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Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump, stated that the Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, supported by the Trump family, increased its holdings by 200 Bitcoins, raising the total holdings to 7,500 Bitcoins.

According to Jinshi News, the USD/JPY has once again risen above 159, with an intraday increase of 0.13%.

Data shows that the number of wallets holding at least 100 bitcoins (BTC) has risen to 20,229, an increase of about 11.2% compared to a year ago. The data indicates that, against the backdrop of market volatility, whales and institutional investors continue to accumulate bitcoins, reflecting stable confidence in medium to long-term holdings.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the giant whale Loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) has further increased its 5x HYPE short position to 1.44 million HYPE, worth $69.3 million, with a liquidation price of $69.64, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $8 million.

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 on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the amount of SOL transferred from Pump.fun to Kraken has increased to 174,400 coins, worth approximately 14.76 million USD.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward announced its Q1 2026 performance, showing adjusted revenue of $507 million, a year-on-year increase of 3%, achieving growth despite the overall downturn in the cryptocurrency market.The report indicated that Payward's futures business performed strongly during the period, with daily average revenue trades (DARTs) increasing by 51% year-on-year, primarily benefiting from the expansion of NinjaTrader, Breakout, and derivatives business.However, the company's adjusted EBITDA fell to $18 million. Payward stated that it continues to invest in mergers and acquisitions, product development, and regulatory infrastructure construction, rather than prioritizing short-term profits.Data shows that during Q1 2026, Bitcoin fell by 22%, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization shrank by 23%, and the industry's spot trading volume decreased by 38%. In contrast, Kraken's performance during the bear market remained relatively stable.Payward co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated, "While other companies choose to contract, we choose to continue investing."Additionally, the company disclosed that Kraken's spot market share has increased from about 3.5% in mid-2025 to 5.2% in March 2026; the number of funded accounts on the platform grew by 47% year-on-year to 6.1 million, and the platform's asset scale rose to $40 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on May 18, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $2.03 billion, an increase of 4,403.11% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $2.01 billion (an increase of 4,574.4% compared to last week) to purchase 24,869 Bitcoins at a price of $80,985, bringing the total holdings to 843,738 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.In addition, four other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Asset management company Strive announced on May 12 that it bought 9 Bitcoins, without disclosing the specific amount spent, bringing its total holdings to 15,009 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on May 12 and May 15 that it invested $2.84 million to purchase 25 Bitcoins at a price of $81,592.67 and 10 Bitcoins at a price of $79,662, bringing its total holdings to 2,840 Bitcoins; the French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on May 18 that it invested $15.02 million to purchase 192 Bitcoins at a price of $78,205.4, bringing its total holdings to 3,135 Bitcoins; the Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on May 18 that it invested $390,900 to purchase 5 Bitcoins at a price of $78,180, bringing its total holdings to 3,737 Bitcoins.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the listed companies worldwide (excluding mining companies) is 1,113,841 Bitcoins, an increase of 2.37% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $86.16 billion, accounting for 5.6% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to PR Newswire, the US-listed company Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) announced that its ETH holdings have increased to 5.28 million coins, with a total value of approximately $12.6 billion, accounting for 4.37% of the current total supply of 120.7 million ETH, and it has completed about 87% of its goal to "hold 5% of the ETH supply."The announcement shows that Bitmine currently has 4.7129 million ETH staked, valued at approximately $10.3 billion based on an ETH price of $2,191. In addition to ETH, the company also holds approximately $685 million in cash and other crypto assets, and disclosed that it holds about $83 million in shares of the Nasdaq-listed company Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), making it one of the few publicly traded companies that can indirectly provide investors with exposure to OpenAI.Bitmine stated that Ethereum continues to benefit from two major trends: "Wall Street asset tokenization" and the growing demand for open, neutral public blockchains driven by AI systems. The company also mentioned that its MAVAN (Made in America Validator Network) is an Ethereum staking platform aimed at institutional investors, focusing on security, yield, and network resilience.In terms of market performance, Bitmine stated that BMNR has currently become the 133rd ranked stock by trading volume in the US, with an average daily trading volume of approximately $857 million over the past five days. The company has also received support from institutions and investors such as ARK founder Cathie Wood, Founders Fund, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital, and Tom Lee.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that Strategy purchased 24,869 bitcoins for approximately $2.01 billion last week, with an average price of about $80,985.As of May 17, 2026, Strategy has accumulated a total of 843,738 bitcoins, with a total holding cost of approximately $63.87 billion, an average price of about $75,700, and a BTC return of 12.6% year-to-date in 2026.

Gate, a global leading digital asset trading platform, released its transparency report for April 2026. As the on-chain infrastructure continues to improve and capital efficiency increases, the synergy between on-chain trading, financial products, and payment scenarios has further enhanced, maintaining a steady upward trend in overall ecosystem activity.In terms of on-chain network, the number of transactions on Gate Layer exceeded 36.3 million, with a month-on-month growth of over 11%. The proportion of non-API trading on Perp DEX is close to 90%, reflecting a continued recovery in retail participation. On the capital and product side, the peak TVL of Yubibao approached $1.8 billion, the scale of on-chain earning products continues to grow, GUSD's scale has increased to over $190 million, and the crypto payment scenario has further extended into daily consumption through Gate Card, with the user base continuously rising.In addition, Gate has joined the Mastercard crypto partner program and is deepening cooperation around crypto cards, stablecoin payments, and cross-border settlements, promoting the accelerated integration of digital assets into the global mainstream payment system.The platform ecosystem is also continuously evolving, with approximately 2.5577 million GT tokens burned on-chain in the first quarter of 2026, with a destruction value exceeding $20.68 million. As of now, the cumulative burn of GT has exceeded 187 million tokens, accounting for about 62.46% of the initial supply.On the basis of adhering to the stable execution of the established burn plan, the long-term supply contraction trend of GT has become clearer, providing a foundation for its scarcity and value support. Gate is continuing to strengthen the integrity and global connectivity of its multi-asset financial infrastructure through the synergy of on-chain ecosystem expansion and asset management.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, BlackRock has added 3.14 million shares of the Bitcoin reserve company Strategy stock, worth approximately $535.6 million. Currently, BlackRock holds a total of 17.75 million shares of Strategy stock, valued at about $3.02 billion, an increase of 21.5% compared to the previous position.

French-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced an increase of 192 BTC, worth approximately 13 million euros (about 15.2 million dollars), with an average purchase price of about 78,948 dollars. After this increase, Capital B's total Bitcoin holdings rose to 3,135 BTC.Previously, the company announced the completion of a 17.8 million dollar financing, with investors including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and Paris asset management company TOBAM. Data shows that Capital B is currently the second largest Bitcoin treasury company in Europe, second only to Germany's Bitcoin Group SE, which holds 3,605 BTC. Despite the company's continued advancement of its Bitcoin treasury strategy, its stock price fell by about 2.4% after the announcement.

According to GMGN monitoring, the market value of the Base ecosystem token aeon has been continuously rising recently, with a 24-hour increase of 72%, reaching a market value of 9.2 million USD, and a trading volume of approximately 3.1 million USD during the same period.It is reported that aeon is the AI agent infrastructure, which has recently attracted the attention of several institutions or founders, leading to a continuous increase in market value. In addition, the associated upper-layer application token MiroShark, from the same founder, has seen its market value rise by about 60%, reaching 3 million USD.ChainCatcher reminds users that on-chain trading is highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

According to crypto analyst Yu Jin @EmberCN, a whale holding $290 million in ETH has increased its position by 5,001 ETH three hours ago.Data shows that the address borrowed approximately 10.6 million USDT through Spark and Aave, and purchased 5,001 ETH at an average price of about $2,120. Currently, its total holdings amount to 137,400 ETH, valued at approximately $290 million, with positions leveraged through Aave and Spark, and the current overall liquidation price is about $1,324.

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, Bithumb had the largest increase, reaching 1.42%; Bybit had the largest decrease, at 0.82%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, in the past 7 days, regarding net outflows, Bitget had the highest outflow, reaching 900 million USD, followed by KuCoin (-54.9831 million USD) and Gate (-54.3433 million USD); the top three net inflows were Binance (+463 million USD), Deribit (+22.0726 million USD), and OKX (+20.2018 million USD).

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the wallet 0xb5E4 associated with a16z has purchased 372,000 HYPE again in the past 3 hours, worth approximately 16.91 million dollars.Data shows that since April 14, this address has accumulated a total purchase of 2.11 million HYPE, with a total value of approximately 90.87 million dollars.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 trending sector tokens in the past 24 hours are as follows:SPCTROLL (FoeP....ump): Currently priced at $0.0001, market cap of $22,000, 24h increase of +766.5%, 24h trading volume of $7.72 million, number of trades 135,542;memecoins (69FV....ump): Currently priced at $0.0002, market cap of $140,000, 24h increase of +5.43K%, 24h trading volume of $3.90 million, number of trades 68,222;ALIEN (AQ4T....YnQ): Currently priced at $0.0002, market cap of $180,000, 24h increase of +5.44K%, 24h trading volume of $2.05 million, number of trades 37,265;Mira (4J3P....ump): Currently priced at $0.0001, market cap of $62,000, 24h increase of +2.5K%, 24h trading volume of $2.01 million, number of trades 38,792;Peace (DFeo....5Pu): Currently priced at $0.0001, market cap of $57,000, 24h increase of +1.9K%, 24h trading volume of $2.23 million, number of trades 38,613;

According to BBX data, last weekend Gemini and BlackRock released Q1 data, with the following core dynamics:Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI): Q1 revenue of $50.3 million (+42%, exceeding expectations), EPS -$0.93 (better than -$1.03); $100 million BTC strategic investment (1,258 BTC, $14/share); credit card +300%, CFTC DCO license; +17% on May 15.Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN): -7.6% on May 15 (CLARITY Act sell-off, Polymarket 59%, Warsh Fed uncertainty, Form 144); data security costs of $180-400M hanging.BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) IBIT: Mubadala Q1 13F (disclosed on May 16): IBIT holding of 14.7 million shares worth $566 million (+16%), over $500 million for three consecutive quarters; Al Warda holds another $408 million, with a combined peak of over $1 billion.