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Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that the company's goal is to maximize the growth of the credit tool STRC to further expand the scale of Bitcoin purchases and increase the per-share BTC holdings. He also emphasized that the company aims to minimize volatility and uncertainty as much as possible.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale (0x082...a88) has held a 5x leveraged long position in HYPE since December 5, 2025, during which it once had an unrealized loss of over 26 million dollars, and is currently showing an unrealized profit of over 27.4 million dollars. The address currently holds 1.38 million HYPE, valued at 81 million dollars.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, Arthur Hayes currently holds 247,334 HYPE, worth 14.5 million dollars, with an unrealized profit of over 6.5 million dollars.Arthur Hayes has publicly expressed his optimism for HYPE multiple times, with a target price of 150 dollars. He believes that Hyperliquid is the leader in decentralized perpetual contracts, capable of providing real price discovery during the off-hours of traditional trading platforms, especially for oil prices, precious metals, and U.S. stocks.According to Gate market data, HYPE is currently priced at 58.72 dollars, with a 24-hour increase of 20.94%.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) has shorted HYPE with a scale exceeding 100 million dollars, currently facing an unrealized loss of over 23 million dollars, with a liquidation price of 69.49 dollars.

FOX Business reporter Darren Botelho cited the latest estimates from a threat detection data company, stating that the Iranian government controls approximately $7.7 billion in digital assets. The U.S. Treasury had previously frozen about $500 million in crypto assets related to Iran, with $344 million frozen just last month. The CEO of 250 Digital Asset Management stated that although cryptocurrencies are often seen as tools to evade sanctions, they actually help law enforcement agencies track activities.The report indicates that the U.S. government may increase pressure on Iran by preventing cryptocurrency exchanges from accessing the U.S. banking system.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on social media, "HYPE is getting closer to reaching an all-time high, and the $150 target is also closer than before."According to Gate market data, HYPE is currently priced at $57.31, with a 24-hour increase of 17.8%.

According to monitoring by Specter Analyst, a high-net-worth investor holding significant assets on the Kraken and Coinbase trading platforms was subjected to a suspected personal coercion attack, resulting in a total loss of approximately $6.7 million in various assets. The attacker withdrew 1,554 ETH (approximately $3.3 million) from the user's Kraken account and 10.5 BTC.At the same time, the attacker also breached the defenses of their Coinbase account, withdrawing 34.1 cbBTC. Subsequently, the attacker directly deposited over $5.3 million of the stolen funds into the privacy protocol Tornado Cash to obscure the transaction path.

According to crypto community user @0x_Lucas on X, Bankless has recently allegedly laid off most of its team members and has not issued a public statement or acknowledgment to assist the laid-off employees in finding new opportunities. Previously, Bankless BD Director Jean-Paul Faraj confirmed his departure, and co-founder Ryan Sean Adams subsequently publicly sought employment on X.At the same time, Adams officially stated that the first phase of Bankless has ended, noting that this marks the conclusion of his six-year collaboration with David exploring crypto, DeFi, and Ethereum, and that they have now entered the second phase. Adams indicated that he will transition to a supportive role to continue providing assistance to Bankless.

According to the 13F filing submitted by the Australian financial services company Macquarie Group Ltd in mid-May, comparing the two periods ending December 31, 2025, and March 31, 2026, its IBIT holdings decreased from 5.126 million shares to 4.139 million shares, a reduction of about 19.3%, corresponding to an asset value decrease from approximately $255 million to $159 million; the ETHA holdings also decreased from 3.634 million shares to 3.289 million shares, a reduction of about 9.5%, corresponding to an asset value decrease from approximately $81.5 million to $52.1 million.At the same time, in the crypto stock sector, Macquarie Group reduced its position in Coinbase by 19%, but increased its position in Circle by 188% (valued at $2.326 million at the end of the first quarter) and added a position in BitMine (valued at $4.153 million at the end of the first quarter). In contrast, it did not show aggressive increases in the AI sector either, but rather maintained a cautious overall stance, with positions in Nvidia, Palantir, AMD, and others significantly decreasing, while only a few semiconductor stocks like Micron Technology saw slight increases.

According to a post by Santiment on social media, a large number of traders have bet on the decline of HYPE in the past few days, and significant negative spikes in funding rate data have appeared across trading platforms. However, the price of HYPE continues to rise, forming a classic short squeeze that forces bearish traders to automatically buy back their positions, further driving up the price. Currently, the total value of HYPE's open contracts remains at a very high level of over $1.92 billion.Although the market generally believes that liquidations will lead to the collapse of open contracts, HYPE remains one of the hottest assets in the crypto market, with new traders continuously entering, keeping the open contracts at a high level.The main catalyst for this round of increase is the growing enthusiasm for Hyperliquid-related ETF products. In May 2026, companies like Bitwise and 21Shares launched HYPE-linked ETFs, providing traditional investors with a channel to gain exposure to the asset without the need to directly use crypto wallets or decentralized exchanges. Market analysis suggests that the launch of these ETFs marks Hyperliquid's transition from a niche DeFi platform to an institutionally recognized crypto ecosystem.