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OKX founder and CEO Star retweeted on-chain detective ZachXBT's tweet about market manipulation in RAVE, stating that OKX's risk engine is operating normally and has not been affected by the fluctuations in the RAVE market. Star announced that OKX will provide an additional $25,000 bounty to support ZachXBT's investigation into the RAVE incident.It is reported that ZachXBT previously accused RAVE of suspected market manipulation and called for Binance, Bitget, and Gate to jointly investigate, offering a $25,000 reward. As of the time of publication, the price of the RAVE token has fallen below $1, a decline of over 95% from its peak.

According to official news, Binance Wallet will jointly launch the exclusive TGE of OpenGradient (OPG) with PancakeSwap on April 21, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:00 (UTC). Eligible users need to participate using Binance Alpha points, and trading will start at 11:00 (UTC).

Crypto market analyst Axel posted on social media that the BTC futures market saw a daily liquidation of approximately $526 million in shorts, and the open interest (OI) did not rebuild leverage after reaching a peak of 319,499 BTC, instead falling back to 293,045 BTC.The liquidation dominance indicator has turned positive after being in negative territory for two consecutive weeks, indicating the end of the systemic short squeeze phase. The current price remains stable in the range of 75,000-76,000 while OI contracts, forming a constructive structure of "cooling after a short squeeze," rather than a new round of overheating. The next focus will be whether OI will return above 300,000 BTC when the price attempts to break through.

Last week, digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of approximately $1.4 billion, marking the largest single-week inflow of the year and achieving a third consecutive week of net inflows. The total assets under management (AuM) rose to $155 billion, with inflows accounting for 0.91%, the highest level this year.By asset class, Bitcoin attracted approximately $1.116 billion in inflows, with a cumulative inflow of $3.1 billion year-to-date; Ethereum continued its recovery trend with a net inflow of $328 million for the week, the best performance since January. Meanwhile, short Bitcoin products recorded only a small inflow of about $1.4 million, indicating limited hedging demand.On a macro level, the optimistic signals from the US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, combined with Bitcoin briefly breaking through $76,000, boosted market risk appetite; March CPI year-on-year was 3.3%, with core CPI at 2.6%, indicating moderate overall inflation pressure.Regionally, the US dominated inflows with a net inflow of $1.5 billion for the week; Germany recorded an inflow of $28 million, while Switzerland saw an outflow of $138 million, showing significant divergence. In other assets, XRP and Solana recorded net outflows of $56 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

The Bitcoin options market will see a concentrated expiration of about $7.9 billion this Friday, with approximately $395 million in call options concentrated around the $75,000 strike price.The current funding rate has turned negative, reflecting an overall bearish sentiment in the market; if the price continues to hold above this key level, the risk of potential short squeezes may intensify.

SuperEx will launch the MSFTUSDT and AVGOUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs on April 20, 2026, at 14:00 (UTC). The above contract trading pairs support full position, isolated position, and split position modes. Users can trade through the web or the app.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $2,199, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $794 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,426, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $742 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $78,946, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.326 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $71,506, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.157 billion.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the largest SOL short address on the chain deposited 9 million USDC into Hyperliquid in the past 10 hours and opened a 3x xyz: BRENTOIL long position, with a position size of 200,700 contracts, valued at approximately 18.08 million USD.Meanwhile, this address still holds a short position of 254,800 SOL, valued at approximately 21.6 million USD.

Gate's "Racing the Future" outdoor crossover exhibition held at K11 MUSEA's waterfront promenade in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, is gaining momentum, with media day and public opening generating significant attention. On the first day of the media day, hundreds of stars, KOLs, and media attended, with the highlight being the unveiling of a giant driver helmet for Max Verstappen, sparking a wave of interest both on-site and online.After opening to the public on the 18th, the number of visitors significantly increased, with over ten thousand attendees on the first day. A large crowd continued to gather along the Victoria Harbour, creating a vibrant exhibition atmosphere. The exhibition prominently features the F1 Red Bull Racing Team's brand new car and core equipment for 2026, and through immersive interactive experiences, it visually presents the engineering of racing and speed culture, attracting many visitors to stop, participate, and take photos.It is reported that Gate will also hold the "Gate 13 Blue Carpet Ceremony" on April 20, where the F1 Red Bull Racing Team's display car will be unveiled along with brand collaboration showcases. That evening, Gate will host a high-end anniversary dinner at the Rosewood Hong Kong, with platform founder and CEO Dr. Han in attendance. Over 300 representatives from top industry institutions and partners are expected to be invited for networking.Gate Live will start the live broadcast of the blue carpet ceremony on April 20 at 17:30 (UTC+8), and will simultaneously broadcast the Gate 13 anniversary high-end dinner event at 20:00 (UTC+8), inviting several industry guests to participate in discussions and interactions, providing frontline perspectives and the latest insights.

According to GMGN data, the market value of the ETH chain meme coin PUNK has risen to over 14 million USD, currently reported at 13.3 million USD, with an intraday increase of over 3,300 times.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

ChainCatcher reported live that HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom jointly attended the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival roundtable discussion, exploring "From Finance to Strategy: How Public Companies Are Positioning Themselves Based on Digital Assets."Chalom, who worked at BlackRock for 20 years, began leading BlackRock's blockchain and digital assets team six years ago, during which he launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, raising about $100 billion at its peak. He stated that the choice to establish a digital asset treasury with Ethereum rather than Bitcoin is because Ethereum is a "native productive asset," which can earn nearly 3% returns through staking, while Bitcoin can only be held in anticipation of appreciation. Sharplink has been listed on Nasdaq and has raised billions of dollars to purchase Ethereum since launching its digital asset treasury strategy last June, currently holding approximately 770,000 ETH and earning about 17,000 ETH and over $35 million in rewards for investors through staking.Regarding industry trends, he pointed out that Ethereum is dominating three major use cases: stablecoins (over 60% occur on Ethereum), asset tokenization, and decentralized finance. He specifically warned that currently over 95% of stablecoins are denominated in US dollars, and if stablecoins are to become the payment rail for trillions of transactions in the AI economy, Asian regulators should not allow them to be dominated by the US dollar and US Treasury bonds, as this will trigger a geopolitical competition to advance local stablecoin legislation.Discussing market cycles, he noted that the crypto market has experienced significant pullbacks since last October, with short-term prices being unpredictable, but in the long term, the current risk-reward ratio is at its best level in a long time. He emphasized that digital asset treasuries are not passive investments; Ethereum is a high-volatility asset, and volatility is a characteristic of capital appreciation rather than a defect.

According to Jinshi reports, the VIX index, after experiencing a decline for eight consecutive trading days, has turned to rise, currently up 2.43 points at 19.91 points, reaching a new high for the week.

The 7th phase of the project CLOSE ended subscription at 16:00 on April 20 and will complete TGE at 20:00 on April 20. This phase had over 51,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 99,082,862 USDT. After the asset settlement for this phase of CLOSE, there will be no lock-up period; the funds will be available as spot, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.This phase continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to subscribe using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, and the platform will uniformly convert and allocate based on U. A dynamic winning rate model has been introduced in this round; for every increase of 5,000,000 USDT in the raised amount, the winning rate increases by 0.2%. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

OKX will delist the USDT AAVE (ETH network) on-chain earning product on April 20, 2026. The related funds have been fully redeemed in advance from the on-chain, and the expected arrival date is before 18:00 on April 20, 2026 (UTC+8). Users' principal and accumulated earnings will be automatically redeemed to their fund accounts without any additional action required.

According to monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa, one of the RAVE manipulation addresses deposited 20 million RAVE to Bitget again 10 minutes ago, worth approximately 10.67 million USD. Today, this address has transferred a total of 42.996 million RAVE to CEX, with a total value exceeding 34.97 million USD.

According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of the ETH chain meme coin WOJAK has risen to over 40 million USD, currently reported at 39.86 million USD, with a daily increase of over 320%.Odaily reminds users that meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

According to monitoring by lookonchain, a wallet address related to BIT, 0x3CEE, has withdrawn 6,382.5 ETH (approximately 14.5 million USD) from OKX within the past hour after being inactive for a year.Currently, the wallet holds a total of 18,383 ETH (approximately 41.75 million USD).

ChainCatcher reported live that Lennix Lai, the Global Chief Business Officer of OKX, delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. He pointed out that AI Agents are changing the way users interact with wallets and blockchains. OKX is building a wallet operating system from scratch that serves not only human users but also AI Agents: On-chain OS.This system is built on the existing capabilities of the OKX wallet, which includes 1.2 billion API calls per day, over $300 million in daily trading volume, support for more than 60 chains, and aggregation of 500 DEXs. Users can issue commands in natural language, such as "automatically exchange to USDC when ETH drops below 2000," and the Agent will automatically track prices, compare quotes from different DEXs, route the optimal path, and execute the trade upon human confirmation.He emphasized that Agents also need to trade and pay each other, thus requiring an efficient and low-cost microtransaction settlement layer. OKX's Layer 2 network, X Layer, plays this role with zero gas fees and instant finality, and it supports the X402 payment protocol and on-chain Agent identity registration. He stated that future financial infrastructure will no longer serve only top professionals; an individual working with five different Agents can achieve results comparable to those of large institutional investment teams, which is the most significant meaning of AI in the cryptocurrency industry.