Anthropic has applied to the U.S. Federal Election Commission to form a member-funded political action committee, AnthroPAC, a move tied to its dispute with the Trump administration over the use of AI for military purposes. The company previously refused the Pentagon’s request and sued the government; a court has temporarily stayed the finding that it poses a risk to the national security supply chain.

On April 4, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfrost posted a message, pointing out that the Ethereum derivatives market is showing a “structural change.” The net trader execution volume has turned positive for the first time, with buy-side pressure in control, which could help form a market bottom and may kick off a new round of upside.

Grayscale Investments has filed a revised S-1 form, planning to convert the Bittensor trust into an ETF, involving the TAO token. If approved, it would be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, boosting liquidity and transparency and attracting more institutional investors. This move reflects growing interest in the decentralized AI space, and it also means institutional capital is looking for new investment opportunities.

The NFT market is undergoing a restructuring, and a small number of projects such as Pudgy Penguins and Doodles are shifting from speculation to sustainable brand operations, demonstrating their ability to convert to real businesses. The industry is clearly diverging; NFT projects that rely on scarcity are losing their appeal, and a complete business model needs to be built. Game mechanics are also shifting from “Play-to-Earn” to “Play-to-Own,” emphasizing asset ownership. The trend of tokenizing NFT IP is gaining traction, but there are risks of fragmented governance and declining loyalty. Going forward, projects that can establish genuine demand and form a closed-loop business cycle are more likely to survive.

Gate News message, April 3, Tencent Cloud officially launched "Lobster" Memory Service TencentDB Agent Memory, adding a layer of long-term memory capability to OpenClaw. Currently, Agent Memory is seamlessly integrated in plugin form into products such as Tencent Cloud Lighthouse and ClawPro, supporting free one-click enablement.

Gate News update. On April 2, the privacy-preserving project zERC20 launched its frictionless privacy feature. For new wallets connecting to zERC20, this will eliminate the initial gas fees. The new features include: receiving zAssets without gas fees, with transaction fees automatically deducted from your assets; and one-tap conversion of some zAssets into their native form

Kulipa’s stablecoin card issuance infrastructure platform completed a $6.2 million seed round on April 2, led by Flourish Ventures and 1kx. Founder Axel Cateland said the financing was structured as a SAFE form; previously, it completed a $3.0 million funding round in 2024.

Gate News message, according to Gate’s official announcement, the platform has decided to delist the trading services for 32 tokens. Per the announcement, Gate has paused the deposit services for the relevant tokens. The platform will close new leveraged lending and collateralized lending for the relevant tokens before 2026-04-02 16:00 (UTC+8), and will suspend the trading services for the relevant tokens at 2026-04-08 11:00 (UTC+8), including spot trading pairs, quantitative grid, Yuebi Bao, and leveraged trading. The delisted tokens include PLENA, CATGPT, TOKO, TGT, KBD, PORTX, PFVS, TEN, AGLA, PAI, GAN, BEFE, OOE, RUNI, RIZZMAS, ASTRA, BMB, DF, HDRO, SNET, ASMATCH, BDP, TPT, PHIL, PAW, UTK, STB, DCB, QUACK, CHESS, LAI, TOMI, etc. After the trading market goes offline, users who still hold the relevant tokens in Gate after 2026-04-22 may submit a repurchase request form during 2026-04-22 00:00 to 2026-04-29 00:00 (UTC+8). Gate will repurchase according to the price published in the announcement, and the maximum compensation amount for individuals is 100 USDT.

April is typically a stronger month for Bitcoin’s performance, with a historical average monthly gain of about 11.3%. But since 2020, this pattern has become less stable. Bitcoin’s relative strength indicator is currently 47%, and market sentiment is being influenced by geopolitical and inflation concerns. This suggests that April’s volatility may rise, so it’s important to watch whether the market can form a clear direction.

Gate News message, April 1, the DeFi protocol Spark announced that its lending platform SparkLend has added support for wBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin, a tokenized form of Bitcoin on Ethereum) as collateral. Users can now use wBTC to borrow and lend on the SparkLend platform.