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Grayscale submitted its S-1 amendment for the Hyperliquid Staking ETF, proposing to set the fund management fee at 0.29%, with the code HYPG. This rate is lower than similar products already launched by Bitwise and 21Shares. Among them, Bitwise's BHYP has a first-month fee rate of 0%, followed by 0.34%; 21Shares' THYP has a fee rate of 0.3%. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated that Grayscale's fund is expected to launch as early as this week. If successfully launched, HYPG will become the third Hyperliquid-related ETF.

According to hket, Hong Kong's Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Chen Haolian, stated that the authorities will submit legislative proposals to the Legislative Council within the year regarding the provision of virtual asset services and management, promoting the establishment of a comprehensive regulatory system covering trading, custody, advisory, and asset management, and implementing a mandatory licensing arrangement.The new framework will be advanced according to the principle of "same business, same risk, same rules," aligning with the current regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, and will focus on strengthening private key management and client asset security requirements in virtual asset custody.The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the current applications for licenses related to virtual assets continue to increase, but licensing will adhere to the principle of "quality over quantity," balancing market capacity and quality.

According to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has partnered with Elon Musk's xAI to launch a new feature in its prediction market called "Command Center," powered by Grok.This feature can automatically recommend personalized markets based on users' holdings, watchlists, and prediction history, covering areas such as cryptocurrency, sports, commodities, politics, economics, and culture.Currently, Gemini's prediction market business is still relatively small, with revenue of $400,000 in the first quarter of this year and approximately 20,000 users, far below leading platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.

According to CoinDesk, Michael Kramer, founder and CEO of Motte Capital Management, stated that the U.S. Treasury's related settlement operations are expected to withdraw about $150 billion in liquidity from the financial system, which may exacerbate Bitcoin's current decline.He pointed out that Bitcoin often serves as a leading indicator of liquidity and has recently fallen below the key support level of approximately $75,000, down about 11% from this month's high of $82,500. Michael Kramer expects that this round of liquidity tightening will mainly come from U.S. Treasury bonds and short-term Treasury bill settlements.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that, according to private messages made public last year by Brian Quintenz, a former CFTC chair nominee appointed by Trump, he previously refused to comment on enforcement actions related to Gemini before formally confirming the chair position.Eleanor Terrett stated that, at present, current CFTC chair Caroline Pham has aligned her position with the Winklevoss brothers, believing that the CFTC should not have sued Gemini from the beginning.She further indicated that whether to revoke the relevant consent order will be decided by a judge in the Southern District of New York. A legal expert stated that this move constitutes a "highly unusual step."

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Tuesday that it has jointly filed a motion with Gemini Trust Company LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, requesting the dismissal of a previous judgment against Gemini.The case was originally filed in June 2022, and the parties reached a consent order in January 2025. After a comprehensive review, the CFTC concluded that the lawsuit should not have been filed and would not be filed under current enforcement standards.The review identified six major issues: the complaint was primarily based on statements from a whistleblower of questionable credibility; the investigation targeted Gemini as a victim of fraud rather than the alleged fraudster; there were serious doubts about the strength of the evidence against Gemini; relevant supporting materials were concealed and not submitted to the commissioners during the CFTC's vote on the complaint; the litigation team invoked deliberative process privilege to prevent Gemini from obtaining evidence necessary for its defense; and personnel improperly used CFTC regulatory power to create leverage for settlement.The CFTC determined that continuing to enforce the forward-looking provisions of the consent order is neither consistent with its mission nor in the public interest, and that the non-forward-looking provisions of the consent order (such as civil penalties) have been fulfilled. The parties jointly request the court to vacate the remaining forward-looking provisions.

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has launched an AI integration tool called Base MCP, which allows users' Base accounts to connect to AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor. Users can complete transfers, token exchanges, check balances, view transaction records, and interact with DeFi applications through natural language.

The B.AI platform announces that after the API side has completed the integration, Gemini 3.5 Flash is now officially available to platform Web Chat users. As Google's next-generation high-performance model, Gemini 3.5 Flash achieves high-speed and stable performance comparable to leading models at a lower cost, while demonstrating stronger capabilities in code understanding, complex task handling, and agent application scenarios, providing users with an efficient and smooth interactive experience. Currently, users can directly experience this model through the B.AI API and Web Chat dual channels, and are welcome to try it out immediately.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, only Gemini saw a decline, with a decrease of 0.25%; Bybit had the largest increase, reaching 2.65%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, in the past 7 days, the top three net inflows were Bybit (+$393 million), Bitget (+$342 million), and HTX (+$13.14 million); the top three net outflows were Binance (-$236 million), Gate (-$98.43 million), and Deribit (-$72.20 million).

The person in charge of the prediction market Polymarket stated that the recent security incident was caused by the leakage of a private key that had been in use for six years. This private key was used for internal recharge configuration, and some funds consequently flowed to related addresses.The team has now completed the rotation of the private key and revoked all production environment permissions. The subsequent plan is to migrate all private keys to a Key Management Service (KMS), abandoning traditional storage methods. The platform and UMA contracts were not attacked, user funds are safe, and platform operations are unaffected.

The Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) reached an asset management scale of $30.5 million within the first five trading days after its listing, with a net inflow of $26.9 million.

According to Caixin, in response to the China Securities Regulatory Commission's investigation into Changqiao Securities and the proposed administrative penalties, Changqiao Securities stated that its licensed entities are regulated by overseas regulatory agencies such as the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.Changqiao emphasized that customer funds are completely separated from the company's operating funds and are stored in independent custody bank accounts as required by regulations; the U.S. stocks and Hong Kong stocks held are respectively custodied by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), and are protected by the Hong Kong Investor Compensation Fund (ICF). At the same time, the company will strictly implement all rectification requirements and legally and compliantly promote relevant arrangements.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission and seven other departments jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Rectification of Illegal Cross-Border Securities, Futures, and Fund Operating Activities."It is reported that the overall requirement of the "Rectification Plan" is to carry out concentrated rectification for two years, completely banning the illegal cross-border operating activities of foreign securities, futures, and fund operating institutions, and achieving the rectification goal of "resolutely banning the illegal and steadily cleaning up the existing stock."The targets of rectification include foreign institutions engaged in illegal cross-border securities, futures, and fund business, domestic related or cooperative entities assisting foreign institutions in illegal cross-border operations, illegal intermediaries soliciting domestic investors, internet platforms and online self-media that illegally publish information, and so on. Illegal cross-border operating activities of foreign institutions will be banned in accordance with the law, and behaviors of relevant entities that violate laws and regulations related to foreign exchange management, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity and information management, personal information protection, etc., will also be included in the scope of rectification.

According to Business Insider, the blockchain venture capital firm BlockBooster announced the launch of its first fund, BlockBooster Digital Venture Fund I, on May 15, with a scale of $50 million. The fund focuses on four major tracks: AI infrastructure, on-chain transaction ecosystems, on-chain asset management, and tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), marking the company's formal entry into the digital economy as a comprehensive alternative asset manager.

Centralized exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini urged U.S. Senate lawmakers to remove specific provisions in the Digital Asset Market Structure Bill. The provision restricts trading platforms from listing tokens that are susceptible to market manipulation. The exchanges submitted amendments requesting the removal of this restriction, arguing that this regulatory standard, derived from traditional commodity futures, would hinder the listing of low liquidity small tokens on compliant exchanges and limit industry innovation.

Bitget is about to launch preOPAI flexible wealth management. During the event, users can go to the "Easy Coin Earning" section to subscribe to preOPAI, with a maximum of 5% APR. The subscription will open on May 19 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Specific parameters are subject to what is displayed on the subscription page, and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.

Bitwise tweeted that it will use 10% of the management fees from its Hyperliquid ETF ($BHYP) to hold HYPE on the company's balance sheet, taking concrete action to support the development of the Hyperliquid ecosystem.Bitwise emphasized that Hyperliquid adopts a community-first model, with 99% of the blockchain's revenue used for the buyback and destruction of HYPE, stating, "If the protocol succeeds, the community should succeed." Bitwise's decision to hold HYPE is based on this principle.

Bitcoin mining company and AI infrastructure company IREN announced that it has acquired the creative and media agency Awaken, which focuses on content strategy and brand building for high-growth companies.According to the announcement, some core members of Awaken will join IREN, including Awaken founder and CEO Chris Parker, who will be responsible for IREN's overall branding and marketing strategy.IREN co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Roberts stated that as the company continues to expand into new markets and customer bases, the importance of brand awareness and user engagement is increasing. The Awaken team has long been a trusted partner of IREN, and internalizing these capabilities is a natural step in the company's expansion process.