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According to Cointelegraph, OpenAI and the Government of Malta have announced the world’s first partnership to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all Maltese citizens—a landmark agreement marking the first time a government has entered into such a collaboration with the AI company. OpenAI announced on Saturday that under this initiative, citizens who complete a government-supported AI literacy course will receive one year of free access to ChatGPT Plus. Developed by the University of Malta, the course covers the definition, capabilities, and limitations of AI, as well as how to use AI responsibly in both home and workplace settings.
According to Cointelegraph, OpenAI has officially launched a personal finance experience in ChatGPT. Users can now link their bank accounts to track spending in real time, analyze investments, view financial dashboards, and receive AI-powered, personalized financial planning recommendations. This feature is currently available in preview for U.S. ChatGPT Pro users and supports over 12,000 financial institutions via Plaid (read-only access only; users can disconnect at any time).
According to an official announcement, an additional $50 million in USDG lending capacity is now live on the Ethena market. Leverage USDe Multiply positions on Kamino are currently generating over 25% APY, and the newly available liquidity will support further looping demand on Solana.
Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a government-backed bill to bring the country’s cryptocurrency market under the European Union’s MiCA framework for crypto asset regulation, following two previous vetoes of earlier versions of the bill by President Karol Nawrocki. According to official parliamentary records, the vote took place during the 57th session of the Sejm in Warsaw on Friday, with 241 lawmakers voting in favor and 200 against the legislation. The approved Bill No. 2529, backed by the Ministry of Finance, grants the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) the power to oversee market participants, impose administrative penalties, and temporarily freeze accounts and transactions.
Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy, posted on X that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted 15–9 this week to advance the CLARITY Act to a full Senate vote. With time running short—approximately nine weeks remain—the projected timeline for next steps is as follows: June 1: Begin reconciling the Senate Banking Committee’s and Senate Agriculture Committee’s versions of the bill; June 15: Full Senate debate begins; June 22: The Senate may complete its final vote; July 13: Senate–House reconciliation concludes; Early August: President Trump signs the bill into law (assuming the schedule stays on track). Alex Thorn analyzed that Democrats are focusing heavily on “ethics provisions” designed to restrict digital asset holdings and profits by senior officials and their family members. Meanwhile, negotiations continue on the Decentralized Finance Regulation and Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). The CLARITY Act will lay the groundwork for innovation in the U.S. digital asset market and for investor protection.
According to Business Wire, Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) announced on May 14 the launch of its first unified prediction market trading interface, enabling simultaneous access to three major U.S. prediction market platforms—Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx. Customers no longer need to open separate accounts or transfer funds across platforms; instead, they can search, compare prices, and execute cross-platform orders within a single interface, with the system automatically routing orders to the exchange offering the best net price. The platform is fully integrated with IBKR’s existing trading environment, supporting unified management and real-time tracking of prediction market positions alongside other asset classes—including stocks, options, futures, and cryptocurrencies. Initially, the platform will focus on contracts tied to election outcomes, climate events, and economic indicators, with plans to integrate additional exchanges in the future.
Odaily Odaily, THORChain posted on platform X that its developers have released an incident update on Discord. Current evidence points to a node thor16uc...cn84q, which recently joined the network, as being associated with the attack. This node is operated by a single malicious actor. The primary hypothesis is that the attacker exploited a vulnerability in the GG20 TSS implementation, causing sensitive key material of vault participants to leak over time. This ultimately enabled the reconstruction of the vault's private key and the execution of unauthorized outgoing transactions.Regarding network status, the network has been paused after multiple node operators executed `make pause`. RUNE transfers and on-chain observation may resume within approximately 12 hours, but transactions, LP operations, signing, and other sensitive operations remain paused.Discussed recovery plans include slashing the affected node's bond, covering losses with protocol-owned liquidity (POL), or other community-driven solutions. THORSec and Outrider Analytics are continuing their investigation. The Treasury is gathering forensic data and coordinating with relevant law enforcement agencies. Full functional recovery is expected to take several days or longer.
The Public Security Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau published an article titled “Beware of Online Fraud Targeting Minors” on its official WeChat account, exposing a new type of online fraud characterized by “gaming-based traffic diversion + impersonation of public security, procuratorial, and judicial organs + virtual currency money laundering.” Fraudsters lure minors into adding them as friends via advertisements posted on gaming and social media platforms, then use intimidation and other tactics to obtain funds from the minors’ parents’ accounts. The illicit proceeds are split and withdrawn through black-market and gray-market platforms before being used to purchase virtual currencies. These virtual currencies face no geographical restrictions and can silently flow back to overseas fraud dens, achieving “physical isolation” for cross-border fund transfers. The Public Security Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau warns: Public security, procuratorial, and judicial organs never conduct investigations online, never threaten to deduct funds, and never request passwords or verification codes.
Bitget PoolX is about to list the project preOPAI, with a total airdrop of 60 preOPAI tokens and a personal staking limit of 400 preOPAI. The event will run from 18:00 on May 16 to 18:00 on May 21 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will gradually launch three U-quoted TradFi perpetual contracts on May 18, 2026: FLNCUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 21:55 UTC), DRAMUSDT (maximum leverage of 20x, listing at 22:00 UTC), and RKLBUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 22:05 UTC). These contracts track the prices of Fluence Energy (Nasdaq: FLNC), Roundhill Memory ETF (Cboe BZX: DRAM), and Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), respectively. All contracts are settled in USDT, support multi-asset margin mode, and are available for trading 24/7.
According to a research report released by Binance Research, approximately 11% of illicit cryptocurrency transaction volume was seized in 2025—55 times the global fiat recovery rate (less than 1%). Even after excluding the single Prince Group case involving roughly $15 billion worth of BTC, the remaining seized amount still stands at about 10 times the fiat baseline. Data from on-chain security firms SlowMist and PeckShield shows that between 8.3% and 13.2% of stolen funds were recovered or frozen in 2025, reflecting continuously improving collaboration efficiency among exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and law enforcement agencies. Binance Research notes that blockchain’s inherent transparency is being fully leveraged by regulators and investigators, and the notion that “cryptocurrency is a breeding ground for illicit activity” is gradually becoming an outdated misconception.
Odaily Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer posted its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X platform. For the week ending May 15, its Bitcoin mining output was 198.3 BTC, while it sold 198.3 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 0 BTC. The company currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.
According to Russian financial media RBK, the Moscow Exchange is in discussions with multiple brokers regarding cryptocurrency trading solutions. It is currently testing a 7×24全天候 trading model and digital asset deposit/withdrawal functionality, and plans to launch dedicated cryptocurrency accounts. However, due to constraints imposed by the clearing system’s operating hours, round-the-clock trading is unlikely to be implemented in the short term. Meanwhile, Russia’s “Digital Currency and Digital Rights Bill” has passed its first reading. The bill stipulates that Russian citizens may only purchase cryptocurrencies through licensed intermediaries, and that listed cryptocurrencies must meet stringent criteria—including an average market capitalization exceeding 5 trillion rubles over the past two years, an average daily trading volume exceeding 1 trillion rubles, and a trading history of at least five years. In practice, only major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana meet these requirements.
The Hyperliquid Policy Committee (@hyperliquidpc) recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with policymakers and discuss regulatory pathways amid the advancement of the Clarity Act legislation. Topics covered included Hyperliquid’s value proposition for U.S. consumers, global demand for on-chain trading, and foundational principles of DeFi markets. Jeff.hl noted bipartisan support among policymakers for prudent cryptocurrency regulation and expressed optimism about making formal U.S. user access to Hyperliquid a reality.
the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has advanced the crypto market structure bill, the Clarity Act, by a vote of 15 to 9. The bill aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for the crypto industry at the federal level for the first time, garnering support from Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks.While the industry generally views the committee's passage as positive progress, analysts believe the bill still faces significant obstacles before becoming law. TD Cowen has raised the bill's passage probability from approximately one-third to 40%, noting that some Democratic lawmakers are showing willingness to find a path to support it, though substantive disagreements have not been fully resolved.Previously, the bill had long been affected by issues such as stablecoin yield arrangements, conflicts of interest, and ethical provisions. Additionally, to overcome a filibuster in the Senate, the bill will need to secure more Democratic support than it currently has. Benchmark analysts also pointed out that the current number of supporting votes is insufficient to ensure its eventual passage. (The Block)
Lucas Bruder, co-founder and CEO of Jito Labs, stated the crypto market is entering a "new phase": more and more on-chain users no longer consider themselves "crypto traders," but rather ordinary traders looking to trade various assets.Jito Labs plans to launch a trading terminal called JTX this summer, targeting "professional retail" users and supporting spot, futures, and prediction market trading. This signifies that Jito will extend its reach from Solana's underlying infrastructure to consumer-facing products.Bruder believes that Solana has proven its ability to handle large-scale trading activity following the memecoin surge in 2024, attracting new users with its low costs and high speed. He also indicated that as Wall Street assets gradually move on-chain, Solana has the potential to become the entry point for more mainstream traders into the on-chain market.
the Hyperliquid Policy Center stated that Hyperliquid, as an on-chain perpetual contract trading platform, can provide a new model for market integrity and transparency. The agency claimed that Hyperliquid makes all on-chain transaction records publicly available in real-time, which helps regulators and law enforcement agencies with monitoring, identification, and investigation, and also reduces the risks of insider trading and price manipulation.Previous reports indicated that ICE and CME are communicating with U.S. regulators, urging the CFTC to strengthen oversight of Hyperliquid. Their argument is that the platform's 24/7 operation of commodity trading could pose manipulation risks to markets such as global oil prices.Hyperliquid has recently experienced rapid growth in the commodity trading sector, partly due to its support for non-traditional trading hours and weekend trading. This week, 21Shares and Bitwise also successively launched ETFs related to Hyperliquid, citing increased oil and metal trading activity on the platform.The Hyperliquid Policy Center, however, believes that round-the-clock trading actually enhances market efficiency. Since price changes do not stop when traditional exchanges are closed, continuous trading helps reduce gaps between trading sessions and improves price discovery.
: Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC), a tokenized financial market infrastructure provider, announced the completion of a $10 million strategic financing round. Participants included Conflux, Global InfoTech, Fosun International, Blockstone, Avior Capital, Fintech World, Satoshi Ventures, and BridgeTower. DACC currently offers financial institutions an end-to-end "Clearing-as-a-Service" solution. The new funds will support the construction of its compliant financial settlement and clearing infrastructure. (Aastocks)
Adam Hollander, Chief Marketing Officer of OpenSea, stated that the next cycle of NFTs could look very different from the speculative frenzy of 2022, which saw over $1.6 billion in trading volume. Speaking to The Block at Consensus Miami, Hollander noted that it "makes perfect sense" to put assets like collectible cards, luxury watches, and digital tickets on-chain for trading, and that these could be the core drivers of a new wave of NFTs.Adam Hollander emphasized that although avatar-based NFTs like Bored Apes and CryptoPunks have experienced a value crash, NFT technology still has potential to prove ownership of both digital and physical assets. He believes the previous NFT boom relied too heavily on speculation, with buyers treating NFTs more like a digital casino rather than focusing on their technology and real-world value. The future application of NFTs will be driven by actual demand for collectibles, in-game items, AI tools, and more. The development of artificial intelligence will also lower the barrier to creating digital art, animations, and games, thereby accelerating NFT adoption.Regarding platform development, OpenSea is working to build an ecosystem that allows users to manage all their crypto assets and NFTs across different wallets and chains, while optimizing the user experience. This includes simplifying the onboarding process, supporting Apple Pay-like fiat payments, and displaying NFT prices in US dollars. When asked about the delay in launching the much-anticipated SEA token, Hollander stated that the decision lies with the OpenSea Foundation, and he personally has no further information on the timeline. He emphasized that if the token were merely an "airdrop meme coin," it would not create value for users. (The Block)
OpenAI has announced a new preview of a personal finance experience for ChatGPT Pro users in the United States. Users can securely connect their bank and investment accounts, view a fund flow dashboard within ChatGPT, and consult the AI for financial advice based on their personal financial situation, while maintaining complete control over their data.The new feature enables account linking through Plaid (with Intuit support coming soon), syncing balances, transactions, investments, and liability information. This helps users identify spending patterns, analyze savings opportunities, plan goals, and optimize major financial decisions. Users can also input financial background information, such as mortgage details, savings goals, or large spending plans, allowing ChatGPT to provide more personalized advice.The experience emphasizes automation and actionability: users can set budget limits, automate savings transfers, and track savings progress weekly, enabling a lightweight and sustainable approach to financial planning. The system offers saving strategies for dining, shopping, transportation, daily purchases, and subscription services, helping users increase savings without sacrificing their quality of life.OpenAI notes that this feature is not a substitute for professional financial advice, but it can combine complex personal finance issues with the reasoning capabilities of GPT-5.5 to deliver more precise solutions. In the future, the feature will gradually roll out to Plus and all users, with plans to expand the ecosystem through partnerships with Intuit and others, offering a one-stop financial experience from planning to execution.In terms of privacy and security, users can disconnect their accounts or delete financial memories at any time. All account data is used solely to provide personalized financial services and will not modify user funds, adhering to strict data control and privacy protection standards.