According to data from a research institution, crypto perpetual contracts that are anchored to traditional assets are gradually becoming a tool for “pre-pricing Wall Street,” with their weekend price movements predicting the accuracy of Monday’s traditional market by as much as 89%. Trading volume and weekend activity for these contracts have increased significantly, and they have become an important reference for gauging the short-term direction of traditional markets.

Gate News update: On April 11, according to Bloomberg TV, most Wall Street analysts expect Michael Saylor’s MSTR (MicroStrategy) stock price to more than double this year. Most analysts maintain a Buy rating and say it is the world’s most undervalued company.

Gate News message: On April 11, Wall Street banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are testing Anthropic’s Mythos large language model.

The DeFi yield protocol Saturn officially launched on the mainnet on April 9. The private testing phase has ended; during this period, companies such as Flowdesk and Galaxy deposited $10 million. Its stablecoin USDat is built on M0, with partners including Galaxy, Securitize, and Clear Street. Saturn completed a $800k funding round in January.

By 2026, the U.S. crypto asset management market landscape is gradually taking shape, and major institutions use compliant tools such as ETFs to manage more than $100 billion in assets. BlackRock leads, followed closely by Fidelity and Grayscale, while Bitwise and Galaxy compete with differentiated strategies. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF application could reshape the market landscape, shifting the competitive focus to where the capital flows and the product structure.

Wall Street’s pessimism is intensifying, with multiple indicators showing investors are actively betting on a decline in the stock market, as CNN’s Fear and Greed Index drops to a low point. Short positions are rising, pressure in specific industries is significant, and options market hedging signals are prominent. Analysts warn that extreme sentiment could trigger a market reversal, but given the current geopolitical and economic pressures, the market’s future trend remains uncertain.

The cryptocurrency industry is undergoing a maturation phase, gradually separating from its early stages, with Wall Street financial giants accelerating their adoption of blockchain. Guy Wuollet points out that the integration of blockchain and AI will drive the development of on-chain agent payments, as consumer-grade AI talent floods into the industry, accelerating transformation.

BlockBeats news, on March 27, according to The Wall Street Journal, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) announced that, as part of the previously arranged investment with Polymarket, ICE has completed a $600 million direct cash investment in Polymarket, which is part of Polymarket's equity financing. ICE also expects to purchase up to $40 million of Polymarket equity from some existing shareholders.