As of March 2026, Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen series models account for more than 50% of global open-source model downloads, with a cumulative total of 942.1 million times. Their smaller-parameter versions are widely favored by developers. With the release of Qwen 2.5 and 3.5, Chinese models have gradually begun to surpass their U.S. counterparts, and the open-source strategy has become a key factor in the AI competition between China and the U.S.

Gate News message, on April 10, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, TAO (Bittensor) is trading at $269.80, down 16.28% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $341.10 and fell to a low of $248.60. The 24-hour trading volume is $14.71 million. The current market cap is approximately $2.59B. Bittensor is an open-source protocol that supports a decentralized, blockchain-based machine learning network. Machine learning models train collaboratively and earn rewards in TAO based on the value of the information they provide to the collective. TAO also enables external access, allowing users to extract information from the network and adjust network activity according to their own needs. --- Key recent news about TAO: 1️⃣ **

Gate News: Message. On April 10, the U.S. Department of Labor will release the U.S. March CPI (Consumer Price Index) data at 20:30 Beijing time tonight. This release will include: the 3-month unadjusted CPI year-over-year rate, the seasonally adjusted CPI month-over-month rate, the seasonally adjusted core CPI month-over-month rate, and the unadjusted core CPI month-over-month rate. CPI data is a key indicator used to measure the level of inflation and has historically had an important impact on financial markets; it may trigger market volatility at the time of release.

Gate News message. On April 10, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, ZEC (Zcash) was trading at $372.38. In the past 24 hours, it was up 17.44%, reaching a high of $389.83 and falling to a low of $308.32. The 24-hour trading volume was $7.6093 million. The current market cap is approximately $6.2B. Zcash is the first blockchain system to use a zero-knowledge proof mechanism, which can provide complete payment confidentiality while still using a public blockchain to maintain a decentralized network. The total supply of ZEC is 21 million. Transaction information automatically hides the senders, recipients, and amounts of all transactions on the blockchain. Only people who have the viewing key can see the transaction contents. Users have full control and can choose themselves to provide the viewing key to others. Zca

Musk confirmed on the X platform that Grok 4.2 has 0.5 trillion parameters. Calculations suggest that Claude Opus has about 5 trillion parameters, and Sonnet has 1 trillion. Although Anthropic has not disclosed the model parameters, these figures come from Musk’s remarks. Meanwhile, SpaceX AI’s Colossus 2 supercomputer is training a model with the largest scale of 10 trillion parameters, which will become a key competitive factor.

The U.S. CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said the CIA will incorporate AI into its analytical platforms over the next few years, but humans will still be the decision-makers. He mentioned a dispute with Anthropic and emphasized that competition between the U.S. and China in technology innovation is intensifying. AI and blockchain analytics will be key areas.

Gate News update: On April 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) today announced the launch of a new initiative designed to strengthen cybersecurity protection capabilities across the digital asset industry. The program will provide timely, actionable cybersecurity information to eligible U.S. digital asset companies and industry organizations, helping them more effectively identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats targeting customers and network systems. This initiative implements key recommendations put forward by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets in its report, “Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Digital Financial Technology.”

From 2026-04-09 15:30 to 15:45 (UTC), the BTC return rate recorded +1.03%, with the price ranging from 71,291.5 to 72,226.9 USDT, and the amplitude reaching 1.31%. During the abnormal move, market attention rose rapidly, volatility noticeably intensified, and prompted investors to closely watch short-term trends. The main driver behind this abnormal move was BTC breaking through the 72,000 USDT integer level at 15:34, which directly activated some algorithmic trading and drew short-term funds in. The rapid breakout above this key price level boosted spot and derivatives trading volumes in the short term

Gate News message, April 9, payment infrastructure company Borderless data shows that stablecoin FX conversions along key corridors in Latin America and East Africa are gradually reaching parity with traditional banking channels. In the Latin America market, “institution-level” pricing has already emerged, with execution costs close to zero; in East Africa, as competition among service providers intensifies, spreads are rapidly narrowing.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez says that current market volatility could provide cycle-level get on board opportunities, and has set multiple key price ranges based on on-chain data. The main support band is $63,111 to $70,685; if it breaks below, it could lead to a liquidity vacuum. In the long term, BTC is approaching its historical uptrend line, and it’s recommended to accumulate in batches.