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According to analyst [email protected] (@BTC__options), the options expiry data for May 15 is as follows: For BTC, 25,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.59, a maximum pain point at $80,000, and a notional value of $2 billion. For ETH, 274,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.4, a maximum pain point at $2,300, and a notional value of $620 million. This week, Bitcoin traded sideways near $80,000, exhibiting clear technical support; market attention remained low, with only 6% of BTC options expiring, versus 11% for ETH. BTC’s key-term implied volatility (IV) stood at approximately 35%, while ETH’s was around 50%. Skew has fluctuated minimally over the past month, reflecting neutral directional sentiment, and options activity remains extremely low—approximately 20% of open interest is expected to remain by end-May and roughly 30% by end-June. Overall, Bitcoin performed relatively well in both price and market热度 during Q2 2024, supported by favorable legal, regulatory, and macroeconomic developments. However, market热度 still falls short of expectations. Against this long-term bullish backdrop, Bitcoin remains the primary trading instrument, and positioning in medium-to-long-dated options is widely viewed as a reasonable strategy.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) opened a $9.5 million 5x-leveraged short position on CRBS in the past 24 hours, currently generating unrealized profits exceeding $400,000. Meanwhile, its 5x-leveraged long position on HYPE is now showing unrealized losses exceeding $4.27 million, bringing its total accumulated profit down to $36 million.
according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, LAB briefly fell below $3, with a maximum 24-hour drop of 50%, currently priced at $3.53. Binance LAB's open interest currently stands at $57.5 million, with the large trader long/short ratio at 37.94%:62.06% and the retail long/short ratio at 38.98%:61.02%. The proportion of long positions has slightly increased after the decline.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale address 0x66f—while holding a BTC position—has opened a 5x-leveraged long position in HYPE and placed an order to increase its position to 300,000 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $14 million based on current data. Its BTC position remains open, with unrealized profits exceeding $500,000.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, three whales have opened long positions on HYPE. One whale went long on 145,310 HYPE with 10x leverage, valued at $6.78 million, with a liquidation price of $44.53. Another whale went long on 100,000 HYPE with 10x leverage, valued at $4.66 million, with a liquidation price of $42.58. A third whale went long on 92,015 HYPE with 5x leverage, valued at $4.3 million, with a liquidation price of $36.94.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, trader @ICanPlug opened a long position of 14,829 CBRS with 1x leverage near the high, with a position value of approximately $4.88 million. The current unrealized loss has reached $502,000.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $5.63 million. Specifically: BlackRock’s ETHA saw a net outflow of $13.21 million; Fidelity’s FETH recorded a net inflow of $6.88 million; Franklin’s EZET posted a net inflow of $0.87 million; VanEck’s ETHV registered a net inflow of $3.37 million; and BlackRock’s staking product ETHB experienced a net outflow of $3.54 million. Bitwise’s ETHW, 21Shares’ TETH, Invesco’s QETH, Grayscale’s ETHE, and Grayscale’s mini ETH fund all reported zero net inflows or outflows.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $131.32 million. Specifically: BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net inflow of $144.11 million; Fidelity’s FBTC, $3.55 million; Bitwise’s BITB, $17.7 million; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT, $6.77 million; Ark’s ARKB, a net outflow of $9.46 million; Invesco’s BTCO, a net outflow of $5.67 million; Franklin’s EZBC, a net outflow of $14.13 million; VanEck’s HODL, a net inflow of $7.49 million; Grayscale’s GBTC, a net outflow of $31.64 million; Grayscale’s Mini Bitcoin ETF, a net inflow of $12.6 million; Valkyrie’s BRRR and WisdomTree’s BTCW saw no inflows or outflows.
according to monitoring by crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa, the new address 0x669…bF437 has added another 1,655 ETH to its position.Over the past two days, the address has accumulated a total of 3,957 ETH, valued at approximately $9 million, with an average withdrawal price of around $2,272.55. The current overall position is near breakeven.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the address 0xB4d…B186a sold 250 WBTC on-chain over the past five hours, valued at approximately $20.275 million. This address has frequent interactions with the block builder Titan Builder and currently holds approximately $80.95 million worth of ETH and $20.88 million worth of WBTC on-chain.
According to Decrypt, Dapper Labs has halted new primary NFT minting on its NFL All Day platform, though existing digital collectibles remain available for buying and selling on the platform’s marketplace. Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs and co-founder of Flow, stated that the company has signed a new licensing agreement with the NFL, and further details will be announced as the new season approaches. Meanwhile, the platform will introduce a “Founding Collector” badge for collectors, along with a 5% Dapper balance rebate for qualifying purchases. Following the announcement, secondary-market trading volume on NFL All Day increased, and collector feedback and sell-off activity rose.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as HYPE trades above $45, a whale holds a long position of 1.38 million HYPE with 5x leverage, valued at $62.64 million. The current unrealized profit exceeds $9 million, but $2.3 million in funding fees have already been paid. The whale was previously facing an unrealized loss of over $26 million.
According to an official announcement, KelpDAO has resumed rsETH withdrawal functionality, and cross-chain bridging and claiming have also been enabled simultaneously as part of the coordinated restart plan. KelpDAO stated that the exchange rate will be updated and Eigen rewards will be made available for claiming at approximately 22:30 Beijing Time today, May 15, to reflect the full staking rewards accrued by rsETH holders during the pause period. Thereafter, deposits will resume after a brief stabilization window. Over the next two weeks, Aave and Kelp will gradually transfer the remaining rsETH in batches to fully replenish the vault. KelpDAO confirmed that rsETH remains fully backed on Ethereum Mainnet and across all L2 networks.
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, after being dormant for 6 years, a whale deposited 1,001 ETH (worth $2.31 million) into Kraken. This whale still holds 3,000 ETH (worth $6.88 million) across 2 different wallets.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale has deposited $3.12 million into HyperLiquid and purchased 73,593 HYPE tokens at $42.38 each.
Odaily Planet Daily reports: According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Multicoin Capital has transferred 150,000 AAVE (worth approximately $14.9 million) to Galaxy Digital and BitGo for Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading. Subsequently, a portion of the funds was transferred to centralized trading platforms.Data shows that Multicoin Capital purchased 338,005 AAVE for approximately $73.94 million. It currently holds 188,005 AAVE, worth about $18.49 million, representing an unrealized book loss of approximately $40.54 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Garrett Jin (a Bitcoin OG ranked #10/#11) purchased 71,066 BNB from Binance, worth approximately $48.22 million. Onchain Lens data shows that within the past two weeks, Garrett Jin has deposited 577,896 ETH into Binance, valued at approximately $1.35 billion.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Multicoin Capital allegedly transferred 150,000 AAVE tokens (worth approximately $14.91 million) to Galaxy Digital and BitGo. Subsequently, these tokens were dispersed across centralized exchanges including Binance, OKX, Coinbase, and Bybit—potentially indicating an intent to sell. Previously, in November last year, Multicoin Capital accumulated 338,000 AAVE tokens at a price of $219 each. If sold at $99 per token, Multicoin Capital’s estimated loss on AAVE would exceed $40.56 million—a decline of roughly 55%.
JPMorgan analysts indicate that despite the overall recovery of the crypto market following the Iran conflict, Ethereum and other altcoins continue to underperform Bitcoin. This trend, which has persisted since 2023, may be difficult to reverse in the short term unless there is a significant improvement in network activity, DeFi, and real-world applications.The report points out that, based on spot ETF flows and institutional futures positions, Bitcoin has shown stronger recovery momentum than Ethereum. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recovered approximately two-thirds of their previous outflows, while spot Ethereum ETFs have only recovered about one-third.Meanwhile, CME futures data shows that institutional investors have been more active in rebuilding their Bitcoin exposure, with Bitcoin futures positions nearly fully recovered. In contrast, Ethereum futures positions remain below previous levels. JPMorgan believes that without stronger on-chain fundamentals and real-world application support, ETH and altcoins are likely to continue underperforming relative to Bitcoin.
according to sources familiar with the matter, MetaMask developer Consensys has postponed its U.S. IPO plans to earliest this fall. The company originally planned to submit a draft S-1 filing with the SEC by the end of February, but market demand weakened due to the market downturn in February, macroeconomic uncertainty, and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Besides Consensys, Kraken and Ledger have also paused their IPO plans.Consensys completed a $450 million funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion. Additionally, BitGo, which was the first crypto company to go public in 2026, raised $213 million but has since seen its stock price drop 36% from its $18 offering price, reflecting the public market's cautious approach toward valuing crypto infrastructure companies.