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According to the trading analysis platform Polymarket Polyinsider, the address 0xc6dd...89F made a precise bet on the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire event, achieving a daily profit of $34,000, setting a recent best performance. This address belongs to a high-win-rate "fundamental" trader, with a historical total win rate of 70.4%, and has realized a cumulative profit of approximately $78,800.Data analysis shows that today's significant profit is mainly due to its accurate judgment on the event "Russia and Ukraine will cease fire before June 30, 2026." This event has been successfully settled with a "YES" result. The trader not only recorded a daily trading volume of over $1 million but also successfully locked in the largest single profit in recent times. As of now, this address has accumulated a total of 2,526 trades, with a historical maximum drawdown controlled at approximately $14,000.

According to BBX data, this week the outflow channels of cryptocurrency infrastructure and the forward-looking financial reports of mining companies are advancing on two fronts, with the core dynamics as follows:Kraken (parent company Payward, Inc.) and the global payment network MoneyGram announced the establishment of a global strategic partnership through PR Newswire on May 5. Kraken users can withdraw cash exchanged for cryptocurrency in hundreds of fiat currencies at nearly 500,000 MoneyGram physical locations covering over 100 countries; initially focusing on cryptocurrency outflows, with plans to expand to local bank deposits and cross-border remittance flows; Kraken is responsible for customer identity verification, while MoneyGram provides licensed remittance services and compliance frameworks. Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed in an interview with Fortune that the company's IPO progress is "close to 80%," having previously submitted its confidential S-1 filing to the SEC. Bloomberg estimates the current valuation at approximately $13.3 billion based on a $200 million equity investment from Deutsche Börse.MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MARA) officially announced on ir.mara.com on May 4 that its Q1 2026 financial report will be released after the market closes on May 11, with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 PM (ET); analyst consensus expects an EPS of approximately -$2.34 and revenue of about $184.2 million. As of the end of 2025, the company holds 53,822 BTC, with full-year revenue for 2025 at $907 million (up 38% year-on-year) and a hash rate of 66.4 EH/s; during Q1 2026, the price of BTC fell from about $87,000 to around $68,000, putting pressure on the mining company's total costs. The market will focus on the progress of its AI/HPC data center transformation and the rollout pace of the Starwood JV, which exceeds 1 gigawatt capacity.The U.S. Department of Labor released the April non-farm employment data on May 8, showing an increase of 115,000 jobs, nearly double the market expectation; Bitcoin maintained a range of $79,000---$80,000 after the data was released, with the market interpreting this "soft landing" signal as favorable for risk assets—an unheated job market means an increased probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining current interest rates, keeping the mid-term liquidity environment for cryptocurrency stable. The monthly net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs in April was approximately $2.44 billion, the strongest single month data of the year; April's monthly close rose by 16%, and if May's closing price remains above $76,000, it will confirm three consecutive months of positive monthly closes for Bitcoin, which Fundstrat founder Tom Lee defines as a "bear market ending signal."

According to Bloomberg, BlackRock is planning to launch two tokenized money market funds aimed at stablecoin holders, rather than traditional bank account customers. One is a digital share class of the BlackRock Treasury Liquidity Fund, investing in cash, U.S. Treasury securities, and other securities maturing within 93 days, which will be issued on the Ethereum blockchain; the other is the newly established BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Fund, targeting investors managing finances through crypto wallets and stablecoins, which will be launched on multiple blockchains.BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has repeatedly stated that all financial assets will eventually be tokenized. The BUIDL fund launched by BlackRock in 2024 currently has a size of approximately $2.5 billion.

According to GMGN monitoring, the Meme coin Freedom of Money on the BSC chain rose 25% within 1 hour, with a market capitalization recovering to 12 million USD, and a 24-hour increase of 40%, with a trading volume of approximately 2.2 million USD during the same period.Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and concept speculation, with no actual value or use case; investors should be aware of the risks.

Circle officially announced that its USYC asset management scale has surpassed 3 billion USD, making it the largest tokenized money market fund in the world. This milestone indicates the continuous growth of tokenized money market funds, while the role of on-chain collateral in the digital asset market is also steadily increasing.USYC is a product that tokenizes traditional money market funds through blockchain technology, allowing institutional investors to hold, trade, and manage yield-bearing assets on-chain. The fund primarily invests in short-term U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. government securities-backed reverse repurchase agreements.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:Goblin (3KHM....ump): Net inflow of $6,000, with a 24-hour increase of 312.8%, currently priced at $0.0057.PURCH (7EW5....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 477.9%, currently priced at $0.001.TrackedBio (7t1T....Mrn): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -39.3%, currently priced at $0.0002.CHILLBASS (4DRS....ump): Net inflow of $451, with a 24-hour increase of 295.1%, currently priced at $0.0001.MROBOTICS (DMzV....ump): Net inflow of $448, with a 24-hour increase of 22%, currently priced at $0.0001.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated at the Consensus Miami conference that the preparations for KrakenIPO are about 80% complete, and the company has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, currently waiting for the right market window.Kraken also announced a partnership with MoneyGram, where both parties will collaborate on scenarios involving the exchange of crypto assets and cash to address the "last mile" cash access issue. MoneyGram currently has approximately 500,000 retail locations worldwide. Executives from both sides stated that stablecoins are expected to reduce costs and efficiency losses in payment systems, especially in regions with weaker financial infrastructure.

"On-chain detective" ZachXBT disclosed that the DSJ Exchange (DSJEX) / BG Wealth Sharing Ponzi scheme, involving over $150 million, collapsed last week.Under its leadership, actions were taken in collaboration with Tether, Binance security teams, OKX, and U.S. law enforcement agencies, resulting in approximately $41.5 million in funds being frozen, including $38.4 million frozen by Tether on May 4, and about $3.1 million frozen by other platforms.It is reported that the project has been operating since 2025, using "1.3%--2.6% daily returns" as a gimmick to attract users through referral commissions and tiered rewards. DSJ has been identified as a fraudulent trading platform, BG as a supporting investment organization, and the so-called CEO "Stephen Beard" is also a fictional character. Investigations show that the project team evaded regulation by frequently changing domain names and hot wallets, and promoted false trading signals through messaging applications. Before the collapse, the platform had suspended withdrawals and demanded users pay a 12% "tax" under the pretext of "upcoming IPO."In terms of fund flow, the involved addresses transferred assets through Tokenlon exchanges, cross-chain bridges (such as Bridgers, Butter Network), and stablecoin wrapping/unwrapping, ultimately flowing into addresses of multiple exchanges. Currently, 13 regulatory agencies from five continents have issued risk warnings regarding this project. Analysts believe that this incident once again highlights the critical role of cross-chain tracking and multi-party collaboration in combating cryptocurrency fraud.

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 monitoring by Lookonchain, a smart money address 0x2daa spent 53.6 ETH (approximately $127,000) to buy 254,000 sato at a price of $0.5 after making a profit of about $1.3 million from trading $ASTEROID, becoming the second largest holder of sato on the Ethereum network.

Multiple independent sources have confirmed to Caixin that the founding partner and director of a law firm in Chongqing has recently been taken away by relevant authorities. This lawyer is Peng Jing, the founding partner and director of Chongqing Jingsheng Law Firm. There is speculation that she has numerous connections with the officials who have recently fallen from grace.According to analysts, lawyers from law firms are usually not taken away by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, "but Peng Jing has a very large network, and her case involves too many people." On March 20, 2026, Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua was reported to be under investigation, and on April 17, Luo Lin, a member of the Chongqing Municipal Committee and secretary of the Liangjiang New Area Committee, was also announced to have fallen. Reports from the local political and business circles in Chongqing suggest that the downfall of Hu Henghua and Luo Lin is related to bribery and money laundering through stablecoins, and "Peng Jing may be a key figure, helping others launder money under the guise of collecting legal fees." Sources indicate that in the Hu Henghua case, Lin Kechuang, the son-in-law of Lin Xiucheng, gave Hu Henghua 30.8 million USDT (approximately 210 million yuan, of which 10 million was for exchange fees). After Hu Henghua was investigated, the cold wallet was controlled, and authorities traced the funds from six other cold wallets held by Lin Kechuang; among them, a transfer of 15.5 million USDT that occurred simultaneously with Hu Henghua's was claimed by Lin Kechuang to have been sent to Luo Lin. Luo Lin was taken away by relevant authorities on April 14, 2026, and his home was searched on the evening of April 15, but this cold wallet was not found. Subsequently, authorities found Luo Lin's cold wallet at a third party's home.

According to the Los Angeles Times, 22-year-old Evan Tangeman from Newport Beach was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for money laundering for a young fraud gang.Tangeman admitted that the gang laundered at least $3.5 million, which was obtained by stealing over $263 million in cryptocurrency from investors through social engineering tactics such as impersonating employees of cryptocurrency trading platforms. Tangeman's compensation included luxury sports cars like Lamborghinis and Porsches. Federal agents seized a black 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost (worth over $300,000) and a Porsche GT3 RS from his home.The gang is referred to as the "crypto kids," consisting of teenagers who used the stolen funds to rent luxury mansions and private jets, purchase luxury goods, and spend up to $500,000 in a single night at nightclubs. Tangeman also instructed others to destroy digital devices after gang members were arrested.

According to Yu Jin monitoring, after making a profit of 68.47 million dollars from going long half a month ago, the "Hyperliquid's largest long position leader" has started to go long on ETH again on a large scale.He has currently opened long positions of 90,000 ETH (203 million dollars) through 3 addresses, and he has already become the largest long position holder on Hyperliquid, with an average opening price of 2,265 dollars for his ETH positions.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:CREATURES (4y1g....ump): Net inflow of $6,000, with a 24-hour increase of 19969.1%, currently priced at $0.0006.ewon (12eM....6sy): Net inflow of $5,000, with a 24-hour increase of 21804.6%, currently priced at $0.0006.SAM (7WRX....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -32.7%, currently priced at $0.0004.PRX (9iR8....b7n): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 18978.6%, currently priced at $0.0007.Button (Dvbs....ump): Net inflow of $987, with a 24-hour increase of 290.9%, currently priced at $0.0001.

Web3 security company CertiK released the report "2026 Digital Asset Regulatory Status," systematically outlining global regulatory trends. The report indicates that by 2026, the regulatory frameworks in major jurisdictions will have basically been established, and the industry is entering a phase of full compliance. The report shows that anti-money laundering enforcement has replaced the definition of securities attributes as the primary regulatory risk, with global anti-money laundering-related fines exceeding $900 million in the first half of 2025, and transaction monitoring capabilities becoming a core compliance requirement.At the same time, smart contract security audits are evolving from industry best practices to entry requirements, becoming essential for license approval and token listings. Additionally, global stablecoin regulatory frameworks are becoming more consistent, generally establishing principles such as full reserves and licensed issuance; however, differences in cross-jurisdictional regulation still pose compliance challenges. The report points out that with regulatory convergence and strengthened enforcement, the industry has entered the "strong compliance era." CertiK states that the core issue facing enterprises is shifting from "Are we compliant?" to "Can we quickly build and implement compliance capabilities?" Licensing in multiple regions, investments in anti-money laundering, and ongoing security audits are becoming the foundational thresholds for institutional development.

According to the Korea Herald, two active-duty sergeants in their 30s from the South Korean Army Special Warfare Command were sentenced to two years in prison by the Changwon District Court on April 26 for illegally operating an unreported virtual asset exchange during their service and assisting in money laundering for drug transactions, and were fined 54.69 million won.Investigations revealed that the defendants operated an illegal trading platform through Telegram from 2023 to 2024, assisting buyers in converting approximately 54.69 million won in drug payments into virtual currency and transferring it to sellers on 90 occasions.

According to the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, the Hong Kong police have disclosed the resolution of a cross-border phone scam case, where a criminal group impersonated mainland officials, specifically targeting mainland students studying in the UK and Australia.The scammers falsely claimed that the victims were involved in criminal cases such as money laundering and demanded their "cooperation in the investigation." They instructed the victims to travel to Hong Kong to purchase gold grains in multiple transactions at jewelry stores as "collateral," with each transaction not exceeding HKD 120,000 to evade the registration system of gold shops. The group members then collected and transferred the stolen goods. The gold grains were subsequently melted down into gold bars or exchanged for cash and virtual currency. The police have currently received a total of 7 related cases, involving approximately HKD 7 million, with the highest single case loss reaching HKD 1.6 million.

According to market news, Colombia and U.S. law enforcement agencies have jointly acted to successfully dismantle a transnational cryptocurrency money laundering network associated with the Mexican "Jalisco New Generation Cartel" (CJNG). Since 2023, this network has transferred over $190 million in illegal funds through cryptocurrency channels, seizing multiple crypto wallets and cash on site.Investigations show that the network commonly employs tactics such as fund splitting, decentralized transfers across multiple wallets, circulation across jurisdictions, and token swaps to evade tracking. Currently, authorities have not disclosed specific details regarding the cryptocurrencies involved, trading platforms, or the number of arrests, and the investigation is still ongoing.