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According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has decreased by 5.16% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 58.458 billion USD. Among them, Binance's open interest is 10.672 billion USD, OKX's open interest is 3.355 billion USD, Bybit's open interest is 4.882 billion USD, and Gate's open interest is 4.547 billion USD.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has decreased by 5.26% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 58.659 billion USD. Among them, Binance's open interest is 10.739 billion USD, OKX's open interest is 3.377 billion USD, Bybit's open interest is 4.912 billion USD, and Gate's open interest is 4.553 billion USD.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down 327.39 points on May 15 (Friday), a decrease of 0.65%, at 49,736.07 points; the S&P 500 opened down 78.22 points, a decrease of 1.04%, at 7,423.02 points; the Nasdaq Composite opened down 421.28 points, a decrease of 1.58%, at 26,213.94 points.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.66%, the S&P 500 down 0.85%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.3%. AI chip stocks generally fell, with Intel down over 5%, Baidu down nearly 4%, AMD down 3.5%, and NVIDIA down over 2%.

According to Jinshi reports, major European stock indices continued to decline, with the German DAX30 index and the Italian FTSE MIB index falling more than 2%, the UK FTSE 100 index and the Euro Stoxx 50 index dropping nearly 2%, and the French CAC40 index down 1.6%.

According to Jin Shi reports, Carol Kong, a foreign exchange strategist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, stated that the inflation data released this week will not be welcomed by FOMC officials, including the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Waller. The U.S. Senate has approved Waller to serve as the Federal Reserve Chairman. Kong expects that the FOMC will have to enter a rate hike cycle starting in December this year, with three rate increases expected during this cycle.

Nasdaq-listed company Bit Digital released its Q1 2026 financial report, showing total revenue of $27.9 million, a decrease of 13.6% from the previous quarter, primarily affected by declines in Ethereum staking income, cloud services, and mining business revenue.Among them, ETH staking income fell by 29.4% to $2.3 million, with the company citing reasons including the drop in ETH prices and a reduction in staking scale. Meanwhile, cloud service revenue decreased by 13.1% to $16.8 million, and Bitcoin mining revenue dropped by 32.9% to $3.7 million.During the reporting period, the company's net loss widened to $146.7 million, mainly impacted by non-cash factors such as changes in the fair value of digital assets.As of the end of March, the Ethereum holdings were approximately 154,400 coins, valued at about $327 million. The company stated that it has converted about 70,000 ETH into liquid staking to enhance asset flexibility.In recent years, Bit Digital has continuously shifted from Bitcoin mining to Ethereum staking and digital asset treasury strategies, gradually laying out high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure business. The company's management indicated that future capital allocation will continue to tilt towards Ethereum and infrastructure.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock index futures continue to decline, with Nasdaq futures down by 1%, and S&P 500 index futures down by 0.6%.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has decreased by 6.28% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 32.663 billion USD. Among them, the open interest on Binance is 6.88 billion USD, OKX is 1.95 billion USD, Bybit is 2.052 billion USD, and Gate is 4.338 billion USD.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall cryptocurrency market is on an upward trend, with the DeFi sector performing exceptionally well, rising 5.15% in 24 hours. Among them, TAC (TAC) increased by 30.88%, influenced by factors such as the approval of the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 19.02%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 2.20%, returning above $81,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 0.80%, approaching the $2,300 mark.It is worth noting that MAG7.ssi rose by 2.30%, DEFI.ssi increased by 7.55%, and MEME.ssi rose by 1.64%.In other sectors, the PayFi sector rose by 3.42% in 24 hours, with Telcoin (TEL) increasing by 13.85%; the Layer1 sector rose by 1.85%, with Canton Network (CC) increasing by 8.05%; the Layer2 sector rose by 1.27%, with ImmutableX (IMX) increasing by 8.93%; the CeFi sector rose by 1.14%, with FTX (FTT) increasing by 5.45%; the Meme sector rose by 0.11%, with TROLL (TROLL) increasing by 18.37%.Only the AI sector fell by 2.18%, but Billions Network (BILL) rose by 7.80%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiPayFi, and ssiSocialFi indices increased by 6.60%, 3.73%, and 2.50%, respectively.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has decreased by 5.14% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 33.171 billion USD. Among them, Binance has an open interest of 6.961 billion USD, OKX has an open interest of 1.994 billion USD, Bybit has an open interest of 2.103 billion USD, and Gate has an open interest of 4.406 billion USD.

According to Cointelegraph, the trading volume of the prediction market platform Polymarket saw a month-on-month decline in April, dropping about 8.9% compared to March, marking the first monthly decline since last August.According to Dune Analytics data, the total trading volume of Polymarket and its U.S. application in April exceeded $10.2 billion, down from $11.2 billion in March. In contrast, competitor Kalshi's trading volume increased significantly by 13% in April, reaching about $14.8 billion.Despite the decline in Polymarket's share, the total trading volume of the entire prediction market still grew from $26.5 billion in March to $29.8 billion in April, a month-on-month increase of 12.4%.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market is generally in a pullback, with the NFT sector leading the decline at 3.95% over 24 hours. Within the sector, Audiera (BEAT) rose by 6.27%, while ApeCoin (APE) fell by 4.64%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 1.93%, falling below $80,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 1.23%, dropping below $2,300.In other sectors, the Meme sector fell by 0.25% over 24 hours, with TROLL (TROLL) relatively strong, rising by 24.93%; the CeFi sector declined by 0.6%, with Cronos (CRO) down by 5.54%; the PayFi sector decreased by 1.69%, with Dash (DASH) down by 6.84%; the Layer1 sector fell by 2.15%, but Canton Network (CC) rose by 1.45%; the DeFi sector dropped by 3.16%, with LAB (LAB) significantly rising by 22.84%; the AI sector decreased by 3.57%, with Unibase (UB) peaking at 32.63% during the day; the Layer2 sector fell by 3.6%, with zkSync (ZK) down by 8.37%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiRWA, ssiAI, and ssiSocialFi indices fell by 9.26%, 9.25%, and 8.42%, respectively.

According to CoinDesk, the UK's parliamentary standards watchdog is conducting a formal investigation into Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage for failing to declare a £5 million donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Harborne holds a 12% stake in stablecoin issuer Tether. Farage argues that the donation was used to pay for personal security costs and falls within the exemption for disclosure.If found in violation of the code of conduct, Farage could face suspension. A YouGov poll shows Reform UK leading with a 28% support rate, and Farage is expected to become the next Prime Minister. The UK government suspended political crypto donations in March, and this ban will be written into the Representation of the People Act.

According to Jinshi reports, ECB Governing Council member Kocher stated that the June meeting will make a decision between raising interest rates and maintaining the current rate.

Quantitative giant Jane Street disclosed in its latest 13F filing submitted to the SEC that it significantly reduced its exposure to Bitcoin ETFs in the first quarter of 2026, with its holdings in IBIT decreasing by approximately 71% to 5,872,212 shares, equivalent to about $225.6 million. The holdings in FBTC decreased by about 60% to 1,954,174 shares, equivalent to about $115 million.In addition, its holdings in MSTR also decreased by approximately 78% to 209,833 shares, equivalent to about $26.18 million.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday that global oil inventories are declining at a record pace, and the ongoing turmoil caused by the Iran war could lead to further spikes in oil prices. In April, crude oil and refined product inventories fell by nearly 4 million barrels per day—equivalent to the combined consumption of the UK and Germany—potentially weakening countries' ability to cope with supply shocks.The report stated: "As importing countries face unprecedented disruptions in Middle Eastern oil supplies, world oil inventories are declining at a record pace. With ongoing disruptions, the buffer space is rapidly shrinking, which could signal future price surges."

According to The Block, eToro's revenue from its cryptocurrency business in the first quarter of 2026 fell to $2.15 billion, down from $3.5 billion in the same period of 2025; the total number of cryptocurrency transactions decreased by 32% year-on-year.During the same period, the cost of revenue from its cryptocurrency business dropped from $3.5 billion to $2.1 billion, and the cryptocurrency holdings on the balance sheet slightly decreased from $62.6 million at the end of 2025 to $60.5 million. eToro stated that it completed the $70 million acquisition of cryptocurrency wallet company Zengo during the quarter and launched cryptocurrency trading services in New York.

According to Jinshi reports, CITIC Securities' research report states that U.S. inflation continued to be elevated in April, and the spillover effects of the Middle East conflict are still ongoing, with rising rental inflation pushing up core readings. High inflation continues to erode the real purchasing power of American households, with low-income families facing a stronger cost shock, and real hourly wages have returned to negative growth year-on-year for the first time in three years. CITIC Securities believes that the risk of secondary inflation in the U.S. is low, but high oil prices will constrain the space for inflation rates to decline within the year, and under the baseline scenario, it still expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points within the year.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that he is optimistic about a significant decrease in interest rates, but progress needs to be made on inflation.