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According to Golden Ten, Berkshire Hathaway extended its net stock selling streak to 14 consecutive quarters in Q1 2026, with cash reserves reaching $397 billion. The company sold $24 billion in stocks while purchasing $15.9 billion, marking the largest quarterly stock sale since 2024 from its $288

According to Golden Ten, Berkshire Hathaway's cash reserves surged to a record $397 billion at the end of Q1 2026, the first quarter under new CEO Greg Abel. The company net sold $8.1 billion in equities during the period. Fixed income securities holdings reached $17.67 billion, including $3.88 bill

According to Mantle Network's official announcement, the rsETH relief coordination loan facility proposal for Aave has entered the governance voting phase. Mantle will provide a loan to support Aave's relief efforts, enabling users to orderly exit or resolve related positions. As of now, the DeFi

Gate News message, trader 0x049b has opened 20x leveraged long positions on 586.68 BTC valued at $45.82M and 19,416 ETH valued at $44.67M. The liquidation price for BTC is set at $75,564.02, while ETH's liquidation price stands at $2,247.43.

According to Cardano Foundation, on May 2, the foundation released a new episode of its "Let's Talk Cardano" podcast series featuring Douglas Heintzman of the Blockchain Research Institute, exploring Digital Trust Infrastructure (DTI). The episode discusses a five-layer framework designed to build t

According to DeFi Scope, Polymarket surpassed $76 billion in lifetime notional trading volume on May 2, marking a major milestone for decentralized prediction markets. The platform's monthly trading activity has recently pushed beyond $8–10 billion, with the surge helping drive cumulative volume to

According to BlockBeats, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority announced on May 2 that airspace capacity has resumed normal operations and temporary precautionary measures have been lifted. The decision was made following a comprehensive assessment of operational and safety conditions, the

According to TON, on May 2, the minimum staking threshold for mainnet validators is expected to rise from 824,000 TON to 1 million TON, while the maximum threshold will increase from 2.425 million TON to 3 million TON. The protocol cited increased capital inflows into the validator network as the re

According to CCTV, Iran's Judiciary Chief Ejehi said on May 2 that Iran is open to negotiations with the U.S. but firmly opposes American coercion. While talks are logical and reasonable, Ejehi stressed that Iran will not accept U.S. demands imposed through threats or intimidation. He added that Ira

According to Wall Street Journal, three regional Federal Reserve presidents—Lorie Logan, Neel Kashkari, and another—opposed maintaining the phrase "next move more likely to be a rate cut" in this week's policy statement on May 2, signaling that the next rate adjustment could be either a hike or a cu

According to The Sun, on May 2, Russian MP Adam Delimkhanov threatened to hoist a Soviet Victory Banner over Buckingham Palace, escalating Kremlin criticism of King Charles following the monarch's address to the US Congress calling for unwavering support for Ukraine's defense. Delimkhanov, a

According to the Ministry of Commerce, China issued a blocking order on May 2 against U.S. sanctions targeting five Chinese enterprises for participation in Iranian oil transactions. The enterprises are Hengli

According to Reuters, seven OPEC+ member countries reached a tentative agreement on May 2 to increase their oil production quota by approximately 188,000 barrels per day effective in June, according to two sources familiar with the

According to The Block, Andreessen Horowitz submitted an 18-page comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, supporting federal oversight of prediction markets and opposing state-level crackdowns. A16z argued that cease-and-desist letters and proposed bans by state regulato

According to Tesla's regulatory filing reported by CCTV Finance on April 30, Elon Musk's 2025 compensation package was valued at $158.36 billion, making it 2.5 million times the median pay of a typical company employee. However, Tesla disclosed that Musk received zero actual payment because the comp

Bitcoin miner Riot's shares rose 8% following an expansion of its AMD data center agreement. The expanded partnership includes improved financing terms, underscoring Riot's strategic shift from bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence data center operations. The move signals growing confidence

According to ChainCatcher, decentralized trading platform Tradexyz has officially launched Pre-IPO perpetual futures contracts, a cash-settled derivative product designed for price discovery ahead of IPO launches. The platform clarified that Pre-IPO perpetual contracts are not stocks, IPO

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr on May 2, Bitcoin's true medium to long-term bottom may only establish once the price reaches $59,000, based on the Adjusted Realized Price Bands model. The analyst noted that the bottoming process is not short-term and will not complete within one to t

According to official announcement, a major CEX Alpha platform will list Billions Network (BILL) on May 4. Eligible users can claim airdrop rewards using Alpha points after trading opens, with further details to be