Gate News message, April 22 — Whales on Hyperliquid currently hold $3.276 billion in open positions, with long positions accounting for $1.687 billion (51.49%) and short positions totaling $1.589 billion (48.51%), according to Coinglass data. Long positions are down $19.973 million in unrealized

The PACE Act would let qualified digital asset and fintech firms access the Fed's payment system, aiming to cut delays and costs through direct Fed access, with regulatory safeguards and consumer protections. Abstract: The U.S. House introduced the Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency (PACE) Act to allow qualified digital asset, fintech, and other service providers to connect directly to the Federal Reserve's payment system. The bipartisan bill, by Reps. Young Kim and Sam Redo, aims to cut delays and fees by enabling direct Fed access under OCC oversight, with streamlined registration, consumer protections, supervisory enforcement, and bankruptcy provisions. Industry advocates argue that direct access would foster faster, cheaper, and more competitive payment services while maintaining safeguards for innovation.

CATL unveils Qilin: 1,000 km range, 280 Wh/kg, 10C; Shenxing: 98% charge from 10% in 6:27 (LFP). Plans 4,000 charging/battery-swapping stations by 2026 with partners, and emergency-use station batteries power chargers with above 85% utilization. Abstract: CATL announces two battery technologies—Qilin and Shenxing—highlighting long range, higher energy density, and rapid charging, plus a plan to deploy 4,000 charging/battery-swapping stations by 2026 with automaker partners and emergency power support for charging units.

Gate News message, April 22 — Artificial intelligence companies raised approximately $242 billion in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for roughly 80% of global venture capital investment, according to crypto analyst Ai. However, funding remained highly concentrated in a handful of

On-chain analysis tracks a Venus protocol attacker moving 2,301 ETH (~$5.32M) to a suspected wallet, then batching through Tornado Cash; about $17.45M remains on-chain. Abstract: This note summarizes on-chain activity related to a Venus protocol attacker, including the transfer of 2,301 ETH (~$5.32M) to a wallet and batch-mixing via Tornado Cash, with approximately $17.45M still held on-chain.

Gate News message, April 22 — Scammers posing as Iranian authorities are demanding cryptocurrency payments in Bitcoin or USDT from shipping companies in exchange for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to CoinDesk. Greek maritime risk firm Marisks has issued a warning that

Gate News message, April 22 — Etherealize, the institutional marketing and product division of the Ethereum ecosystem, has set a long-term price target for ETH at $250,000 per token, a significant downward revision from its previous target of $740,000 announced last year. The report did not

Uzbekistan launches the Besqala Mining Valley SEZ for green-energy crypto mining, offering tax exemptions to 2035, a 1% admin fee, 1,800 Som/kWh, export access, and eligibility limited to compliant, locally registered firms.

Gate News message, April 22 — Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS) has released a consultation paper to establish more favorable regulatory capital guidance for crypto assets on permissionless blockchains (public blockchains) ahead of implementing

Gate News message, April 22 — Taiwan's export orders jumped 65.9% year-on-year in March, marking the fastest pace since January 2010, driven by robust demand for AI, high-performance computing, and cloud products. The growth exceeded the forecasted 44.1% increase. Orders from the United States