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the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has announced the launch of a compliant institutional-grade digital asset custody service in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), aiming to position Abu Dhabi as a global digital finance hub. The service is designed to provide institutional clients with highly secure and scalable digital asset custody solutions. Initially, the service will support the custody of Bitcoin and Ethereum, with subsequent phases expanding to stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), and more regulated digital financial products. The project remains subject to final agreement confirmation and relevant regulatory approvals. (Crowdfundinsider)
According to Circle’s official announcement, Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) unveiled the Circle Agent Stack on May 11—a suite of services and tools purpose-built for the agent economy, designed to empower AI agents as autonomous economic participants. Initial offerings include: Circle CLI (Command-Line Interface), Nanopayments—microtransactions in gas-free USDC down to $0.000001, powered by Circle Gateway; Agent Wallets—policy-controlled agent wallets; and Agent Marketplace—a directory of agent services. These products are now officially live at agents.circle.com.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports, Ronin, the gaming-focused blockchain behind Axie Infinity, will migrate from an independent sidechain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network (L2) via a hard fork on May 12. The upgrade adopts the OP Stack architecture and is expected to trigger approximately 10 hours of network downtime, during which transfers, swaps, contract interactions, and on-chain gaming activities will all be paused.This upgrade simultaneously introduces the Proof of Distribution mechanism, which automatically rewards ecosystem builders based on their actual network contributions. In terms of tokenomics, RON's inflation rate will be drastically reduced from over 20% to below 1%; the 90 million RON originally allocated for staking rewards will be transferred to the treasury fund; and the market fee will be increased from 0.5% to 1.25% to enhance network security, scalability, and long-term economic stability. (CoinDesk)
Odaily, Tether has announced the launch of its Developer Grants Program, providing financial support to developers building products based on its open-source technology stack. There is no total cap on the funding amount, and payments are made based on specific technical deliverables. The program is now open for applications. Developers can earn USDT or Bitcoin rewards by completing designated tasks, with individual grants ranging from approximately $1,500 to $4,000, covering areas such as wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, and e-commerce payment integrations.Additionally, Tether will focus on enhancing its open-source wallet development kit, WDK (Wallet Development Kit), allowing developers to embed non-custodial wallets directly into applications. This enables local key generation, transaction signing, and asset transfers without relying on custodial services or third-party APIs.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that much of the current infrastructure still relies on centralized platforms and data-driven business models. Tether aims to support systems that can "run locally, directly hold value, and operate without dependency on external service providers" to enter the market.The grants program covers four main areas: core protocol development, technical documentation and educational resources, application development based on the Tether technology stack, and research into decentralization, edge AI, P2P networks, and cryptography.
According to The Block, Corpay (NYSE: CPAY), a S&P 500 constituent and payment services provider, announced a partnership with stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK to integrate stablecoin wallet and settlement capabilities into its global payments network. Users will be able to directly store, exchange, and transfer stablecoins via the Corpay platform, with stablecoin balances displayed alongside fiat currency balances. Additionally, Corpay will integrate stablecoin payment rails into its treasury management operations to reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts and enable 24/7 settlement. Corpay currently processes over $12 billion in corporate payments per month and handles approximately $26 billion in foreign exchange transactions monthly, supporting more than 145 currencies.
Trader A (@missoralways) posted that he had stored seven-figure assets in Sigma for a long time without encountering security issues in the past. However, two of his recent wallets have suffered asset theft, both occurring when wallet balances fell below $10,000.He also stated that another friend suffered the theft of approximately $200,000 in assets today, and mentioned Sigma in connection with the incident. The Sigma team has launched an investigation. The trader said he released this information for security reminder purposes and emphasized that he is not an affiliated promoter of any bot-related products.
According to Bloomberg, Ripple’s prime brokerage division secured up to $200 million in asset-backed debt financing through Neuberger Berman’s specialized financial team. The funds will be used to expand margin capacity for institutional investors across multi-market trading—including equities, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies—with the actual available credit line dynamically adjusted based on institutional clients’ borrowing needs.
CoinShares data shows crypto funds saw net inflows of $858 million last week, marking the fifth consecutive week of inflows and the largest single-week inflow since the end of April. Among them, Bitcoin funds attracted over $700 million in a single week, with year-to-date inflows reaching $4.9 billion, indicating sustained growth in institutional investor demand for the crypto market.Market analysis suggests that positive expectations related to the "Clarity Act" have driven an improvement in institutional sentiment. Currently, BTC prices remain above the $80,000 mark, with the market watching for a potential breakout of the 200-day moving average near $82,000. Marex analysts point out that if Bitcoin manages a daily close above $82,000 accompanied by stable spot buying, it could initiate a new upward trend.In the altcoin space, SUI rose 12% in 24 hours to $1.26. Mysten Labs co-founder Adeniyi Abiodun revealed that Sui plans to launch confidential transaction features this year to support fee-free private payments. Additionally, Nasdaq-listed Sui Group Holdings (SUIG) previously announced that it has staked most of its reserve SUI, effectively reducing the circulating market supply by approximately 2.7%. (CoinDesk)
According to Circle’s official announcement, Circle (NYSE: CRCL) released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting total revenue and reserve income of $694 million, up 20% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, up 24% year-on-year; and net income of $55 million, down 15% year-on-year—primarily impacted by higher share-based compensation expenses following its IPO. USDC’s quarter-end circulating supply reached $77 billion, up 28% year-on-year, while on-chain transaction volume totaled $21.5 trillion, surging 263% year-on-year and accounting for 63% of the stablecoin market’s total transaction volume.
Circle has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The data shows that as of the end of the first quarter, the circulating supply of USDC reached $77 billion, a year-over-year increase of 28%; on-chain transaction volume for USDC in the first quarter reached $21.5 trillion, up 263% year-over-year.The financial report indicates that Circle's total revenue and reserve income for the first quarter was $694 million, a 20% increase year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA was $151 million, up 24% year-over-year; net profit was $55 million, a 15% decrease year-over-year.Additionally, Circle disclosed that its ARC Token pre-sale raised $222 million, with a fully diluted valuation of $3 billion. Participants included institutions such as a16z crypto, BlackRock, and ARK Invest. The company also announced the launch of the "Agent Stack" infrastructure for AI agent scenarios, including products like Agent Wallets and Agent Marketplace, designed to support AI agent payments and commercial activities based on USDC.
According to QCP analysis, this week features a dense schedule of macroeconomic events, with market attention focused on three key themes: First, President Trump and President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Beijing this week, with discussions expected to cover tariffs, the rare-earth supply chain, and the Middle East situation; markets are watching closely to see whether substantive progress can be achieved on trade. Second, April’s CPI, PPI, and retail sales data will be released sequentially; if inflation stabilizes, real yields may decline—historically providing support for the crypto market—whereas the opposite would reinforce expectations of monetary tightening. Third, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold hearings on the CLARITY Act; legislative progress could further catalyze institutional capital inflows. Currently, despite ETF outflows last week, BTC has held the $80,000 level, while crypto volatility remains near its lowest point of the year, with the VIX at approximately 18. In the short term, BTC is highly likely to remain range-bound, with $84,000 serving as a key resistance level.
According to the official announcement, the second asset launched on Bitget IPO Prime is preOPAI—a digital token issued by the regulated issuer Republic on the Solana blockchain, designed to mirror OpenAI’s post-IPO economic performance on a 1:1 basis. As the world’s leading consumer AI provider, OpenAI reports approximately 900 million weekly active users, according to official data. Its most recent funding round raised $122 billion, with participants including Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and SoftBank. Bitget IPO Prime operates on a subscription model, whereby users receive subscription quotas based on their account tier. Upon completion of token allocation, users may trade the tokens on the upcoming spot market. Alternatively, after the lock-up period for preOPAI’s underlying debt assets expires, the issuer will authorize Bitget to convert users’ holdings into either stock tokens or USDT, referencing the underlying company’s (OpenAI’s) publicly traded stock price. IPO Prime Details: • OpenAI Implied Valuation: $898.21 billion • Total IPO Prime Subscriptions: 29,082 • Total Subscription Value: $21,084,450 • Subscription Price: 1 preOPAI = $725 • Accepted Subscription Currencies: USDT or USDGO • Total Subscription Pool Cap: $300,000,000
According to the official website of the Chinese government, the General Office of the State Council issued the “State Council’s 2026 Annual Legislative Work Plan,” which specifically highlights improving legislation related to AI governance. The plan explicitly states that comprehensive legislation promoting the healthy development of AI will be expedited, and legislation safeguarding AI’s foundational elements—including data, computing power, algorithms, intellectual property rights, cybersecurity, and supply chain security—as well as regulating key application scenarios, will also be accelerated. By incorporating AI governance into the national-level comprehensive legislative framework, this legislative initiative marks China’s entry into a substantive implementation phase for building its AI regulatory framework.
Bedrock (BR) is now listed on Binance Alpha. Users holding at least 241 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 225 BR tokens on a first-come, first-served basis.If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. It is important to note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points, and users must confirm their claim on the Alpha activity page within 24 hours, or the airdrop will be forfeited.
B.AI, an AI infrastructure platform, has released an optimization and compensation notice regarding historical Credits consumption records. As the Credits billing system and display dimensions continue to evolve, the platform recently conducted a comprehensive review of historical consumption records. During this process, it was discovered that for certain requests made between 00:00 on May 1, 2026 and 03:00 on May 3, 2026 (SGT), the frontend display of consumption details did not fully reflect the complete cost composition—primarily because underlying cache-related fees were not explicitly shown on the page. As a result, users typically only saw input/output token consumption, leading to potential misunderstandings about total Credits usage. To address this issue, the platform has now completed data corrections and realigned the records with historical data. Additionally, Credits compensation will be automatically issued to affected accounts under more conservative and user-friendly rules (valid for 30 days from the date of crediting). No action is required from users—please monitor your account balance for updates. Moving forward, B.AI will continue upgrading the Credits display system to further enhance long-term transparency and user experience.
according to the official announcement, OKX will officially list the XLEUSDT perpetual contract on the web, App, and API at 18:15 (UTC+8) on May 11, 2026.The announcement states that the contract is settled in USDT, with a default funding fee settlement cycle of 8 hours. When the funding rate hits the upper or lower limit, the system can automatically adjust the settlement cycle to once per hour. The contract supports 7×24 hour trading.
According to an official announcement, OKX will officially list the USOUSDT perpetual swap on its web platform, mobile app, and API at 18:00 (UTC+8) on May 11, 2026.The announcement states that the contract is settled in USDT, with a default funding fee settlement cycle of 8 hours. When the funding rate reaches its upper or lower limit, the system can automatically adjust the settlement cycle to once per hour. The contract supports 7×24 hour trading.
Moomoo, the overseas brand of Futu Holdings, has obtained a prediction market compliance license from U.S. regulatory authorities, becoming one of the first online brokers authorized to offer event contract trading services to retail investors in the United States. According to disclosures, Moomoo plans to launch these services for U.S. users shortly, covering domains including sports events, economics, politics, and culture. Event contracts are financial derivatives designed around the outcomes of specific events; users can trade on whether an event “will or will not occur” and settle positions once the outcome is determined. Moomoo stated that these products will operate under the regulatory framework of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
It is reported that Bybit has launched a new Contract Trading Weekly Competition featuring competitive gameplay. Users who successfully participate can earn a “playing card” for each trading task they complete. A card-swapping mechanism is also introduced to make trading strategies more flexible.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, and GME/USDT on May 11, with a maximum leverage of 10x for all three. Additionally, HTX is hosting a DRAM, LITE, and GME perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 11 to 15:00 on May 18 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, or GME/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. New perpetual contract users who trade DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, or GME/USDT will also receive exclusive benefits.