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Odaily News According to official news, Qwen has launched its latest open-source dense model, Qwen3.6-27B. This model features flagship-level programming capabilities, outperforming Qwen3.5-397B-A17B across all major programming benchmarks, and possesses strong reasoning abilities in text and multimodal tasks. Qwen3.6-27B supports both thinking and non-thinking modes and is fully open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license.
Odaily News Documentary Finding Satoshi was released on Wednesday, claiming that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is not an individual but a pseudonym jointly used by cryptographers Hal Finney and Len Sassaman. Directors Tucker Tooley and Matthew Miele, through a four-year investigation, pointed out that Hal Finney was responsible for writing the Bitcoin code, while Len Sassaman was responsible for writing the text content, including the whitepaper. Hal Finney's widow, Fran Finney, admitted in an interview that her husband may have been involved in the creation of Bitcoin. Investigators eliminated other candidates such as Adam Back through a process of elimination, noting that the online activity records of Hal Finney and Len Sassaman closely match those of Satoshi Nakamoto. Additionally, the film includes a 90-minute interview with Sam Bankman-Fried, but it was ultimately not used.
Odaily News According to an official announcement, Coinbase announced that starting April 22, 2026, it will list the fiat-backed stablecoin tGBP. Users can buy, sell, convert, send, and receive tGBP via the Coinbase App and Coinbase Exchange.
According to an official announcement, Coinbase has announced the listing of tGBP, a stablecoin pegged to the British pound, starting April 22, 2026. Users can buy, sell, exchange, send, and receive tGBP via the Coinbase App and Coinbase Exchange. It was disclosed that tGBP’s issuer, BCP Technologies, is registered with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and participates in the FCA’s regulatory sandbox. Coinbase stated that this listing forms part of its international expansion strategy to support more local-currency stablecoins.
According to The Block, B2B stablecoin technology provider Infinite has launched Infinite Accounts—a banking account service for enterprises that supports deposits, withdrawals, ACH transfers, domestic and international wire transfers, as well as stablecoin minting, burning, and on-chain transfers—all accessible via a single API. This service is powered by the traditional banking infrastructure of Erebor Bank, which recently obtained its banking license. Infinite states that fiat balances held in these accounts may be eligible for FDIC insurance, whereas stablecoin balances are not. This launch comes amid continued growing institutional adoption of stablecoins.
According to Reuters, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that it has jointly searched eight London locations suspected of operating illegal peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading activities, together with tax authorities and police, and issued cease-and-desist letters to each site. The FCA said evidence obtained during on-site inspections supports multiple ongoing criminal investigations. This operation was conducted under anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations, aiming to prevent such operators from providing criminals with channels to transfer, conceal, and use illicit funds. Currently, no peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange operators are registered with the FCA in the UK.
According to PR Newswire, Valour, a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, has secured approximately USD 11 million in institutional investment to purchase its Hedera (HBAR)-related ETP products—around USD 10 million for the product listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and approximately USD 1 million for Valour Hedera SEK, listed on Sweden’s Spotlight Exchange. DeFi Technologies stated that both transactions were facilitated by its Abu Dhabi workshop, reflecting growing institutional demand for regulated, exchange-traded products providing exposure to Hedera and supporting the growth of its assets under management in the German market.
Odaily News: International gold and silver prices have experienced a slight pullback. Among them, gold (XAUT) saw a minor 24-hour decline of 1.10%, currently quoted at $4,752.65; silver (XAG) fell by 1.93%, currently quoted at $77.78. Despite signs of temporary easing in the international situation, market risk aversion sentiment remains strong, driving increased activity in both trading and open interest for related contracts.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume for Gate XAU contracts reached $197 million, a sequential increase of 68.68%, with open interest reaching $22.11 million. The 24-hour trading volume for Gate XAG contracts reached $143 million, a substantial sequential increase of 108.06%, with open interest reaching $15.30 million.Gate pioneered the metal contract trading sector, offering 7×24 hour continuous trading, providing users with greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile market conditions. Gate contracts now cover a wide range of traditional financial assets including stocks, metals, forex, indices, and commodities, supporting trading of core assets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.
According to The Block, Gensyn—a decentralized AI infrastructure network backed by a16z crypto—has launched its flagship product, Delphi. Delphi is an AI-settled decentralized information marketplace platform where creators can launch markets and earn a 1.5% fee on trading volume upon successful settlement. Delphi is currently open to all users for trading, but only invited creators may launch markets; mainnet launch is expected within the coming weeks. Built on Gensyn’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, the platform uses verifiable smart oracles to execute settlements. Gensyn reports that Delphi has already processed millions of dollars in trading volume since its testnet launch in December 2025.
SlowMist TI Alert reports that MistEye has received threat intelligence from the community regarding an active macOS information-stealing malware dubbed “MacSync Stealer” (v1.1.2). This malware targets macOS users and is capable of stealing cryptocurrency wallets, browser credentials, system keychains, and infrastructure keys (SSH / AWS / K8s). It employs a spoofed AppleScript system dialog to trick users into entering their login password. After data exfiltration, it displays a fake “Not Supported” error message. SlowMist states it has shared relevant IOCs with its customers and urges users not to execute unverified macOS scripts and to remain vigilant against unusual system password prompts.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), trader 0x5c26 is shorting CHIP, a token newly launched yesterday. Over the past three hours, this trader has established a short position of 28.85 million CHIP tokens, valued at approximately $2.43 million. Additionally, the trader holds 1,400 short positions in xyz:SP500, valued at approximately $9.94 million.
Odaily, GMGN co-founder Haze posted on platform X, stating that the web version has completed multiple functional updates, including support for ETH limit orders and advanced strategies, support for multi-wallet Profit and Loss (PNL) statistics, support for multi-wallet trading and continuous click trading. The first round of speed optimization has also been completed, with continuous improvements to follow.
QCP released a market analysis stating that BTC rebounded from its overnight low near $75,000 to approximately $78,000; however, this rally appears more like a relief-driven correction following easing risk sentiment, rather than signaling the start of a new market phase. The report notes that Trump’s unilateral extension of the ceasefire with Iran has lowered near-term expectations of conflict escalation, yet the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and Iran’s stance remains unclear. Meanwhile, oil prices have held near $100 per barrel, resulting in concurrent inflationary pressures and slowing growth. QCP also points out that BTC open interest has risen noticeably while funding rates remain negative—indicating that short sellers are adding positions amid the rally. Overall, the options market continues to price in range-bound trading, not trend continuation.
According to Cointelegraph, Uzbekistan has established a state-supported cryptocurrency mining zone named “Besqala Mining Valley” in Karakalpakstan, pursuant to a presidential decree signed on April 17, effective as of April 20. Approved mining enterprises may sell their mined digital assets on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges or overseas platforms, or via direct contractual agreements; however, all related revenues must be fully deposited into bank accounts within Uzbekistan. The mining zone grants tax exemptions to入驻 enterprises until January 1, 2035, while requiring them to pay a monthly fee equal to 1% of their mining revenue to the zone’s management authority. The new regulations also permit mining operations powered by renewable energy, hydrogen energy, and grid electricity.
PicWe has announced that its independently developed next-generation wallet product has completed internal testing and entered public beta. PicWe Wallet expands the concept of a "hardware wallet" from dedicated devices to everyday terminal capabilities, allowing phones, computers, and security keys to be used directly as wallets.By generating and storing keys directly on the device, users no longer need seed phrases or manually manage private keys. Critical operations are completed locally without being stored on servers, reducing the barrier to entry and associated risks from the source.Under this design, users can perform on-chain operations as easily as using a regular application. At the same time, the wallet also supports providing account capabilities to automated programs (such as AI agents) under specific rules, enabling more flexible on-chain interaction methods.The public beta version already supports multi-chain asset management, asset swapping, and paying transaction fees with stablecoins, bringing users closer to a "seamless blockchain experience."In its broader ecosystem strategy, PicWe is building integrated infrastructure around RWA and intelligent applications, covering core areas such as asset issuance, circulation, and settlement. This serves enterprise goals for efficiency and cost reduction in scenarios like cross-border settlements, asset digitization, and supply chain coordination.
According to the official announcement, Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced have fully launched trading for GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP perpetual contracts, supporting multiple order types including limit orders, market orders, stop orders, and stop-limit orders.
According to an official post by Umbra (@UmbraCash), the privacy payment protocol Umbra was used to transfer funds related to a recent hacking incident, involving 349 ETH (approximately $800,000). Umbra stated that, as its privacy address system primarily protects the recipient’s identity—not the sender’s—it offers limited practical assistance to hackers attempting to obscure the origin of stolen funds. All stolen funds remain identifiable and traceable. The team has been in active communication and collaboration with security researchers. Umbra also noted that the protocol is powered entirely by autonomous smart contracts; thus, the team cannot prevent anyone from using the contracts or self-hosted frontend versions. In support of fund recovery efforts, the team placed the hosted frontend into maintenance mode at 6:45 a.m. ET on April 21. Access will be restored once it is confirmed that doing so will not impede the recovery process. The protocol itself continues operating normally, and all funds held within privacy addresses remain secure.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX has enabled CC deposits as of April 21 at 21:00 (GMT+8). Spot trading for CC/USDT will commence on April 22 at 18:00 (GMT+8). CC withdrawals will be available starting April 23 at 18:00 (GMT+8). Additionally, HTX Margin Trading will introduce CC/USDT (10x) isolated-margin leveraged trading on April 22 at 18:00 (GMT+8). CC (Canton) is a recently trending public blockchain project. The Canton Network is a public blockchain offering institutional-grade privacy, with highly configurable privacy-preserving mechanisms as its core feature.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract on April 22, offering up to 10x leverage. Concurrently, HTX is hosting a CHIP Contract Trading Party from 14:00 on April 22 to 14:00 on April 29 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $10,000. During the event, users who register and trade the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new users trading the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract will receive exclusive rewards.
Odaily News According to official announcement, MGBX will launch spot trading for USD.AI (CHIP) and Genius (GENIUS) on April 22, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT).Deposit Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 16:00 (SGT)Trading Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 18:00 (SGT)Withdrawal Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 19:00 (SGT)