Odaily Planet Daily reports that digital asset trading platform Gate.io has announced the launch of its digital Pre-IPOs participation mechanism, and the Pre-IPOs market reservation portal is now open. The platform will publicly issue digital shares, which users can directly subscribe using the platform's stablecoins, without complicated procedures or high capital thresholds, allowing more ordinary users to participate in high-quality Pre-IPOs projects. Gate.io has already taken the lead in establishing digital shares and a dedicated TradeFi trading zone, and has introduced various traditional assets such as stocks, indices, forex, and commodities into its spot and futures product lines, placing it among the industry leaders in overall strength. In the future, Gate.io will continue to enrich the platform's asset types, optimize user experience and participation paths, providing users with more diverse and convenient investment options, and improving the flexibility and efficiency of global asset allocation.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice filed documents in federal court on Tuesday seeking to block Arizona from applying its gambling laws to prediction market operator Kalshi. Federal regulators argue that contracts linked to sporting events, elections, and other real-world events are financial derivatives known as "swaps" and should be subject to federal regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act, not state gambling laws. Arizona has already filed criminal charges against Kalshi under its state gambling laws, with arraignment scheduled for April 13. Previously, a New Jersey federal appeals court ruled in favor of Kalshi, finding its sports contracts presumed legal under federal law in the absence of CFTC intervention, but other jurisdictions allowed state enforcement action to proceed. If the courts ultimately accept the CFTC's position, prediction markets could operate nationwide under a unified federal framework.

Huoxun Finance reports that Base has officially launched its third startup accelerator program, Base Batch 003. This seven-week program runs from April 6th to May 19th; after screening 1175 applications, 12 teams were selected, focusing on areas such as DeFi, AI, stablecoins, and prediction markets. The following are introductions to the 12 shortlisted teams and projects: - Blockrun.ai: Infrastructure for AI agents to access Large Language Models (LLMs) and data - Stealth: A novel prediction market leverage primitive - 4Mica: Agent microtransaction settlement infrastructure - OPAL: A privacy-focused perpetual contract decentralized exchange (supporting cryptocurrencies and real-world assets RWA) - Onsight: A gamified social prediction platform - Credifi: An unsecured lending protocol based on Zero Knowledge Transfer Layer Security Protocol (zktls) and credit scoring - Tomorrow: A secured stablecoin lending platform for the creator economy - Agently: A routing layer for AI coordination and transactions - Nivo: An on-chain forex hedging platform for SMEs - JPEG App: An opinion marketplace based on image content - Floe Labs: A credit network for AI agents and institutions - Liminal: A self-custodied AI-native new bank Selected teams will receive exclusive guidance from experts inside and outside Coinbase during the accelerator program, as well as partner benefits and the opportunity to receive direct investment from the Coinbase ecosystem fund. The project's offline Demo Day will conclude on May 19th in San Francisco.

According to Huoxun Finance, to improve market liquidity and user experience, Binance will adjust the minimum notional value of USDⓈ-M perpetual contract orders for BTCUSDT and BTCUSDC from 100 USDT/USDC to 50 USDT/USDC. This adjustment is expected to be completed within 4 hours and will not affect existing orders or normal trading.

According to official news, OKX officially launched the KITEUSDT perpetual contract on its website, app, and API at 11:00 (UTC+8) on April 9, 2026, supporting leverage up to 20x.