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According to Aastocks, the tokenized financial market infrastructure Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC) announced the completion of a $10 million strategic financing, 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 BNB ecosystem decentralized finance platform Eleutheria announced the completion of a $5 million strategic round of financing, with participation from Alpha Capital, and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.The new funds will support its development of on-chain financial services through trustless code-driven DeFi and immutable smart contracts.

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.

BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, submitted its Q1 2026 13F report, showing a significant adjustment in its holdings of crypto-related stocks.Among them, it increased its holdings in MicroStrategy (MSTR) by approximately 3.14 million shares, raising its total to 17.75 million shares, with a market value of about $2.216 billion; it increased its holdings in Bitmine (BMNR) by approximately 2.02 million shares, bringing its total to about 11.08 million shares, with a market value of about $219 million.At the same time, it reduced its holdings in Coinbase (COIN) by approximately 330,000 shares, bringing its total to about 16.74 million shares, with a market value of about $2.924 billion; it reduced its holdings in Circle (CRCL) by approximately 610,000 shares, bringing its total to about 5.06 million shares, with a market value of about $483 million.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined 104 partners of Arc, covering six core sectors: asset issuance, infrastructure, developer tools, trading, financial services, and payments. Compared to most public chains that first develop a developer ecosystem and then seek commercialization scenarios, Arc's path is clearly more aligned with the real financial circulation network. At the asset issuance level, stablecoin issuers such as AllUnity, BDACS, Bitso/Juno, and Stablecorp, as well as tokenized asset players like Centrifuge, Securitize, and WisdomTree have entered the scene, indicating that Arc prioritizes solving the "on-chain asset supply" issue, bringing dollars, bonds, and securities onto the chain. At the infrastructure level, partners like Blockdaemon, Chainalysis, Elliptic, QuickNode, and DRPC provide node services, compliance analysis, and on-chain data support. This means Arc is preparing for institutional funds, rather than following the typical Crypto public chain model of "growth first, compliance later." At the developer tools level, partners such as Axelar, Wormhole, Chainlink, MetaMask, Fireblocks, Privy, Alchemy, LayerZero, and TRM Labs are concentrated, essentially lowering the migration costs for institutions and developers, allowing funds, wallets, cross-chain, and compliance tools to be directly in place. At the trading level, institutions like Coinbase, Bybit, Kraken, Robinhood, Galaxy Digital, and B2C2 are responsible for secondary market liquidity and price discovery. The payment layer is heavily integrated by Visa, Mastercard, PhotonPay, Nuvei, EBANX, and Ramp. At the financial services level, firms like BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, State Street, Aave, Maple Finance, Morpho, and BitGo are appearing simultaneously, indicating that Arc has begun to bridge traditional banking, on-chain lending, and custody systems. On the surface, Arc appears to be a new public chain, but from an ecological structure perspective, it will serve as the new financial infrastructure for the Circle stablecoin era, directly emphasizing USDC gas fees, sub-second final settlement, compliance privacy, and native CCTP integration, aiming to directly penetrate real capital flows and attempt to become SWIFT + Stripe + DTCC. Related compilation: Arc Web3 Partner Network Compilation (continuously updated) Cryptocurrency projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim their information and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of the cryptocurrency project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners for upstream clients like Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. If you wish to nominate your project in future ecosystem maps, please fill out the [RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping] form to supplement your important clients and partners.

Strategy's preferred stock STRC recorded a record trading volume on Thursday, with a transaction amount reaching $1.53 billion, more than quadrupling the average over the past 30 days. Reports indicate that this peak in trading mainly occurred on the eve of the ex-dividend date, with a large number of trades priced at or above the $100 par value level. STRC currently offers an annualized cash dividend of approximately 11.5%, paid monthly.The high trading volume propelled Strategy to complete a new round of Bitcoin accumulation through its ATM (at-the-market) financing mechanism, purchasing approximately 11,707 BTC, allowing the company to continue expanding its position as the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder in the world. Market data shows that STRC slightly retreated by about 1% in pre-market trading after entering ex-dividend trading, approaching the trading range just below $100, consistent with the usual price adjustment pattern for dividend-paying assets after the ex-dividend date. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin slightly weakened to around $80,500, and Strategy's common stock also fell by about 2%, reflecting the continued significant correlation between cryptocurrency assets and the company's stock price.

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.

Bitget announced that it has completed the relevant compliance registration procedures in Mexico, including registration with the Mexican Tax Administration Service (SAT) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF). This progress reflects Bitget's emphasis on local regulatory requirements and lays a further compliance foundation for the platform's long-term and stable development in Mexico and the Latin American region.As the digital asset market in the Latin American region continues to develop, the attention of users, partners, and financial institutions to the platform's compliance capabilities and professional service levels is continuously increasing. Bitget will continue to regard Mexico as one of the important markets for regional layout, continuously enhancing service capabilities while exploring the possibility of cooperation with local banks and financial institutions, under the premise of complying with applicable local rules.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that the regulatory environment of the cryptocurrency industry is continuously evolving, and the platform's long-term development needs to be built on a thorough understanding of local rules, market demands, and the operation of the financial system. Bitget's promotion of relevant registrations in Mexico is part of its global compliance strategy and reflects the platform's long-term commitment to providing users with more robust and reliable services.

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.

Delphi Digital published a report stating that the variable rate Series A perpetual preferred stock STRC of Strategy has an authorized issuance limit of approximately $28.3 billion. If this value is reached without expanding the limit, the accumulation rate of Bitcoin by Strategy may slow down.On Monday, Strategy purchased 535 Bitcoins for $43 million, with most of the funds raised through the sale of Class A common stock MSTR. Currently, Strategy's market net asset value is 1.25 times. Researchers pointed out that when mNAV is low, Strategy uses STRC as the main accumulation tool, and if mNAV expands, it may acquire Bitcoin through the sale of MSTR. Strategy has a cash reserve of $2.25 billion, and the next significant cash obligation will mature in September 2027.

According to CoinDesk, crypto wallet infrastructure Turnkey has completed a $12.5 million strategic financing, bringing the total funding to over $65 million. Major investors include Archetype, Circle Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.The new funds will primarily be used for the development and release of the digital asset security computing product Turnkey Verifiable Cloud.

According to official news, Ethena announced the launch of a dedicated USDe market on Jupiter Lend, which is completely independent of the existing Jupiter Lend deployment. Bitwise is responsible for on-chain asset management and risk supervision, and institutional participation is supported. Users can now deposit USDe on Jupiter Lend, engage in lending, and execute leveraged USDe strategy operations.In addition, USDe can also be bridged to the Solana network through Stargate Finance.

According to The Block, K33 research director Vetle Lunde stated that Strategy's perpetual preferred stock STRC may be becoming an important factor driving the mid-month rise in Bitcoin. Lunde pointed out that STRC dividends are paid on the last day of each month, while the ex-dividend date is set around the 15th of each month.Since Strategy will issue additional shares through the ATM mechanism when the STRC price exceeds the $100 par value and use the raised funds to purchase BTC, the market demand for STRC tends to increase before the ex-dividend date, often leading to more BTC buying.Data shows that the scale of BTC purchased by Strategy through STRC has grown from 4,467 coins in January this year to about 46,872 coins in April. Currently, Strategy's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 818,869 BTC, valued at approximately $6.57 billion.However, K33 also noted that the speed at which STRC returned to par value this month has slowed compared to before, with only 1 BTC added through this tool recently, indicating that market demand may be approaching a phase of plateau.

Legendary Labs and Jinlian Capital Foundation today announced the official strategic merger. Both parties will integrate resources and technological advantages to jointly promote the globalization of Legendary Space and the upgraded development of the Web3 prediction ecosystem (PredictFi).It is reported that Legendary Space has currently obtained digital lottery and online gaming operation licenses from 7 countries in Central America, including the blockchain online digital lottery license in El Salvador. The project is currently preparing to launch a decentralized prediction game for the World Cup, relying on the underlying technology of the FAB ecosystem. The officials stated that in the future, both parties will continue to explore fields such as AI integration and multi-chain interoperability.

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.

Strategy's STRC Bitcoin accumulation has begun, and sufficient funds have been raised to purchase 17 BTC.

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.

The on-chain trading platform TurboFlow announced a strategic partnership with the proprietary trading firm Susquehanna Crypto (SIG Crypto). SIG Crypto will serve as a core liquidity provider, offering institutional-level market-making support for TurboFlow's entire product line and bringing in professional pricing and risk management expertise.It is reported that through an exclusive PFOF (Payment for Order Flow) framework, both parties will jointly optimize the execution experience and slippage control for TurboFlow's high-leverage perpetual contracts and ultra-fast event contracts. Additionally, with the support of SIG Crypto, TurboFlow is iterating its prediction market pricing mechanism from fixed odds to dynamic odds (adjusting with real-time liquidity and volatility) and plans to expand its trading targets from crypto assets to traditional assets such as crude oil and gold.In the future, TurboFlow also plans to launch a Telegram Mini App to further support prediction market trading for major events such as the World Cup in June.