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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.
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 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.
Binance has released its May proof of reserve update. As of May 1st, users' net BTC balance stood at 606,742.388 BTC, while Binance's wallet balance was 608,067.979 BTC, resulting in a BTC reserve ratio of 100.22%.Additionally, users' net ETH balance was 3,762,321.834 ETH, with Binance's wallet balance at 3,762,328.82 ETH, giving an ETH reserve ratio of 100%. The USDT reserve ratio was 104.27%, and the BNB reserve ratio was 101.68%.
Michael Saylor has once again released Bitcoin Tracker information, with potential disclosure of increased holdings data next week.
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X. For the week ending May 8, its Bitcoin mining output was 193.8 BTC, but during the same period, it sold 193.8 BTC, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC. It currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.
According to GlobeNewswire, IREN, a Nasdaq-listed company, released its latest financial results and disclosed that it has signed a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract with NVIDIA. Under the agreement, IREN will deploy air-cooled Blackwell GPU infrastructure for NVIDIA over a five-year term. The financial report also indicates that IREN is accelerating its transition from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. Construction of the data center related to its $9.7 billion contract with Microsoft is underway. As of April 30, IREN held $2.6 billion in cash. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 totaled $144.8 million, down from $184.7 million in the prior quarter. The company reported a net loss of $247.8 million, primarily driven by non-cash impairments related to the retirement of mining equipment.
According to Decrypt, publicly traded Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf (WULF) released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting a net loss of $427 million for the quarter—significantly higher than the $61.4 million net loss in the same period last year. Total revenue amounted to $34 million, of which AI high-performance computing (HPC) revenue accounted for 60%, or approximately $21 million—a 117% sequential increase. In contrast, Bitcoin mining revenue declined by 50% sequentially to roughly $13 million, marking the first time AI compute revenue has surpassed mining revenue. The company previously signed a 25-year lease agreement with FluidStack, valued at approximately $9.5 billion in total, and has received Google’s endorsement.
According to The Block, Julio Moreno, Research Director at on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, released a report on May 8 stating that Bitcoin has surged over 20% since early April, reaching a three-month high. However, the firm characterizes this rally as a “bear market bounce” and warns that profit-taking pressure may intensify further. On the data front, Bitcoin holders’ daily realized profit reached 14,600 BTC on May 4—the highest level since December 10, 2025. Meanwhile, the Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (STH-SOPR) has remained consistently above 1.00 since mid-April, indicating the market has entered a sustained profit-taking phase. On a 30-day rolling basis, holders’ net realized profit turned positive at +20,000 BTC—the first time since December 22, 2025—after net losses plunged as deep as -398,000 BTC between February and March. Nonetheless, Moreno notes that the current net profit level of +20,000 BTC remains far below the historical 130,000–200,000 BTC threshold typically required to confirm a bull market transition, reinforcing the view that this is a “bear market bounce” rather than a structural trend reversal. Additionally, the current unrealized profit ratio stands at approximately 18%; historical experience shows that when this indicator rises to elevated levels, holders tend to sell to lock in gains, increasing correction risk.
Odaily Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf announced its Q1 financial report, showing that its high-performance computing (HPC) business has surpassed Bitcoin mining revenue for the first time, marking a critical phase in the company's transition to AI and cloud computing infrastructure. The company's total Q1 revenue was $34 million, roughly flat compared to the same period last year. HPC leasing revenue reached $21 million, exceeding digital asset mining revenue of less than $13 million for the first time, becoming the primary revenue source.The financial report also showed that the company's net loss widened to $427.6 million, primarily due to non-cash warrant revaluation. However, CFO Patrick Fleury emphasized that the company is shifting from "volatile mining revenue" to "stable long-term computing power contract revenue."Currently, 60MW of HPC capacity at TeraWulf's Lake Mariner data center in New York has begun generating revenue, with plans to continue expansion within the year. Meanwhile, the company is retrofitting some of its mining infrastructure into AI/HPC computing resources to support hyperscale computing demand. This trend continues to spread across the industry, with Bitcoin miners like Riot Platforms also diversifying their revenue structures through data center and AI contracts, gradually transitioning into "computing infrastructure companies." (The Block)
Bitget PoolX will list the BILL project, with a total airdrop of 5,000,000 BILL tokens. This campaign features two BTC staking pools, open for deposits from May 9 at 19:00 to May 16 at 19:00 (UTC+8). Specifically, the BTC Static Staking Pool allocates 2,250,000 BILL tokens, with a per-user staking cap of 30 BTC; the BTC Dynamic Staking Pool allocates 2,750,000 BILL tokens, with a tiered staking cap determined by users’ trading volume over the past 15 days, and a per-user staking cap of 50 BTC. Additionally, users whose net BTC deposits are positive during the campaign period will receive a 3% BTC interest-boosting coupon upon campaign completion. First-time PoolX participants who meet the net deposit requirement will receive a 10% BTC interest-boosting coupon. The net deposit window runs from May 8 at 19:00 to May 15 at 19:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
Cango Inc., a U.S.-listed Bitcoin mining company, released its operational update for April 2026, reporting that as of April 30, its total operational hash rate stood at 31.58 EH/s—comprising 20.43 EH/s from in-house mining operations and 11.15 EH/s from leased hash rate. In April, the company mined 230.04 Bitcoins through its in-house operations, with an average cash cost per Bitcoin of $68,061. As of the end of April, its Bitcoin holdings totaled 1,057.46 BTC. Cango stated that during April it continued phasing out older S19 miners at select international sites while procuring and deploying S21-series miners to enhance energy efficiency and production efficiency. The company currently operates 26 active sites globally.
CoinMarketCap’s April 2026 Exchange Monthly Report shows that the total trading volume across the 12 tracked cryptocurrency exchanges amounted to $4.50 trillion, with Binance holding a 36.23% market share. Overall derivatives trading volume was 5.38 times that of spot trading, and the combined proof-of-reserves across eight exchanges totaled $220.07 billion. The report also notes that Coinbase surpassed Binance in BTC spot order book depth within ±2%, becoming the exchange with the deepest liquidity; for ETH spot liquidity, Binance remains the leader. On the regulatory front, Binance is advancing its MiCA authorization application in Greece, while Gemini completed its withdrawal from the UK, EEA, and Australian markets on April 6.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PROS trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
Josh Swihart, Founder and CEO of the Zcash Open Development Lab, announced at Consensus 2026 in Miami that Zcash plans to launch a quantum-resilient wallet within one month and achieve full post-quantum readiness within the next 12 to 18 months, while also advancing scalability efforts to reach Visa- and Mastercard-level throughput. Driven by Multicoin Capital’s disclosure of a large investment and growing momentum around privacy narratives, ZEC has surged over 110% in the past 30 days. Additionally, following integration with Near Intents, users can now cross-chain swap BTC, SOL, USDC, and other assets for shielded ZEC; since launch, these channels have processed approximately $600 million to $700 million in volume, and the shielded pool currently accounts for roughly 30% of the circulating ZEC supply.
According to Bitwise’s official announcement, Bitwise and Superstate have jointly launched the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund (ticker: USCC), Bitwise’s first tokenized fund. The fund generates returns for investors by capturing the basis between spot and futures prices of BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL—the so-called “cash-and-carry” strategy. As of April 30, 2026, its assets under management (AUM) exceeded $267 million. Effective June 1, 2026, Superstate will formally transfer management of the fund to Bitwise. During the transition period, existing investors will be unaffected. The fund’s name will be updated to the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund, while its ticker symbol (USCC), smart contract, and token address will remain unchanged. Superstate will continue to provide on-chain infrastructure support via its FundOS platform, including tokenized issuance and digital transfer agency services.
Solv Protocol has announced the migration of over $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets to Chainlink's cross-chain protocol CCIP, and will gradually phase out LayerZero's bridging support across multiple chains. The migration involves core assets such as SolvBTC and xSolvBTC. Solv stated that the decision is based on the latest security reviews and recent cross-chain security incidents, and CCIP will become its standard cross-chain infrastructure. This move follows Kelp DAO's migration of approximately $290 million in assets to Chainlink, further strengthening the trend of "cross-chain infrastructure shifting toward security-first migration." (CoinDesk)
Ethena officially released an arbitrage analysis on the perpetual contract market for gold tokens (PAXG, XAUT) on X. Data shows that over the past twelve months, the annualized funding rate for PAXG was 5.8%, and for XAUT it was 12.4%, both significantly higher than the average levels for BTC and ETH over the same period (5.2% and 4.1%, respectively). The daily volatility of gold funding rates is higher than that of cryptocurrencies, due to the smaller trading volume in the gold market. However, gold funding rates are positive 82% to 89% of the time, which is generally consistent with BTC (88%) and ETH (85%).Furthermore, Ethena stated that the funding rates for gold and cryptocurrencies are almost uncorrelated; when cryptocurrency funding rates are compressed, gold funding rates tend to remain stable or rise. Therefore, incorporating gold perpetual contracts into a spot-futures arbitrage portfolio (holding both spot positions and equivalent short positions) will improve yield levels and reduce yield volatility.
Mysten Labs co-founder Adeniyi Abiodun stated at Consensus 2026 that the Sui network has processed over $1 trillion in stablecoin transaction volume since August last year, and plans to launch zero-fee stablecoin transfers and privacy payment features.Abiodun stated that Sui aims to become the "default network for the future flow of funds," noting that current traditional cross-border payment systems charge excessively high fees. For example, transferring $100 to Nigeria could incur a $35 fee. Future financial systems should not be as fully public as social media, and users require stronger privacy protection capabilities. Sui is developing a storage layer that supports encrypted transaction intents to accommodate AI Agent-driven automated payments as well as future refund and fraud handling mechanisms. Additionally, Sui is currently testing quantum-resistant signature technology on its testnet, aiming to complete deployment before the EU's quantum security requirements take effect in 2030. Abiodun also expressed willingness to coordinate with the Bitcoin ecosystem and open-source the relevant research.However, Sui has recently faced technical stability challenges, with its mainnet experiencing several hours of downtime in January 2026. The current price of SUI is approximately $0.99, down about 81% from its all-time high of $5.35 set in January 2025. (The Block)
from Consensus Miami that executives from multiple Bitcoin treasury companies stated that "digital credit" collateralized by Bitcoin is rapidly expanding, with a long-term potential market size potentially reaching $3 trillion. Digital credit is a yield-generating financial instrument backed by Bitcoin, typically structured as perpetual preferred shares, allowing investors to earn returns while reducing the risk of BTC price volatility. This model was first initiated and promoted by Strategy, followed by companies like Strive entering the space.Analysts estimate that the sector has already grown to approximately $10 billion in less than a year, calling it "the second fastest-growing product in the history of capital markets." The global credit market is roughly $300 trillion, and even if only 1% is penetrated by BTC credit products, it could generate around $3 trillion in demand — "a target that is not unrealistic." Currently, the number of Bitcoin treasury companies remains far below that of the traditional banking system. If BTC becomes a foundational global monetary asset, it could catalyze even larger-scale digital credit and financial system restructuring opportunities. (CoinDesk)