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According to BBX data, institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs maintained strong momentum yesterday. Today, both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency legislation simultaneously for the first time, with the core dynamics as follows:The U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF recorded a total net inflow of approximately $358.1 million yesterday (May 13), with BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: $BLK) subsidiary iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: $IBIT) seeing a single-day net inflow of $269.3 million, the strongest single-day data in recent weeks; the overall U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF has recorded net positive inflows for seven consecutive weeks, further reinforcing the structural signal of institutional capital returning. Bitcoin closed above $80,000 yesterday, with a year-to-date increase of about 14%, and market sentiment remains relatively optimistic on the eve of the CLARITY Act markup.The House Ways & Means Committee held a closed-door meeting today (May 14) on cryptocurrency tax reform in sync with the Senate Banking Committee's CLARITY Act markup, covering topics such as the treatment of capital gains tax on crypto assets, tax reporting responsibilities for DeFi protocols, and the tax classification of Bitcoin mining and staking income; this marks the first time in 2026 that both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency regulatory legislation on the same day, indicating that cryptocurrency regulatory legislation has expanded from a single market structure issue to a complete legislative ecosystem of "regulatory framework + tax system."

ZKsync's official announcement stated that following several ZK token governance proposals, the governance service provider ScopeLift has now launched the "ZK Fee Flow System" proposal on the forum. This system is a set of smart contract mechanisms that allow ZKsync Governance to route and allocate protocol revenue and fees through its controllable on-chain mechanisms. ZKsync indicated that the relevant forum post has detailed the contract architecture, operational mechanisms, security measures, and deployment addresses of the system.

Glassnode's latest weekly report indicates that Bitcoin slowly climbed from $77,000 to $82,000 last week, with buying pressure continuing to support during the pullback, even as momentum began to cool near local highs. The spot CVD surged, reflecting strong bullish sentiment and a firm belief in price increases. Meanwhile, spot trading volume also increased, indicating that the recent price trend gained more support with heightened investor participation. However, the easing of price momentum suggests that buying and selling pressures are becoming more balanced, implying that the market may be entering a stabilization phase.The situation in the futures market is similar, with a rise in risk appetite. The increase in open interest indicates heightened speculative activity, with investors willing to take on more risk; the perpetual contract CVD surged, indicating sustained bullish momentum. However, the decline in long funding rates suggests a shift towards bearish sentiment, and bullish sentiment may have weakened.In the options market, the demand for downside protection has decreased, while open interest has increased, indicating a shift in market expectations towards neutral or slightly bullish. However, the volatility spread has surged significantly, indicating that the risks reflected in options pricing are much higher than the actual risks, reflecting a notable increase in participant uncertainty.In summary, supported by stronger on-chain activity, healthier profitability, and more stable holder positions, Bitcoin's market structure continues to improve. Although bullish sentiment is strengthening, the slowdown in capital inflows and cautious market sentiment suggest that the market remains sensitive to changes in risk appetite.

Glassnode analysis indicates that Bitcoin has broken through key resistance, rising to $82,000 - $83,000, ending several weeks of narrow fluctuations, and market volatility has returned.Options data shows that the short-term 1-week implied volatility has rebounded by about 6 points, while long-term volatility remains moderate, and short-term trading demand has quickly recovered. In terms of sentiment and positioning, the 25 delta skew is converging towards neutral, with reduced demand for downside hedging; short-term outlook is slightly bearish, while long-term has turned bullish, with upward expectations being repriced. Structurally, implied volatility exceeds realized volatility, and the VRP has turned positive; there is a concentration zone of about $2 billion in "short gamma" around $82,000, which may amplify volatility. Over the past 24 hours, the proportion of call options sold is 81%, indicating that the market tends to consolidate.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, in the past half hour, three major long BTC addresses on Hyperliquid simultaneously executed liquidations, creating a total of 776 BTC sell orders, worth approximately 62 million USD, with an average liquidation price around 79,880 USD, indicating that the positions were close to breakeven.It is reported that the funding sources of the three addresses can all be traced back to on-chain transfers from the HitBTC trading platform, and the on-chain transfer records are highly synchronized with trading activities, suspected to belong to the same whale.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, there are signs of phased recovery at the macro level, with major stock indices showing divergent performance but overall trending upwards, and market risk appetite has rebounded. Against this backdrop, the cryptocurrency market has also rebounded, with BTC rising 6.6% and ETH rising 4.7%, recording net inflows of approximately $823.7 million and $155 million in spot ETFs, indicating a strengthening of capital inflows.The overall market capitalization increased by 5.2%, while the market capitalization excluding BTC and ETH grew by 2.6%, suggesting that the upward momentum is beginning to spread to a broader range of assets, although the pace remains relatively moderate. In terms of asset and industry dynamics, structural opportunities continue to emerge. The top 30 assets averaged a rise of 4.2%. Meanwhile, advancements in on-chain and industrial aspects continue, including the ongoing evolution of digital currency infrastructure and asset tokenization.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 12 transactions were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of approximately $54.89 million, a month-on-month increase of about 31%, with funds mainly flowing into the DeFi and infrastructure sectors. Among them, JPYC completed a $17.62 million financing to promote the construction of yen stablecoin infrastructure; 3F completed a $4 million seed round financing, with investors including Gate Ventures.Against the backdrop of marginal improvement in the macro environment, the activity in investment and financing has rebounded, with funds still focusing on long-term application scenarios and underlying capability building in a volatile environment.

According to monitoring by the blockchain security firm SlowMist, MistEye has received threat intelligence from the community indicating that a malware named "MacSync Stealer" (v1.1.2) is active and highly destructive. This malware targets macOS users, stealing sensitive data including cryptocurrency wallets, browser credentials, system keychains, and infrastructure keys (SSH/AWS/K8s).The malware uses a spoofed AppleScript system dialog for phishing and displays fake error messages stating "unsupported" after data leakage. It has immediately synchronized this IOC (Indicator of Compromise) to clients. Do not execute unverified macOS scripts and remain highly vigilant against unexpected system password prompts. If an attack is suspected, immediate remediation is required: change all infrastructure credentials (SSH/AWS/K8s), invalidate any exposed keychains, and quickly migrate cryptocurrency assets to a secure wallet.

SuperEx has officially launched Sentio (ST) tonight at 18:15 (UTC+8), opening the ST/USDT spot trading pair. Details are as follows:Trading Pair: ST/USDTTrading Zone: Innovation ZoneDeposit Time: OpenedTrading Time: April 15, 2026, 18:15 (UTC+8, opened)Withdrawal Time: Coming soonAt the same time, the ST token has been synchronized into the margin support range for all token contracts. The tokens launched on the platform will also be supported as margin assets for all token contracts, subject to the actual opening situation of the platform.Sentio is a decentralized, AI agent-ready blockchain data network. It provides a unified Web3 observability and data platform for various users, including DeFi teams, on-chain traders, data analysts, and AI agents, integrating on-chain data indexing, querying, visualization, and alert capabilities, effectively addressing the industry pain points of fragmented on-chain data.

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger posted on the X platform that the Discrawl 0.2.0 version has been released, with significant optimizations in data synchronization speed.Currently, he has been using this tool daily to analyze the core pain points and user feedback in the OpenClaw Discord community.

BitGo announced a partnership with ZKsync to launch a production-ready tokenized deposit solution, providing secure custody, privacy, and compliant blockchain settlement designed specifically for banks.Tokenized deposits will enable always-online settlement and programmable cash flow while keeping funds within the banking system and complying with existing regulatory frameworks.

ZKsync announced a collaboration with five regional banks in the United States to develop a tokenized deposit network called Cari Network. This network is built on Matter Labs' Prividium platform, utilizing privacy-preserving permissioned blockchain infrastructure. The partner banks include Huntington Bank, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyBank, and Old National.Cari Network is positioned as a secure, private, and regulatory-compliant infrastructure, with tokenized deposits existing directly as bank liabilities and qualifying for FDIC insurance. It aims to connect the $8.3 trillion in assets held by regional banks to the blockchain, providing around-the-clock programmable digital currency services.

According to the latest transparency report released by the digital asset trading platform Gate, the multi-asset trading ecosystem of the platform continues to expand, with on-chain and trading products maintaining growth. The Gate Layer network address scale has reached 100.5 million, with a total on-chain transaction volume exceeding 28.5 million, a month-on-month increase of 14%, and the activity of on-chain derivatives and the network continues to rise.In February, the trading products and user ecosystem also achieved a scale breakthrough, with Gate ETF supporting a total of 320 ETF trading pairs, and the number of new trading bot users increasing by 23.1% month-on-month, while copy trading users grew by 13%. At the same time, CandyDrop launched 7 projects in February, during which the contract trading volume exceeded $15 billion, and the highest annualized yield of Launchpool reached over 540% in one hour. Additionally, the cumulative subscription scale of YuBiBao approached 1.8 billion USDT, with the TVL of on-chain earning products reaching a maximum of $1.213 billion; the average daily trading volume of institutional contracts increased by 20% month-on-month. As the on-chain ecosystem, trading products, and institutional services develop in sync, Gate is continuously strengthening its multi-asset trading ecosystem layout.

According to the latest transparency report released by the digital asset trading platform Gate, the multi-asset trading ecosystem of the platform continues to expand, with on-chain and trading products maintaining growth. The Gate Layer network address scale has reached 100.5 million, with a total on-chain transaction volume exceeding 28.5 million, a month-on-month increase of 14%, and the activity of on-chain derivatives and networks continues to rise.In February, the trading products and user ecosystem also achieved a scale breakthrough, with Gate ETF supporting a total of 320 ETF trading pairs, and the number of new trading bot users increasing by 23.1% month-on-month, while copy trading users grew by 13%. Meanwhile, CandyDrop launched 7 projects in February, during which the contract trading volume exceeded $15 billion, and the highest annualized return rate of Launchpool reached over 540% in just one hour.In addition, the cumulative subscription scale of Yubibao has approached 1.8 billion USDT, with the TVL of on-chain earning products reaching a maximum of $1.213 billion; the average daily trading volume of institutional contracts increased by 20% month-on-month. As the on-chain ecosystem, trading products, and institutional services develop in sync, Gate is continuously strengthening its multi-asset trading ecosystem layout.

According to market news, Bitcoin is currently approaching the key resistance level of $74,000, with a cumulative increase of over 10% since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East. It is noteworthy that this round of increase has occurred against the backdrop of declining risk appetite in global stock markets and a simultaneous strengthening of the dollar.The Dollar Index (DXY) has risen over 1% this week, reaching 99.68 on Wednesday, the highest level since November of last year. Historically, Bitcoin has typically shown a negative correlation with the dollar, but since Trump won the 2024 election and proposed pro-crypto policies, both have experienced synchronized ups and downs multiple times.

Lido officially stated that there is a potential vulnerability in the ZKsync wstETH bridging endpoint contract. There are currently no signs that this vulnerability has been exploited, and wstETH holders on ZKsync are not affected. Other bridging contracts are not impacted.As a precaution, Lido has paused new deposits to the ZKsync bridging contract, while withdrawals from zkSync and token transfers are unaffected. Lido has prepared a fix that will be audited and deployed during the next scheduled on-chain Lido governance comprehensive vote (late March/early April), after which the deposit functionality will be restored. Further updates will be released as necessary.

According to The Block, the Ethereum Layer 2 project ZKsync has announced that it will officially discontinue ZKsync Lite (formerly ZKsync 1) on May 4, 2026. At that time, the network will stop producing blocks and permanently freeze the final state to ensure that balances cannot be changed after the shutdown. The team stated that this move is a "orderly planned exit" and will not affect ZKsync Era or other chains built on the ZK Stack.After Lite is shut down, the official will maintain a read-only API for at least one year to support historical data queries. Users are advised to proactively withdraw assets before the deadline for convenience, but unwithdrawn funds can still be claimed later. Data shows that there are currently about $33.9 million in assets bridged on ZKsync Lite, including approximately $24.9 million in stablecoins, $8.4 million in ETH and its derivatives, $313,000 in BTC and its derivatives, and about $231,000 in other assets.ZKsync Lite was launched in June 2020 and is regarded as the first zero-knowledge Rollup on Ethereum, supporting token transfers, atomic swaps, and NFT minting, but lacking smart contract functionality. In March 2023, the developer Matter Labs stopped development on Lite after launching Era, shifting focus to support the zkEVM system for general smart contracts.

According to disclosures from the GoPlus Chinese community, the prediction market platform Polymarket was hacked due to a design flaw in the synchronization mechanism between off-chain and on-chain trading results in its order system.The attacker manipulated the nonce, causing on-chain matched trades to be canceled or invalidated before execution, while off-chain records remained valid, leading to API false reports that affected trading behaviors of bots like Negrisk, resulting in user losses. The analysis of the attack process is as follows:The attacker submitted/matched large reverse trades with the market-making bot on the Polymarket off-chain orderbook.The attacker constructed transactions with forged/repeated nonces or utilized on-chain nonce competition, causing the on-chain transactions to inevitably revert.The Polymarket API returned "transaction successful" to the bot before on-chain confirmation, leading the bot to believe that the position had been hedged, while the actual on-chain state had not changed.The attacker then executed real on-chain trades to take advantage of the direction exposed by the bot, thus profiting "risk-free."Since the revert occurred at the chain level, Polymarket fees would not explode, making the attack cost controllable and executable continuously.GoPlus recommends that users pause automated trading tools, verify on-chain trading statuses, enhance wallet security, and closely monitor official announcements from Polymarket.

According to market news, Grayscale pointed out in its latest research report that Bitcoin's recent price movements are highly correlated with technology stocks, rather than safe-haven assets like gold.The report's analysis shows that over the past 12 months, Bitcoin's price has been closely linked to the performance of overvalued software company stocks. When the market sold off tech stocks due to concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on traditional software services, Bitcoin also declined. This indicates that current investors view it more as a growth asset driven by market confidence and risk appetite, rather than as a "digital gold" that can withstand volatility.Grayscale believes that while Bitcoin possesses long-term value storage characteristics such as limited supply and a decentralized network, it is still in the early stages of proving itself as a global monetary asset compared to gold, which has a currency history of thousands of years. Recently, when gold and silver prices rose, Bitcoin did not show the same trend, but instead fell in line with high-risk growth assets.

Arthur Hayes posted on social media that the liquidity of the dollar has decreased by about $300 billion over the past few weeks, mainly due to an increase of $200 billion in the U.S. Treasury General Account (TGA). The government may be raising cash reserves to ensure spending in preparation for a potential shutdown. In this context, the decline in Bitcoin is not surprising, as it is in sync with the contraction of dollar liquidity.

ZKsync releases the 2026 roadmap, focusing on three core directions:Prividium will expand the privacy engine into a "bank-grade stack," providing enterprises with a cryptographic infrastructure that has built-in privacy by default;ZK Stack will shift from a single-chain architecture to a "coordinated system," enabling application chains to operate seamlessly within this stack and natively integrate liquidity and shared infrastructure;Airbender will evolve from the "fastest zkVM" to a "universal standard," prioritizing security, formal rigor, and developer experience, with its service scope extending beyond ZKsync and the Ethereum ecosystem to a wider range of use case scenarios.