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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Counter-Strike: FURIA vs Team Falcons (BO3) - PGL Astana Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "FURIA" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, soaring from 47.5% an hour ago to the current 81.5% (a fluctuation of 34%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket, the "Counter-Strike: 9z vs magic (BO3) - PGL Astana Playoffs" event, the "Odd/Even Total Kills" sub-market's "Odd" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward is laying off about 150 employees. This move is part of the company's optimization adjustments in preparation for its IPO, according to two insiders. A Kraken spokesperson stated in a statement: "We continuously evaluate and adjust our organizational structure to ensure we have the right structure and talent to achieve growth objectives and better serve our customers."Meanwhile, Payward is seeking a new round of financing at a valuation of $20 billion to support its pre-IPO expansion strategy. Recently, the company completed a $600 million acquisition of stablecoin payment company Reap and a $550 million acquisition of digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial. The previous largest acquisition occurred in 2025, when Payward acquired the U.S. retail futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, which also holds a CFTC futures broker license.Payward submitted a confidential S-1 registration statement draft to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 19, 2025, taking the initial steps toward going public. In March of this year, CoinDesk reported that the company had postponed its IPO plans due to a sluggish market environment, but insiders indicated that the company still plans to move forward with the IPO once market conditions improve. At the Consensus Miami conference, Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that the exchange's IPO preparations are "80%" complete.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 33% an hour ago to the current 18% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to the official announcement, Gate launched the spot trading of My Pet Hooligan (HOOLI) on May 15 at 18:00 (UTC+8), and My Pet Hooligan (HOOLI) will be available on the swap platform at 19:00 (UTC+8).

The crypto data platform Dune Analytics announced a major restructuring on Thursday, cutting 25% of its workforce while shifting its strategic focus to two main areas: AI-driven data tools and the on-chain asset adoption by financial institutions. The company stated that it is well-funded and emphasized that it has built a complete end-to-end technology stack for crypto data infrastructure, covering data collection, quality assurance, storage, cleaning, standardization, and querying. Its core product, Dune MCP, allows teams and agents to build dashboards and workflows without the need for SQL knowledge or managing data infrastructure costs.Dune stated that it currently serves almost all leading crypto companies and is expanding to large financial institution clients to address the trend of traditional assets such as currencies, stocks, bonds, and commodities migrating on-chain. Since its establishment in 2018, Dune has experienced multiple market cycles, and this restructuring reflects a broader trend in the industry towards institutional-grade infrastructure and AI integration tools.

JPMorgan analysts stated that despite the overall recovery of the cryptocurrency market after the Iran conflict, Ethereum and other altcoins continue to underperform Bitcoin. This trend, which has formed since 2023, may be difficult to reverse in the short term unless there is a significant improvement in network activity, DeFi, and real-world applications.The report pointed out that, based on spot ETF fund flows and institutional futures positions, the recovery of Bitcoin is stronger than that of Ethereum. The spot Bitcoin ETF has recovered about two-thirds of the previous outflows, while the spot Ethereum ETF has only recovered about one-third. At the same time, CME futures data shows that institutional investors are more actively rebuilding their exposure to Bitcoin, with Bitcoin futures positions nearly fully restored, while Ethereum futures positions remain below previous levels.JPMorgan believes that the relative weakness of ETH and altcoins against Bitcoin may continue due to the lack of stronger on-chain fundamentals and real-world application support.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 34.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

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.

Coinbase has announced that it has become the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid, using it as an aligned quote asset. As part of the transition, Native Markets has reached an agreement granting Coinbase the right to purchase USDH branded assets. The USDH market will gradually close, during which users can still exchange USDH for USDC or fiat currency without fees. Currently, the scale of USDC on Hyperliquid is approximately $5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2 times. This integration aims to strengthen USDC's position as the preferred stablecoin in on-chain capital markets, further unify global markets, and enhance capital efficiency.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, sources say that a bipartisan group of minority senators in the U.S. Senate held discussions last night regarding the CLARITY Act, attempting to push the Democrats to make concessions on at least two outstanding issues, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement.Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that both sides had reached consensus on "99% of the content" of the bill and expressed hope that the Democrats would continue to address the remaining issues after the bill passes committee review; otherwise, if a similar incident to FTX occurs in the future, "they can only blame themselves."Reports indicate that Democratic Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have been pushing for a compromise on the ethical standards and conflict of interest clauses involving the president's family before the committee review, making it one of the conditions for supporting the bill.Additionally, some Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about provisions related to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). This provision aims to prohibit lawsuits against non-custodial software developers based on money transfer laws.Sources say that both sides have made substantial progress on ethical and conflict of interest issues, but disagreements over amendments to the BRCA ultimately led to the breakdown of negotiations. The market currently widely expects that this committee review will show clear partisanship.

The TAC team announced that its cross-chain layer's TON side was exploited by external attackers, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.8 million, involving USDT, BLUM, and tsTON. TAC, TON, and all ERC-20 tokens bridged from Ethereum are unaffected. The bridging service remains suspended, and forensic analysis and repair work are ongoing. A complete report with more details will be released within the next 48 hours.The team is actively collaborating with law enforcement, SEAL 911, and security partners to track and freeze the stolen funds. The team stated that its core focus is to sell the foundation's TAC token reserves in a legally structured manner to compensate for user losses and fully restore bridging liquidity. Official channels will continue to update progress.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Kashkari stated that the timing of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz remains a huge question mark, which will have a significant impact on inflation.

American financial services giant Charles Schwab has begun to phase in the "Schwab Crypto" service for eligible U.S. retail customers, allowing users to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum directly.According to official information, users can view and manage their crypto assets directly through their existing Schwab accounts, with custody provided by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, while Paxos offers underlying custody and trade execution services. The platform charges a transaction fee of 0.75% of the transaction amount, and currently does not support external wallet deposits and withdrawals. Additionally, this service is not yet available to residents of New York and Louisiana. Charles Schwab currently manages approximately $12 trillion in client assets, with its clients holding about 20% of the assets in U.S. spot crypto ETFs.

According to a notice from Transit Finance, a security incident recently occurred in the project due to historical vulnerabilities in an old version of the smart contract deployed on TRON, which was deprecated in 2022, affecting a small number of users after being exploited.The team stated that after discovering the issue, they urgently completed investigation, isolation, and repair, and on May 12, further auditing and rectification were carried out. The currently used contract version has not been affected, has been running safely for over four years, and continues to undergo security audits and monitoring.Transit stated that affected users will receive full compensation, and specific plans will be announced through official channels. They also reminded users to be wary of counterfeit official messages and not to disclose private keys or mnemonic phrases.

According to SolanaFloor, the P-Token upgrade for Solana has now been launched on the mainnet, which can increase transaction efficiency by up to 20 times.After the upgrade, the computational cost of token instructions is reduced by about 96%, and it releases an additional 12% to 13% of block space without changing the block limit.