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According to official news, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti attended the Digital Assets Forum 2026 held in Malta on May 14 and participated in a roundtable discussion titled "Do We Need a MiCA 2.0? The Industry's Perspective," alongside OKX CEO Erald Ghoos, Crypto.com Executive Vice President Mariana Kushev, and Blockchain.com Non-Executive Director and European Policy Advisor Giles Swan. They discussed the regulatory practices, industry opportunities, and future development directions of the European crypto industry following the implementation of MiCA.Giovanni shared the phased achievements of Gate Europe in advancing the compliance process in Europe, as well as the challenges and opportunities the industry faces under the MiCA framework. He stated that Gate will continue to be at the forefront of compliant crypto asset service providers in Europe and actively promote the standardized development of the industry.As an important forum focusing on European digital asset regulation and industry trends, the Digital Assets Forum 2026 gathered regulators, industry executives, and practitioners to review the key progress made in the 18 months since the implementation of MiCA. Currently, Gate's Malta company, Gate Europe, has obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). As the European digital asset regulatory framework matures, Gate is deepening its compliance layout in the European market and enhancing its influence in the global digital asset industry through active participation in industry dialogue and regulatory practices.

According to The Block, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated that the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are advancing 24/7 trading, and the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is promoting tokenized collateral, along with Bullish's acquisition of Equiniti, indicating that the public equity on-chain process may be faster than the market expects.Meanwhile, several Ethereum reserve companies have significantly retreated from their summer 2025 highs, with a noticeable contraction in the market value to net asset value ratio. Chalom mentioned that some companies are under pressure due to prematurely issuing preferred stock or convertible bonds; Sharplink focuses more on equity financing and staking yields while trying to keep the balance sheet simple.He also stated that over the past year and a half, Bitcoin and Ethereum have behaved more like risk assets, but as stablecoins, tokenized assets, DeFi, and AI applications expand on Ethereum, Ethereum may further differentiate from Bitcoin in the long term.

Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that the vote on the Clarity Act is a significant opportunity to advance the U.S. financial system.Previously, Galaxy Digital stated that 7 Democratic senators on the Senate Banking Committee may play a key role in the advancement of the CLARITY Act; the bill will enter the committee review stage, and if passed, will be submitted for a full Senate vote.

In the early morning of May 14 (UTC+8), in the final of the 2026 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan ultimately defeated Lazio with a score of 2:0, successfully lifting the championship trophy. As the official sleeve sponsor of Inter Milan Football Club, Gate was deeply involved in this peak event. During the final, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti was invited to attend the sponsor partner luncheon hosted by the club and watched the match from the box, witnessing the team's moment of glory alongside Inter Milan legends Esteban Cambiasso, Fabio Galante, and Francesco Toldo. This victory not only marks another important milestone in the deepening strategic cooperation between Gate and Inter Milan but also injects strong brand momentum into Gate's internationalization process.In addition, with Inter Milan winning the championship again this season, Gate will hold the "Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle" offline reception in Milan on May 21. During the event, guests will visit Inter Milan's headquarters and engage in interactive exchanges with Inter legend Fabio Galante and executives. Leveraging the global attention of top international sporting events, Gate is continuously deepening the integration of Web3 with mainstream culture and strengthening its brand recognition and influence in the European and global markets.

Aave CEO Stani tweeted that the latest draft of the market structure bill in the United States has been released. This bill can provide strong legal protection for DeFi developers in the U.S., allowing them to confidently build and maintain decentralized protocols without being forced to bear heavy obligations that are only suitable for centralized models. If the U.S. successfully establishes this framework, other regions around the world will follow.Stani emphasized that regulatory clarity is more important for DeFi than yield. The passage of the Clarity Act is expected to bring significant tailwinds to DeFi, similar to what the Genius Act has done for stablecoins.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that the CLARITY Act is "closer to being advanced than ever before."Brian Armstrong stated that the bill will make the U.S. financial system faster, cheaper, and more inclusive, and help the U.S. maintain its leading position in the competition for the next generation of global financial systems. He also thanked the U.S. Senate staff and the 3.7 million Stand With Crypto supporters, stating that these groups have driven the bill's development to its current stage.

Sota Watanabe, CEO of Japanese Web3 infrastructure company Startale, stated that the world's first bank-backed yen stablecoin, JPYSC, will be launched within a few months. The goal is to use the yen as the lowest-cost financing currency to invest in high-growth assets on-chain, such as U.S. stocks.In March of this year, Startale Labs announced the completion of a $63 million Series A funding round, led by Sony Innovation Fund, with participation from Asian industry and financial giants such as Samsung Next, UOB Venture Management, and SBI Holdings.

The White House confirmed that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will accompany Trump on his visit to China. Jensen Huang has boarded Air Force One in Alaska heading to China.

Binance's Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Conlan announced that she will be leaving next month, concluding her three-year brand-building work, with her last working day on June 15. After her departure, she will assist in the transition as an advisor. Binance stated that former Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen will serve as the interim CMO, responsible for market and brand management during the transition period.

Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado recently publicly apologized to investors after being charged by U.S. prosecutors for operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme involving approximately $328 million. Delgado stated that he had betrayed the trust of investors and claimed he had voluntarily returned to the U.S. to face charges of fraud and money laundering.Prosecutors allege that between January 2023 and January 2026, he promised investors fixed monthly returns under the guise of "cryptocurrency liquidity pool investments," while actually using subsequent funds to pay returns to earlier investors. U.S. prosecutors also accused him of using some of the funds to purchase Florida properties worth a total of $14.5 million, as well as for hosting lavish events and trips. Delgado is currently out on bail, and if convicted on all charges, he could face up to 30 years in federal prison.

According to Cointelegraph citing Punchbowl, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong will have lunch with Senate Republicans on Wednesday to discuss the voting on the CLARITY Act. The vote on the bill will take place on Thursday.

According to market news, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is in talks for a major data center project in France; the related deal may be announced this month.In addition, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is considering making a multi-billion dollar investment.

Strategy CEO Phong Le posted on platform X that the company's software business achieved its strongest quarterly performance in nearly a decade in Q1 2026, with revenue growth of 12%, including a 59% increase in cloud business revenue and a 27% increase in controllable profits. The company has 1,500 employees, serving over 3,000 clients and more than 500,000 active users, including nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies.Le stated that the combination of the Bitcoin treasury business and the software business has a unique synergy: the world-class engineering, security, enterprise sales, and compliance experience of the software business provides institutional-level expertise for the Bitcoin business; conversely, the Bitcoin mission inspires employees, attracts talent, and accelerates innovation in the software business. The company recently built the AI data platform Mosaic, integrating large language models, massive-scale computing, and data warehousing. Le expects to leverage multiple AI models in the coming year to restructure internal processes and systems, achieving workflow automation and system autonomy.

According to Jinshi News, Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, stated on the 10th that global oil supply has decreased by about 1 billion barrels over the past two months.During a media interview that day, Nasser mentioned that even if energy flows return to normal, the entire system will take some time to return to normalcy. Saudi Aramco indicated that the East-West pipeline is an important supply artery that helps alleviate global energy shocks and provides certain assurances to customers affected by shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Strategy CEO Phong Le confirmed that the company only sells Bitcoin under specific conditions. Previously, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor hinted at the possibility of selling Bitcoin to pay dividends, which led to a 4% drop in MSTR's stock price. Le stated that the decision to sell is primarily related to the Series A perpetual preferred stock Stretch (STRC, dividend yield 11.5%). The company will execute sales when it is more beneficial for shareholders to sell Bitcoin than to issue stock for dividend payments, with specific trigger conditions being the stock price falling below book value or mNAV falling below approximately 1.22. The second condition involves tax management, including realizing deferred gains or capturing tax losses. Le emphasized that the company's leverage is about 10%-15%, with a magnification rate of about 35%, and the financial situation is manageable.Strategy currently holds 818,334 BTC, with an average price of approximately $75,537, making it the largest publicly traded holder of Bitcoin in the world. Le pointed out that the daily trading volume of Bitcoin exceeds $60 billion, while the company's annual dividends are only about $1.5 billion, indicating that liquidity is not an issue, and stated, "I believe in math rather than ideology."

Strategy CEO Phong Le posted on platform X that Bitcoin per share (BPS) is the core goal of Strategy. The company uses a multivariable model daily to optimize capital, equity, debt, and credit decisions to maximize annual BTC returns (BPS growth).Year to date, Strategy has achieved a 9.4% BTC return and $5 billion in BTC earnings.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers stated in the What Bitcoin Did podcast that Wall Street's increasing involvement in Bitcoin will not pose a threat or conflict to Bitcoin itself.He pointed out that if Wall Street's intervention could destroy Bitcoin, then Bitcoin would not have been able to succeed from the very beginning. The vision of Bitcoin is to become the currency for all humanity, which means its user base encompasses everyone. Currently, Bitcoin is competing for global capital, and as Bitcoin becomes monetized, assets such as real estate, art, and government debt will face demonetization. In addition, traditional financial institutions are accelerating their capture of crypto platform customers, with Morgan Stanley launching a cryptocurrency trading pilot on the E*Trade platform, charging retail fees lower than mainstream platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that there was a service outage at Coinbase yesterday, which is absolutely unacceptable. The root cause was multiple cooling units at the AWS data center failing simultaneously, leading to overheating in one server room. Most of Coinbase's systems are designed with redundancy to handle the failure of a single availability zone, and they did operate normally last night.However, centralized exchanges were not spared, as their architecture is specially optimized for low latency and customer co-location, making it difficult to simultaneously ensure fault tolerance at the availability zone level. While enabling the exchange to withstand availability zone failures would introduce latency issues and disrupt customer co-location, the team will reassess these trade-offs to at least ensure that when a switch to a different availability zone is needed, the duration of the outage can be significantly reduced. He expressed gratitude to the AWS and Coinbase teams who worked through the night to repair the issue and promised to release a detailed technical explanation later.