain in Comex silver futures has widened to 2.00%, now at $71.20 per ounce.