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ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood stated on the X platform that capital outflows from globally less stable countries will bring new upward momentum for Bitcoin and other digital assets.She pointed out that artificial intelligence is leading a technological revolution and "drawing a lot of attention and liquidity" in the investment field, but AI cannot replace the role that digital assets play in the current global environment—especially as a "wealth insurance tool."Cathie Wood emphasized that against the backdrop of rising macro uncertainty, the demand from investors for asset preservation and cross-border allocation tools is increasing, and digital assets are gradually becoming an important means of meeting this demand.

BlackRock stated on platform X that the role of Bitcoin in investment portfolios is evolving and may be seen as a complementary diversification tool.BlackRock believes that a moderate allocation (typically around 1-2%) could influence the return potential of a portfolio while maintaining an appropriate risk tolerance.

Gate CrossEx, launched by Gate in 2025, is attempting to address the long-standing issue of institutional capital fragmentation in an "exchange-native" manner. This product achieves instant collateral scheduling and cross-platform profit and loss hedging between multiple exchanges through a unified margin pool and internal credit settlement mechanism, reducing the capital occupation and clearing risks caused by on-chain transfer delays.The core significance of Gate CrossEx is not limited to a single functional innovation, but rather it further aligns with the traditional financial Prime Brokerage model at the level of cryptocurrency trading infrastructure. Currently, CrossEx has covered multiple mainstream trading platforms and supports over 5,000 assets as collateral or trading targets. Since the launch of its Beta version, both its asset scale and trading volume index have shown rapid growth. In the context of industry competition shifting from "traffic-driven" to "capital efficiency and institutional capability-driven," Gate is continuously strengthening its layout in the institutional-level trading infrastructure field through CrossEx, further consolidating its competitive advantage in the global cryptocurrency market.

According to CoinDesk, Base ecosystem's largest DEX Aerodrome plans to launch a Predictive Allocation mechanism, which allocates incentives based on predicted future liquidity demand, replacing the traditional model based on historical data.

Bitget Wallet announced regarding the tokenized IPO subscription for SpaceX that, due to unforeseen market factors, the tokenized shares from this IPO cannot be issued to users. Bitget Wallet will fully refund users in USDT to the Solana addresses registered at the time of subscription tonight, covering the principal amount and a 5% handling fee.Bitget Wallet also stated that it will continue to expand its tokenized stock IPO business in the future. The addresses of users who participated in this subscription will automatically be whitelisted, enjoying priority subscription rights for future tokenized IPOs.In addition, as compensation, the platform will airdrop GetGas worth 10 USDT to each participating address, which can be used to offset stock trading gas fees for the next month.

According to crypto KOL @_FORAB and feedback from several users participating in the xStocks (Kraken's tokenized stock platform) SpaceX IPO, the actual allocation received was far below expectations. Users reported that most only received about 4.2786 SPCXx (tokenized stock of SpaceX), which was approximately $600 at the time of pricing. Some users have already received refund notifications from Kraken and were charged a $600 fee.Previously, xStocks opened the channel for users to participate in the SpaceX IPO, promising real share allocation. However, due to the overall compression of retail quotas for this SpaceX IPO and demand far exceeding supply, the actual allocation through the xStocks channel was significantly reduced, leading to widespread dissatisfaction in the community. As of the time of publication, xStocks has not yet made a formal statement regarding this reduction in allocation.

Kraken employee Nata posted an explanation for why the SpaceX Pre-IPO orders were only partially fulfilled: global demand far exceeded the allocation limits set by underwriters, and the unmet portion will be fully refunded without any charges.ChainCatcher previously reported that Kraken employee Nata stated that the subscription limit for SpaceX tokenized stock (SPCX) on the xStocks platform "was much less than expected and was significantly reduced," adding a note to "cancel hedging." Currently, Kraken has not issued an official statement on this matter.

Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, the largest treasury in Ethereum, stated in an interview with CNBC that the current market is showing signs of tension, mainly due to the reallocation of funds ahead of the SpaceX IPO and the market digesting previous gains. The SpaceX IPO is expected to reach $75 billion and will be included in the Nasdaq 100 index, which means many institutional funds need to raise capital in advance, not only to participate in the IPO but also to reserve cash for establishing sufficient weighted positions in the secondary market after the listing. He believes this means institutions may sell some stocks that have recently risen significantly, putting pressure on chip stocks.Tom Lee believes that storage chip stocks and the semiconductor sector have still held their lows from last Friday, indicating that the relevant charts have not completely broken down. The current pullback is healthy and he does not believe it will disrupt the main trading line of tech stocks. The trading performance on the first day of SpaceX's listing is very important. If SpaceX performs poorly, it will provide evidence for those who believe the market has peaked. However, he stated that since many people already think the SpaceX IPO marks a peak, from a contrarian perspective, this may not be the peak.Tom Lee still believes that tech stocks will continue to lead the market upward and stated that the current pullback will be bought. He expects the market to still show a "three-phase" trend this year, with a strong upward trend continuing in the foreseeable future, but a pullback may occur later this year, potentially around the time the IPO lock-up period expires and related supply pressures arise. The subsequent second phase market pullback may be driven by three factors: the market's testing of the policy path of the new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, stock supply from the expiration of large IPO lock-up periods, and potential energy shortage pressures that may arise later this year.

Gate Direct IPO's first project officially launches SpaceX, providing users with a new option to participate in globally popular IPO investment opportunities. Through the Gate platform, users submit intention applications and receive corresponding spot stocks after the company officially lists, achieving a seamless connection from IPO application to stock trading. Compared to traditional IPO processes, Gate Direct IPO significantly lowers the participation threshold, eliminating the need for complex cross-border account openings and multi-platform operations. After the company completes its IPO, the platform will distribute stocks directly to users' spot stock accounts after the company officially goes public, realizing an investment experience of "immediate allocation upon listing, stocks delivered directly to accounts."As one of the most watched commercial space companies globally, SpaceX has long attracted attention from the capital market due to its reusable rockets, Starlink satellite internet, and future space economy layout. After the IPO allocation ends, stocks will be directly distributed to Gate stock accounts on June 12, allowing users to hold and trade real U.S. stocks without needing to open additional accounts. This launch also marks Gate's further integration of the complete investment chain from Pre-IPO, IPO to stock trading, providing users with more efficient and convenient global asset allocation services.

Deep Tide TechFlow published an in-depth article titled "From 'Fragmented Entry' to 'One Account': Gate TradFi Makes Global Asset Allocation Within Reach." The article points out that as traditional financial assets and the crypto market accelerate their integration, traders' demand for unified, multi-asset trading platforms is increasing, and TradFi has become an important strategic direction for leading crypto trading platforms.The article emphasizes Gate TradFi's product layout and development, including support for users to trade over 10,000 real stocks and ETFs, covering more than 440 CFD products such as foreign exchange, metals, indices, and commodities, as well as diversified asset categories like Pre-IPO, tokenized stocks, and ETFs. Data shows that Gate TradFi's CFD business has reached a daily trading volume of over $30 billion, demonstrating the platform's activity and market demand in the global traditional financial asset trading field. The article believes that Gate is bridging crypto assets and traditional financial markets through a unified account system, providing users with a one-stop global asset allocation experience.In addition, the article also points out that against the backdrop of most trading platforms laying out TradFi business, Gate is forming a differentiated competitive advantage through asset coverage speed, product innovation capabilities, and the construction of a multi-asset trading ecosystem, continuously lowering the threshold for global asset allocation and gradually promoting the concept of "one account trading global assets."

In the past week, global crypto ETFs recorded net outflows for two consecutive weeks, with a cumulative outflow of $2.54 billion. Against the backdrop of adjustments in macro interest rate expectations, institutional risk appetite has contracted, but traditional financial assets such as stocks still maintain strong attractiveness.Data shows that the Gate TradFi Perp market exhibits significant asset rotation characteristics, with metals remaining the main trading sector, and daily trading volume once approaching $550 million to $600 million; meanwhile, the trading volume share of stock contracts continues to rise, indicating that the market's demand for allocation in U.S. stock-related assets is increasing. In the context of continued activity in AI tech stocks and U.S. stock indices nearing historical highs, TradFi Perp is gradually evolving from a single gold trading market to a dual-core structure of "gold + U.S. stocks."As institutional funds accelerate their allocation to stocks, ETFs, and other TradFi assets, Gate continues to promote the integration of TradFi assets and the construction of a multi-asset trading ecosystem, continuously strengthening its capability to provide institutional-level global asset allocation services, offering professional investors a more efficient one-stop cross-market trading solution.

Bit Digital, a Nasdaq-listed company, CEO Sam Tabar posted on X that he has bought more ETH.Sam Tabar explained, "Many people, after seeing ETH's price performance over the past two years, concluded that it is finished. But I believe they have identified the wrong catalyst. The repricing of ETH should never have been based on retail narratives. For an asset supported by such a vast infrastructure, that narrative is inherently too fragile. The real catalyst is institutional demand. And the rhythm of institutional demand never operates according to the emotions on social media. It only occurs when conditions are ripe, such as when the compliance framework is ready, the custody system is established, and the regulatory environment is stable enough for CFOs to sign off. That moment is actually closer than what the market price reflects."He added, "I hold ETH because I have a fiduciary obligation to make smart capital allocation decisions. And based on the price at which I bought, ETH meets that standard."

Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo will increase its holdings related to crypto assets from approximately $100 million at the end of 2025 to about $235 million in the first quarter of 2026. Among these, the bank has increased its holdings in the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and BlackRock's IBIT, and for the first time allocated Ethereum assets through BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust, while also adding approximately $26 million in Grayscale XRP Trust ETF holdings.In addition, Intesa has established a bullish options position in IBIT for the first time and added 165,600 shares of BitGo stock, while completely liquidating its positions related to Bitmine. Its related holdings in Solana have been significantly reduced, with Bitwise Solana Staking ETF holdings decreasing from 266,300 shares to 2,817 shares. Reports indicate that Intesa has previously confirmed that the related crypto assets are primarily used for proprietary trading. Last month, Ripple also announced that it would provide digital asset custody services for the bank.

According to the official announcement, the Bitget IPO Prime Phase 2 project preOPAI has now completed allocation, and spot trading will begin today at 22:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

CITIC International Auction in Hong Kong kicked off the "Spring Art Treasures Auction (Part Two)", with the core lot Lot 61 "Five Dynasties Chai Kiln Celadon Tombstone Base" achieving a record sale of HKD 660 million. This move not only refreshes the market height of the Chai Kiln system but also marks the official start of a new asset cycle in the art RWA ecosystem centered around $CHAI.Previously, the Chai Kiln system had a transaction record of approximately HKD 380 million, forming the initial price anchor for this system. The hammer price of HKD 660 million is an orderly upward exploration based on the existing anchor point, demonstrating the market's continued recognition of this asset class. Chairman Huang pointed out that continuously establishing a reference system through market mechanisms will further solidify the foundational role of $CHAI in on-chain value mapping and pricing.

Sky announced that it is building Laniakea, a standardized infrastructure framework for institutional-level capital deployment, for its Sky Agent Network.Currently, Sky Protocol manages over $11 billion in USDS circulation and generates returns through strategies such as DeFi lending, private credit, and compliant real-world assets. Laniakea will serve as the underlying infrastructure to enhance the scalability and efficiency of capital allocation, further advancing on-chain finance towards institutional levels. The project aims to address the current issue of over $300 billion in idle stablecoins and the lack of unified infrastructure.Laniakea will achieve standardization from four dimensions: smart contracts, risk and governance, data infrastructure, and legal compliance, allowing new capital products to avoid redundant construction of underlying frameworks, thus enabling modular expansion and scalable deployment. At the same time, through unified risk measurement and loss layering mechanisms, it ensures that risks are transparent and responsibilities are clear.Under this framework, Sky Agents (Primes) will develop investment strategies and compete for capital allocation based on unified standards, while specific products (Halos) will quickly land based on shared infrastructure. Laniakea will also encode the entire protocol's operational status in a machine-readable manner, providing a foundation for AI-driven real-time risk control and capital scheduling.As the capital scale expands and returns increase, Sky expects to strengthen the value capture capability of the SKY token through buyback and staking mechanisms.

According to CoinDesk, Paul Sztorc, a developer who has long focused on Bitcoin scaling solutions, proposed a Bitcoin hard fork named eCash to be initiated in August 2026 at block height 964,000, distributing eCash to users holding BTC at a 1:1 ratio at the time of the fork, and introducing a Drivechains sidechain architecture in the new chain.The controversy mainly revolves around the plan to pre-allocate a portion of eCash corresponding to Satoshi Nakamoto's address on the new chain to early investors, a move that has drawn criticism from the community, with some individuals claiming it involves "stealing" tokens. Paul Sztorc stated that this move aims to provide incentives for development and collaboration before the project's launch.

According to The Block, JPMorgan analysts stated that the frequent security incidents in DeFi and the stagnation of total locked value (TVL) in ETH terms continue to limit institutional interest in DeFi. The report mentioned that a recent cross-chain bridge attack related to Kelp DAO led to a loss of approximately $20 billion in DeFi TVL within a few days. The attackers minted about $292 million in unsecured rsETH and borrowed real ETH on Aave using it as collateral, resulting in approximately $230 million in bad debt. JPMorgan also pointed out that after security incidents, users tend to turn to Tether's USDT for safety.

According to the official announcement, the first phase of the Bitget IPO Prime project preSPAX has now completed allocation, and spot trading will begin today at 20:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.