Gate News message, April 12, in the past 24 hours total liquidations across the market reached $231 million. Of this, long liquidations were about $142 million, and short liquidations were about $88.3557 million. By coin, Bitcoin liquidations were about $72.2491 million, and Ethereum liquidations were about $63.7792 million.

Macro investor Jordi Visser believes that if Bitcoin and Ethereum break through $76,000 and $2,400 respectively, it will kick off a sustainable uptrend. He expects high inflation to push investors to seek profitable assets, and notes that the probability of an economic recession has fallen to 24%. This view contrasts with the current bearish expectations in the crypto industry.

Argentina’s National Securities Commission revises the definition of eligible investors, bringing virtual assets within the scope of recognition. In addition, investors must hold at least 350k UVA. Furthermore, new crowdfunding financing provisions have been added, allowing non-eligible investors to participate in certain offerings. The maximum investment per transaction is 3,000 UVA, with a total cumulative limit not exceeding 10k UVA.

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%.

Gate News message: On April 12, according to Lookonchain monitoring, an address withdrew 3.6 million ETHFI from a certain CEX 1 hour ago and sold it all in a single transaction, receiving 1.587 million USDC in return.

Wang Yongli analyzed U.S. cryptocurrency asset policy in his article, saying that its classified regulatory bill is an important development and worth global emulation. But he also stressed that it should be viewed dialectically, and that effective regulation should be implemented to support the innovative development of crypto assets.

Gate News, April 12. According to Coinglass data, liquidations across all exchanges in the past 1 hour totaled $90.75 million. Of that, long liquidations were $85.0 million, accounting for 93.7% of the total liquidation amount; short liquidations were $5.75 million, accounting for 6.3%.

From 01:30 to 01:45 (UTC) on 2026-04-12, the BTC price saw significant volatility within the 71,560.0–73,017.1 USDT range. The candlestick return rate recorded -1.75%, and the amplitude reached 2.00%. During this period, market attention increased, the trading atmosphere clearly became more cautious, and heightened volatility triggered short-term capital vigilance. The primary driving force behind this unusual move is the continued deterioration of liquidity in the derivatives market: CME futures open interest fell to a 14-month low, and institutional arbitrage capital accelerated its withdrawal. Futures trading volume trended lower over the long run, and arbitrage basis compression caused the market to deepen in…

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

Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset strategy, Amy Oldenburg, said the firm will treat tokenized money market funds as a future direction, while also considering tax-loss harvesting services and Bitcoin-related products. The firm has filed ETF applications for Ethereum and Solana, and manages $9.3 trillion in client assets.