Fueled by the U.S.-Iran geopolitical conflict, Western banks have accelerated their exit from large-scale commodity trade finance due to compliance and sanctions risks, prompting traders to shift to stablecoins for cross-border settlement. Stablecoins have become an alternative settlement tool; their usage is rising, with market value exceeding $300 billion and on-chain transaction volume reaching $4 trillion.

CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha noted that a major Bitcoin whale inflow to a certain CEX platform first fell below $3 billion; the market value of long-term holders recovered to $49 billion, while short-term holders fell to -$54 billion. This indicates that weak hands are distributing Bitcoin, while long-term holders are re-absorbing it.

Gate News update: On April 12, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi’s monitoring, the multi-signature address 0x0A1...790d7 accumulated a withdrawal of 31.93 million RAVE tokens from a certain CEX over the past two days. Its asset value has risen from $37.54 million to $89.10 million, an increase of $50 million within two days. Earlier, on April 8, the value of these tokens was only $8.52 million.

Gate News message, April 12, the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (CNV) issued General Resolution No. 1125/2026, formally recognizing cryptocurrencies as an asset category that can be included in an individual's net worth for determining eligibility as a qualified investor. Under this resolution, virtual assets are defined as "any digital value representation that can be traded and/or transferred digitally and that is used for payment or investment." This definition covers digital asset types such as cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and stablecoins.

Gate News message. On April 12, according to on-chain data monitoring, Sky (formerly MakerDAO) co-founder Rune’s 7x leveraged Nasdaq 100 short positions have all been closed. He currently still holds 20x leveraged WTI crude oil futures long positions, 7x leveraged Brent crude oil long positions, and 20x leveraged S&P 500 short positions, and all of them are in a loss position. His overall position value has now fallen to about $680k, with an unrealized loss of about $60k, and the return on investment is -21.78%.

2026-04-12 01:30 to 2026-04-12 01:45 (UTC), the ETH price dipped briefly. The candlestick data shows a 15-minute return of -2.46%, with a price range of 2219.38 to 2283.74 USDT and a volatility of 2.82%. During this period, market attention rose rapidly, spot and derivatives markets saw a clear increase in volatility, and investor sentiment was relatively cautious. The main driving force behind this unusual move is the expiration of large-scale derivatives options contracts. The total notional value of ETH options is about 669 million USD, and the Put/Call ratio

Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said on the X platform that although there are still doubts in the market, there are signs that the bottom has already formed. He is bullish on Ethereum and related assets and believes crypto is a wartime value-preservation tool. Risk assets may rebound, but it’s important to watch whether the macroeconomic environment and geopolitical situation remain stable.

Putin emphasized at a government meeting that large language models are foundational technologies for the development of Russia in all fields. He advocated the importance of homegrown models to ensure security and defense, and noted that Russia has unique expertise in this area. At the same time, he mentioned the cooperative value of open-source solutions.

On April 10, the U.S. SOL spot ETF recorded a net inflow of $11.4530 million in a single day. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) contributed all of the inflow, bringing the historical total net inflow to $789.00 million. The current net asset value (NAV) of the SOL spot ETF’s total assets is $828.00 million, and the historical cumulative net inflow is $975.00 million.