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Ali Qianwen 3.6-Plus tops the CodeArena leaderboard globally at second place, making it China’s strongest programming model.

Gate News message, April 3, the newly released ranking of CodeArena, an AI programming-focused competition under the globally renowned model blind test leaderboard LMArena, was published. Alibaba’s latest generation large language model, Qwen 3.6-Plus, ranked second on the global leaderboard, surpassing international giants such as OpenAI, Google, and xAI, becoming the highest-ranked Chinese model on that leaderboard.
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01:40

BR (Bedrock) has risen 41.99% over the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.16122

Gate News, April 3, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, BR (Bedrock) is trading at $0.16122. In the past 24 hours, it has increased by 41.99%, reaching a high of $0.17303 and a low of $0.10486. The 24-hour trading volume has reached $1.3479 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $42.1187 million. Bedrock is a multi-asset supported liquidity re-staking protocol that has launched a Bitcoin staking product, uniBTC. As a BTC liquid staking asset, uniBTC enables users to earn staking rewards while maintaining the liquidity of their assets, opening up a new yield opportunity in the trillion-level Bitcoin market.
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BR30.98%
BTC-1.15%
ETH-2.46%
01:33

Yesterday, the U.S. XRP spot ETF saw a total net inflow of $64.6k in a single day

As of April 2, the U.S. XRP spot ETF had a total net inflow of $646,000 in a single day, with the Bitwise XRP ETF seeing a net inflow of $1.3138 million, for total net inflows reaching $378 million. The Canary XRP ETF had a net outflow of $1.2492 million in a single day, with total net inflows reaching $420 million. The total assets net asset value of the XRP spot ETF is $917 million.
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XRP-1.05%
01:31

Polymarket and La Liga Reach Exclusive Partnership Agreement for Prediction Markets

Gate News reports that on April 3, Polymarket announced it has reached an exclusive prediction market partnership with Spain’s La Liga. La Liga becomes the first major European football league to partner with a prediction market platform. Following the agreement, official match prediction markets for teams such as Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will be available exclusively on Polymarket.
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01:29

DRIFT (Drift Protocol) is up 24.16% in the last 24 hours, currently trading at $0.0561

As of April 3, DRIFT’s price is up 24.16%, now trading at $0.0561, with a market cap of approximately $32.62 million. Drift Protocol, as a decentralized exchange, has performed well in terms of security and liquidity, but trading has been restricted due to recent security incidents and risk management measures by South Korean exchanges, which has increased market volatility.
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DRIFT7.76%
01:25

XPL (Plasma) up 11.34% in 24 hours

Gate News, April 3, according to Gate market data, as of the time of this release, XPL (Plasma) is trading at $0.12. As of the time of this report, it has increased by 11.34% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.17 and dropping to a low of $0.10. The 24-hour trading volume is $9.1528 million. Its current market cap is approximately $281 million. Plasma is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoins. Plasma is committed to serving the stablecoin market that has already surpassed a total issuance of $275 billion and monthly transaction volumes in the tens of trillions of dollars. Its core advantages include: zero-fee USDT transfers, custom Gas tokens, and convenient crypto payments. At the same time, supported by outstanding throughput, it provides solid backing for global-level transaction circulation. This news does not constitute investment advice; investors should be mindful of market volatility.
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XPL9.09%
01:21

US: The CFTC sues Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois, arguing it has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit on April 3 against Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois, reaffirming its exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts and prediction markets, and seeking to have federal courts bar state-level interference with prediction market activities that comply with federal regulations.
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01:13

Lighter launches an online derivatives trading license application on-chain; the founder says this move is intended to attract traditional financial institutions

Gate News message, on April 3, Lighter founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski revealed during the Q1 investor conference call that Lighter has already initiated the process of applying for a license for on-chain derivatives trading. Vladimir Novakovski said that if you want to attract large traditional financial institutions like Citadel, it would be impossible without a license.
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