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According to Gate market data, spot silver has plunged 8.00% during the day, currently reported at $76.79 per ounce.

According to CoinDesk, after the cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, announced its Q1 2026 financial report, its stock price rose over 25% in pre-market trading. The financial report showed that the company's revenue for the quarter increased by 42% year-on-year to $50.3 million, while the net loss narrowed by 27% year-on-year to $109 million, but still exceeded market expectations of a loss of $0.61 per share.The report indicated that Gemini's operating expenses increased by 73% year-on-year to $144.5 million, with employee compensation costs rising by 91%, which included approximately $6.5 million in severance pay; sales and marketing expenses also doubled year-on-year to $19.1 million.The company stated that it is currently driving its business transformation through layoffs, business contraction, and a $100 million Bitcoin injection from Winklevoss Capital Fund, and is seeking to achieve profitability.In February of this year, Gemini closed its operations in the UK, EU, and Australia, laying off about 25% of its staff, and shifted its focus to the U.S. market and prediction market business. In April, the company received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for its Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license, officially entering the cryptocurrency prediction market field. Boosted by these developments, the company's stock price has recently rebounded and is now above $6.6.

According to the disclosure on the Strategy official website (Form 8-K, May 15), Strategy announced plans to repurchase $1.5 billion of convertible bonds maturing in 2029.At the same time, the company opened voting on the STRC semi-monthly dividend amendment to STRC and MSTR holders.

According to the Financial Times, several large technology companies, including Alphabet and Amazon, are accelerating their entry into the global bond market, raising funds through large-scale overseas bond issuance to support the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure and computing power.The report states that this round of financing activities has reached a new high in recent years, reflecting the increasing demand for long-term capital expenditures among tech giants in the AI race, particularly focused on data centers, computing clusters, and cloud infrastructure construction.Analysts believe that against the backdrop of high interest rates, companies are choosing to optimize their financing structure globally, diversifying funding costs and term risks through multi-currency debt markets, further strengthening their capacity for investment in AI infrastructure.

According to Gate market data, the US dollar index DXY has risen slightly in the short term, currently reported at 99.19. Meanwhile, the South African Rand has fallen by 1% against the US dollar.

Caixin reported that a private banking client was sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 6 months and fined HKD 500,000 for deliberately providing false information in CRS declarations, becoming the first case in Hong Kong to be criminally convicted for violating CRS rules.CRS 2 is a revision of the OECD's Common Reporting Standard and the term for the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. On March 27, 2026, the Hong Kong government published the "2026 Taxation (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information) Bill" in the gazette, which was submitted for its first reading in the Legislative Council on April 1 and is expected to be implemented starting January 1, 2027, marking Hong Kong's entry into the fast track for local legislation of CRS 2.CRS 2 explicitly includes cryptocurrencies in the mandatory reporting scope, along with stablecoins, crypto derivatives, certain NFTs, central bank digital currencies, and specific electronic money products. Crypto trading platforms, custodians, and related funds are required to fulfill KYC obligations and report information to tax authorities, systematically blocking the pathways for concealing wealth through crypto assets.

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.

According to a report by Cointelegraph, a report released by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike shows that losses from cryptocurrency assets caused by North Korean hackers and threat actors exceeded $2 billion in 2025, a 51% increase year-on-year, despite a decrease in the number of attacks. CrowdStrike stated that North Korean hackers are the largest threat organization targeting cryptocurrency users, and the stolen funds are almost certainly used to finance the regime's military programs.Attackers prioritize high-value targets, mainly focusing on Web3 projects and cryptocurrency exchanges, as stolen funds are easier to cash out and transfer anonymously. In April of this year, the Ethereum Foundation identified 100 North Korean hackers, and the Drift Protocol was infiltrated by North Korean tech workers, resulting in a loss of $280 million, with these threat actors establishing face-to-face relationships through third-party intermediaries.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken announced that it will use Chainlink's cross-chain interoperability protocol CCIP, replacing LayerZero as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for its wrapped assets, covering kBTC and more wrapped assets in the future. This migration involves over $3 billion in TVL, following a $292 million LayerZero-related cross-chain attack incident that occurred in April. Kraken stated that the migration will cover networks such as Ink, Ethereum, Unichain, and Optimism. kBTC is set to launch in 2024, with a current market value of approximately $260 million. Coinbase had previously also chosen Chainlink CCIP as the sole cross-chain bridge solution for about $7 billion in wrapped tokens.

Nakamoto (NAKA) has officially transformed into a Bitcoin operating company. The financial report shows that due to the decline in Bitcoin prices, the company incurred a net loss of nearly $239 million in the first quarter. As a result, its stock price hit a historic low of $0.16 on Thursday, down more than 99.5% from its 52-week high. The company's total revenue for the first quarter was $2.7 million, of which $1.1 million came from derivatives strategies.To meet working capital needs, the company sold 284 Bitcoins in the first quarter, worth approximately $22 million, and additionally sold 40 Bitcoins as revenue, worth about $3.2 million. Currently, Nakamoto still holds over 5,000 Bitcoins, with a holding value of over $400 million.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Index opened up 389.12 points on May 14 (Thursday), an increase of 0.78%, reporting at 50,082.32 points; the S&P 500 Index opened up 16.79 points, an increase of 0.23%, reporting at 7,461.04 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened up 40.82 points, an increase of 0.16%, reporting at 26,443.16 points.

According to The Block, staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action letter, substantially exempting prediction market platforms from swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements.The CFTC's Market Oversight Division and Clearing and Risk Division stated that they would not recommend enforcement actions against designated contract markets (DCMs) and clearinghouses for failing to comply with relevant reporting requirements. This move aims to eliminate regulatory uncertainty for event contract platforms.The no-action letter currently covers 19 beneficiary entities, including Polymarket US, Kalshi, Gemini Titan, and Bitnomial.

According to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin company Nakamoto announced its quarterly financial report, showing a 500% quarter-over-quarter revenue growth, but a net loss of $238.8 million, primarily impacted by a $107.7 million non-cash impairment related to pre-acquisition options and an unrealized loss of $102.5 million from its holding of 5,058 bitcoins.Of Nakamoto's revenue, over $1.1 million came from its new Bitcoin treasury and derivatives strategy, $800,000 from its media business, $500,000 from healthcare, and $200,000 from asset management services. The company completed its acquisition of Bitcoin news agency BTC Inc. and investment platform UTXO Management in February, which contributed to some of its revenue. The company did not purchase any bitcoins in the first quarter but sold 284 bitcoins on March 31 for operating expenses.Nakamoto's stock price has fallen over 99% this year, with a slight increase of 2.7% to $0.18 in after-hours trading. The company plans to fully divest its healthcare business by the end of the second quarter and utilize its Bitcoin holdings to develop derivative strategies for generating revenue.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY exchange rate briefly fell nearly 40 points to 157.74, currently reported at 157.98.

Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp reported that despite an expanded loss in the first quarter, the per-share holding of SOL increased from 0.0322 to 0.0670 over the past year, a growth of 108%. As of May 13, the company holds approximately 2.2946 million SOL and equivalents.CEO Joseph Onorati stated that the company achieved growth through strategies such as internal staking, operating joint validation nodes in collaboration with Bonk, and deploying over 25% of the treasury on-chain, and believes that the strategy is a starting point rather than a ceiling. The company reported a revenue of $2.66 million in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 827%; the net loss was $83.4 million, compared to $778,000 in the same period last year, mainly impacted by the decline in SOL prices.