From 2026-04-09 08:30 to 2026-04-09 08:45 (UTC), BTC surged quickly within the USDT 70979.6 to 71333.3 range. The 15-minute return was +0.49%, with a range (amplitude) of 0.50%. Near-term market volatility intensified, market attention increased significantly, the number of active on-chain addresses remained consistently above 120k, and daily trading volume exceeded $2.0 billion, reflecting rising user participation. The main driving force behind this abnormal move was a large-scale liquidation of short positions in the futures market, with approximately $273 million in short funds being forced to liquidate during this period

Gate News message. On April 9, according to on-chain analyst Emperor Osmo, the Avalanche team deposited about $180 million worth of AVAX tokens to a certain CEX within six months, accounting for about 1.88% of the circulating supply.

Bitcoin has recently been trading in a high-level range. The price rebounded from $67,000 to $70,900, driven by a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. Market analysis suggests that weakness in oil prices—or easing inflation pressure—may support Bitcoin’s upside. If it breaks above $72,500, it could trigger short liquidations and push the price up to $80,000. However, instability in the Middle East and a rebound in oil prices could act as a drag. Volatility in the energy market will be a key factor influencing Bitcoin’s direction.

Gate News message: On April 9, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, BLUR (Blur) is trading at $0.02243. It is up 18.86% over the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.023 and a low of $0.0183. Its current market cap is about $6.2189 million. Blur is a decentralized marketplace and aggregator that supports NFTs and will be managed by $BLUR holders. Blur’s architecture is designed to handle high traffic loads, enabling unmatched speed and advanced features, including real-time data feeds, charts, bulk listings and purchasing tools, as well as portfolio management. This message does not constitute investment advice; investing involves risks, including market volatility.

SpaceX executive Michael Nicolls said in a memo that xAI’s training performance is poor and clearly behind its competitors. As a result, it decided to reorganize the engineering team, appoint a new leader, and aim to catch up with companies like OpenAI and Google. This move is part of the rebuilding plan pushed by Elon Musk.

Gate News message: On April 9, the HIP-3 ecosystem project Trade.xyz launched a Nikkei 225 Index (Japan stock market benchmark index) contract, supporting up to 20x leverage.

Gate News: Message, April 9, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, AIA (AIA Chain) is trading at $0.14. Within the past 24 hours, it is up 9.93%; it reached a high of $0.14 and fell to a low of $0.12. The 24-hour trading volume is $1.3796 million. Its current market capitalization is approximately $13.7897 million. DeAgentAI is the largest AI agent infrastructure covering the Sui, BSC, and BTC ecosystems, providing AI agents with autonomous, trustless on-chain decision-making capabilities. Through a distributed decision-making framework, DeAgent, a transparent execution mechanism, and a persistent memory module, DeAgentAI ensures the reliability of AI agents in terms of consensus, identity, and continuity, building truly trustworthy AI agenting

Gate News message, April 9, Global Dollar and Paxos decided to increase their USDG stablecoin incentives deployed on Pendle from the initial $150k to $390k, until the market maturity date. Pendle will also continue to provide PENDLE rewards of up to 30% for this market. Previously, Pendle’s USDG

As of April 9, the price of RAVE (RaveDAO) is $0.31, up 12.45% over the past 24 hours. RaveDAO is a global crypto community that has expanded to multiple regions, hosts multiple major events, and has more than 100k participants. It has collaborated with several well-known artists and actively supports charitable initiatives, including helping patients with cataracts and funding meditation programs.

Gate News update. On April 9, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said in a CNBC interview that in the latest round of fundraising, OpenAI has started opening up to retail investors and has seen very strong demand from individual investors. Sarah Friar also revealed that OpenAI plans to