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…

Wintermute launched a yield dashboard for its institutional platform NODE on April 9, providing quote estimates for options strategies across more than 50 assets. The tool lets users explore strategies on their own without disclosing information, making it suitable for institutions holding token positions with lower liquidity.

Mastercard’s cryptocurrency business partners number more than 100, covering multiple key areas and working toward becoming the connection layer in the payments pathway. Its strategy aims to lower the access threshold, expand network effects, and attract payment institutions and financial endpoints to join the network, which differs from the strategies of traditional payments giants.

Gate News message: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate TradFi’s FX, indices, metals, and commodities section has launched 25 CFD trading pairs. The newly launched trading pairs include 9 FX pairs: CHFSGD, EURDKK, EURPLN, USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDILS, USDKRW, USDPLN; 2 indices: ES35, SA40; 5 metal pairs: XAGAUD, XAUAUD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, XPDUSD; and a GAS commodities trading pair. These trading pairs support fixed-leverage trading at 20x, 50x, and 100x, with a minimum order size of 0.01. Among the FX pairs, CHFSGD, EURPLN, and USDPLN support 50x leverage, while EURCNH, EURHKD, GBPNOK, GBPSEK, NOKSEK, NZDSEK, AUDZAR, and CHFZAR support 100x leverage. Indices and most metals pairs support 100x leverage, and XPDUSD supports 20x leverage. TradFi refers to a derivative form of a contract for difference (CFD) on traditional financial assets, covering asset classes such as metals, FX, indices, commodities, and U.S. stocks. The platform notes that during non-U.S. trading hours, the liquidity of CFD quotes may be lower.

Between 2026-04-07 14:00 and 2026-04-07 14:15 (UTC), the BTC price fluctuated within the range of 67801.3 - 68256.1 USDT. The candlestick chart recorded a -0.51% return, with an amplitude of 0.67%. Short-term volatility intensified, and market attention increased significantly. Overall liquidity was still within the normal range, but showed marginal changes. The main drivers of this unusual move are the combined effect of short-term capital outflows and the simultaneous rise in net inflows to exchanges. Short-term holders take profit or cut losses at market volatility nodes, pushing prices lower. Spot

Traditional finance giant Charles Schwab plans to launch “Schwab Crypto” in the second quarter of 2026, offering spot trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum to 38.9 million customers. This model will lower the investment threshold, change the previous way investors indirectly allocate to crypto assets, and meet market demand. Meanwhile, with low fees and a large customer base, Schwab may disrupt existing crypto platforms, and in the future it may also roll out stablecoin products to build a digital asset ecosystem.

Gate News: Bitcoin’s price has fallen to around $68,000. It had repeatedly failed to break through the $70,000 level, and market momentum has clearly weakened. The current price is still within the $65,000 to $73,000 trading range, but the risk of testing the lower end of the range is rising.

A Haitong Securities research report says that the conflict in the Middle East has gone beyond short-term impacts, causing capital and supply disruptions. Even if the situation improves, the market’s allocation approach will be different from spring. It expects the U.S. dollar and oil prices to perform better than anticipated. It also calls for paying attention to shortages of goods and supply-chain risks, and maintaining a cautious attitude toward market volatility.

2026-04-05 15:15 to 15:30 (UTC), the BTC price fluctuated within the 66,938.9 to 67,529.9 USDT range, with a 15-minute return of +0.84% and a volatility (amplitude) of 0.88%. During the same period, market trading activity increased: the number of active on-chain addresses over 10 minutes reached 420,690, short-term buying sentiment improved, and attention to the market was boosted. The main drivers behind this move are persistent liquidity tightness in the spot and derivatives markets. Current trading volume is significantly lower than the range since the end of 2023, and the threshold for buy-side pressure to push prices higher has dropped markedly.

On April 3, precious metal prices fell, with gold and silver dropping 1.72% and 2.81%, respectively. The volatility index dipped slightly, and most of the foreign exchange market remained flat. European stock indexes were broadly lower, except for the UK FTSE 100, which rose slightly. Meanwhile, oil prices surged significantly, with WTI up 13.01% and Brent up 8.09%.