Paradigm is developing a prediction market trading terminal, led by partner Arjun Balaji, and is mainly aimed at professional traders and market makers. At the same time, Paradigm is considering setting up an internal market-making department, but has not yet commented publicly.

Gate News reports that on April 1, Tom Lee, chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, stated on the X platform that, from the perspective of the major regional economic structure in the United States, high oil prices are not an absolute negative for the overall economy. Texas benefits from the energy industry, New York relies on public transportation to reduce sensitivity to oil price fluctuations, and Florida has relatively short commuting distances; these regions can, to some extent, buffer the impact of rising oil prices. Additionally, Tom Lee emphasized that the “crisis” itself contains both “danger and opportunity,” but most investors tend to focus only on risks and overlook potential opportunities.

Gate News message: On April 1, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement chief David Miller said Tuesday at a New York University symposium that the agency will use its existing enforcement authority to crack down on insider trading in prediction markets. David Miller pointed out that there is a misunderstanding circulating in mainstream media and on social media that insider trading-related laws do not apply to prediction markets, and he made it clear that this view is wrong.

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.

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.

Gate News, on April 1, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon revealed that the firm is considering offering prediction market services to clients. Dimon said that JPMorgan Chase may launch prediction market services similar to Kalshi and Polymarket in the future, but it will make it clear that it will not get involved in sports and politics, and will strictly comply with regulations related to material nonpublic information. Dimon believes that prediction markets have investment attributes in certain areas, and that participants can use their deep professional knowledge to judge that their prediction of a particular outcome is better than that of the other party.

Bitcoin mining company Cango Inc. received a remediation notice from the New York Stock Exchange because its share price stayed below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days. It has a six-month remediation period. If it does not meet the requirements, it will face a suspension of trading and delisting, but the company’s operations and filing obligations will not be affected.

Gate News: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate has delisted the trading markets for 29 tokens, including POWERLOOM, ZAP, NVIR, PBX, MNRY, HAT, EARNM, VICE, FST, LBLOCK, ELIX, ELIZA, GET, VIA, SGC, SKAI, 1, GPT, DPET, EQ, EMPIRE, ELDE, CNNS, MYTH, HARD, TROY, MICHI, OVPP, ROOST, etc. After assessment, the above tokens do not meet the standards for enabling trading. Gate has conducted a buyback for users holding these tokens; for users who meet the requirements, the buyback amount has been deposited into their Gate accounts. After delisting, users can still continue using Gate as a wallet to store assets for the aforementioned coins. The specific delisting time for wallet functionality and the operational details will be notified separately through an official announcement.

Bitcoin fell 23.8% in the first quarter of 2026, marking its worst performance since 2018. The decline was mainly driven by outflows from spot ETF fund flows and high inflation. Despite the near-term drop, analysts say long-term conviction in Bitcoin has not changed, and it’s important to watch shifts in the macro environment and incoming capital flows.