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According to Bloomberg, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange) is collaborating with the cryptocurrency trading platform OKX to launch perpetual futures contracts linked to crude oil.According to statements from both parties, ICE's Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil futures prices will serve as the pricing basis for the related perpetual contracts. The product will be launched in regions where OKX is licensed to offer perpetual contract trading.

According to the official announcement, Bitget stock contracts have now launched two popular U.S. stock indices: SP500 (S&P 500 Index) and NDX100 (Nasdaq 100 Index). The above contracts support up to 50 times leverage, and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.

According to analyst Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) in a social media post, since the event on October 10 last year, Bitcoin has undergone a long de-leveraging phase in the derivatives market. When open interest falls below the 180-day moving average, it usually indicates a decline in futures activity, and investors' risk-off behavior leads to a reduction in open interest. Affected by the deterioration of the global macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, traders generally choose to reduce their risk exposure.This de-leveraging phase on Binance has lasted for about 8 months, with the last similar occurrence dating back to the previous bear market in 2022, just before the FTX collapse. However, since early May, the trend seems to be changing. Open interest on Binance has risen from $6.4 billion in March to about $8.96 billion currently, re-establishing itself above the current 180-day moving average of approximately $8.75 billion. This effectively marks the end of the de-leveraging cycle.The return of investors to the derivatives market has clearly driven the current upward rebound, but it is still too early to call it a true recovery. Despite the continued deterioration of the macro environment, Bitcoin's significant pullback has attracted more speculative traders seeking rebound opportunities. It should be noted that this trend remains highly fragile; once Bitcoin resumes the adjustment trend that began last October, these traders may exit as quickly as they entered.

According to Gate platform data, gold (XAU) reached a maximum of $4561.69 and a minimum of $4495.52 in 24 hours; silver (XAG) reached a maximum of $77.20 and a minimum of $74.55 in 24 hours. The metal market has experienced a short-term correction, maintaining overall high volatility, which has driven active trading. According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume for Gate XAU contracts reached $171 million, with a current open interest of $136 million; the 24-hour trading volume for XAG contracts reached $190 million, with an open interest of $108 million, both ranking among the industry's top.Gate pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users higher strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core assets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it will officially launch the GEVUSDT and URNMUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs today at 21:30 Beijing time (13:30 UTC).It is reported that the newly launched contract trading pairs support full margin, cross margin, and split margin modes, and users can experience trading through SuperEx's web and app platforms.

According to Gate's market data, gold (XAUUSDT) has risen above the $4,500 mark, currently priced at $4,556.71, with a 24-hour increase of approximately 1.57%; silver (XAGUSDT) has broken above $76, currently priced at $76.36, with a 24-hour increase of 2.97%, driving active trading in related contracts.According to CoinGlass data, the trading volume of gold (XAU) contracts on the Gate platform in the last 24 hours reached $213 million, with an open interest of $138 million, ranking among the top two globally; the trading volume of silver (XAG) contracts was approximately $194 million, with an open interest of about $118 million, also ranking among the top two globally.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate's contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core assets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for users worldwide.

The prediction market platform Polymarket submitted a self-certification document to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to apply for the listing of parlay trading of sports event contracts in the United States.Polymarket describes parlay trading as a combination of two or more underlying sports event contracts, which can only settle at $1 if all the specified sub-event outcomes occur; otherwise, it will go to zero. By adopting a self-certification approach, Polymarket is notifying the CFTC of its listing plans rather than seeking permission. The document indicates that the listing date will be no earlier than May 21, 2026.

According to the official announcement, Bitget's stock contracts are now live for 10 underlying assets including QCOM (Qualcomm), SMCI (Supermicro), CSCO (Cisco), NOK (Nokia), covering multiple popular areas such as AI infrastructure, satellite communication, and photonic interconnection. The aforementioned contracts support up to 20 times leverage, and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it will launch the CBRSUSDT, FLNCUSDT, and DRAMUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs today at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC).It is reported that the newly launched contract trading pairs support full margin, cross margin, and isolated margin modes, and users can experience trading through SuperEx's web and app platforms.

According to data from the Gate platform, WTI crude oil (CL) is currently priced at $102.22, up 0.73% in the last 24 hours; Brent crude oil (BZ) is currently priced at $105.50, up 0.38% in the last 24 hours, with active trading in oil-related contracts. According to Coinglass data, the BZUSDT position on the Gate platform is approximately $6.0924 million, ranking among the top in the network; the CLUSDT trading position is approximately $2.6843 million, also maintaining high market attention.To further improve the platform's oil derivatives product system, Gate has renamed the trading symbol for the XBR perpetual contract to BZ and officially launched the BZ perpetual contract; at the same time, the trading symbol for the XTI perpetual contract has been renamed to CL and the CL perpetual contract has been officially launched. This only involves adjustments to the trading symbols, while the contract underlying and trading rules remain unchanged.Gate contracts have taken the lead in the oil market, pioneering the commodity contract sector, covering BZUSDT (Brent crude oil), CLUSDT (WTI crude oil) perpetual contract trading, and NG (natural gas) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, assisting users in cross-market asset allocation and strategic layout during volatile market conditions.

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it will launch multiple stock-based U perpetual contract trading pairs in batches today.Specifically: The COHRUSDT contract will go live today at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC); the WMTUSDT, JPMUSDT, and BRKBUSDT contracts will officially launch today at 22:00 Beijing time (14:00 UTC).It is reported that the newly launched contract trading pairs support full margin, isolated margin, and split margin modes, and users can experience trading through SuperEx's web and app platforms.

Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire retweeted an article on X about "How to Build an AI Agent that Can Sign Legal Contracts."Allaire stated that he is willing to invest in a team that uses the Circle Agent Stack to build this business on Arc.

The Binance futures platform will launch the FLNCUSDT perpetual contract on May 18 at 21:55, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times; the DRAMUSDT perpetual contract will launch at 22:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times; the RKLBUSDT perpetual contract will launch at 22:05, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.

According to Businesswire, Nasdaq-listed company Datavault AI announced its business update for the first quarter of 2026, revealing that the company has signed over $800 million in tokenized contracts, with approximately $100 million in fees expected to be recognized in 2026, achieving about $75 million in new contract scale for the first quarter, further validating institutional demand for RWA (real-world asset) tokenization platforms.In terms of assets and financing, the company has strengthened its balance sheet through a $60 million private placement and an additional $120 million in non-dilutive financing, while advancing the expansion of the SanQtum AI infrastructure platform across the United States, and plans to expand its quantum-secure GPU edge network by the end of 2026, deploying approximately 48,000 GPUs.

According to official news, Kraken announced that its Kraken Pro will increase the maximum leverage for Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual contracts from 50 times to 100 times, applicable to the PF_XBTUSD and PF_ETHUSD USD cash-settled perpetual contracts, with products continuing to support 24/7 trading.According to the announcement, 100 times leverage is currently available to international users in eligible regions without the need to migrate accounts or apply additionally; existing Kraken Pro contract users can use it directly. The leverage mechanism adopts a tiered model: for BTC contracts, the first $1 million nominal position can use up to 100 times leverage, while any amount above that will automatically drop to a lower leverage tier; for ETH contracts, the first $500,000 nominal position offers up to 100 times leverage. The platform emphasizes that the leverage adjustment is not a "one-size-fits-all" switch, but rather a dynamic tiered calculation as the position size increases.

In the context of a short-term decline in spot gold and increased market volatility, the trading volume of XAU contracts has significantly expanded. According to CoinGlass data, the current price of XAU is $4573.68, down 2.52% in the past 24 hours; during the same period, the total trading volume of XAU contracts across the network reached $2.37 billion, an increase of 50.52% compared to the previous period.In centralized exchanges, the trading volume of XAU contracts is concentrated on leading platforms, with Binance, OKX, and Bitget ranking in the top three. Their 24-hour trading volumes are $1.404 billion, $257 million, and $227 million, respectively, collectively accounting for about 80% of the market share.

According to CoinGlass data, Brent crude oil (XBR) is currently priced at $102.78, up 0.68% in 24 hours; WTI crude oil (XTI) is currently priced at $98.45, up 1.33% in 24 hours, with active trading in oil-related contracts. Among them, for XBR, the trading volume on the Gate platform is approximately $5.45 million, ranking first across the network; for XTI, the trading pair XTI/USDT has a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $3.4613 million, maintaining high market attention, reflecting the platform's liquidity and product advantages in the oil derivatives market.In addition, Gate has renamed the trading symbol for the XBR perpetual contract to BZ and officially launched the BZ perpetual contract; at the same time, the trading symbol for the XTI perpetual contract has been renamed to CL and officially launched the CL perpetual contract. This only involves adjustments to the trading symbols, while the contract underlying and trading rules remain unchanged. Gate will further improve the product system for oil derivatives on the platform.Gate contracts have taken the lead in the oil market, pioneering the commodity contract sector, covering XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil) and WTIUSDT (WTI crude oil) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, assisting users in cross-market asset allocation and strategic layout in volatile markets.

Coinbase announced that it will launch perpetual contracts for four AI infrastructure stocks on May 18, including Cerebras Systems (CBRS), TSMC, Nebius Group (NBIS), and Bloom Energy (BE).The official statement indicated that the relevant contracts support long and short positions, leverage, and 24/7 trading, and will be open to retail and institutional traders in regions that meet liquidity conditions.

According to a report by Reuters citing sources, the United States has approved 10 Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, and JD.com, to purchase Nvidia H200 AI chips. Alibaba, Tencent Holdings, and JD.com saw significant intraday gains in Hong Kong stocks due to expectations, but after the related positive news materialized, Tencent has now given back most of its gains, while JD.com remains at a high level.Hyperinsight monitoring shows that on-chain, among the traditional market contracts currently supported by Hyperliquid, BABA (Alibaba mapped contract) is the only option among the relevant targets. This contract surged 11% last night and this morning, then slightly retreated about 4% during the day, currently reported at $140, with a 24-hour trading volume recently surpassing $12 million for the first time. A trader from Hyperliquid preemptively positioned, going long on 2,000 BABA contracts with 10x leverage over the past two days, at an average price of $137, with a position size of about $280,000, currently recording a floating profit of 24.5%.

The Binance futures platform will launch the SOXLUSDT perpetual contract on May 15, 2026, at 22:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times; on the same day at 22:05, the MRVLUSDT perpetual contract will launch, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.Subsequently, Binance futures will launch CRWVUSDT at 21:30, WMTUSDT at 21:35, JPMUSDT at 21:40, VUSDT at 21:45, and BRKBUSDT at 21:50 on May 18, 2026, all with a maximum leverage of 10 times.