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According to Reuters on May 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed 24 prediction market exchange-traded funds set to debut this week. The pause affects ETFs from issuers including Bitwise, Roundhill, and GraniteShares as the SEC reviews how the products would function and associated inves

According to ChainCatcher, a leading centralized exchange will launch three USDT-margined perpetual contracts on May 6, 2026. AMDUSDT will go live at 21:30 UTC, followed by QCOMUSDT at 21:35 UTC and USARUSDT at 21:40 UTC. All three contracts will offer up to 10x maximum

According to @WhaleInsider, LIMINAL token on Solana surged 1500% within hours of its launch on May 5, driven by a viral endorsement from a major backrooms-themed page. The rapid price movement reflected thin initial liquidity and intense buying pressure triggered by the public backing, with the toke

According to a Public Opinion Strategies survey commissioned by CoinDesk, 62% of registered US voters do not trust President Donald Trump's administration to oversee the crypto industry, based on late-April polling of 1,000 voters with a credibility interval of about 3.5 percentage points. The surv

According to Sui's official statement on X, Aftermath Finance has opened a claims page for users affected by last week's attack, with all refunds processed. When users reconnect to aftermath.finance, the system will prompt them to withdraw balances from Aftermath Perps. Affected users can contact th

According to BlockBeats, on May 5, Ripple announced it is sharing internal threat intelligence about North Korean hackers with the crypto industry through Crypto ISAC. The move addresses a fundamental shift in attack methodology: rather than exploiting smart contract code vulnerabilities, threat act

According to Grayscale, on May 5, quantum computing is not the primary driver of Bitcoin's recent price decline. While advanced quantum computers pose a long-term potential threat to traditional cryptography, Grayscale noted that Bitcoin and quantum computing-focused stocks have moved in tandem

According to Bernstein, prediction markets are evolving into institutional-grade hedging instruments for macro and event-driven risks. Kalshi executed its first bespoke block trade in March, arranged through Greenlight Commodities and involving a Houston-based environmental hedge fund and Jump

According to BlockBeats, Tydro, a lending protocol in the Ink ecosystem, suspended all markets on May 5 following a third-party oracle issue report. The team confirmed user funds remain safe and is actively investigating the

According to The Crypto Times, on May 5, India's Himachal Pradesh High Court rejected the bail plea of Abhishek Sharma, a key promoter in a 500-million-rupee crypto MLM fraud affecting over 80,000 investors nationwide. The scheme involved false platforms including Korvio, Voscrow, DGT, Hypenext,

According to BlockBeats and Lookonchain monitoring, on May 5, a whale added 900 ETH, valued at approximately $2.13 million. Since February 15, the whale has accumulated 16,900 ETH at an average price of $2,110, worth approximately $35.67 million with an unrealized gain of $4.6 million.

According to Trump and HMM, an Iranian attack on the Korean cargo ship HMM NAMU caused an explosion and fire in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4 at 8:40 PM KST. The vessel's engine room caught fire, which crew members extinguished using carbon dioxide after about four hours. Trump stated on Truth

According to Bloomberg, Standard Chartered's venture arm SCVentures has invested in GSR, a crypto trading and market-making company, valuing it above $1 billion. GSR is currently in talks with strategic investors for an additional $150 million funding round to expand operations. The company,

Gate News message, a whale deposited $5.1M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 63 BTC long position with 1x leverage, valued at $5.1M, with a liquidation price of $31.18. Previously, the whale mostly traded HYPE and made $330K.

According to crypto analyst Ai 姨 (monitored via Odaily), 麻吉大哥 currently maintains a total long position worth approximately $76 million with unrealized gains of $1.963 million. The position comprises 16,325 ETH (entry price $2,330.5, unrealized gains $776,000), 455 BTC (entry price $78,148, unreali

Gate News message, a newly created wallet with address 0xbcda has opened a 6x leveraged long position on Hyperliquid, involving 768,058 $TON tokens valued at $1.31 million. The liquidation price for this position is set at $1.4213.

According to Lookonchain, on May 5, a trader closed a $56.68 million Bitcoin short position with a $1.94 million loss approximately one hour ago. The loss eliminated all profits from 11 previous short trades that had generated a cumulative gain of $1.71 million.

According to KCNA, North Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesperson denied U.S. allegations of North Korean cyber threats on May 3. The spokesperson accused the U.S. of falsely linking global cyber fraud incidents to North Korea and claimed the U.S. uses its control of global IT infrastructure to