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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.

According to CoinDesk, Nasdaq-listed company SUI Group and London hedge fund Karatage jointly led a $15 million financing round for Nof1, an AI research lab focused on financial markets. The two previously also partnered with TwinPath Ventures to invest in Recursive Superintelligence, a self-evolving AI startup valued at over $4 billion.Both investments are based on the same core judgment: autonomous AI agents will become the core infrastructure of the investment field in the future, and companies that establish training environments today may dominate the future financial landscape.

The latest disclosed SEC documents show that as of March 31, 2026, Avenir Group holds 18,276,100 shares of BlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin Spot ETF, with a position market value of approximately $702 million based on the quarter-end closing price, a slight decrease of about 0.061% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. Since the second quarter of 2024, Avenir Group has maintained its position as the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin ETFs in Asia for eight consecutive quarters.Since 2026, Avenir Group has been continuously promoting the integration of TradFi and Crypto, including strategic investments in CoinRoutes, leading a $20 million seed round for Inference Research, and signing a cooperation MOU with Tiger Brokers, AMINA Bank, and CoinRoutes during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 to advance the construction of next-generation institutional trading infrastructure.

Some high-end graphics cards, servers, and other products are gradually landing in JD's self-operated channels. According to JD's data, since May 14, the attention on "NVIDIA" H200 related chips and server workstation equipment launched on JD's platform has significantly increased, with the search volume for NVIDIA H200 related chips increasing 25 times year-on-year, and the search volume for NVIDIA H200 related servers and workstations increasing over 40 times year-on-year.

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.

The Gate Research Institute recently released the report "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review," indicating that the cryptocurrency market in April showed an overall upward trend, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March, and BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintaining high volatility. The report shows that the activity levels of major public chain ecosystems continue to diverge. Solana's daily trading volume remains in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, continuing to lead.In terms of hot sectors, the report points out 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 a few days, and net outflows for the entire 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 ranked first for the month with 200 million USD in financing.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 cross-chain infrastructure attack incident involving Kelp DAO, which amounted to about 293 million USD. The report believes that against the backdrop of market recovery, on-chain activity and capital liquidity have both increased, but the security risks of cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols still warrant ongoing attention.

10x Research released a report stating that the momentum of altcoins is fading in the early stages, while Bitcoin still dominates, and trading volume has declined again. The upward momentum of altcoins is hindered by the 30-day moving average, failing to break through; if it falls below this moving average, long positions should be closed.The report indicates that the best current positions are BNB (Grayscale ETF application, Coinbase roadmap, etc.) and TRX (Tron actively repurchasing treasury assets, Moscow Exchange launching the MOEXTRX index). Potential profit-taking may occur in: SUI (up 21% this week, CME futures launching on May 29, $143 million treasury staking), ONDO (up 18.4%, collaborating with JPMorgan and Ripple for the first tokenized treasury redemption, part of the infrastructure being built), TON (down 14%, due to security controversies and trust concerns triggered by the deletion of a well-known Telegram account). Avoid ETH, HYPE, TRUMP, MKR. HYPE dropped 9.9% after the ETF launch, a typical case of "buy the expectation, sell the fact."The report also lists three major catalysts for this week: the hearing on the "Clarity Act," Powell's power transition to Waller, and CPI/PPI data.

According to official news, the smart contract auditing platform Code4rena has announced that it will gradually cease operations, and the Web3 security company Immunefi will take over its clients and security researchers. Code4rena posted on social media that it has made the decision to shut down and stated that all ongoing competitions and bounty activities will be completed as usual, and existing collaborations will be "properly concluded." Immunefi stated that it will assist in migrating Code4rena's bounty projects, reward structures, and researchers to its platform.Code4rena is known for its "competitive auditing" model, where independent researchers compete to find vulnerabilities in smart contracts for rewards. This shutdown comes less than two years after blockchain security company Zellic acquired Code4rena in 2024. Previously, Code4rena raised $6 million from Paradigm in 2023 for auditing incentives and platform expansion.This shutdown comes at a difficult time for DeFi protocols and the security sector. Data from DefiLlama shows that there were over 20 crypto vulnerability incidents in April alone, setting a monthly record. JPMorgan analysts believe that ongoing DeFi security incidents are limiting major institutional investors from entering the market. Meanwhile, the total value locked in DeFi has decreased from about $160 billion in October to approximately $83 billion currently.

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.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that despite the challenges posed by the US-Iran conflict and inflationary pressures on the market, there have been recent signs of recovery in the altcoin market. He pointed out that after experiencing an overall correction of over 50%, the altcoin sector is gradually regaining activity. This round of adjustment is influenced not only by the BTC correction but also by the dilution of market tokens. Currently, there are approximately 51 million altcoins in the market, with 46% deployed on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% from the BSC chain.He noted that the overall performance of altcoins listed on Binance has returned to levels seen since September 2025. Currently, about 21% of altcoins listed on Binance have regained their position above the 200-day moving average, while only 2% of tokens maintained above this key technical level in February of this year.Darkfost believes this indicates that market interest in altcoins is gradually rising, which is an important signal for investors looking to allocate to altcoins. However, he also emphasized that it is still too early to determine if the "altcoin season" has begun, as market liquidity remains limited.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Alameda Research withdrew 162.64 BTC ($13.21 million), 274.29 ETH ($630,000), 315,299 MASK ($168,000), and 6.877 million USDT from Kucoin, and may continue to withdraw more funds.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), in the past 2 hours, Alameda Research withdrew 162.64 BTC, 274.29 ETH, 315,299 MASK, and 6.877 million USDT from KuCoin, with a total value exceeding 20 million dollars.Among them, BTC is worth approximately 13.21 million dollars, ETH is worth approximately 630,000 dollars, and MASK is worth approximately 168,000 dollars.

YZi Labs announced the 25 graduation projects of its flagship incubation project EASY Residency for the third season, focusing on areas such as on-chain financial market structure reconstruction, AI agents, tokenization of real-world assets, prediction markets, and privacy compliance. The 25 projects include:Identity and payment infrastructure for AI agents on the BNB chain Bank of AI, litigation workflow legal evidence indexing tool Brief Tech, AI probability output verifiable reasoning platform Cournot, financialized social network and trading platform Dapital, programmable token issuance infrastructure Flap;On-chain marketplace for collectibles and intellectual property assets GEMINT, on-chain options and structured products platform LayerV, CEX-level on-chain liquidity platform LunarBase, multi-market agent capital acquisition platform L7, DeFi unified margin layer Möbius, permissionless margin trading protocol Nemesis;AI agent-driven automated financial decision execution layer Newsliquid, tokenized private market exposure DeFi platform Openstocks, on-chain poker skill game options market PokerFi, prediction market automation and intelligence infrastructure Polysights, physical collectibles RWA liquidity infrastructure Renaiss;Fixed-rate decentralized lending platform TermMax, compliance-oriented digital asset privacy infrastructure 0xBow, AI agent workflow self-custody authorization layer Functor, interest-free stablecoin new bank for the Muslim market Isaac, on-chain prime brokerage platform for the BNB chain MARGIN X;Frictionless stablecoin exchange N-dimensional AMM Orbswap, compliance-oriented cross-chain privacy exchange protocol SilentSwap, crypto market AI agent trading and automation infrastructure Taco AI, on-chain event-driven derivatives platform Vibe.fun.

According to Jinshi, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States for April was 0.6%, in line with market expectations, and the previous value was 0.9%.

According to Jinshi reports, HSBC Research published a report stating that as technology stocks rebound and the S&P 500 index returns to historical highs, the robust earnings season in the first quarter also provides support. The bank raised its earnings per share forecast for the index in 2026 by 8%, incorporating the latest quarterly performance, and expects earnings per share to grow by 20% in 2026, reaching $325. Based on higher earnings expectations, the bank raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from the previous 7,500 points to 7,650 points.

Marc, the head of cryptocurrency donations at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stated that the hospital received a donation of 0.5% of the total supply of ASTEROID tokens about two years ago. However, due to a lack of compliant exchange channels at that time, the related assets have remained in the on-chain wallet.He mentioned that as the market value of ASTEROID rose from approximately $20,000 to over $150 million, the hospital's holdings were once valued between $500,000 and $1 million. To avoid impacting community liquidity, the hospital ultimately sold the related holdings in 12 batches over two days while continuously monitoring the liquidity situation.Marc stated that they ultimately exchanged for over 290 ETH, valued at approximately $676,000, and the related funds will be used to support the treatment and research of childhood diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

According to 10x Research analysis, since mid-January, the total gamma exposure of Bitcoin has remained negative, currently reaching -3.2 billion dollars at the strike price of 82,000 dollars. In a negative gamma environment, market makers are forced to trade in the direction of the trend, accelerating buying during price increases and accelerating selling during price decreases, which exacerbates price volatility.As the options expiration on May 29 and June 26 approaches, the negative gamma suppression effect is expected to gradually dissipate, and the downward bias of Bitcoin will subsequently ease. Currently, the market demand for call options is significantly higher than for put options, and institutions expect that market sentiment will shift from bearish to bullish at that time.

The digital asset trading platform Gate has announced the completion of a new round of feature upgrades for its prediction market, optimizing multiple modules such as the search system, leaderboard, event classification, and sports gameplay around hot topic discovery, strategy trading, and user interaction efficiency.In this upgrade, Gate has added intelligent search and a "Live & Hot" section, supporting fuzzy keyword matching, hot event recommendations, and real-time hot topic aggregation, helping users discover trading opportunities more efficiently. The platform has also launched a secondary classification system and a "Breaking News" section, covering hot content such as major news, sports events, and cryptocurrency market fluctuations. In the sports prediction market, Gate has introduced derivative gameplay such as point spreads and totals, and optimized the interaction for quick ordering and score selection, further enhancing the trading experience. Additionally, the platform has officially launched a prediction market leaderboard, covering multiple dimensions such as profit and loss, trading volume, and highest profit, strengthening strategy discovery and trading social attributes.Currently, Gate's prediction market has deeply integrated with the Polymarket ecosystem, allowing users to directly access the Polymarket page through the Alpha section on the Gate App homepage and participate in event predictions using USDT in their accounts, further lowering the participation threshold and operational complexity. With a convenient entry point and continuously growing user activity, Gate's performance in the Polymarket partnership channel remains leading, currently ranking in the top three.