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The tokenized financial market infrastructure Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC) announced the completion of a $10 million strategic financing round, with participation from Conflux, Global InfoTech, Fosun International, Blockstone, Avior Capital, Fintech World, Satoshi Ventures, and BridgeTower. DACC currently provides end-to-end "Clearing-as-a-Service" for financial institutions, and the new funds will support its construction of compliant financial settlement and clearing infrastructure.

The CLARITY Act has been reviewed by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today and will next enter the full Senate voting stage.According to Mars Finance, the market is optimistic about the completion of the legislation this year, with the success probability predicted by the market Polymarket exceeding 70%. However, the bill must first pass the critical procedural threshold of the "motion to end debate," which requires at least 60 votes in favor from the 100 senators; otherwise, it may face indefinite delays.Reports indicate that two Democratic senators have explicitly crossed party lines to support the bill, and all 51 Republican senators are expected to vote in favor. Therefore, at least 7 Democratic senators' support is still needed to advance the bill to the final voting stage.In addition, the CLARITY Act will need to be integrated with the version from the Senate Agriculture Committee. The Banking Committee version mainly involves the SEC regulatory framework, securities classification, trading platform registration, and DeFi protection; the Agriculture Committee version focuses on CFTC regulation, digital commodity spot and derivatives markets, among other areas. The final unified text will be submitted for Trump’s signature after being voted on by both houses.Previous news: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the CLARITY Act with a vote result of 15:9.

According to Protos, Myanmar has proposed introducing the death penalty for criminals who use violent means to coerce victims into participating in cryptocurrency scam centers. According to the draft of the country's Anti-Cyber Fraud Bill, criminals who use violence, torture, illegal arrest and detention, or cruel treatment against others to force them to commit cyber fraud will be sentenced to death.The bill will be submitted to parliament for review in June. In addition, operators of scam centers or perpetrators of cryptocurrency scams will face life imprisonment. Last month, the President of Myanmar reduced all death sentences to life imprisonment.

According to Coinglass data, on May 14 at 17:12, 200 million USDT was detected transferring from an unknown wallet to Binance.

According to Coinglass data, on May 14 at 16:39, 200 million USDT was detected being transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.

Delphi Digital stated on platform X that Strategy has raised funds over the years by issuing stock at a premium and cheap convertible bonds.Today, this window has essentially closed. Common stock issuance is constrained by the market-adjusted net asset value (mNAV), the issuance of new convertible debt has been suspended, and STRC has become the primary financing channel. The 11.5% yield is the cost at a lower tier of the capital structure.The repayment order of STRC is behind convertible bonds and preferred stock, so holders are compensated for taking on the impairment risks that the debt layer avoids. Strategy is paying this spread to continue accumulating Bitcoin in the current environment while buying time for the repayment of large debts maturing in 2028.

PANews' in-depth analysis article points out that, in the context of accelerating global cryptocurrency regulation, compliance capability is becoming a key watershed in the competition among CEXs. Trading platforms represented by Gate are strengthening their competitiveness in the mainstream financial system by continuously expanding their global licensing network.Specifically, Gate is promoting its compliance layout through its various operational entities: Gate US achieves compliant operations in 46 jurisdictions by holding 35 state-level MTL licenses in the United States; leveraging the Cyprus CySEC license, MiCA license, and Payment Institution (PI) license, it is deeply developing business in multiple regions in Europe; Gate Japan is entering the highly regulated Japanese market with the FSA license; it is tapping into the rapidly growing Middle Eastern market with the Dubai VARA license; at the same time, it has completed its layout in the Australian market through AUSTRAC registration.The article notes that compared to some platforms that focus on advancing in a single region, Gate prefers to promote its global compliance layout by establishing entities in multiple locations and directly applying for licenses. Although this path takes longer and incurs higher costs, it helps enhance long-term compliance credibility and diversify risks associated with a single jurisdiction. As global regulation enters the enforcement phase in 2026, the industry's model of "expanding first, complying later" is gradually retreating, and compliance is transforming from a cost item into a core asset, becoming a key threshold for platforms to participate in mainstream market competition.

According to The Block, Bitcoin's market share has rebounded from a low of 55% to about 58.5%. This metric has historically been a barometer for capital rotation within the crypto market: an increase in market share typically accompanies a consolidation phase where Bitcoin outperforms altcoins, while a decrease often signals the arrival of altcoin season.In mid-2025, Bitcoin's market share peaked between 62% and 63%, then continued to decline to about 54%. The current rise to 58% suggests that the market may be in a consolidation phase rather than a full shift towards altcoins.Bitcoin's price has rebounded from a low of around $63,000 in February to about $80,000. Over the past month, TON, ZEC, and DOGE have performed relatively strongly, a pattern that previously indicated altcoin expansion when Bitcoin's market share began to decline. The key question is whether Bitcoin's market share is consolidating at the current level or continuing to decline.

Data shows that Bitcoin's market share has rebounded from a low of about 55% to approximately 58.5%, indicating that funds are concentrating back into Bitcoin. Bitcoin's market share is often seen as an important indicator for observing the rotation of funds in the cryptocurrency market. An increase in market share often means the market is entering a consolidation phase, with Bitcoin performing relatively better than altcoins; while a decrease in market share is usually accompanied by funds flowing into higher-risk assets, driving what is known as "altcoin season." In comparison, Bitcoin's market share reached a high of 62% to 63% in mid-2025, and then continued to decline against the backdrop of rising altcoin activity, once dropping to about 54%. The current rebound to above 58% suggests that the market is more likely in a consolidation phase rather than a full shift towards altcoin trends.

The Bitcoin bull-bear cycle indicator from CryptoQuant has recently turned green for the first time since 2023. On-chain analyst Julio Moreno stated that this usually indicates the market is switching from a bear market structure to a recovery phase. Moreno pointed out that historically, when this indicator exits the bear market zone and enters the "Early Bull" range, it often means that the worst adjustment phase has ended and the market structure begins to repair. However, several analysts emphasize that this indicator is more suitable for judging market phase transitions rather than precise trading signals. Mati Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, stated that the greatest significance of such indicators lies in determining "whether Bitcoin has stopped behaving like a bear market asset," and real confirmation still requires sustained demand, improved liquidity, and prices stabilizing at key levels. Currently, Bitcoin has not effectively broken through the $82,000 resistance level. Although it has rebounded about 35% from a low of around $60,000 in February this year, the market remains in a tug-of-war state. Moreno believes that to truly confirm a bull market signal, Bitcoin needs to digest some current "weakness" indicators while facing pressure from a neutral greed-fear index and a complex macro environment. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes that Bitcoin has completed a phase of bottoming around $60,000 this year. He stated that once it breaks through $90,000, the market may enter an "explosive phase," targeting the previous high of $126,000. Meanwhile, some analysts also remind that on-chain indicators like MVRV and NUPL are essentially more aligned with a "behavioral cycle framework" and should not be seen as absolute predictive tools.

According to Cointelegraph, Bakkt released its financial report for the first quarter of 2026, showing a net loss attributable to the company of $11.7 million, or a loss of $0.41 per share; compared to a net profit of $7.7 million in the same period last year.Due to a decline in cryptocurrency trading volume, Bakkt's cryptocurrency service revenue fell from $1.07 billion in the same period last year to $243.6 million, a year-on-year decrease of 77%, although most of this was offset by cryptocurrency costs and brokerage fees. The company held $82.6 million in cash at the end of the first quarter and has no long-term debt.Bakkt stated that it is transitioning from cryptocurrency trading infrastructure to stablecoin payments and AI financial infrastructure, and completed the acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research on April 30, gaining an AI-native payment engine and a stablecoin compliance technology stack.

According to BIT analysis, Circle's stock price surged 16% overnight and is currently approaching the March 2026 high. This week may become a key point for the advancement of the CLARITY Act. The market generally believes that Circle is the most direct beneficiary, and this increase also reflects that the market is pricing in expectations that regulatory uncertainties are likely to ease. It is worth noting that the overall market capitalization of USDC has maintained steady growth recently.This round of increase for Circle more reflects the market's early pricing of potential policy and regulatory benefits rather than a significant improvement in short-term fundamentals. If the regulatory rules for digital assets become clearer, it is expected to not only support Bitcoin but also encourage more institutions to participate in the market.

According to Coinglass data, on May 11 at 22:53, 30 million USDT was detected being transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.

According to CoinDesk, the Solana core development team Anza announced that a major consensus mechanism upgrade codenamed Alpenglow has gone live on the community test network, allowing validators to switch from the current Proof-of-Stake + Proof-of-History + TowerBFT architecture to the new consensus framework in the test cluster.The upgrade aims to significantly shorten transaction finality time and improve network response efficiency by restructuring the validator communication and block confirmation process. This test marks that validators can now perform the "Alpenswitch" migration operation in a real environment. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko previously stated that if the testing goes smoothly, Alpenglow is expected to be deployed to the mainnet as early as next quarter.

OpenAI announced the launch of a new business unit, "OpenAI Deployment Company," focused on helping enterprises deeply integrate AI systems into their core business processes, and has agreed to acquire the AI consulting and engineering firm Tomoro. This acquisition will bring approximately 150 Forward Deployed Engineers and deployment specialists to the deployment company.OpenAI stated that this department will directly assign engineers to work within enterprises, collaborating with management and frontline teams to restructure workflows, build AI production systems, and promote the practical implementation of AI in complex business scenarios. The initial funding scale of the deployment company exceeds $4 billion, with OpenAI as the majority shareholder, TPG leading the investment, and institutions such as Advent, Bain Capital, and Brookfield participating, along with major capital and consulting firms like Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, McKinsey, and Capgemini.OpenAI mentioned that currently, over 1 million enterprises are using its products, and the next phase of enterprise AI competition will shift from "using AI" to "restructuring organizations and business systems around AI."

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.

According to Coinglass data, on May 11 at 19:49, 60 million USDT was detected being transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.

According to Coinglass data, on May 11 at 01:18, 200 million USDT was detected being transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.