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Gate DEX BountyDrop collects airdrop information and provides task entry points. The AlloX airdrop is live, from 2026-04-22 18:00 to 05-22 18:00 (UTC+8). The total prize pool is $10,000 ALLOX, distributed to the first 1,000 participants who complete the tasks. To participate, you must connect your Gate Wallet to a BNB Chain address and meet the requirements: BNB assets ≥ $10, follow Gate DEX and AlloX on Twitter, join AlloX Telegram, build a BNB Chain portfolio with ≥$10 , and complete verification. Rules and risks are listed in the document.

Multiple indicators measuring market sentiment are showing rare lows. According to LunarCrush data, the engagement with Bitcoin-related social posts has dropped to the lowest level in the past 365 days, reaching approximately 52.62 billion interactions as of April 22, 2026, a decrease of over 20% compared to the same period last year. This decline indicates that discussions about Bitcoin on social media are at a one-year low.
Meanwhile, Google search trends further confirm the cooling of public interest. Worldwide search interest for the keyword "Bitcoin" continues to decline and has not yet recovered to the peak levels of the 2021 bull market. Notably, searches driven by extreme panic have risen significantly—globally, the relative search interest for "Bitcoin zero" peaked at 100 in February this year, reaching the highest level in nearly five years. This "fear of asset zeroing" and

On April 20, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech at the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, publicly unveiling Ethereum's technical roadmap for the next five years. This plan, covering 2026 to 2030, designates scalability, quantum resistance, and ZK-EVM verification as the three core pillars, clearly outlining Ethereum's full trajectory from short-term execution layer optimization to long-term protocol solidification.
Vitalik reaffirms Ethereum's core positioning in his speech: not pursuing the fastest transaction speeds, but aiming to become the world's most secure, most decentralized, and always-online "world computer." Based on this vision, the five-year roadmap is divided into three phases: short-term breakthroughs, mid-term state optimization, and long-term protocol solidification.
Why multi-threaded parallel advancement is needed for short-term scalability
Execution layer scalability is the future one to two

On April 22, 2026, Gate market data shows that ETH is quoted at approximately $2,360, with a 24-hour increase of 2.3%; BTC is quoted at approximately $78,010, with a 24-hour increase of 2.78%. While prices are gradually rising, structural changes in ETF capital flows are occurring — Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows for the ninth consecutive trading day, whereas Bitcoin spot ETFs' capital inflows are significantly lagging behind. Is this difference in capital flow a short-term disturbance or the beginning of a long-term trend?
Who is leading the capital flow structure of Ethereum ETFs?
According to SoSoValue data, on April 21, the total net inflow into Ethereum spot ETFs was $43.3589 million, continuing a positive capital inflow for nine consecutive trading days. The persistence of this trend far exceeds the absolute value of a single day — nine consecutive days of net capital inflow constitute a statistically significant signal sequence, and

In April 2026, KelpDAO was hacked for $293 million due to a single validator vulnerability in the cross-chain bridge, exposing systemic risks in cross-chain design. Funds, after multi-path unanchoring, flowed into Ethereum and dragged down lending markets like Aave, triggering a coordinated attack. The industry needs to strengthen validator decentralization, introduce mandatory isolation and multi-validation thresholds, and explore native multi-chain or atomic swap solutions to reduce dependence on cross-chain bridges.

On April 21, 2025, Paul Atkins was sworn in as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As of April 22, 2026, Atkins has served as SEC Chair for one year. During this year, the SEC's regulatory stance in the digital asset space has undergone a fundamental shift—from the enforcement-focused, hardline approach of former Chair Gary Gensler's era to a policy-driven model centered on rulemaking and institutional coordination. In his one-year speech at the Washington Economic Club, Atkins officially announced a four-point plan based on the A-C-T (Advance, Clarify, Transform) strategy, marking the end of the old path of "regulation through enforcement."
How does the A-C-T strategy end the SEC's "regulation through enforcement" model?
Atkins condenses his regulatory philosophy into

This article focuses on the decisive role of liquidity and market structure in the oil market on price formation. Insufficient liquidity easily amplifies volatility, and market depth is influenced by changes in participant structure, regulation, and risk appetite; constraints on spot supply and the interaction with futures and derivatives jointly determine the speed and strength of information entering prices. The activity level of financial participants and market sentiment are directly related to market depth and price discovery, and risk management must address higher volatility and uncertainty. The conclusion points out that liquidity and market structure are the foundation of the modern oil market, determining the efficiency of price discovery and risk characteristics.

Sanctions and geopolitical conflicts are driving the restructuring of global oil trade, with conventional routes restricted, alternative channels and parallel markets emerging, leading to greater uncertainty in prices and transportation costs. Importing countries are diversifying supplies, with longer and more scattered routes, decreasing market transparency but increasing resilience. Oil price fluctuations stem from both supply and expectations, as supply chains are affected by the interconnected impacts of energy costs, manufacturing, and transportation. Investments should focus on policy trends, risks, logistics, and opportunities for energy diversification.

As of April 22, 2026, according to Gate market data, the price of Bitcoin is reported at $77,967.6, recording a 5.76% increase over the past 30 days. If calculated from the February low point, the rebound is even more significant. On the surface, the market has stabilized from the sharp sell-off at the beginning of the year, showing a healthy upward trend. However, when shifting our perspective from price fluctuations to deeper on-chain structure and cost basis analysis, a potential on-chain gap of up to approximately $35,000 is emerging, which may be masked by the current optimistic sentiment. This structural signal has played a final warning role before bottom confirmation multiple times in past market cycles spanning over ten years.
Structural Concerns Beneath the Rebound Appearance
Since reaching a cyclical low of $60,529 on February 6, 2026, Bitcoin's price has entered a

Gate DEX Launches BTC Perpetual Trading Contest: New users get 5 USDT on their first order, and if they profit, an additional 3 USDT; the top of the leaderboard can win up to 1,500 USDT, with a total prize pool of 9,660 USDT. After registering, complete BTC/USDT perpetual trading to participate; if the minimum trading volume is not reached, the reward will roll over to the next period.

As of April 2026, the total locked value of on-chain tokenized U.S. Treasury products has surpassed $13.5 billion, just one step away from the $14 billion mark. This figure has grown more than 37 times from the approximately $380M at the start of Q1 2023, also marking a critical leap for the RWA (Real-World Asset) sector from experimental edge cases to large-scale deployment.
Within this market landscape exceeding $13.5 billion, three names repeatedly appear: BlackRock's BUIDL Fund, Franklin Templeton's OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, and Ondo Finance. The combined asset management scale of these three exceeds $7 billion, accounting for over half of the entire tokenized Treasury market, forming the core competitive landscape of the current RWA sector.
However, the competition among these three is not simply a zero-sum game.

In the competition for underlying infrastructure in the cryptocurrency industry, there has long been a seemingly unsolvable dilemma: ensuring compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to promote a thriving developer ecosystem often means sacrificing execution efficiency; while pursuing high throughput on non-EVM chains like Solana requires abandoning the large Solidity developer community and mature toolchains. This trade-off between compatibility and performance constitutes the core strategic contest in the public chain race.
The emergence of Monad attempts to provide a third solution to this dilemma. It does not build a completely new Layer 1 architecture from scratch but is a bottom-up reconstruction based on the EVM standard, aiming to elevate transaction processing capacity to a level comparable with high-performance non-EVM public chains without modifying a single line of Solidity code.
When EVM-compatible chains reach "tens of thousands of TPS"

Gate DEX Contract Officially Launches the Second Metal Contract Trading Competition — Metal Zone Special Event. This event features all categories of perpetual metal contracts. During the event, users only need to complete designated metal perpetual contract trades to participate in the trading leaderboard and share a prize pool of 10,000 USDT.
Event Time: April 22, 2026, 17:00 - May 6, 2026, 17:00 (UTC+8)
How to Participate in the Trading Competition
1. Log in to your Gate DEX account
2. Go to the event page, find "Metal Contract Trading Competition," and click to register
3. Start trading the designated metal perpetual contracts to join the ranking
Participation Requirements
During the event, users with a total trading volume of designated metal perpetual contracts ≥ 20,000 USDT can participate in the trading volume leaderboard rewards. The rewards are distributed based on the cumulative trading volume.

GUN weakened again after a short-term rebound in early 2026, entering a volatile downward phase. In March, unlocked additional supply, and in April, negative news weakened confidence. Funds are mainly engaged in short-term trading, and demand has not yet been realized. Off The Grid is launched but still in Early Access, with user base and trading demand remaining unstable. The future trajectory depends on whether user growth can be converted into actual trading, as well as changes in unlocking pace and capital structure.

BEAM is currently in a narrative-driven structural transformation period, shifting from a single privacy asset to AI and computing infrastructure. Collaborations with computing networks and AI infrastructure (such as Aethir) send signals that BEAM is transitioning from on-chain assets to underlying resources like data transfer and computing power collaboration. The market is in the early stages of the narrative, lacking actual usage data, and prices are showing volatility. The key to success or failure lies in whether the expanded narrative can be converted into real demand and sustained usage; otherwise, there is a risk of demand mismatch and excessive concentration of liquidity on the trading side.

BCH is currently in a consolidation phase, but it is highly correlated with BTC, rising or falling in sync with BTC since 2026, with a correlation of about 0.69. The market lacks clear drivers and long-term funds, with capital concentrated in BTC, causing BCH to gradually shift from an independent trend to a follower asset. Only when new narratives, technological upgrades, or capital outflows occur can it potentially regain its pricing power.

On the afternoon of April 21, 2026, U.S. President Trump announced on his personal social media platform that, at the request of the Pakistani Army Chief of Staff and Prime Minister, the U.S. would temporarily suspend military strikes against Iran and extend the ceasefire period. However, this seemingly easing diplomatic signal did not cause significant fluctuations in the crude oil market—by the close of that day, U.S. WTI crude futures were at $89.12, up 2.39% for the day; Brent crude was at $92.87, up 2.72%. The market has shown a clear desensitization to the words "ceasefire."
Fundamentally, the core pain point in the oil market has shifted from "whether geopolitical negotiations will succeed" to "whether the physical supply chain can be restored." Even if the U.S. and Iran shake hands and make peace in the coming weeks, the more than one billion barrels of supply loss accumulated due to the Hormuz Strait disruptions will not automatically be replenished by a declaration alone.
Ceasefire extension and blockade run concurrently
According to the statement released by Trump on April 21 local time

Etherealize has lowered the long-term target price of ETH from $740k to $250k. The core logic is to define ETH as a hybrid asset that combines value storage and productive income, using the total monetary premium of gold and Bitcoin, approximately $31 trillion, as a reference to derive the implied price. This framework emphasizes staking yields and deflationary potential, aiming to provide institutional investors with a unified narrative and valuation method, while viewing competitors as execution-layer competitors.

Bitcoin experienced a market turnaround from extreme fear to gradual recovery in April 2026, and Strategy's latest holdings report coincided with this critical point. According to Gate market data, as of April 22, 2026, Bitcoin was priced at $77,993.1, with a 24-hour increase of 2.67%, a market capitalization of approximately $1.49 trillion, and a market share of 56.37%. Against this backdrop, Strategy announced impressive April performance — achieving a 6.2% Bitcoin return in the first three weeks, adding 47,079 Bitcoin gains, worth about $3.6 billion at current market prices. The company's total holdings also hit a new all-time high of over 815,061 Bitcoin, surpassing BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust to become the world's largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder.

After the crypto market went through a deep correction from late 2025 to early 2026, the debate over whether Bitcoin has already hit bottom has never stopped. On April 22, 2026, the Grayscale research team released its latest analysis report, officially declaring that the bottom of Bitcoin’s bear market has been established. This conclusion is based on the evolution of the on-chain core metric “Realized Price,” which stands in sharp contrast to current market expectations.
According to Gate market data, as of April 22, 2026, Bitcoin’s price was $77,966.6, its 24-hour trading volume was $513 million, its market cap was approximately $14.9 trillion, and its market share was 56.37%. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin’s price has risen by about 5.76%, but compared with the historical high of 126,0 in October 2025,