Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Gate News message: On April 13, the third-party trading market Atomicals Market in the Bitcoin ecosystem posted on the X platform announcing that it will officially stop operating on April 30. The platform said that the current order and bid data are all stored off-chain, and they will no longer be displayed after the shutdown. Users do not need to take any additional action regarding their orders or quotes, but they must transfer their assets or export the AM Wallet private key before the service is discontinued.

Gate News message. On April 13, the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that it has signed with the National Internet Information Office a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Development of Innovation and Technology, with the aim of promoting high-quality development of the digital economy empowered by technological innovation. The Memorandum of Understanding covers key areas such as artificial intelligence, cross-border data, and blockchain. The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding is to further implement the country’s national “15th Five-Year Plan”, support Hong Kong in building an international innovation and technology center, and promote the development of a new real-economy led by technological innovation.

Gate News update. On April 13, a notice to seafarers showed that the U.S. military announced it will impose a blockade in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman east of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the notice, any vessel that enters or leaves the blockade area without authorization will be intercepted, diverted, and detained. The blockade measure applies to all maritime traffic, regardless of the flag the vessel flies.

Gate News message, according to AggrNews, Strategy purchased 13,927 Bitcoins for a total of $1 billion.

A trader used Uniswap on Ethereum to buy low and sell high, spending 1.1 ETH to buy DOT and searching for different liquidity pools; ultimately, they successfully bridged 503k DOT tokens to the Base network and sold for a profit of $150k.

Bloomberg strategist Mike McGlone says that after a big surge in 2025, Bitcoin could face a sharp pullback, while similar risks exist for silver, gold, copper, natural gas, and crude oil—especially if crude oil prices spike, which could trigger even larger market ripple effects.

Fintech company Superstate completed an additional Series B round of funding on April 13. Invesco Private Capital, a subsidiary of Invesco (Invesco), participated in the round; the specific amount was not disclosed. At the same time, Invesco will manage Superstate’s flagship tokenization fund USTB starting in 2026, with an estimated fund size of about $900 million.

Gate News message: On April 13, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that a ceasefire with Iran may end very soon.