The stablecoin market hit a record $320 billion in total capitalization, up from under $5 billion in 2020, signaling sustained growth and rising adoption across the crypto ecosystem since early 2024. Abstract: The stablecoin market reached about $320 billion in total capitalization, marking significant growth from 2020 and indicating steady expansion through early 2024 with greater adoption and integration in the crypto ecosystem.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, MINIMAX (MINIMAX-W 00100.HK) has surged by 6% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 22 — According to Coinglass data, a major CEX experienced a net outflow of 36.51 million USDT over the past hour.

Gate News message, April 22 — HIVE Digital's wholly-owned subsidiary HIVE Bermuda 2026 Ltd. completed a private placement of $115 million in zero-coupon convertible senior notes (including $15 million from over-allotment option), with maturity in 2031. The initial conversion price is

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

Gold tops $4,750 as spot, with COMEX futures up about 1% to $4,767; silver climbs to $77.69. This market update notes a rise in precious metals on April 22: spot gold above $4,750 with roughly 1% gains in New York futures to around $4,767, and spot silver up about $1 to $77.69 per ounce, signaling a firmer metal complex.

Security researcher Doyeon Park disclosed a CVSS 7.1 zero-day in Cosmos' CometBFT causing potential node freezes during sync; vendor resistance, downgrades, and disclosure led to April 21 reveal; validators should avoid restarts before patch. Abstract: Security researcher Doyeon Park disclosed a critical CVSS 7.1 zero-day vulnerability in Cosmos' CometBFT consensus layer that could cause nodes to freeze during block synchronization, potentially affecting networks securing over $8 billion in assets. The vulnerability cannot directly steal funds. Park pursued coordinated disclosure beginning Feb 22, but faced vendor resistance to public disclosure and issues with HackerOne. The vendor downgraded a related vulnerability (CVE-2025-24371) to informational on Mar 6, prompting Park to release a network-level proof-of-concept before public disclosure on Apr 21. The advisory recommends Cosmos validators avoid restarting nodes until patches are released; nodes already in consensus may continue but restart and resync could expose them to attacks by malicious peers, risking deadlock.

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