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The BNB ecosystem decentralized finance platform Eleutheria announced the completion of a $5 million strategic round of financing, with participation from Alpha Capital, and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.The new funds will support its development of on-chain financial services through trustless code-driven DeFi and immutable smart contracts.

CoinShares stated on platform X that the cryptocurrency market recorded a net outflow of $920 million this week. In the short term, macro headwinds continue to dominate the market: PPI data exceeded expectations, the US-Iran conflict has pushed up oil prices, and the Federal Reserve's room for interest rate cuts is limited, with Bitcoin dropping 1.4% this week.Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act with a vote of 15 in favor and 9 against, clarifying the long-term regulatory direction. CoinShares pointed out that the market is currently facing a tug-of-war between short-term macro pressures and long-term regulatory benefits.

According to the official announcement, the second phase of the Gate contract points lottery has officially started, with two major prize pools set up.Among them, users holding Gate contract points ≥50 can consume 20 points to participate in the 20 GUSD lottery, with a total of 5,000 winning spots; users holding points ≥40 can consume 20 points to receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher, with a total of 3,000 spots available.In addition, participants must upgrade the Gate App to version 8.18.0 or above to participate, and the web version is also open. The GUSD lottery time is from May 15, 18:00 to May 18, 18:00 (UTC+8), and the voucher prize pool redemption time is from May 18, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). Rewards are expected to be distributed to user accounts within 1 hour after the event ends.

Bitget announced the launch of a new Bitget AI landing page, further showcasing its product layout for the AI trading ecosystem. Data shows that the number of users in the Bitget AI ecosystem has surpassed 1 million, with a cumulative trading volume of 1.2 billion USD, and it has supported over 58 trading tools, covering core scenarios such as market analysis, trading assistance, strategy building, and automated workflows.Under the UEX multi-asset trading framework, Bitget AI has become a key layout for the platform to deeply embed intelligent systems into trading scenarios, and it is an important step towards evolving into a native intelligent agent exchange. The core products of this ecosystem include the no-install AI agent GetClaw, which provides real-time market insights; the AI assistant GetAgent, used for strategy execution and automated trading; and the developer platform Agent Hub, which offers open API interfaces and model integration capabilities. Together, these three components build a complete closed-loop process of "insight---strategy---execution," providing users with seamless intelligent trading services.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen revealed that the next phase will gradually introduce new features, including the AI Trading Playbooks currently in internal testing, to enhance the integrated AI trading infrastructure from strategy creation, backtesting, deployment to distribution.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined 104 partners of Arc, covering six core sectors: asset issuance, infrastructure, developer tools, trading, financial services, and payments. Compared to most public chains that first develop a developer ecosystem and then seek commercialization scenarios, Arc's path is clearly more aligned with the real financial circulation network. At the asset issuance level, stablecoin issuers such as AllUnity, BDACS, Bitso/Juno, and Stablecorp, as well as tokenized asset players like Centrifuge, Securitize, and WisdomTree have entered the scene, indicating that Arc prioritizes solving the "on-chain asset supply" issue, bringing dollars, bonds, and securities onto the chain. At the infrastructure level, partners like Blockdaemon, Chainalysis, Elliptic, QuickNode, and DRPC provide node services, compliance analysis, and on-chain data support. This means Arc is preparing for institutional funds, rather than following the typical Crypto public chain model of "growth first, compliance later." At the developer tools level, partners such as Axelar, Wormhole, Chainlink, MetaMask, Fireblocks, Privy, Alchemy, LayerZero, and TRM Labs are concentrated, essentially lowering the migration costs for institutions and developers, allowing funds, wallets, cross-chain, and compliance tools to be directly in place. At the trading level, institutions like Coinbase, Bybit, Kraken, Robinhood, Galaxy Digital, and B2C2 are responsible for secondary market liquidity and price discovery. The payment layer is heavily integrated by Visa, Mastercard, PhotonPay, Nuvei, EBANX, and Ramp. At the financial services level, firms like BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, State Street, Aave, Maple Finance, Morpho, and BitGo are appearing simultaneously, indicating that Arc has begun to bridge traditional banking, on-chain lending, and custody systems. On the surface, Arc appears to be a new public chain, but from an ecological structure perspective, it will serve as the new financial infrastructure for the Circle stablecoin era, directly emphasizing USDC gas fees, sub-second final settlement, compliance privacy, and native CCTP integration, aiming to directly penetrate real capital flows and attempt to become SWIFT + Stripe + DTCC. Related compilation: Arc Web3 Partner Network Compilation (continuously updated) Cryptocurrency projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim their information and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of the cryptocurrency project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners for upstream clients like Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. If you wish to nominate your project in future ecosystem maps, please fill out the [RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping] form to supplement your important clients and partners.

Strategy's preferred stock STRC recorded a record trading volume on Thursday, with a transaction amount reaching $1.53 billion, more than quadrupling the average over the past 30 days. Reports indicate that this peak in trading mainly occurred on the eve of the ex-dividend date, with a large number of trades priced at or above the $100 par value level. STRC currently offers an annualized cash dividend of approximately 11.5%, paid monthly.The high trading volume propelled Strategy to complete a new round of Bitcoin accumulation through its ATM (at-the-market) financing mechanism, purchasing approximately 11,707 BTC, allowing the company to continue expanding its position as the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder in the world. Market data shows that STRC slightly retreated by about 1% in pre-market trading after entering ex-dividend trading, approaching the trading range just below $100, consistent with the usual price adjustment pattern for dividend-paying assets after the ex-dividend date. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin slightly weakened to around $80,500, and Strategy's common stock also fell by about 2%, reflecting the continued significant correlation between cryptocurrency assets and the company's stock price.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee recently advanced the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act with a bipartisan vote of 15 to 9, marking a step forward in the regulatory framework for the U.S. crypto market. Research institution HashKey Group pointed out that if the bill is enacted, it will significantly enhance compliance certainty for institutional investors participating in the crypto market and strengthen the core position of the U.S. dollar stablecoin in the global digital financial system.Analysts believe that a clearer U.S. regulatory framework will encourage banks, asset management institutions, and sovereign funds to more widely adopt compliant stablecoins for cross-border payments, settlements, and fund management, especially with more evident demand in the Asian market. However, at the same time, the U.S. restrictions on "yield-bearing stablecoins" may create structural spillover effects. HashKey researcher Tim Sun stated that if the U.S. strictly limits the stablecoin yield mechanisms, capital may flow to the Asian market or indirectly seek higher yields through "wrapped products."The report noted that the Asian market (such as Hong Kong and Singapore) features active cross-border trade, frequent capital flows, and local currencies that are more susceptible to external shocks. In an environment of high U.S. dollar financing costs, U.S. dollar stablecoins will become an important liquidity tool. However, the analysis also emphasized that this competition is not a zero-sum game. As the CLARITY Act progresses, the global competitive focus may shift from "trading platforms and token issuance" to "stablecoin liquidity channels and control over financial infrastructure," meaning who can more efficiently connect U.S. dollar liquidity, regional assets, and compliant financial channels.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, last night and this morning, a previous address on Hyperliquid placed an order to go long on 1,000 BTC with 10x leverage. It has partially filled, with the current position size reaching $56.3 million and an average price of $80,159. As of the time of writing, this whale still has 308.37 BTC in open orders that have not yet been filled, corresponding to a value of about $24.7 million, with trigger price levels ranging from $80,055 to $80,245. If all remaining orders are filled, the position size of this address will exceed $81 million, making it the top holder of BTC long positions on Hyperliquid.In addition, it also chased HYPE 5 hours ago, going long on 300,000 with 5x leverage, valued at about $12.7 million, with an average price of $46.22. Currently, it has a small unrealized loss of $140,000, but the remaining margin is ample.

Gate released the private wealth management report for April 2026. The report indicates that the overall cryptocurrency market is showing a strong fluctuation due to the continuous inflow of ETF funds and expectations of interest rate cuts. In April, BTC and ETH rose approximately 11.9% and 7.3%, respectively. Among them, the net inflow of BTC ETF reached $2.44 billion in a single month, setting a new high in nearly six months, and the total management scale surpassed $100 billion for the first time, indicating a significant rebound in market risk appetite.In terms of product performance, the overall annualized return of Gate's private wealth USDT strategy is approximately 5.6%, continuing its steady performance. The "Interstellar Hedge (USDT)" has achieved a cumulative return of 18.2%, with all 22 cycles generating positive returns, achieving a win rate of 100%; the "Star Core Intelligent Investment (USDT)" has reached a maximum return rate of 9.5% in the past year; the "Gravitational Hedge (USDT)" has maintained a win rate of 100% for two consecutive years, with a maximum drawdown of only 0.01%, demonstrating outstanding risk control capability. Overall, the historical maximum drawdown of each strategy is generally controlled within 0.9%.Looking ahead, the report points out that the BTC RHODL ratio has risen to 4.5, the third highest level in history, while exchange reserves have fallen to a seven-year low, indicating an enhanced trend of long-term holding and continued supply contraction, with a generally optimistic outlook for the medium to long-term market.

The founder of the AI agency platform Bankr, deployer, tweeted that he has raised about $100,000 to provide free LLM inference services for Bankr ecosystem projects. Projects currently being built in the Bankr ecosystem will soon be able to access free inference credits. However, before officially starting the distribution, the team will first launch a new feature that "the entire industry will love," with specific details to be announced later.

Aptos posted on platform X stating that Aptos is the first L1 to support dynamically scheduled formal verification, which can be mathematically proven to operate as designed. Aptos claims that AI writes specifications, mathematically proves their correctness, and Move Prover serves as the oracle, which is the trust layer between the market and machines.

Democratic Senator Jack Reed stated at the CLARITY bill hearing that Iran is using cryptocurrency to procure sensitive goods, and the drones they are acquiring are wreaking havoc in the Persian Gulf. Moreover, most of this funding has turned into stablecoins. If we truly support our military, we should cut off their (Iran's) funding sources.

According to The Defiant, Solana officials announced that the $ENA token has officially launched on multiple mainstream applications within the Solana ecosystem.The currently integrated platforms include Phantom Wallet, Jupiter Exchange, FOMO, dFlow, Titan Exchange, Solflare, Kamino Swap, and Mayan, among others. Among them, Phantom and Jupiter, as one of the most widely used applications on Solana, provide important trading and usage channels for ENA.

According to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve's Schmid stated that persistent inflation is the most pressing risk facing the economy, and the level of inflation is clearly still too high.

According to CoinDesk, Los Angeles-based stablecoin-driven digital bank Fasset announced the completion of a $51 million Series B financing round, with investors including Japan's SBI Group, Investcorp, and Turkish asset management company Arz Portföy. The valuation for this round has not been disclosed.Fasset covers over 50 payment channels across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East through stablecoin technology, serving over 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in 125 countries, with an annual transaction volume exceeding $32 billion. The company plans to use the funds from this round to expand into new markets, develop loan and trade financing products, and expand its proprietary stablecoin payment and custody infrastructure "Own Network." Additionally, Fasset has recently partnered with Tether, the issuer of USDT, to launch a gold-backed digital bank card.

TownSquare, focused on institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage services, announced the launch of a $100 million USD1 token liquidity program. This initiative aims to promote institutional yield and cross-chain returns to more users through institutional yield strategies using the USD1 stablecoin from the World Liberty Financial platform.Previously, TownSquare collaborated with the World Liberty Financial DeFi team to introduce the USD1 token to the high-performance EVM chain Monad and received official incentives from the Monad Foundation. The team officially stated that this new liquidity program marks TownSquare's ongoing commitment to expanding the application of DeFi and bringing institutional strategy yields to more assets. Currently, the project's official website has launched cross-chain lending functionality, and the yield-generating product is in an upcoming state.According to official information, the project has previously completed a round of financing supported by Monad, a16z, Aptos, Solana Bonk, as well as other angel investors and a number of VCs from Europe and America. The team consists of founders with backgrounds from Coinbase, Meta, Accenture, and market makers. Information about the project's new round of financing has not yet been announced.

USDC issuer Circle announced further deepening of its cooperation with Hyperliquid, becoming the technical deployment partner for USDC on Hyperliquid and positioning USDC as an Aligned Quote Asset. Hyperliquid, as a high-performance on-chain trading platform, is expanding from perpetual contracts to outcome-based markets, with USDC continuing to serve as the primary collateral and quote asset to support liquidity, collateral management, and cross-chain capital flows.Circle is responsible for providing reliable minting, redemption, and cross-chain transfer infrastructure, allowing USDC to play a more central role in new markets. Circle also announced an increase in financial investment in the Hyperliquid ecosystem: following the initial purchase of HYPE tokens in September 2025, it has staked an additional 500,000 HYPE tokens, further aligning the interests of both parties and moving towards becoming a validator.

The Gate Research Institute recently released the "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, which pointed out that the cryptocurrency market in April showed an overall upward trend, with total market capitalization significantly rising compared to March. The trading volume of BTC and ETH ETFs remained high and volatile. The report indicates that the activity levels of major public chain ecosystems continue to diverge. Solana's daily trading volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, continuing to lead.In terms of hot sectors, the report noted that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors of on-chain RWA and entered a secondary explosion phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed 220 million USD, with weekly revenue nearing 6 million USD at one point, setting a new historical high. Meanwhile, Aave experienced the most severe liquidity shock in its history in April, with TVL outflows reaching hundreds of billions of dollars within days, and net outflows for the month exceeding 9 billion USD.Regarding financing and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed a total of 51 financing rounds in April, with a total amount of approximately 834 million USD, with funds further concentrating in leading finance and infrastructure sectors. Among them, Payward topped the monthly financing with 200 million USD. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately 306 million USD, a month-on-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack incident involving Kelp DAO, which amounted to about 293 million USD. The report believes that against the backdrop of a market recovery, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are improving simultaneously, but the security risks of cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols still warrant ongoing attention.