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#GateFounderDrHan13thAnniversaryLetter The SEC has granted partial exemption for DeFi from broker registration
Interfaces like Uniswap UI, MetaMask Swap, and aggregators can operate without broker status:
— if they do not touch funds
— do not give advice
— do not profit from order flow.
Ironically, SBF claimed in 2022 that this would not be allowed. Turns out, he was mistaken.

According to the IMARC group report, institutional activity continues to grow as financial organizations explore digital assets for diversification and operational efficiency. This shift is happening alongside the increasing adoption of blockchain systems to enhance transaction security and optimize financial processes. In June 2024, the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia participated in the mBridge project in collaboration with institutions from the UAE, China, Thailand, and Hong Kong to evaluate the use of central bank digital currencies through blockchain-based infrastructure. Simultaneously, blo

The Saudi Arabian cryptocurrency market reached $24.9 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to $47.8 billion by 2034, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.51% from 2026 to 2034.
The expansion is supported by increased adoption of digital assets, further development of fintech, and broader use of blockchain technology in the financial and commercial sectors.
At the same time, government-backed initiatives to develop digital infrastructure and innovation are facilitating the integration of cryptocurrency into the country's financial system.

The Alameda Research hedge fund withdrew approximately $16 million worth of Solana tokens from staking and transferred them to an address used for paying creditors of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which went bankrupt in 2022. The operation was tracked by analysts from the Arkham platform.
There has been no official confirmation of Alameda's intention to distribute the tranche among its parent company's creditors, FTX. However, the current operation repeats a similar one conducted by Alameda at the end of February: at that time, the company sent $15.6 million in the same cryptocu

South Korean Financial Intelligence Unit fined the cryptocurrency exchange Coinone 5.2 billion won and ordered it to suspend part of its operations for three months after inspectors identified systemic violations in customer identity verification procedures and in relations with unregistered foreign platforms.
Main conclusions:
South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit fined Coinone 5.2 billion won and imposed a partial suspension of its activities for three months, starting April 29, 2026.
Coinone failed to verify the identities of approximately 70,000 clients and conducted 10,113 trans

While the market is feverish amid new geopolitical risks, RaveDAO ($RAVE) is moving in the opposite direction and hitting a new all-time high.
In the past 24 hours, the token has shown triple-digit growth, continuing the rally that has increased its price by more than 2,200% over the past week.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which abandoned its negative stance toward cryptocurrencies during Donald Trump's presidency, said that cryptocurrency trading services may be exempt from broker registration under certain conditions.
The Division of Trading and Markets of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission exempts some DeFi platforms from the requirement to register as a broker.
According to a Chinese journalist covering cryptocurrencies, У Блокчейна, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published guidance that exempts certain DeFi protocols and non-cust

The chief investment officer and macro strategist James Lavish considers the situation from a broader financial perspective. He states that the growing burden of U.S. government debt and potential economic measures by Trump will put pressure on the dollar. Despite short-term volatility, Lavish believes that Bitcoin is the most reliable "hedge" against this financial chaos and a long-term store of value. He declares: "As systemic risks increase, capital will eventually flow into fixed-supply assets like (Bitcoin)." Dave Weisberger, former CEO of CoinRoutes, focuses on the impact of market mecha

Cryptocurrency markets are facing turbulence caused by Donald Trump's policies and macroeconomic uncertainty. Experts Dave Weisberger, James Lavish, and Mike McGlone discussed the future of Bitcoin and volatile market price swings. Bloomberg senior commodities strategist Mike McGlone takes a cautious approach to the current Bitcoin situation. According to McGlone, the overall market trend is toward risk avoidance, and Bitcoin is directly affected by this influence. Weakness in commodity markets and deflationary signals are causing Bitcoin, as a risk-oriented asset, to remain under pressure. Mc

🙁 Coinglass: On the Ater exchange, a SHORT position was liquidated for $12.4m with a single order ( in the BTC/USDT pair )…

🇪🇺 The European Central Bank has supported the idea of transferring control over major crypto companies from individual countries to a single EU regulator — ESMA.
If the initiative is accepted, exchanges and crypto services will no longer be able to obtain a license in “convenient” countries such as Malta or Ireland in order to operate across the entire European Union under more lenient rules.

📅 Macro Week April 13–19 (Kyiv, UTC+3)
Monday (13.04)
• Weak statistics
• IMF Spring Meetings start
Meaning:
→ the background of the week is set by the IMF (comments on inflation and growth)
⚪️
Tuesday (14.04) — KEY DAY
• ★ Eurozone CPI
• ★ US PPI
• ★ IMF reports (WEO + Stability Report)
• Speech by Andrew Bailey
Meaning:
→ inflation day + global forecasts
→ strong impact on USD / EUR / markets
⚪️
Wednesday (15.04)
• Oil: EIA inventories
Meaning:
→ local volatility in oil
Thursday (16.04) — SECOND KEY DAY
• ★ Australia — labor market
• ★ China — GDP + industry + retail
• ★ UK — wage