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ME News Update, May 15 (UTC+8), BitWei launched its first fund called Hyperliquid $HYPE ETF (Trading Code: BHYP), which is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This is the first HYPE ETF product to include internal staking services. (Source: MLion)

The UK FCA has approved Revolut Trading Ltd to expand its permissions, allowing it to offer more comprehensive investment and wealth management services in the UK market in the future, including portfolio management, principal trading participation, and potentially leveraged products and high-net-worth customized services, all integrated into its mobile app. Revolut will also introduce AI-driven investment portfolio recommendations, pushing towards a one-stop financial platform; analysts believe this move indicates increased regulatory maturity and intensified competition between fintech and traditional banks.

AIMPACT News, May 14 (UTC+8), OpenAI has built a secure sandbox environment for Codex on the Windows platform.
This sandbox ensures the safety of code generation and execution processes by strictly controlling file access permissions and implementing network restrictions.
This initiative allows Codex-based coding assistants to operate efficiently and in a controlled manner, providing powerful programming support while effectively isolating potential risks and safeguarding user systems.
(Source: AiHot)

CryptoWorld News reports that the blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis has released a report indicating that tax evaders have begun shifting to new digital assets such as Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens, attempting to conceal their wealth from tax authorities.
Recently, the Economic and Financial Police Force in Foggia, Italy, uncovered a tax evasion case. The individuals involved are suspected of using the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol and the BRC-20 token standard to conceal 1 million euros (about $1.1 million) in unreported capital gains.
The investigation shows that the suspects used this technology to create tokens, then sold them in market transactions at several times their initial cost, and sent the profits back to their main wallets in Bitcoin for round-trip investment.

According to reports, the U.S. cryptocurrency industry is accelerating its "legalization" strategy in Washington, promoting legislation on stablecoin regulation, market structure bills, and ETFs through companies, industry associations, and lobbying networks, seizing the opportunity presented by Trump's friendly attitude and increased congressional support to formally integrate crypto assets into the mainstream financial system. Coinbase, a16z crypto, and others are expanding their policy influence in Washington through political donations, lobbying, and industry alliances to shift regulation from suppression to regulation and acceptance.

CryptoWorld News reports that the European Commission warns that the Iran war will suppress this year’s economic growth in the eurozone and push inflation higher. It expects economic growth of only 0.9%, with inflation rising to 3%. The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has caused oil and gas prices to soar, disrupting global supply chains for other commodities, driving up costs for European industry and households, and forcing governments to invest funds to protect their domestic economies—making it even more difficult to restore economic growth and improve competitiveness.
EU Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis said that the conflict in the Middle East has triggered a major energy shock, testing Europe’s ability to respond to turbulent geopolitical and trade conditions. He warned that, in the short term, there is no clear solution for resolving the conflict in the Middle East. Brussels has simulated more unfavorable energy price scenarios, and the worst case could cut the economic growth forecast in half and push inflation even higher.

Mars Finance News, on May 23, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding Iranian airspace, temporarily closing all airports in the western Tehran Flight Information Region except for eight airports including Mashhad International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport.
These eight airports will only be open to commercial flights from sunrise to sunset.
The notice is valid from May 22, 2026, to May 25, 2026.
All airlines operating flights over or into Iran still need to obtain permission from the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization.

The Senate Banking Committee passed the CLARITY Act by a vote of 15 to 9, which will be merged with the House Agriculture Committee version and then sent to the full chamber for a vote. Final approval still requires negotiations on ethical provisions to prevent cryptocurrencies and DeFi from being used for financial crimes and to address government officials' involvement in the crypto industry. The Digital Chamber of Commerce expects to reach an agreement on the ethical provisions before submitting it for a full vote. The bill needs to be passed by August to avoid delays caused by summer recess and midterm elections.

BlockBeats reports that Feist proposes raising at least $1 billion to establish a new type of Ethereum advocacy organization to "save" ETH and align directly with the network economy.
The foundation, as a non-profit holding very few tokens and having no stable income, struggles to promote ETH price, requiring strong funding, a leadership willing to fight, and a board of directors whose interests are tied to ETH price.
Meanwhile, the foundation continues to experience talent outflow, with Feist having already left to join Tempo, and this week two researchers resigned, with governance and ETH performance sparking widespread dissatisfaction.

ME News Report, April 17 (UTC+8), Goldman Sachs Asset Allocation Research Head Muller-Greisman stated that the recent rise in U.S. stocks requires the Federal Reserve to restart rate cuts to sustain the momentum. He described the stock market rebound as a "rapid and fierce recovery phase," partly driven by technical factors, including hedge funds being forced to rebuild positions. Although the S&P 500 is expected to rise over 3% for three consecutive weeks, he questions whether the rally can be sustained without monetary policy support. (Source: ChainCatcher)

CryptoWorld News: The petition to abolish cryptocurrency taxes in South Korea has received over 52,000 signatures and has been submitted to the National Assembly.

With the last batch of Tesla Model S/X rolling off the production line at the Fremont factory in California, these two legendary models that sparked the global electric vehicle wave are officially retiring. The Model S/X production line here will be dismantled and reconstructed within four months, transforming into a dedicated production line for Tesla humanoid robots, with an annual capacity planned to reach 1 million units; the second-generation production line being prepared at the Texas factory aims for a target capacity directly in the tens of millions. (Sina Tech)

BlockBeats News, May 21 — According to CertiK monitoring, the cross-chain aggregation protocol Transit Finance was attacked, and the attacker deposited 832.9 ETH into Tornado Cash, worth approximately 1.8 million USD.

Mars Finance News, May 21 — According to OnChainMind monitoring, Bitcoin's "Ancient Supply" (Revived Supply, referring to wallets holding for over 5, 7, and 10 years) has stopped moving after the ETF launch and activity in high price ranges, creating a historic silence.
Analysis indicates that the current situation often occurs at the bottom of a deep bear market.

CoinWorld News reports that JPMorgan Chase stated in a report on Wednesday that although tokenized money market funds can generate returns, their share in the stablecoin market remains only about 5%. The bank said that crypto market participants continue to prefer stablecoins because they have become the default cash tool for trading, collateral management, settlement, cross-border payments, and liquidity management. The report pointed out that money market funds face "structural regulatory disadvantages" because they are classified as securities, subject to registration, disclosure, reporting, and transfer restrictions, which limit their circulation within the crypto ecosystem. JPMorgan analysts stated that unless there is a regulatory change, the market share of tokenized money market funds is unlikely to exceed 10%-15%.

ME News May 15 (UTC+8) Market Data: The largest increases are Yooldo $ESPORTS up 27.54%, TROLL (SOL) $TROL up 27.35%, BILL Billions Network $BILL up 19.31%; the largest decreases are siren $SIREN down 54.05%, BUILDon $B down 26.14%, $SKYAI down 19.82%. Source: MLion.