Gate News message, April 23 — Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, testified before Congress that the U.S. government is operating a Bitcoin network node for cybersecurity-related testing but is not participating in mining. Paparo stated that the military views Bitcoin as a

Gate News message, April 23 — ether.fi announced that its Liquid ETH vault now accepts aWETH deposits, providing an exit option for users facing liquidity constraints on Aave. The Liquid ETH vault does not hold WETH exposure to Aave, according to the

Zhipu AI PM Li announces OpenClaw, Hermes, and SillyTavern as supported GLM Coding Plan projects; other tools will be evaluated case-by-case. Do not share credentials or use subscriptions as API access; contact support for error 1313. Zhipu AI product manager Li announced that OpenClaw, Hermes, and SillyTavern are officially supported under the GLM Coding Plan, with other tools evaluated case-by-case. The note cautions against sharing credentials or using subscriptions as API access and directs users with error 1313 to contact support.

Viral thread claims Ripple sells XRP monthly to fund operations and dilute holders. It cites 100B total supply, 55B locked, 1B/month release, 70–80% relocked, and 200–300M XRP for ops (~$400M/mo); critics say price tracks Bitcoin and escrow dilution fades. Abstract: The article examines claims that Ripple systematically sells XRP to fund operations, detailing the tokenomics (100B XRP, 55B in escrow with 1B/mo release and relocking, 200–300M for ops) and presenting counterarguments that XRP price movements align more with Bitcoin, not ongoing sales, while escrow shrinkage reduces future dilution and XRP has posted large gains since inception.

ECB Executive Board member Cipollone downplays worry over delaying the digital euro vote, noting lawmakers likely set June 23 as the decision date instead of May 5. Abstract: This brief reports on a virtual Peterson Institute discussion in which Piero Cipollone said there is no concern about a potential delay to the European Parliament’s digital euro vote. He cited latest indications that the decision will be on June 23 rather than May 5, suggesting the shift is procedural and not policy-driven by the ECB.

Gate News message, April 22 — Vitalik Buterin stated during a discussion with Xiao Feng that applications need to consider what Ethereum mainnet lacks. Layer 2 solutions should focus on applications that are not already available on the mainnet, rather than duplicating existing functionality. Buter

Gate News update, April 22, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, BDX (Blindex) is trading at $0.22. It is down 1.76% over the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.27 and a low of $0.20. The 24-hour trading volume is $3,360.57. The current market cap is approximately $1.71B. Beldex is a leading privacy dApp ecosystem, made up of decentralized privacy applications, including BChat, BelNet, the Beldex browser, the Beldex protocol, and the Beldex Bridge. The Beldex project is dedicated to enhancing your online privacy. This message is not investment advice. Investing involves market volatility risk.

Gate News message, according to Gate’s official announcement on April 3, 2026 Gate will remove the FORTH, A2Z, VFY, Black Horse, Life K-Line, YZY, AGI, CAMP, and PEAQ perpetual contract trading markets at 16:00 (UTC+8) on April 3, 2026. The platform will close these trading pairs starting from 15:30 (UTC+8) on April 3, and will adjust them to a reduce-only mode; users can only close positions and cannot open new positions. Starting at 16:00 (UTC+8) on April 3, Gate will automatically handle and settle all open positions based on the average index price over the last half hour before the contracts are delisted. Any open orders that are not filled will be automatically canceled. If the price fluctuation in the last half hour is too large, the platform will choose an average index price over a wider range for settlement.

Gate News message, April 22 — Anthropic has not relaxed its policy on Claude CLI usage for third-party tools like OpenClaw, according to a clarification by the platform. The apparent policy shift was actually a misinterpretation by OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger of a statement made by Claude Cod

Gate News message, April 22 — Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee stated today that the suspension of the basketball betting tax policy requires careful risk management, citing concerns related to virtual currencies and illegal prediction markets. Lee emphasized that the halt is not solely about