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According to CoinDesk, after the cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, announced its Q1 2026 financial report, its stock price rose over 25% in pre-market trading. The financial report showed that the company's revenue for the quarter increased by 42% year-on-year to $50.3 million, while the net loss narrowed by 27% year-on-year to $109 million, but still exceeded market expectations of a loss of $0.61 per share.The report indicated that Gemini's operating expenses increased by 73% year-on-year to $144.5 million, with employee compensation costs rising by 91%, which included approximately $6.5 million in severance pay; sales and marketing expenses also doubled year-on-year to $19.1 million.The company stated that it is currently driving its business transformation through layoffs, business contraction, and a $100 million Bitcoin injection from Winklevoss Capital Fund, and is seeking to achieve profitability.In February of this year, Gemini closed its operations in the UK, EU, and Australia, laying off about 25% of its staff, and shifted its focus to the U.S. market and prediction market business. In April, the company received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for its Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license, officially entering the cryptocurrency prediction market field. Boosted by these developments, the company's stock price has recently rebounded and is now above $6.6.

According to Bloomberg, Gemini exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss made a $100 million "strategic investment" in the exchange, purchasing Class A common stock at a price of $14 per share, with payment made in Bitcoin. The exchange's stock closed at $5.26 on Thursday, rising about 15% in after-hours trading, having fallen over 80% in the past year.Gemini's net loss in the first quarter narrowed to $109 million, compared to $149 million in the same period last year; revenue grew 42% to $50 million, mainly driven by income from services such as credit cards. CEO Tyler Winklevoss stated that the market has severely underestimated Gemini, and this investment will help the company transition from a crypto company to a market company. Gemini went public in September 2025, shortly after which the crypto market began to decline.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini released its Q1 financial report, with revenue reaching $50.3 million, a 42% increase from $35.3 million in the same period last year, which led to a 30% rise in its stock price during after-hours trading. The company stated that the growth mainly came from service business, OTC trading, and cryptocurrency-related credit card businesses such as the Gemini Credit Card. Among these, the credit card segment's revenue grew by approximately 300% year-over-year, nearing half of the total revenue.Gemini also disclosed data on its prediction market business for the first time. Since its launch in December last year, this business has attracted over 20,000 users trading contracts, with a total of over 100 million contracts traded, contributing approximately $400,000 in revenue. The company noted that trading volume in April further increased by 78% compared to the previous month. Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss stated that the company is gradually transforming from a cryptocurrency trading platform into a broader "market company." Previously, Gemini obtained a CFTC derivatives clearing organization license to support its expansion into derivatives and prediction market businesses.

According to official news, the Gate contract stock area has launched SOXL (3x long semiconductor ETF) and BRKB (Berkshire Hathaway) perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20x leverage.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in negative premium for 8 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.032%, indicating that purchasing power in the U.S. market has once again fallen into a slump.Previously, it had been in positive premium for 19 consecutive days. The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

According to Jinshi reports, the semiconductor sector of the US stock market generally rose, with Micron Technology up nearly 5%, ON Semiconductor rising close to 5%, and NXP Semiconductors up 4.6%.

According to an official statement from JPYC Co., Ltd., when searching for "JPYC" in wallets or DEX, counterfeit tokens with similar names, logos, or symbols may appear.The official reminder is to never judge the authenticity of a token solely based on its name or icon. It is essential to strictly verify that the token contract address matches exactly with what is listed in the official FAQ; even a single character difference indicates a different token. Users are also reminded not to perform any operations such as sending, exchanging, authorizing, or signing with unknown tokens.

According to Cryptopolitan, the kimchi premium for Bitcoin on South Korean exchanges has risen to 1.98%, the highest level since the end of February.This metric measures the price difference between Bitcoin on South Korean exchanges and the global volume-weighted average price through CryptoQuant's Korean premium index. After the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict in early March, this index fell to a discount of -2.27%, and this rebound indicates a resurgence in demand from South Korean buyers. Currently, calculated using the Upbit price and the global volume-weighted average price, the premium has fallen back to 0.77%.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD has announced the launch of a VIP program aimed at providing exclusive value-added services for high-net-worth users and deeply engaged participants in the ecosystem. Members who join this program will periodically receive ecosystem benefits, including merchandise, gift packs, whitelist privileges, and will have access to in-depth strategic content, ecosystem and market analysis reports, as well as the opportunity to communicate directly with the official team.It is reported that this program is primarily targeted at users with a single account holding of 1 million or more USDD (or equivalent sUSDD). Eligible users can apply by sending a private message to the official X account @usddio, and after asset verification, they can join. Successfully inviting users to join will also yield corresponding rewards.

According to Politico, Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini proposed to lawmakers earlier this year to remove a provision in the digital asset bill that requires cryptocurrency trading platforms to only list "non-manipulable" digital assets. The three exchanges are concerned that this would make it more difficult to list small-cap tokens.This amendment occurred after the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance the bill in January. The CFTC has long required exchanges to "self-certify" that the product contracts they list are not easily manipulable, but cryptocurrency companies believe this standard does not apply to the spot crypto market. The three exchanges stated that they have been working with Congress for years to push for comprehensive federal regulation of the digital asset market. Coinbase's Federal Policy Director Robin Cook stated that they hope to ensure consumers are protected by standards suitable for spot trading.

According to Coinglass data, despite Bitcoin recently firmly standing above $80,000, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has started to turn negative. For most of April, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index remained in positive territory.In addition, the IFP index, which reflects market participants' risk appetite and the direction of capital flows, has fallen below the 90-day moving average, indicating to some extent that Bitcoin is flowing back from derivatives exchanges to spot exchanges, suggesting a weakening of speculative interest and risk aversion, which typically corresponds to bearish/risk-averse sentiment.

The latest report released by Bank of America (BofA) indicates that in April, the user growth of Gemini and Claude was robust, while the growth rate of ChatGPT continued to slow down. The report stated: In terms of U.S. web traffic, Google saw a year-on-year increase of 2% to 546 million visits, ChatGPT grew by 30% year-on-year to 34 million visits (equivalent to 6% of Google), Bing decreased by 6% year-on-year to 44 million visits, and Claude increased by 715% year-on-year to 7.1 million visits. In terms of month-on-month growth, Google grew by 1%, ChatGPT grew by 1%, Claude grew by 28%, and Gemini grew by 8%.

According to Fortune, the AI agent platform Nova Intelligence announced the completion of a $31.5 million Series A funding round, led by Chemistry, with participation from Accel, Conviction, and SAP's venture capital arm SAP.io.The AI platform built by Nova is used to analyze, modernize, and generate custom code that operates the payroll, supply chain, and financial functions of Fortune 500 companies.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has turned positive after 4 days of negative premium, currently reported at 0.0037%, indicating that buying sentiment in the U.S. market is starting to warm up.The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase (a mainstream trading platform in the U.S.) and the global market average price. This index is an important indicator for observing capital flows in the U.S. market, institutional investment enthusiasm, and changes in market sentiment. A positive premium indicates that the Coinbase price is higher than the global average price, which usually means: strong buying in the U.S. market, active entry of institutional or compliant funds, ample dollar liquidity, and optimistic investment sentiment. A negative premium indicates that the Coinbase price is lower than the global average price, which typically reflects: significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, decreased risk appetite among investors, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

According to The Block, Gemini's Olympus division has officially obtained a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), allowing it to act as an internal clearinghouse for settlement, risk management, and collateral management without relying on third-party clearing, which is expected to reduce operational costs.Combined with the previously obtained Designated Contract Market (DCM) license, Gemini is now capable of conducting full-stack compliant operations in the fields of futures, options, perpetual contracts, and prediction markets. Currently, Gemini is further applying for a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) license to complete its full suite of CFTC qualifications and compete directly with Kraken and Coinbase.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed on Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially down 0.57%, the S&P 500 index down 0.04%, and the Nasdaq up 0.04%. NXP Semiconductors surged 25%, NVIDIA fell 1.8%, Qualcomm rose 4%, and Intel increased by 12%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 0.63%, with Baidu down 3.7% and iQIYI up 4.5%.

According to Gate market data, at the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.04%, the S&P 500 index fell by 0.07%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 0.28%. NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O) rose by 21.7% due to its strong second-quarter earnings guidance. As a result, ON Semiconductor (ON.O) rose by 6.4%, and Microchip Technology (MCHP.O) rose by 4.8%. Silicon Motion (SIMO.O) rose by 35%, as its first-quarter performance and second-quarter guidance significantly exceeded expectations.

The derivatives trading platform SUNX officially announced that there has been a surge of counterfeit platforms impersonating SUNX in the market recently. Some criminals are using unofficial Chinese translations such as "孙克斯" and "森克斯" to carry out fraudulent activities like "contract trading" and other financial scams.In response to the above phenomenon, SUNX makes the following core clarifications and statements:Official Name: SUNX officially only uses the unique English name "SUNX" and has never adopted any Chinese name. Any platform that lures users into high-yield rebate schemes using names like "孙克斯" is counterfeit and has no connection to SUNX.Compliance Qualifications: SUNX was established in 2018 and has legally obtained compliance qualifications in multiple countries. This includes the US MSB license, registration numbers 31000276306668 and 31000307329308. Officially registered with the US SEC, SUNX LTD. (CIK: 0002106288).Inclusion in Authoritative Platforms: Currently, SUNX has been included in several authoritative data platforms, ranking 19th globally on MyToken and 33rd globally on Nonce, and has been officially listed on CoinMarketCap.SUNX reminds users to access trading only through the official unique channels and to stay away from any fraudulent activities claiming "contract trading" or using unofficial Chinese names. The company has initiated evidence collection procedures and will pursue legal responsibility against the infringing parties according to the law.