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According to the official announcement, digital asset market data and analytics provider Kaiko has announced the acquisition of the European decentralized finance infrastructure provider Cometh, which holds a MiCA / CASP license, to integrate data, analytics, indices, and on-chain infrastructure capabilities, along with Cometh's expertise in smart contract engineering.Kaiko stated that after the transaction is completed, the company will form an integrated infrastructure covering BMR authorized indices, MiCA compliant products, oracle services, and on-chain execution capabilities. Cometh has previously been granted a MiCA / CASP license by the French AMF and holds ISO 27001:2022 certification.

The latest market intelligence report released by the digital asset trading firm Wintermute shows that global financial markets are undergoing a large-scale macroeconomic repricing, with the market narrative shifting from discussions about the timing of interest rate cuts to preparing for potential rate hikes. This structural shift has been triggered by unexpectedly strong economic data and reignited inflationary pressures, creating significant headwinds for digital assets.The report notes that Bitcoin saw a sharp decline after briefly breaking through $83,000, giving back significant gains within a week, while mainstream alternative tokens experienced double-digit percentage drops. Global wealth managers are actively de-risking under macro constraints, highlighting the fragility of digital asset expansion. On-chain trading indicators suggest that the previous price increases were not driven by genuine spot market demand or organic retail accumulation, but rather primarily from short squeezes in the perpetual futures market.The total open interest in Bitcoin derivatives rapidly expanded by $10 billion to $58 billion within a month, while the underlying spot trading volume simultaneously fell to a two-year low. When Bitcoin broke through $80,000, a large number of short positions were forcibly liquidated, triggering a brief buying frenzy, but failed to establish a lasting structural bottom.The main driving factor behind the current market reversal is that global CPI data continues to exceed expectations, reigniting widespread concerns about interest rate hikes. At the same time, ongoing uncertainty surrounding the nomination of the next Federal Reserve chair has injected unpredictability into the market. Despite long-term positive signals, including a recent net inflow of $623 million into spot ETFs and Bitcoin reserves on trading platforms dropping to a seven-year low, Wintermute emphasizes that these long-term trends are insufficient to alleviate recent structural risks.As international asset managers shift capital towards short-term sovereign debt instruments, digital platforms are struggling to maintain momentum. The near-term outlook for the tokenized market will depend on whether genuine spot buyers return to stabilize the weak liquidity gap.

Lighter may benefit from the recent "fireside chat" between founder Vlad Novakovski and Vitalik discussing high-performance applications on Ethereum and the ZK Rollup scaling roadmap, as well as smart money seeking undervalued targets in the same sector amid multiple favorable conditions. Its platform token Lit has strengthened against the overall weakness in the crypto market. According to HTX data, it is currently priced at $1.771, with a 24-hour increase of 21.87%. The current market focus is on Lighter's high-performance application scenarios in the Ethereum ecosystem, its scalability roadmap, and the future development direction of decentralized finance (DeFi).In addition, according to DefiLlama data, Lighter's 24-hour trading volume reached $1.289 billion, with a holding volume exceeding $760 million.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), there is a significant divergence between bulls and bears in the current HYPE market. The whale address Loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) holds a 5x short position in HYPE with an unrealized loss of over 7 million dollars, while simultaneously opening a new 1 million dollar 3x long position in LIT, and continues to add to the position.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the "Spurs vs. Thunder" event, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Isaiah Hartenstein: Rebounds O/U 1.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 66.5% an hour ago to the current 49% (a fluctuation of 17.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Jin Shi's report, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged until June is 99%, and the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 1%. By July, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 84.4%, the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 0.8%, and the probability of a cumulative rate increase of 25 basis points is 14.8%.

According to Jinshi reports, the interest rate swap market shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by the end of 2026 is over 80%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Cavaliers vs. Knicks" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the win probability for the "Cavaliers" option in the sub-market "1H Moneyline" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 32% an hour ago to the current 48% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Due to the phased cooling of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, international crude oil prices have fallen. According to Bitget market data, Brent crude oil (BZ) is currently priced at $109 per barrel, down 2.53% for the day. The market's long and short positions are intensifying, driving up trading activity in related contract markets.According to CoinGlass data, the current total open interest for BZ contracts across the network has reached $67.9316 million. Among centralized exchanges, Binance, Bitget, and OKX rank in the top three for open interest, with $46.9913 million, $8.3424 million, and $5.6461 million, respectively. Notably, Bitget's platform has seen a 24-hour open interest growth rate of 28.32%, leading the entire network.Currently, the Bitget panoramic exchange (UEX) ecosystem covers diversified assets such as U.S. stocks, CFDs, and cryptocurrencies, providing users with a wide range of cross-market asset allocation channels.

Cryptocurrency infrastructure service provider Zerohash Europe has obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license issued by the Dutch central bank, becoming the first company to hold both the EU MiCA cryptocurrency license and full EMI qualifications.Zerohash previously obtained the MiCA license from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets in October 2025, allowing it to provide cryptocurrency asset services across the EU. With the acquisition of the EMI license, the company will be able to handle both cryptocurrency asset services and traditional electronic money circulation, particularly suitable for stablecoin-related payment and settlement scenarios.The European Banking Authority has previously clarified that some stablecoin fund flows may be considered electronic money business, thus requiring relevant institutions to obtain an additional EMI license. Zerohash stated that the dual-license structure will enable it to provide compliant infrastructure for banks, brokerages, fintech companies, payment service providers, and enterprise platforms in the European market.

Verus posted on the X platform confirming that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge has been attacked, with ETH, USDC, and tBTC stolen from the Ethereum chain contracts. Currently, other bridged assets have not been affected. The Verus network has now suspended operations, and most block-producing nodes have proactively gone offline after experiencing the impact of the attack. The development team is working hard to investigate the scope of the incident, the attack path, and subsequent handling plans, and will announce progress after confirming more information.Verus stated that it is willing to cooperate with relevant law enforcement agencies to pursue legal responsibility; however, if the attacker returns the full amount of funds, the project team is willing to offer a bug bounty and will not pursue further accountability. Verus also reminds anyone claiming to be a member of the Verus team or community in public channels, private messages, or other channels and offering "compensation" or "reimbursement plans" to be scammers. The official emphasizes not to interact with anyone claiming to have compensation projects or offering reimbursement, and to report relevant accounts to Discord or the X platform in a timely manner.Previously, the Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $11.58 million.

The probability on Polymarket for "Hyperliquid will reach $52 in May" has dropped to 19%, down 22% in 24 hours. If during May (from 00:00 on the 1st of the month to 23:59 on the last day, Eastern Time), the highest price (High) of any 1-minute K-line for the Binance HYPEUSDT contract reaches or exceeds the set price in the title, the market will immediately settle as "Yes"; otherwise, it will settle as "No". The settlement data will only use the 1-minute K-line data from the Binance HYPEUSDT contract market, and prices from other exchanges, other trading pairs, or spot market prices will not be included in the settlement basis.According to market news, the prediction market sees changes before pricing.

According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas to gradually shut down operations. CEO Alex Holmes stated that changes in the regulatory environment have made the current business model unsustainable, with states implementing stricter compliance obligations, including new transaction limits, and some jurisdictions even directly restricting or banning Bitcoin ATM operations.In April, the company experienced a security breach that resulted in the theft of $3.7 million. Last week, the company stated that there were "significant deficiencies" in cash transportation reconciliation, preventing timely delivery of the first-quarter financial report. Preliminary unaudited data shows that first-quarter revenue decreased by 49.2% year-over-year, with a net loss of $9.5 million, compared to a net profit of $12.2 million in the same period last year. The company was founded in 2016 and operates the largest Bitcoin ATM network in North America, with over 9,000 machines globally.

According to Jinshi reports, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged until June is 99.2%, while the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 0.8%. By July, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 95%, the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 0.7%, and the probability of a cumulative rate increase of 25 basis points is 4.2%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Jon Rahm" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 16.65% an hour ago to the current 37.45% (a fluctuation of 20.8%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

THORChain released an update on the hacking incident on platform X. Preliminary evidence suggests that a node that recently joined the network may have been controlled by a malicious operator, who exploited the GG20 TSS vulnerability to obtain key information from vault participants, ultimately reconstructing the vault private key and executing unauthorized withdrawal transactions. Currently, multiple THORChain nodes have been shut down, resulting in the network being in a paused state. RUNE transfers are expected to resume in about 12 hours, but the specific situation will depend on node decisions. Functions such as trading, liquidity provider operations, and signing are still unavailable, and a full restoration of network functionality is expected to take several days. Recovery plans are under discussion and may include reducing the staking of affected nodes, as well as other remedial measures proposed by the community.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, as the HYPE price declines, the 5x leveraged HYPE short position established by Loracle.hl (Loracle.xyz) has returned to profitability, and its 5x leveraged CRBS short position currently has an unrealized profit of over 1.76 million dollars.Its total profit has now risen to 41.43 million dollars.

According to Sina Finance, multiple informed sources have revealed that the majority of SpaceX shareholders have voted to approve the board's proposal for a 1-for-5 stock split for this private company, while converting all Class C common stock into Class A common stock. This plan officially took effect automatically on May 4, 2026, local time.Informed sources stated that shareholders have received email notifications, and after the stock split is completed, the fair market price per share will be adjusted from the previous $526.59 to approximately $105.32.SpaceX emphasized in the notification that this stock split aims to proportionally adjust the price per share and increase the number of shares held by shareholders, without changing the overall value of the company or the total value of the shares held by shareholders.