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According to Crowdfund Insider, digital bank Revolut announced that its trading division, Revolut Trading Ltd, has received an extension of permissions approved by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch more comprehensive investment and wealth management services in the UK market.Under the newly approved Variation of Permissions (VoP) license, Revolut can now manage investment portfolios for clients and participate in certain transactions as a principal. This means that the platform will be able to offer leveraged investment products, professionally managed portfolios, and customized wealth management services for high-net-worth users in the future, all of which will be integrated into its mobile application, alongside everyday banking and payment tools.It is reported that Revolut plans to further introduce AI-driven portfolio recommendation tools, continuing its transformation into a "one-stop financial platform." Earlier this year, Revolut officially obtained a full banking license in the UK. Analysts believe that the FCA's approval indicates an increase in its maturity as a regulated financial institution, while also reflecting that fintech companies are accelerating their competition with traditional banks and wealth management institutions.

According to Reuters, the Polish parliament has passed a cryptocurrency regulation bill to implement the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with Poland required to complete the implementation of related rules by July. The legislative backdrop is the alleged large-scale fraud involving the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto. Polish prosecutors have launched a multi-million dollar fraud investigation, with expected user losses exceeding 350 million zlotys (approximately 95.93 million USD), and thousands of users are currently unable to withdraw their funds.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk previously stated that "Russian funds" and foreign political influence issues may be involved behind Zondacrypto. The exchange's founder Sylwester Suszek went missing in 2022, and the current head Przemyslaw Kral reportedly has gone to Israel. Polish President Karol Nawrocki had previously vetoed the related MiCA implementation bill twice, believing that the regulatory requirements were too burdensome and could lead to the loss of cryptocurrency businesses.

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, submitted its Q1 2026 13F report, which shows a significant increase in holdings of Circle, Robinhood, Bitmine, and Bullish, while reducing its position in Coinbase.Specifically, ARK Invest significantly increased its holdings in Circle (CRCL) by approximately 368,000 shares, raising its total to about 4.5 million shares, with a market value of approximately $430 million, accounting for 3.34%; it also increased its holdings in Robinhood (HOOD) by about 1.19 million shares, with a market value of approximately $416 million; Bullish (BLSH) and Bitmine (BMNR) saw increases of about 1.74 million shares and 240,000 shares, respectively. Additionally, ARK Invest reduced its position in Coinbase (COIN), currently holding about 2.37 million shares, with a market value of approximately $414 million, accounting for 3.22%.

According to the Korea Herald, Korea Investment & Securities is jointly promoting a plan with OKX to acquire approximately 20% of Coinone's shares, with both parties planning to acquire about 20%, primarily through the issuance of new shares. This investment is mainly financial and is expected not to involve a change in management rights. However, there are opinions in the industry that OKX may seek to participate in management and gain substantial influence in the future, which would make it the second case of a large foreign exchange attempting to control the management rights of a Korean original currency exchange after Binance's acquisition of Gopax.Currently, the main shareholders of Coinone are: The One Group holds 34.30%, Com2uS Holdings holds 21.95%, founder and CEO Cha Myung-hoon holds 19.14%, and Com2uS Plus holds 16.47%.

According to the official page, since the Bitget IPO Prime Phase 2 project preOPAI opened for subscription on May 12 at 16:00 (UTC+8), the total number of participants has reached 5,098, with a total investment amount of 106,146,536 USD, currently oversubscribed by about 5 times. This round of subscription will close today at 16:00 (UTC+8), for more details please refer to the Bitget official platform.

According to Digital Asset, Hana Financial Group will invest approximately 1 trillion won (about 667 million USD) to acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, the operator of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit.

According to Bloomberg, Gemini exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss made a $100 million "strategic investment" in the exchange, purchasing Class A common stock at a price of $14 per share, with payment made in Bitcoin. The exchange's stock closed at $5.26 on Thursday, rising about 15% in after-hours trading, having fallen over 80% in the past year.Gemini's net loss in the first quarter narrowed to $109 million, compared to $149 million in the same period last year; revenue grew 42% to $50 million, mainly driven by income from services such as credit cards. CEO Tyler Winklevoss stated that the market has severely underestimated Gemini, and this investment will help the company transition from a crypto company to a market company. Gemini went public in September 2025, shortly after which the crypto market began to decline.

U.S. Senator Warren requests the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the cryptocurrency company of President Trump's family.

The UK Parliament's Standards Commissioner is investigating UK MP and leader of the Reform Party, Nigel Farage, due to allegations of failing to declare a £5 million (approximately $6.7 million) personal donation from Tether investor Christopher Harborne. Christopher Harborne holds a 12% stake in Tether. Nigel Farage stated that the donation was received in 2024 before he announced his candidacy, intended for personal security, and therefore he had no obligation to declare it. According to the House of Commons Code of Conduct, new MPs must register any benefits received in the previous 12 months after being elected. If found in violation, Nigel Farage could face penalties such as an apology, suspension, or expulsion from Parliament.

On-chain detective ZachXBT has released a lengthy article exposing the LAB project and its founder (@vsadkovv). The LAB token has surged to a $6 billion FDV, but the situation is very opaque.The team was founded by Vova Sadkov and Mark, whose previous Eesee project left many investors dissatisfied. Currently, the circulation data for LAB is chaotic, with Coingecko, RootData, and CMC reporting different circulation figures. The official team has not clearly disclosed the token distribution, and there is a significant overlap between investors and trading platforms. Most critically, insiders likely control over 95% of the tokens, leaving retail investors completely unaware of the true circulation situation.Additionally, the LAB team unilaterally changed the public sale lock-up period from 3 months to 9 months, while also defaulting on marketing fees, providing special treatment to KOLs and whales, and requiring them to post promotional content. The founder has mixed project funds with personal accounts, with large amounts of money directly entering the trading platform's recharge address. Insiders can sell off tokens without retail investors being aware.On-chain data shows that insiders recently withdrew over 100 million LAB from trading platforms, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, using tactics similar to those seen in previously manipulated projects. ZachXBT calls for trading platforms to conduct a thorough investigation and delist or freeze related funds. Furthermore, ZachXBT specifically states: this is not a short-selling recommendation. With such high supply control, short-selling instead becomes fuel.

On the last day of the evidence-gathering phase of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, a Microsoft executive revealed in court that by June 2026, Microsoft's total investment in OpenAI (including investment commitments, infrastructure, and computing power hosting costs) will exceed $100 billion.Reports indicate that this figure is significantly higher than the previously understood cash investment scale of $13 billion, marking the first disclosure of the overall costs Microsoft has incurred in supporting OpenAI in terms of underlying computing power and infrastructure. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott also confirmed that during the early setup of their first supercomputer, they deployed tens of thousands of GPUs in a single instance.Furthermore, after Microsoft and OpenAI concluded their evidence presentation, Musk's team chose to forgo the rebuttal phase, officially ending the three-week evidence-gathering stage, with the court expected to enter the closing arguments phase on Thursday.

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 News, JPMorgan stated that investor panic is rapidly escalating, and many clients have turned fully bearish on the stock market. Despite the pessimistic market sentiment, JPMorgan's traders still advise clients to remain calm amid market volatility and not to panic.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal cited by Jinshi, Anthropic has received an investment intention offer valuing it at over $900 billion.

Zhao Changpeng stated in a Binance Online live broadcast that, compared to directly investing in AI itself, he prefers to invest in the "shovels" that support AI, including data centers, power, and other computing infrastructure.Zhao Changpeng mentioned that although the current AI chip market is almost dominated by NVIDIA, there may be more customized solutions for AI computing scenarios in the future. Additionally, he is also paying attention to the development of robotics technology.In terms of investment direction, Zhao Changpeng said that AI will drive rapid development in biotechnology, but YZi Labs will not make large-scale investments in this field, with core investments still focused on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Currently, about 70% to 80% of investments are still in the Web3 sector.

According to the official announcement, the digital asset trading platform Websea has reached an investment intention with a strategic investor and will officially open withdrawals on May 18 at 16:00 (UTC+8), while also announcing specific withdrawal arrangements.It is reported that this strategic investment comes from a family fund in the Middle East. Both parties have conducted multiple rounds of in-depth communication on core issues such as the platform's asset status, business structure optimization, recovery path design, and long-term development planning, ultimately reaching a consensus for cooperation. Currently, the investor is advancing the capital injection process according to procedures, while simultaneously carrying out final confirmation work such as legal review, agreement signing, and equity arrangements.Websea CMO Herbert R. Sim stated that Websea has gone through an exceptionally difficult time, but in the face of many doubts from the industry, the platform team members have been working silently and have finally welcomed new life. He believes that this test is both a challenge and an opportunity for the platform. He also mentioned that with the entry of the investor, the platform will publish proof of reserves (Proof of Reserves, POR) and conduct regular disclosures to further enhance user asset transparency and market confidence. The platform will also continue to optimize its product structure and ecological mechanisms to promote long-term stable development.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood stated that ARK is pleased to participate in Kalshi's latest round of financing. It believes that prediction markets are becoming a powerful new type of financial infrastructure that enables real-time price discovery around events, probabilities, and changes in the state of the world.Cathie Wood mentioned that Kalshi is at the forefront of this innovation, and ARK is excited to support a team that continually pushes the boundaries of how markets aggregate and express information, congratulating them on achieving this important milestone.Previously reported, Kalshi announced the completion of a new round of $1 billion financing, led by Coatue Management, with participation from ARK Invest and others, resulting in a post-money valuation of $22 billion. This is the company's third round of financing in the past 7 months, with the valuation roughly doubling after each new funding round. Currently, Kalshi has approximately 2 million monthly active users, with an annual trading volume reaching $178 billion and annual revenue exceeding $1.5 billion.

SoftBank Group stated that as of the end of March, the accumulated book profit from its investment in OpenAI was $45 billion. By April 2026, a total of $20 billion in loans had been utilized, primarily for investing in OpenAI, of which $2.5 billion was repaid in that month.