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2026-04-10
09:19

Today on Hyperliquid, 14 major whales opened crude oil long positions in the millions; both WTIOIL and BRENTOIL are bullish.

On April 10, Hyperinsight data shows that on the Hyperliquid platform, 14 million-level mega whales established crude oil positions: 10 opened WTIOIL long positions, and 4 opened BRENTOIL long positions. All are in the long direction, and there are no new shorts entering the market. The WTIOIL long mega whale liquidation price is $87.7, with an open position size of $5.02 million; the BRENTOIL mega whale liquidation price is $87.2, with an open position size of $1.91 million.
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09:11

Nakamoto, a Bitcoin treasury company, seeks a reverse stock split to maintain Nasdaq listing eligibility

Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split plan to address the ongoing decline in the share price and maintain its Nasdaq listing qualification. The company plans to combine shares at a ratio ranging from 1-to-20 to 1-to-50. The current share price is about $0.22, down roughly 99% from its peak. At the same time, Nakamoto has sold about 5% of its Bitcoin holdings for liquidity management.
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08:31

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the first batch of stablecoin licenses today, with CFX up 7.5% intraday.

Gate News message: On April 10, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will announce today at 5:00 p.m. the list of the first stablecoin issuer licensees. Driven by expectations of regulatory positives, Conflux (CFX) surged strongly in the short term. According to market data from a certain trading platform, CFX opened today at $0.0518, and the intraday high reached $0.0557. The gain for the day was 7.5%.
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07:55

The White House warns staff not to use inside information from the Iran conflict for futures speculation

The Office of Management and Administration at the White House sent a warning email to employees on March 23, prohibiting the use of their position to speculate in the futures market. The warning came after the announcement by Trump of a pause in attacks on Iran, and suspicious trading appeared in the market. Senior officials described the email as a timely “reminder.”
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07:51

Aethir Successfully Thwarts an ATH Token Cross-Chain Bridge Attack, with User Losses Below $90k

Aethir issued a security advisory on April 10, confirming that it successfully blocked a malicious attack on the ATH token cross-chain bridge contract, with losses under $90k. All affected contracts have been disconnected, and the core circulating supply remains intact. Aethir will work with trading platforms and law enforcement agencies to support the freezing of funds and the identification and tracking of the attacker, and it will publish investigation updates and a compensation plan in its Discord community.
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ETH0,63%
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07:43

China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance releases the “OpenClaw Intelligent Agent Deployment Risk Management Guidelines”

Gate News message: During the 17th plenary session of the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance on April 10, the Security Governance Committee of the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance officially released the 《OpenClaw Class Intelligent Agent Deployment Risk Management Guidelines》. The guidelines focus on enterprises’ pain points in risk prevention and control during the process of technical implementation, and propose an overall security deployment framework and self-check standards covering the entire lifecycle from deployment, to use, to decommissioning. It aims to help intelligent agents move from “able to deploy” to “secure deployment, standardized use, and ongoing governance,” providing practical guidance for enterprises to carry out technical deployments in a compliant and standardized manner.
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07:34

Iran’s parliament proposes a permanent ban on oil tankers related to the US and Israel passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Gate News Update: On April 10, Ebrahim Azizi, the chair of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, said that the Parliament has put forward a proposal to permanently ban tankers associated with the United States and Israel from transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. Under the proposal, ships associated with Israel or traveling to and from Israel would also be prohibited from passage. The ban would also apply to countries that take action against the “Resistance Front.”
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06:43

Jefferies: The U.S. is likely to be the party with the least economic damage from a potential Middle East conflict, while Russia is the geopolitical winner

Jefferies’ economists report that the Middle East conflict affects all parties. The United States is the least affected, due to oil and gas price increases, Russia is the winner, and Iran may lift sanctions. The main losers are the Gulf states and Asia, which relies on Middle East oil and gas, while Europe has lost ground geopolitically.
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06:32

Alibaba Cloud Qwen series models account for over 50% of global downloads of open-source models, with nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads

As of March 2026, Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen series models account for more than 50% of global open-source model downloads, with a cumulative total of 942.1 million times. Their smaller-parameter versions are widely favored by developers. With the release of Qwen 2.5 and 3.5, Chinese models have gradually begun to surpass their U.S. counterparts, and the open-source strategy has become a key factor in the AI competition between China and the U.S.
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