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TRONSCAN's latest data shows that the total number of transactions on the TRON network has reached 14,001,026,800, officially surpassing the 14 billion mark. It is reported that the total number of transactions refers to the cumulative number of all transactions on the TRON network.As a major global payment network and blockchain infrastructure, TRON has a large user base, with on-chain transaction activity continuously rising and user demand steadily increasing. Currently, the total number of TRON accounts has reached 381 million, and the total value locked (TVL) exceeds 28.9 billion USD. In addition, the issuance of TRC20-USDT has recently hit new highs, increasing to 89.3 billion coins, with a cumulative increase of 8 billion coins this year.

Strategy's preferred stock STRC recorded a record trading volume on Thursday, with a transaction amount reaching $1.53 billion, more than quadrupling the average over the past 30 days. Reports indicate that this peak in trading mainly occurred on the eve of the ex-dividend date, with a large number of trades priced at or above the $100 par value level. STRC currently offers an annualized cash dividend of approximately 11.5%, paid monthly.The high trading volume propelled Strategy to complete a new round of Bitcoin accumulation through its ATM (at-the-market) financing mechanism, purchasing approximately 11,707 BTC, allowing the company to continue expanding its position as the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder in the world. Market data shows that STRC slightly retreated by about 1% in pre-market trading after entering ex-dividend trading, approaching the trading range just below $100, consistent with the usual price adjustment pattern for dividend-paying assets after the ex-dividend date. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin slightly weakened to around $80,500, and Strategy's common stock also fell by about 2%, reflecting the continued significant correlation between cryptocurrency assets and the company's stock price.

According to Times Brasil, the decision-making committee of the administrative sanctions procedure under the Central Bank of Brazil imposed a fine of approximately $3.15 million on Banco Topázio and prohibited it from conducting over-the-counter foreign exchange business for virtual asset trading for the next two years.Regulators stated that Banco Topázio had deficiencies in customer qualification review, customer registration, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls while handling approximately $1.7 billion in related business from October 2020 to September 2021, and failed to report unusual transactions to Coaf. Officials from the Central Bank of Brazil indicated that similar restrictions may also apply to other institutions involved in cryptocurrency business in the future.

According to CoinDesk, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio stated that Bitcoin's lack of privacy protection, with transactions being monitorable and potentially controllable, is a primary reason why central banks are reluctant to hold Bitcoin. Dalio mentioned that about 1% of his portfolio is allocated to Bitcoin, but he believes that the transparent ledger characteristic of Bitcoin makes it difficult to serve as a reserve asset.Dalio also pointed out that Bitcoin has a 90-day correlation coefficient of 0.89 with the Nasdaq index, and about 79% of its price fluctuations can be explained by the performance of tech stocks, which undermines its function as an independent store of value. Furthermore, the market size of Bitcoin is still relatively small compared to gold and is more susceptible to influence; Dalio believes that gold still plays a more central role in the global system.

According to GlobeNewswire, IREN announced plans to issue $2 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2033, and grant initial purchasers an additional option to purchase up to $300 million. The notes are unsecured senior debt, expected to mature in December 2033, with proceeds partially used for capped call hedging transactions and the remainder for general corporate purposes and working capital.At the same time, IREN also plans to simultaneously unwind part of the capped call hedging positions related to the convertible bonds maturing in 2029 and 2030. The company stated that hedging institutions may engage in derivative and spot trading around IREN stock, which could affect the stock price and the initial conversion price of the new notes.Previously, IREN has become one of the most aggressive companies in the U.S. stock market in expanding AI data center and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, and this large-scale financing may further enhance its capital expenditure and expansion capabilities.

On May 10, Vitalik Buterin published a research article advocating that cryptocurrency payments need to shift from pseudonymity to default privacy, proposing the use of zero-knowledge proof (ZK) transactions to replace standard transfers, allowing users to prove payment validity without exposing their full balance or transaction history.Vitalik specifically pointed out that in the era of agents, autonomous AI agents need to pay service fees (such as LLM API fees) without leaving traceable footprints. By using recursive SNARKs and ZK APIs for points, Ethereum Layer 2 can handle privacy payments at the same speed and cost as transparent transactions. The proposal also includes selective disclosure and proof of innocence mechanisms, allowing users to provide specific proofs to compliance agencies or tax authorities without disclosing data to the public, in response to anti-money laundering regulatory requirements.Vitalik believes that the public transparency of blockchain is the main obstacle preventing cryptocurrency payments from replacing traditional payments, and the ZK payment standard aims to make privacy a default feature.

According to market news, the Korean National Tax Service is building an AI system costing about $2.2 million to track cryptocurrency transactions and crack down on tax evaders, expected to be completed by the end of 2026.The system will integrate exchange trading records with blockchain data to identify suspicious transactions such as money laundering, unreported gifts, and offshore tax evasion, and will expand its tracking scope to non-custodial wallets. The National Tax Service is coordinating implementation details with five major exchanges, including Upbit and Bithumb, with the final tax guidelines expected to be released by the end of 2026.A survey by the Financial Services Commission of South Korea shows that the country has verified over 11 million cryptocurrency investors, but the growth rate has significantly slowed, with the growth rate of tradable accounts dropping from 25% in the first half of 2024 to 3% in the second half. The South Korean government has confirmed that it will impose a 22% tax on cryptocurrency asset gains starting January 1, 2027, with taxes due on the portion of annual gains exceeding approximately $1,800. This tax has been postponed twice from its original schedule in 2025.

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Mysten Labs, posted on the X platform that confidential transactions will be launched on the Sui network this year, enabling large-scale, free, and privacy-protected payments.

Base's official tweet stated that in the first quarter of this year, the total payment amount of the x402 protocol has exceeded 100 million dollars. Among them, over 90% of the total transactions using stablecoins by on-chain AI agents occurred on the Base network.

With the official implementation of cryptocurrency regulatory reforms in Australia, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) announced today the launch of two supervisory actions targeting the virtual asset industry.AUSTRAC stated on social media that it is engaging with dozens of cryptocurrency companies and trading platforms, focusing on how they manage anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) risks and preparing for the upcoming reforms. This supervisory action primarily targets over-the-counter (OTC) operators and local trading platforms. The new laws have expanded the regulatory scope to include custodial and brokerage services. This reform marks a further improvement in Australia's regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry, aiming to enhance industry compliance standards and mitigate financial crime risks.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Daly stated that it is crucial to maintain price stability while avoiding hasty actions.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sent a letter to Binance, requesting compliance explanations regarding recent reports involving cryptocurrency transactions related to Iran and to strengthen regulatory cooperation.It is reported that this move comes amid ongoing scrutiny by U.S. regulators over cross-border capital flows on cryptocurrency platforms. Previous investigations and media reports have pointed to the possibility that Iran and related entities may be transferring funds through centralized exchanges, drawing the attention of the U.S. Treasury and Justice Departments.

DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) CEO Frank La Salla stated that the company is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer 1 blockchains to explore migrating complex corporate actions such as dividend payments and tender offers to on-chain processing.La Salla mentioned at the Consensus 2026 conference that most blockchains still lack efficiency in handling corporate actions, while DTCC needs to process millions of dividend payments daily, thus requiring support from Layer 1 networks with high throughput and stability. DTCC is one of the core infrastructures of the U.S. capital markets, handling approximately $20 trillion in U.S. Treasury and securities transactions daily. The organization plans to launch a tokenized securities platform test in July this year, aiming for a broader rollout in October.La Salla believes that "tokenized collateral" could become the first large-scale institutional application scenario for blockchain. In the future, Asian institutions could even access dollar liquidity in real-time through on-chain collateral during New York's Sunday hours. However, he also warned that blockchain still faces issues such as scalability, liquidity fragmentation, and risk management, especially the efficiency of "net settlement" in traditional financial systems, which remains difficult to replicate in a decentralized environment.

According to CCTV reports, on May 5 local time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth stated that given the current administration's determination that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is still in effect, President Trump does not need to seek congressional approval to continue military actions.Hegseth insisted that if Trump orders the resumption of military strikes, discussions on related matters will naturally take place at that time.

The Ink ecological lending protocol Tydro announced on platform X that the team has suspended all markets after receiving a report about issues with a third-party oracle, ensuring the safety of user funds. The team is currently conducting an active investigation and will provide further updates as soon as possible.

According to Cointelegraph, the South Korean crypto industry group DAXA (Digital Asset Exchange Alliance), representing 27 registered virtual asset service providers (VASP), has submitted objections to the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) regarding the proposed amendments to the implementation order of the Specific Financial Information Act.The new regulations aim to require domestic VASPs to report any virtual asset transfers with foreign VASPs as suspicious transaction reports (STR) if the amount reaches 10 million won (approximately $6,800), regardless of the risk level. DAXA warned that this would cause the annual reporting volume of South Korea's five major trading platforms (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax) to surge from about 63,000 last year to over 5.4 million, making compliance practically impossible.The industry also opposes the proposed requirement to verify the accuracy of customer information, arguing that the subordinate rules impose obligations not clearly defined by law. This industry backlash comes as exchanges face sanctions from financial regulators in court. On April 9, the court ruled to lift part of the business suspension against Upbit operator Dunamu, but the regulators have appealed. On April 30, the court suspended the six-month partial business suspension against Bithumb. Coinone also received a temporary stay of execution.The public consultation period for the new regulations ends on May 11, and it is expected to be finalized in July after regulatory and legal reviews. This highlights the tension between South Korea's tightening of crypto anti-money laundering regulations and the industry's concerns about excessive compliance burdens.

According to growthepie, the Ethereum mainnet recently reached a historic high in monthly transaction volume, totaling 72.8 million transactions.The specific distribution is as follows: token transfers account for 62%, utility (including inscriptions) account for 13%, financial transactions account for 8%, cross-chain transactions account for 2%, and unclassified transactions account for 15%.

According to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that ongoing additional actions threaten the Federal Reserve's ability to perform its duties.

According to The Block, Visa has partnered with WeFi, a "on-chain bank" company founded by former Tether CEO Reeve Collins, allowing users to hold digital assets through self-custody wallets while directly spending within the global Visa acceptance network, without the need to custody assets in centralized exchanges.Maksym Sakharov, co-founder and CEO of WeFi, stated that stablecoins are directly embedded in the underlying infrastructure, with settlements automatically completed in the background, providing a user experience similar to regular payments. This collaboration will initially roll out in certain markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with further expansion depending on regulatory approval progress.

According to Jinshi reports, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that if the current supply shock produces a secondary chain reaction, it will be necessary to consider raising interest rates.