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Binance Research released a report stating that crypto assets are not a "safe haven for illegal funds." In 2025, approximately 11% of illegal fund flows in the global crypto sector have been seized or frozen, which is about 55 times the recovery rate of traditional fiat currency systems.The report pointed out that this data is derived from public law enforcement and freezing actions by institutions such as Tether, Interpol, and T3 Financial Crime Unit, rather than statistics from a single regulatory agency. At the same time, compared to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimated recovery rate of less than 1% for illegal funds in the traditional financial system, the tracking and recovery efficiency in the crypto sector is significantly higher.The research also mentioned that even after excluding a single large case (involving about $15 billion in Bitcoin related to the Prince Group), the remaining crypto asset recovery rate in 2025 is still about 10 times that of the traditional financial system. Additionally, data from SlowMist and PeckShield shows that in 2025, approximately 8.3% to 13.2% of stolen crypto assets were successfully recovered or frozen, reflecting improved efficiency in security response and collaboration among exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and law enforcement agencies.The report concluded that while the issue of crypto crime still exists, the view that "crypto assets are inherently more suitable for illegal activities" is being weakened by on-chain transparency and regulatory collaboration capabilities.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 30, down 12 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 41, and the average over the past 30 days is 37.

According to Hong Kong's East Network, a 34-year-old man from the mainland traveled to Hong Kong with a two-way permit. During his time there, he reportedly lost about 500,000 yuan on a cryptocurrency platform and, feeling frustrated, expressed suicidal tendencies on social media and planned to go to Hong Kong.Law enforcement agencies launched an investigation after receiving relevant information and intercepted the man at around 12:30 PM on May 14 at a fast-food restaurant on Admiralty Road. A lighter and suspected gasoline were found on him. The police arrested him on suspicion of "possessing any item with the intent to destroy or damage property" and he is currently being detained for investigation.Reports indicate that no one was injured in the incident, and there was no need for evacuation at the scene. The man is said to have complained multiple times to the relevant platform about his investment losses but did not receive a satisfactory response.

Chainalysis posted on the X platform that before the theft of THORChain, wallets suspected to be associated with the attacker had been transferring funds through Monero, Hyperliquid, and THORChain for several weeks. The attacker-associated wallets had already deposited into Hyperliquid positions via the Hyperliquid and Monero privacy bridge as early as the end of April. The funds were then exchanged for USDC and transferred to Arbitrum, and later bridged to Ethereum, with some ETH subsequently transferred to THORChain to become staked RUNE for newly added nodes, which are believed to be the source of the attack.Afterward, the attacker bridged some RUNE back to Ethereum and split it into four pathways, one of which went directly to the attacker. After being transferred through intermediate wallets, 8 ETH was sent to the final wallet receiving the stolen funds 43 minutes before the attack. The funds from the other three pathways flowed in the opposite direction. These wallets bridged ETH back to Arbitrum, deposited it into Hyperliquid, and transferred it into Monero through the same privacy bridge, with the last transaction occurring less than 5 hours before the attack began.As of Friday afternoon, the stolen funds have not yet been used, but the attacker has demonstrated their skilled cross-chain money laundering capabilities, and the Hyperliquid to Monero path may become the next move.

According to CoinDesk, on-chain analysis firm Arkham Data shows that over the past year, wallets associated with Bhutan have seen outflows of approximately $1 billion in Bitcoin, with funds flowing to multiple trading platforms and trading institutions, reducing their holdings from about 13,000 BTC to around 3,100 BTC.Arkham speculates that there may be ongoing selling behavior, and if the trend continues, the relevant addresses may be cleared of holdings before October 2026. However, Bhutan's sovereign fund Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) stated that "they do not recall any recent Bitcoin sales," did not respond to specific changes in on-chain addresses, and did not confirm the current holding size, only emphasizing that there are no additional comments.The report points out that some of the fund inflow paths are related to institutions such as Galaxy Digital and OKX, leading the market to interpret this as selling or over-the-counter trading behavior, but there are also possibilities of transfers into custody, collateralization, or structured trading that do not involve selling. Additionally, some trading institution personnel stated that there has been no clear selling recently.Furthermore, Bhutan's previous commitment to a reserve of 10,000 BTC for the "Gelephu Mindfulness City" project has also been questioned due to potential sell-offs. Currently, there is still significant disagreement regarding its actual holdings and mining operations.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated on the X platform that Grayscale has submitted its second amended S-1 filing for its BNB ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).He indicated that this amended version is likely adjusted based on SEC feedback, suggesting that the product may be accelerating its path to market.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction event "Internazionali BNL d'Italia: Jannik Sinner vs Daniil Medvedev" on Polymarket, the win probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Completed Match" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 66% an hour ago to the current 82% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Multicoin Capital transferred 150,000 AAVE (approximately $14.91 million) to several CEXs including Binance, OKX, Coinbase, and Bybit through Galaxy Digital and BitGo yesterday morning. Subsequently, the price of AAVE dropped about 7% from $99 to $92.After that, Galaxy Digital withdrew 98,000 AAVE (approximately $9.08 million) from the aforementioned exchanges and transferred it back to the Multicoin Capital address, causing the price of AAVE to slightly rebound to $93.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Natus Vincere vs Vitality (BO3) - IEM Atlanta Playoffs," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "Natus Vincere" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, rising from 16.5% an hour ago to the current 31.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Time of Agreement on Permanent Peace Agreement between the United States and Iran," the "Yes" option in the sub-market "June 15" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 49.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.07%, the S&P 500 down 1.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.54%. Technology stocks generally fell, with Micron Technology down 6.62%, Intel down 6.18%, NVIDIA down 4.42%, and Tesla down 4.75%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket, the "Internazionali BNL d'Italia: Jannik Sinner vs Daniil Medvedev" event saw a dramatic fluctuation in the "Yes" option win rate of the sub-market "Completed Match," dropping from 82.5% an hour ago to the current 52.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction event "Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC" on Polymarket, the "yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Aston Villa FC" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 34.5% an hour ago to the current 57.5% (a fluctuation of 23%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Counter-Strike: FURIA vs Team Falcons (BO3) - PGL Astana Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "FURIA" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, soaring from 47.5% an hour ago to the current 81.5% (a fluctuation of 34%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket, the "Counter-Strike: 9z vs magic (BO3) - PGL Astana Playoffs" event, the "Odd/Even Total Kills" sub-market's "Odd" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

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 "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 33% an hour ago to the current 18% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "What price will Bitcoin reach in May?" on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of the "yes" option for the sub-market "$75,000" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 37.5% an hour ago to the current 53.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin above ___ on May 15?" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "80,000" experienced severe fluctuations in winning probability, plummeting from 79.5% an hour ago to the current 54.5% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Luo Yonghao called out to Zhao Changpeng on social media, stating, "Recently, a virtual currency named 'Luo Yonghao' (which also used my avatar as its logo) has been traded on the Binance trading platform. Although it has not officially entered the 'trading platform' tab yet, it is still on the 'wallet' tab, but it is still part of the Binance trading platform. To prevent people from being deceived, please take it down or provide a formal complaint channel for removal."

According to the official announcement from Huobi HTX, the platform has officially launched the "Crypto Pizza Festival" series of activities, covering multiple gameplay options such as task challenges, holiday red envelopes, and lucky draws, with a total prize pool exceeding 200,000 USDT, including physical grand prizes like the iPhone 17 Pro Max, 10 grams of gold, and pizza vouchers.The task challenge competition runs from May 14 to May 25. After signing up, users can complete any one of the five tasks: earning coins, spot trading, contract trading, learning to earn coins, or holding $HTX to light up "Fire Treasures" and receive tiered rewards such as USDT earning interest vouchers, contract experience gold, and spot trading fee cashback vouchers. Collecting all Fire Treasures allows participation in a lucky draw to share a prize pool of 100,000 USDT, thousands of pizza vouchers, and USDT 10% earning interest vouchers.From May 18 to June 19, the pizza carnival red envelope activity will also be launched, with a total prize pool of 100,000 USDT. On the birthday of Fire Treasures (May 18) and Bitcoin Pizza Day (May 22), users can visit the event post to receive no-threshold red envelopes. Completing daily interactions or referral tasks can unlock subsequent red envelope qualifications, and checking in for 7 consecutive days can unlock large red envelopes.The lucky draw activity will start on May 18. During the event, accumulating a spot trading volume of ≥100 USDT or a single contract trading volume of ≥2,000 USDT will grant a chance to enter the draw. The prize pool includes an iPhone 17 Pro Max in Starry Orange (1TB), Keron 4 GT, 10 grams of gold, BTT/NFT/WIN/SUN tokens, and contract experience gold, among others.