Crypto Market Trends and Price Analysis

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has announced the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses, approving Tidepoint Financial Technology, led by HSBC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. This regulatory framework is intended to protect users’ rights and interests, promote the use of compliant stablecoins, address financial pain points, and promote the development of digital assets in Hong Kong.

OdinTing launches OwlPay and Wallet Pro services, focusing on B2B cross-border payments. By combining stablecoin technology with international financial systems, it showcases its fintech transformation. Through a partnership with MoneyGram, Wallet Pro enables cross-border transfers of stablecoins purchased with cash and operates in the U.S. market. The company’s offshore model bypasses Taiwan’s strict regulation and challenges the competitive landscape under the new draft law, which will in the future affect local players’ compliance strategies.

Gate News message: On April 13, the third-party trading market Atomicals Market in the Bitcoin ecosystem posted on the X platform announcing that it will officially stop operating on April 30. The platform said that the current order and bid data are all stored off-chain, and they will no longer be displayed after the shutdown. Users do not need to take any additional action regarding their orders or quotes, but they must transfer their assets or export the AM Wallet private key before the service is discontinued.

Polkadot faced a major security breach where an attacker minted 1B $DOT coins on Ethereum via a 3rd-party bridge, draining over $240,000 in $ETH. This incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in cross-chain infrastructure and its impact on market stability.

Gate News message, according to AggrNews, Strategy purchased 13,927 Bitcoins for a total of $1 billion.

Gate News message, according to a Gate official announcement on April 13, 2026 The Gate Stock Trading Zone will be available for the pre-market trading of five USDT-settled perpetual contract order books—OPENAI, ANTHROPIC, ANDURIL, KALSHI, and POLYMARKET—starting on April 13, 2026 at 20:00 (UTC+8). It supports 1x to 10x leverage for long and short positions. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory that has developed products such as ChatGPT and DALL·E. It is currently in the Pre-IPO stage. Anthropic is a large-model company founded by former core members of OpenAI, focusing on secure and reliable AI. Anduril Industries is an AI and autonomous defense technology company co-founded by Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus. Kalshi is a prediction market exchange regulated by the U.S. CFTC. Polymarket is the world’s largest decentralized prediction market. All contracts calculate prices using a valuation unit of $1 billion. For example, when a company’s valuation is $800 billion, the unit price is $800.

Bitmine has officially moved from the NYSE American board to the main board in the United States, marking an important milestone for the company. Despite a sharp drop in its share price, it has still increased the share repurchase plan to $4 billion. The company holds a large amount of Ether, and it expects that a rebound in the crypto market will help improve its assets and share price performance.

The UK-listed company Stack BTC Plc bought 37.1898 bitcoins at a price of about £53,778, with a total investment of £2 million. After increasing its holdings, its position rose to 68.1898 bitcoins, strengthening its Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff announced on Discord that the priority fee mechanism has been live on the mainnet in Alpha mode, including two types: Gossip and Order. Users can pay with HYPE tokens; the order priority fee cap has been reduced from 20 bps to 8 bps. Currently, it only applies to IOC orders for HIP-3 assets.

Byreal launched an on-chain AI trading assistant, RealClaw, on April 13. The tool is built on the OpenClaw framework, supports third-party skill extensions, and allows users to customize their trading strategies. It is currently in the Alpha testing stage and is only available to invited users.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire addressed criticism at a news conference regarding the previously unfrozen stolen USDC, emphasizing that the company will only freeze wallets under law enforcement instructions. In addition, he said Circle is in communication with U.S. lawmakers, hoping to establish a “safe harbor” mechanism for stablecoin issuers.

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, RAVE is up 252.52% over the past 24 hours, current price is 8.9628 USDT.

Gate News message: On April 13, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Bit Digital—an Nasdaq-listed mining company—staked 29.9k ETH, worth approximately $65.3 million.