Tok-Edge, a digital asset financial services company, will launch a crypto hedge fund aimed at institutional investors, with plans to complete its first round of fundraising of $100 million by 2026. The initial size will be $21 million, and the cornerstone investors will be Marcus Meijer and his investment consortium, which will provide $10 million in funding.

Gate News message, on April 9, tonight April 10, the U.S. CPI data will be released. The market is focused on the impact of the “Iran premium” driven by the surge in oil prices. In the bond market, traders have increased their positions in options betting on upside in the 5-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields. A JPMorgan Chase survey shows that currently, net long sentiment in the spot market has fallen to a three-week low. In the macro backdrop, the cumulative gain in Brent crude oil this year is already close to 60%. For interest-rate expectations, the probability the market is pricing for a 25-basis-point rate cut once in 2026 is about 30%.

Crypto hedge fund Split Capital’s founder Zaheer Ebtikar announced the closure of the fund and is switching to become Chief Strategy Officer at stablecoin company Plasma. He believes the crypto hedge fund business model is no longer viable, mainly due to the impact of traditional financial institutions launching digital asset ETFs, which led to a sharp drop in demand. At the same time, crypto venture capital has also been squeezed out, and major coin prices have fallen by nearly 50%.

As global uncertainty increases, Taiwan is considering establishing a Bitcoin reserve to strengthen financial resilience, ensure autonomy, and hedge geopolitical risks. Despite facing price volatility and regulatory challenges, successful implementation would boost demand for Bitcoin and provide a reference for other countries.

ARK Invest is leveraging Kalshi's prediction market data to enhance investment decisions. CEO Cathie Wood stated that this is an innovative step in financial research, helping to quantify uncertainty and support their focus on disruptive technology investments.

Last week, institutional investors sold a net of $11 billion in U.S. stocks, the largest single-week sell-off in nearly five weeks. Hedge funds, on the other hand, bought a net of $1.8 billion, ending four weeks of selling. Overall, U.S. stocks experienced a net outflow of $9.3 billion, with a total outflow of $25.5 billion over 16 weeks, indicating that institutional investors are gradually shifting to a wait-and-see stance.

2026-03-26 15:00 to 15:15 (UTC), BTC spot price recorded a -0.77% return, trading between 68,913.1 and 69,495.9 USDT, with a volatility of 0.84%. During this period, market liquidity was sufficient but activity declined, on-site attention increased, and volatility was amplified. The main driver of this fluctuation was passive price movement in a low liquidity environment, combined with the CME Bitcoin futures March contract entering its first notice day, leading some institutions to shift and hedge their positions, which triggered a short-term downward trend. Additionally, spot and derivatives markets...

On March 26th, Hyperinsight detected that the largest S&P 500 bull (0xebe) completed a 15x leveraged long position in S&P 500, with a position size of $29.9 million and an unrealized loss of $110,000. The account also holds $10 million in short positions on WTIOIL and BRENTOIL, seemingly betting that U.S.-Iran negotiations will yield positive progress and boost stock market recovery.

Citigroup's Chief Investment Officer Kate Moore expressed concern about investors' overly optimistic expectations regarding the US-Iran situation, believing that potential impacts of energy shocks and inflation may be underestimated. She recommended a more cautious approach to portfolio construction to enhance risk resilience and hedge against inflationary risks.

Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. launched options trading for its common stock PURR on the Nasdaq options market on March 25, strengthening its link to crypto assets. PURR offers investors an indirect way to gain exposure to HYPE, with options tools enhancing liquidity and price discovery. CEO David Schamis stated that this helps investors hedge risks flexibly. Despite the company's net losses, HYPE recently increased by approximately 7.37%, reflecting improved market sentiment. The company's HIP-3 market demonstrates continued growing demand for tokenized assets.