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according to official data from Gate, the daily trading volume of futures copy trading in the past week increased by 45.1% month-over-month, maintaining over 40% growth for two consecutive weeks. User trading enthusiasm continues to rise, and the copy trading ecosystem has further increased in activity.Amid increasing global market volatility and growing demand for multi-asset trading, a growing number of users are turning their attention to copy trading opportunities covering traditional financial assets. As the first platform in the industry to introduce CFD copy trading, Gate continues to accelerate the expansion of its traditional financial product ecosystem, further broadening multi-asset strategy trading scenarios. Currently, Gate's CFD contracts cover major markets including metals, forex, indices, commodities, and popular US stocks, helping users participate more flexibly in global financial market trading. At the same time, Gate's CFD copy trading service continues to enhance the professional trading experience, complementing existing crypto futures copy trading to offer users a richer selection of strategies. The platform supports lead traders with a maximum profit-sharing ratio of 20% and employs an HWM (High Water Mark) profit-sharing mechanism to ensure fairer and more transparent profit distribution. Whether they are copiers seeking stable returns or professional traders with mature strategy capabilities, all can find greater room for growth and trading opportunities within the Gate copy trading ecosystem.
According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin held steady near $76,800 on Tuesday, while Ethereum edged down 0.1%. Major altcoins continued weakening following Monday’s sell-off. Traders are closely watching Bitcoin’s monthly close above $76,000—Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, previously stated that a monthly close above this level would confirm a bull market. The WLFI token fell 3.3% after its treasury firm, AI Financial, warned it may not remain solvent through year-end; the token has declined roughly 77% since its September launch. CoinMarketCap’s “Altcoin Season” index retreated to 33/100 after briefly surpassing 50/100 last week. In the derivatives market, total futures notional trading volume rose from $159 billion to $201 billion, open interest remained around $126 billion, and liquidations dropped from over $600 million to $294 million—indicating an orderly market adjustment rather than forced deleveraging. Ethereum’s 30-day implied volatility hit a year-to-date low, while the Bitcoin Volatility Index held near its low of ~40%, suggesting the current sell-off is relatively orderly.
CryptoQuant analyst Sunny Mom pointed out that BTC HODL Waves data suggests the bottom of this cycle may form in the range of $65,900 to $70,500.
Bitget PoolX will soon list the ILY project, with a total airdrop of 220,000 ILY tokens. This event will open 2 BTC staking pools, with the staking channel open from 19:00 on May 19 to 19:00 on May 25 (UTC+8).Among them, the BTC static staking pool is allocated 97,000 ILY, with a personal staking limit of 30 BTC; the BTC dynamic staking pool is allocated 123,000 ILY, where the tiered staking cap will be unlocked based on the user's trading volume in the past 15 days, with a maximum personal staking of 50 BTC.Additionally, during the event, users with a positive net BTC deposit can receive a 2% BTC wealth management booster coupon after the event ends; users participating in PoolX for the first time who meet the net deposit conditions can receive a 10% BTC booster coupon. The net deposit statistics period is from 17:00 on May 19 to 17:00 on May 24 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), trader 0x082e went long on 1.38 million HYPE tokens with 5x leverage over six months ago, establishing a position worth approximately $66.3 million at the time—making them the largest bullish HYPE trader on-chain. As HYPE’s price declined, the position incurred unrealized losses exceeding $25 million; however, following HYPE’s rebound, the position has turned profitable and currently holds unrealized gains of about $12.9 million.
Odaily Odaily, analysts at VanEck, which manages $200 billion in assets, said Matthew Sigel, said the digital credit market could expand to $2.5 trillion over the next decade, while the price of BTC is expected to reach $1 million. Matthew Sigel said the target is "absolutely within reach." (BitcoinTreasuries.NET)
Odaily报道 According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, trader mk4 (@mk4_lul) is gradually closing their GOLD short positions within the price range of $4,544.5 to $4,555.8. So far, 12,600 GOLD tokens worth $57.39 million have been closed, resulting in a loss of $188,000, with approximately $20 million in positions still remaining.
Analyst Darkfost posted on X platform, stating that the average monthly BTC deposits into Binance by retail investors (referring to addresses holding less than 1 BTC) have fallen to an all-time low, currently at just 314 BTC. This metric stood at around 1,800 BTC during the bear market phase of the current cycle and approximately 1,200 BTC during the first peak in March 2024. In comparison, the peak retail inflow in 2018 reached 5,400 BTC, and in 2021 it was 2,600 BTC. In January 2024, this figure was still around 1,000 BTC, representing a decline of more than threefold within two years. Darkfost noted that retail participation continues to decline, with some investors potentially exiting the market or shifting to indirect holdings such as spot BTC ETFs.
According to Hyperbot data, a certain address recently closed its short positions in BTC and ETH simultaneously for profit taking. Among them, approximately 363.2 BTC (about $27.8 million) was closed at a price of around $76,774, and approximately 2,808 ETH (about $5.98 million) was closed at a price of around $2,130, with a total closed position size of approximately $33.8 million.After completing the profit taking, this address immediately placed new short orders: planning to short approximately 257.2 BTC (about $40 million) in the $77,500–$78,000 range, and short approximately 4,484 ETH (about $10 million) around the $2,230 level. This overall indicates that the address maintains a bearish trading strategy and engages in high-frequency position switching.
that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a Solana address that has held assets for over 5 years and participated in early staking sold another 30,000 SOL (approximately $2.56 million) 8 hours ago.This address initially staked 991,079 SOL five years ago and began gradually reducing its holdings about a year ago. To date, the address has cumulatively sold 965,274 SOL (approximately $137.66 million), with an average selling price of around $143.Despite the ongoing sell-off, the address still has 381,140 SOL (approximately $32.4 million) in staking.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, Pump.fun deposited 174,408 SOL (approximately $14.76 million) into Kraken 13 hours ago. Concurrently, on-chain transaction data suggests it may have completed partial sell-offs: a newly created wallet (35qaEz) withdrew 117,877 SOL (approximately $9.96 million) from Kraken, subsequently selling all of them at around $84.52 each for approximately $9.96 million USDC, and then redeposited the USDC back into Kraken.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), Pump.fun has resumed selling SOL after a 9-month hiatus, depositing 174,408 SOL (approximately $14.76 million) into Kraken. Of this amount, 117,877 SOL—reportedly sold via a newly created wallet (35qaEz)—was exchanged for approximately $9.96 million in USDC at an average price of $84.52 per SOL and subsequently deposited back into the exchange. Previously, between May 2024 and August 2025, Pump.fun had sold a cumulative total of 4.19 million SOL, amounting to roughly $757 million at an average price of $181 per SOL.
According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a certain whale holds a 5x leveraged long position on HYPE, with a position of 1.38 million tokens. Valued at approximately $48 per token, the position is worth $66 million. The current unrealized profit exceeds $12.7 million, with $2.3 million already paid in funding fees. The entry price is $40.44, and the liquidation price is $37.96.
: An opinion piece published in the French media *Le Monde* points out that France may have only about 6 months to seize the new wave of industrial revolution led by "agentic AI". Otherwise, it risks being marginalized in the global digital financial system. Several French crypto industry insiders argue that online transactions driven by AI agents are growing rapidly, with most settlements already completed via stablecoins. According to the *State of Crypto* report by Andreessen Horowitz, the annual transaction volume of stablecoins has reached approximately $46 trillion, nearly three times that of Visa and 20 times that of PayPal, establishing them as a key infrastructure in the global payment system.The article further points out that the x402 standard, promoted by Coinbase and adopted by Cloudflare, Google, and Visa, already supports AI agents in automatically completing payments via stablecoins, with cumulative transactions exceeding 119 million to date.However, in terms of the tax system, France's current provisions are criticized as being unable to adapt to this trend. The complex tax treatment between stablecoin exchanges and fiat withdrawals is believed to discourage the flow of funds back into the banking system, causing a large volume of digital asset transactions to remain within the stablecoin ecosystem for extended periods. As AI agents and stablecoin payments gradually converge, the global financial infrastructure is being restructured. If France fails to promptly adjust its regulatory and tax framework, it may miss out on the dividends of this new wave of the digital economy.
According to an official announcement from Odaily, Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Moonbeam (GLMR) network at 20:00 on May 20, 2026 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade. The project team will conduct the network upgrade at block height 15,689,298 (estimated at 21:00 on May 20, 2026, UTC+8).
According to chart analysis released by independent analyst Markus Thielen on May 19, the current market capitalization of USDT has reached $189.8 billion, while that of USDC stands at $76.9 billion—both exhibiting long-term upward trends. However, since Bitcoin entered a correction phase in October last year, the total market capitalization of stablecoins has remained largely flat, indicating relatively limited inflows of new capital into the crypto market. Thielen noted that although there is a widespread belief that stablecoins will fully replace traditional payment networks, their primary use cases remain concentrated on crypto trading and portfolio management—still far from achieving mainstream payment adoption. While U.S. policy broadly supports stablecoin development—partly because their reserve assets are often reallocated into U.S. Treasury securities—the gap between current usage and true mainstream payment application remains substantial.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale spent 1.03 million USDT to buy 299,454 UNI. The whale currently holds 763,061 UNI, worth $2.7 million.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $84.14 million. Among them, iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) by BlackRock saw the largest outflow at $55.4 million—accounting for approximately 65.8% of the total outflow; Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) recorded an outflow of $14.7 million; Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH Mini) saw an outflow of $10.08 million; Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) recorded an outflow of $3.96 million; and BlackRock Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) saw a negligible outflow of around $10,000. Products offered by Bitwise, 21Shares, Invesco, Franklin, and VanEck registered zero net inflows or outflows on the day.
According to CoinDesk, the total value locked (TVL) in ETH lending protocols has declined from a year-to-date high of $32 billion to $23 billion—a drop of approximately 28%. The oracle vulnerability incident involving KelpDAO triggered a market confidence crisis, and combined with overall bearish market sentiment, led to roughly $9 billion in outflows from the DeFi lending sector.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s net outflow from Bitcoin spot ETFs totaled $649 million—the third-largest single-day outflow in 2026. Among them, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded the largest outflow at $448 million; ARKB (ARK Invest) saw an outflow of $110 million; Fidelity’s FBTC experienced an outflow of $63.42 million; Franklin’s EZBC recorded an outflow of $6.65 million; VanEck’s HODL saw an outflow of $7.59 million; Invesco’s BTCO had an outflow of $3.82 million; and Bitwise’s BITB posted an outflow of $9.16 million. Valkyrie’s, Grayscale’s, and Morgan Stanley’s products reported zero net inflows or outflows on the day.