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According to data compiled by institutions, Alphabet (GOOG.O) has initiated an $80 billion equity financing to raise funds for artificial intelligence infrastructure construction, which is expected to become the largest equity capital market transaction in history.The stocks in this joint issuance (including common stock, capital stock, and similar equity mandatory convertible preferred stock) were priced later on Tuesday. Its scale will exceed the approximately $70 billion issuance of common and preferred stock by Petrobras in 2010.The largest single transaction in this deal for Google's parent company—a $40 billion "at-the-market" issuance plan—is expected to launch in the third quarter. Such issuances allow the company to sell shares to the market from time to time without announcement, but it must regularly disclose the amount raised in regulatory filings.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $80,176.52 in the event "Roland Garros ATP: Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 21%.

According to Bloomberg, Google's parent company Alphabet will raise $80 billion through a package of equity financing to support its AI infrastructure and computing power expenditure plans. This financing includes a $40 billion ATM stock issuance plan starting in the third quarter, a $30 billion underwriting issuance of common stock and mandatory convertible preferred stock, as well as a $10 billion investment agreement reached with Berkshire Hathaway, which will become one of the largest equity transactions in history.Alphabet stated that AI is driving the company into an expansion phase, and the company hopes to build infrastructure to support future growth opportunities by increasing investments. Alphabet CFO Anat Ashkenazi previously stated that the company's capital expenditure in 2027 will be significantly higher than the maximum budget level of $190 billion in 2026. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh believes that with the support of new financing, Alphabet's capital expenditure could reach $300 billion next year. This move by Alphabet may also divert funds originally intended for companies like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI, which are planning to go public this year.

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $72,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEXs will reach $807 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $75,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEXs will reach $1.058 billion.The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of the contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, that is, the intensity. Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price reaching a certain position will be affected. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that point, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

Cryptocurrency analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that although BTC recently regained the $77,000 level, the net inflow to trading platforms and the continuous outflow from spot ETFs still exert localized selling pressure on the market. Data shows that in the past week, the net inflow of BTC to exchanges was about 18,000 BTC, indicating that more BTC is being transferred to trading platforms in preparation for selling. At the same time, the net outflow from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs during the same period was about 16,000 BTC. The combined data creates a potential selling pressure of approximately 34,000 BTC.Glassnode data also shows that the daily trading volume of spot BTC ETFs has fallen below $20 billion, having once exceeded $50 billion by the end of 2025, reflecting a cooling of speculative demand from traditional financial channels. However, market sentiment has recently warmed due to improved expectations for a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran. BTC quickly rebounded to around $77,800 after dropping below $75,000.Derivatives data indicates that this round of price increase was mainly driven by short covering. The total open interest (OI) of BTC slightly rebounded from about 268,000 BTC to 250,000 BTC, and the funding rate also cooled down, indicating a decrease in the crowding of leveraged long positions. Analysts believe that if BTC wants to further challenge the $80,000 mark, it still needs both spot demand and open interest to grow in sync.

Cryptocurrency analyst Marcel Pechman stated that after Bitcoin's failure to break above $82,000, it faced selling pressure and is once again testing the $76,000 level. In four days, the scale of long position liquidations reached $400 million, with prices dropping about 7% from recent highs. Nevertheless, analysts believe that the conditions for Bitcoin to return to $80,000 are accumulating, with three potential catalysts worth noting.First, Strategy (MSTR) invested $2 billion in Bitcoin over the past week, providing effective support amid market pressure. At the same time, the company repurchased $1.5 billion of convertible bonds maturing in 2029, and repaying part of its senior debt in advance helps reduce future dilution risks for existing MSTR shareholders, creating space for subsequent new stock issuance and continued Bitcoin purchases.Second, on a macro level, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond rose to 4.6%, a 16-month high, as investor confidence gradually shifts towards scarce assets. In 2026, $2 trillion in long-term debt will mature, and the Federal Reserve may need to continue purchasing bonds, which will further weaken the dollar's attractiveness. Gold saw a significant rise this January but has since given back most of its gains, while Bitcoin rebounded from $65,000 to $76,500 during the same period, indicating an increasing recognition of its safe-haven properties in the market.Third, if the situation in Iran sees a turnaround, risk appetite is expected to recover quickly. On Monday, Brent crude oil prices rose to $113, with negotiations in the Strait of Hormuz experiencing fluctuations; since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February, oil prices have cumulatively risen over 50%. If an agreement is reached between the U.S. and Iran, a drop in energy prices will alleviate inflationary pressures, and Bitcoin is expected to return above $80,000. Currently, U.S. stocks are close to historical highs, while Bitcoin is still down about 39% from its peak.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $80,634, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.771 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $73,578, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.635 billion.

According to Khaosod English, Thai authorities raided a location suspected of illegal Bitcoin mining. Due to abnormally high electricity consumption causing the surrounding building's cables to overheat and melt, law enforcement conducted a surprise search of a four-story commercial building. The investigation revealed that the location was suspected of illegally connecting to the main power grid to supply electricity to multiple Bitcoin mining machines on the fourth floor, resulting in an estimated power loss of over $80,000, while its registered monthly electricity bill was only about $11. Currently, the police have seized relevant mining equipment and are conducting further investigations into the individuals involved.

According to Bitget market data, preOPAI reached a high of $807.92 after its launch, currently reported at $791.03, with a 24-hour increase of 9.08% and a 24-hour trading volume of 3.9076 million USDT.

According to Businesswire, Nasdaq-listed company Datavault AI announced its business update for the first quarter of 2026, revealing that the company has signed over $800 million in tokenized contracts, with approximately $100 million in fees expected to be recognized in 2026, achieving about $75 million in new contract scale for the first quarter, further validating institutional demand for RWA (real-world asset) tokenization platforms.In terms of assets and financing, the company has strengthened its balance sheet through a $60 million private placement and an additional $120 million in non-dilutive financing, while advancing the expansion of the SanQtum AI infrastructure platform across the United States, and plans to expand its quantum-secure GPU edge network by the end of 2026, deploying approximately 48,000 GPUs.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market is generally in a pullback, with the NFT sector leading the decline at 3.95% over 24 hours. Within the sector, Audiera (BEAT) rose by 6.27%, while ApeCoin (APE) fell by 4.64%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 1.93%, falling below $80,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 1.23%, dropping below $2,300.In other sectors, the Meme sector fell by 0.25% over 24 hours, with TROLL (TROLL) relatively strong, rising by 24.93%; the CeFi sector declined by 0.6%, with Cronos (CRO) down by 5.54%; the PayFi sector decreased by 1.69%, with Dash (DASH) down by 6.84%; the Layer1 sector fell by 2.15%, but Canton Network (CC) rose by 1.45%; the DeFi sector dropped by 3.16%, with LAB (LAB) significantly rising by 22.84%; the AI sector decreased by 3.57%, with Unibase (UB) peaking at 32.63% during the day; the Layer2 sector fell by 3.6%, with zkSync (ZK) down by 8.37%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiRWA, ssiAI, and ssiSocialFi indices fell by 9.26%, 9.25%, and 8.42%, respectively.

According to QCP Capital analysis, BTC is currently consolidating around $82,000, close to the 200-day moving average, with $80,000 support holding steady, but the $84,000 resistance above has not yet been broken. The core CPI for April year-on-year is 2.8%, slightly above expectations, mainly driven by housing costs (owner's equivalent rent), while core goods inflation remains sluggish, and the transmission of tariffs has not yet fully spread.Core services (excluding housing) inflation has accelerated for three consecutive months, combined with China's PPI turning positive for the first time in 41 months, the global commodity deflation dividend may be fading, and the threshold for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates has been raised further. The market is currently focused on three major catalysts: the meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing (involving trade, rare earths, and Middle East issues), the release of PPI data, and the Senate Banking Committee's review process of the CLARITY cryptocurrency regulatory bill. Before these catalysts materialize, spot prices may continue to fluctuate within a range, with volatility remaining low.

The U.S. April CPI data reached a three-year high, raising concerns in the market about the Federal Reserve's potential rate hikes. Both the U.S. stock market and bond market came under pressure, but Bitcoin performed relatively well. Data shows that the core CPI in the U.S. rose by 0.4% month-on-month in April, higher than the market expectation of 0.3%, and increased to 2.8% year-on-year; the overall CPI, which includes energy prices, rose by 3.8% year-on-year, up from the previous value of 3.3%, marking the highest inflation level since May 2023.As a result of the data, the market quickly adjusted its expectations for the Federal Reserve's policy path. CME FedWatch data shows that traders are currently betting on a probability of over 35% for at least one rate hike within 2026, whereas just a few weeks ago, the mainstream market expectation was still for a rate cut within the year. Risk assets subsequently fell, with the Nasdaq index dropping over 1.3% and U.S. Treasury yields rising in tandem. However, the cryptocurrency market showed some resilience. Bitcoin remained above $80,000 after the data was released, currently reported at around $80,500, essentially flat over the past 24 hours; Ethereum and XRP fell by about 2.5%.

Bitfinex Alpha's latest report indicates that after entering May, BTC successfully broke through the dense selling pressure zone of $78,000 to $79,000, briefly approaching $83,000. This round of increase is mainly driven by spot demand rather than leveraged funds. Since May 8, the spot CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta) has significantly risen, showing that buyers are continuously taking orders and absorbing market supply.ETF capital inflows and public market increases have become the main driving forces, while long-term holders have now accumulated nearly 4 million BTC, marking the largest increase since the pandemic crash in 2020, which means that the circulating chips in the market are being further locked up. The market currently expects about a 94% probability that the Federal Reserve will maintain interest rates in June. In the context of macroeconomic uncertainty, institutional funds continue to position themselves in the crypto market.

Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 mark this week, following a five-day streak of net inflows into spot ETFs, as the market's rebound momentum from February's lows showed signs of cooling. The U.S. April non-farm payroll data added 115,000 jobs, exceeding the expected 62,000, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Although the overall data was relatively strong, it did not significantly alleviate market concerns about macroeconomic uncertainty; instead, it reinforced expectations that "energy-driven inflation limits the space for interest rate cuts."In terms of capital flow, the spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $277 million on Thursday, ending a previous cumulative inflow of $1.69 billion; the Ethereum ETF also recorded a net outflow of $104 million on the same day, indicating a short-term cooling of institutional risk appetite. On the geopolitical front, tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated again, prompting the market to reprice the risks in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a rebound in oil prices, which partially offset the support that previous risk assets received from the decline in oil prices.The derivatives market shows a more long-term hawkish outlook, with interest rate futures pricing in over a 50% probability of rate hikes beyond 2027, suggesting that the easing cycle may be delayed until 2028. On-chain data indicates that the current rise in Bitcoin is primarily driven by institutional spot buying and short covering, with retail participation remaining relatively low, and funding rates maintaining a moderate level, resulting in a weak market momentum structure. Analysts believe that if retail funds do not return, BTC may still face the risk of testing the support range of $75,000 to $78,000.

This week, the cryptocurrency market has reached a critical turning point, with market sentiment significantly improving. BTC successfully broke through $82,000, reaching a nearly three-month high, and firmly established a key support level at $81,000.On May 5, the U.S. spot BTC ETF recorded a net inflow of $467 million, with BlackRock contributing $251 million; on May 6, the ETH ETF also saw inflows exceeding $170 million for three consecutive days. The continued strength in capital indicates that institutional allocation has shifted from "experimental attempts" to strategic "core asset allocation."Against this backdrop, Gate has continuously optimized its institutional-level service system. With the SuperLink architecture and excellent cross-platform capital scheduling capabilities, Gate provides high-performance matching and deep liquidity support for institutional investors. To address the core demands of professional investors for compliance, security, and asset diversification, the platform offers a one-stop custody solution covering crypto assets, CFD contracts, perpetual contracts, and spot tokens.At the same time, Gate has built a comprehensive derivatives matrix covering stocks, metals, indices, foreign exchange, and commodities, helping global institutions achieve efficient strategy execution and risk management in a structural bull market.

According to Coinglass data, despite Bitcoin recently firmly standing above $80,000, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has started to turn negative. For most of April, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index remained in positive territory.In addition, the IFP index, which reflects market participants' risk appetite and the direction of capital flows, has fallen below the 90-day moving average, indicating to some extent that Bitcoin is flowing back from derivatives exchanges to spot exchanges, suggesting a weakening of speculative interest and risk aversion, which typically corresponds to bearish/risk-averse sentiment.