Gate News update. On April 2, most Hong Kong stock OpenClaw concept shares (AI open-source model-related concepts) fell. Zhipu (02513.HK) fell more than 15%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) fell more than 9%, Kingsoft Cloud (03896.HK) and Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) fell more than 3%, Alibaba (09988.HK) and Meituan (03690.HK) fell more than 2%.

Pendle’s Boros trading platform, launched on April 2, has introduced the Boros OTC trading platform. It is designed to serve liquidity providers and large-scale traders, supports hedging with large notional funding rate exposure, and comes with customized terms and zero price impact. The service is aimed at traders with transactions above $500,000; users must submit their trading intent and only after approval of eligibility can they create a trading proposal. Trades settle directly on-chain.

From 2026-04-02 01:00 to 01:15 (UTC), the BTC return rate recorded -0.67%. The K-line data range was 67,639.7 to 68,595.1 USDT, with a range of 1.39%. During this period, market attention increased, volatility noticeably intensified, and investors’ trading behavior became more short-term. The main drivers of this unusual move were the concentrated withdrawal of leverage capital in the derivatives market and bearish sentiment taking the lead. Futures open interest fell by about $200 million in just 15 minutes, reflecting a faster release of leverage-related risk. At the same time, the funding rate turned negative, indicating that the bears had gained dominance.

Gate News message: On April 2, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, ARIA (Aria) is trading at $0.43. In the past 24 hours, it is up 25.33%, reaching a high of $0.50 and dipping to a low of $0.33. The trading volume over the past 24 hours was $1.6239 million. Its current market cap is approximately $77.947 million. Aria.AI is a next-generation game development and publishing experiment. It draws inspiration from a Disney-style immersive world and AI technology, and is designed around game mechanics related to its own IP. It represents a major leap in bringing Web3 a higher standard of game design and publishing quality from Web2 (combined with AI execution). As an open-world mobile game, Aria invites players to explore the world of Fudonia

Gate News update, April 1, Tally announced that its long-term partner ScopeLift will continue to be responsible for the development of the Tally Governance application during the transition period. Tally said that services for enterprise customers and licensees will not be affected. In addition, the Governance App codebase will be converted to the MIT license after 12 months, at which point the community will be able to use the codebase.

An online social trading platform announced on April 1 that New York residents can trade crypto assets on its platform, alongside stocks, ETFs, and options. After obtaining a BitLicense and a remittance license, the platform’s services cover 48 U.S. states and aim to promote digital financial inclusion and open up global markets.

Cosmos ecosystem project Neutron announced on April 1 the launch of the NTRN redemption mechanism. Holders can burn NTRN to receive USDC. The deposit period runs from April 1 to April 30, and redemption requests will open on May 1 and close on June 30. The foundation’s NTRN will not participate in the redemption and will be burned.

From 2026-04-01 12:45 to 2026-04-01 13:00 (UTC), the ETH spot price quickly fell within the 2127.4 to 2146.81 USDT range, with a 15-minute return of -0.62% and a range (amplitude) of 0.91%. During this time window, market attention increased, volatility noticeably accelerated, reflecting a momentary release of short-term trading pressure. The main driving force behind this abnormal move is that the leverage level in the derivatives market continued to rise. Open interest (OI) broke through 30.451 billion USD, and in a high-leverage environment, positions were highly concentrated, making the market susceptible to sharp fluctuations.

On April 1, ahead of the U.S. stock market open, crypto concept stocks generally rose, with SBET seeing the largest gain reaching 2.02%. Others such as COIN, MSTR, and BMNR also rose as well. msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has already launched multiple U.S. stock and ETF tokens.

An analyst at ING said that the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz could be a key factor driving a sharp drop in the U.S. dollar. It is still unclear whether the strait will re-open, and the U.S. Dollar Index falling back to the March 23 low of 99.0 needs a clearer timeline.