Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Odaily Planet Daily News: Lighter officially announces that the cross-margin mechanism has been extended to the gold and silver markets, with plans to further expand to other RWA markets in the future. This means that RWA markets will be able to share collateral with the cryptocurrency market, thereby improving capital efficiency.

Steve Kurz of Galaxy Digital believes that the recent decline in cryptocurrencies is due to liquidity and leverage unwinding, indicating that the market has matured and forced selling has been absorbed. He expects cryptocurrencies to experience a period of volatility before gradually rising, driven by institutional capital inflows and integration with traditional finance.

The social platform X is expected to launch stock and cryptocurrency trading features in the coming weeks, allowing users to interact and trade through "Smart Stock Symbols." At the same time, the X Money payment system will initiate external testing within one to two months, aiming to become a multifunctional app that integrates messaging, posting, transfers, and investing features.

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, since launching Alpha, SPACE has increased by 100.85%, current price is 0.013050662431344185 USDT.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Arkham data, at 06:36, 149.19 BTC (worth approximately $10.43 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 3GKyVLF...) to another anonymous address (starting with 33M16z9...). Subsequently, this address transferred some BTC (0.54 BTC) to another anonymous address (starting with 384UzHo...).

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $1,977, the total long liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $700 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,184, the total short liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $470 million.

BlockBeats News, February 14 — According to CME "FedWatch" data, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in March is now 9.2%, while the probability of holding rates steady is 90.8%.

PANews February 14 News, CoinAnk data shows that in the past 24 hours, the total liquidations in the cryptocurrency market reached $144 million, including $38.4013 million in long positions and $105 million in short positions. The total liquidation amount for BTC was $46.0193 million, and for ETH it was $25.1881 million.

PANews February 14 News, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that Roundhill has submitted multiple ETF applications, aiming to gain exposure through swaps or direct holdings of political election "event contracts" (such as the "Democratic Presidential Contract," with party determination yes/no for the inauguration on January 20, 2027); if approved, it could open a new channel for the securitization of prediction market assets.

Foresight News reports that Polymarket has announced the launch of a 5-minute cryptocurrency price movement trading market on the Polygon network, currently supporting predictions on BTC price movements over the past 5 minutes. The market is powered by Chainlink and is built upon the 15-minute cryptocurrency price movement trading market launched earlier on Polymarket, aiming to meet high-frequency trading demands.

Gate News bot message, Garrett Jin (Bitcoin OG1011short) completed the sale of 5,000 BTC valued at $348.82M. Jin withdrew 53.12M USDT from CEX following the Bitcoin sale. He currently holds over 30,000 BTC worth $2.09B. Earlier on February 14, Lookonchain reported that Jin deposited another 5,000 BT

BlockBeats News, February 14 — According to HyperInsight monitoring, "Shorting New Coins" trader (0x26359) closed a 1x leverage short position of 242,356 MEGA tokens, with a final profit of $17,800. Previously, this trader shorted MON, LIT, and FOGO, earning a total profit of $41,600.

PANews February 14 News: After the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee in the United States supported the issuance of the stablecoin Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), they are recruiting two summer legal interns for 2026 to assist in improving legal and compliance frameworks. The positions are unpaid or academic credit-based and are aimed at law students with strong research and writing skills who are interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation.

Bitcoin has recently remained in a range-bound fluctuation, briefly breaking above $70,000. Market funding rates indicate a general shift to bearish sentiment, with a funding rate of 0.01% representing the baseline rate; rates above this suggest bullishness, while rates below 0.005% indicate bearishness.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC drops below $65,939, the total long liquidation strength on mainstream CEXs will reach $1.686 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks through $72,803, the total short liquidation strength on mainstream CEXs will reach $782 million.

JPMorgan analysts believe that a weakening dollar helps support the stock market, despite investor concerns about exchange rate fluctuations. With economic growth momentum solid, the dollar's decline is associated with strong stock market performance. They recommend investors buy metals assets on dips and maintain a positive outlook on emerging markets and commodities stocks.

Sources say that a long-term Bitcoin short whale canceled a $55,125 buy order on Hyperliquid, planning to buy 50 and 100 BTC when Bitcoin drops to $53,525 and $50,525 respectively. The whale previously shorted 499.91 BTC at $111,499.3, ultimately making a profit of $61.41 million.

Vitalik Buterin calls for improvements in prediction markets on social platforms, believing that they are currently too focused on short-term crypto prices and lack long-term value. He suggests developing them into "risk hedging" tools and building stability mechanisms through price indices to provide users with sustainable value hedging solutions, thereby promoting the development of a new financial system.

According to Coinglass data, the whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $2.867 billion, with long positions accounting for 48.35% and a loss of $93.2874 million. Short positions make up 51.65% with a profit of $204 million. Additionally, the giant whale address 0x6c85..f6 is long ETH with 20x leverage, currently with an unrealized profit and loss of $1.8232 million.

Jake Paul revealed on the X platform that the venture capital fund Anti Fund, co-founded with Geoffrey Woo, has an asset management scale of over $65 million, has transformed into an institutionalized company, and has invested in well-known projects such as OpenAI. At the same time, he reached an licensing agreement with OpenAI's video platform Sora.