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According to TechFundingNews, Lightning Capital announced the establishment of a $100 million "AI Ripple Effect" early-stage fund and appointed former Andreessen Horowitz partner Michele Griffin as the fund's managing partner and COO. It is reported that the fund will invest in startups focused on the secondary impact of AI as it transitions from experimentation to implementation on industries, infrastructure, and ways of working, while also providing secondary market and cash management strategies and offering flexible liquidity options for family offices and corporate investors.

J.P. Morgan analysts, including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, stated that as signs of easing tensions in the Middle East emerge, investors are gradually withdrawing from the Bitcoin and gold markets. The "devaluation trade" that previously drove demand for both is losing momentum.In the past two weeks, both Bitcoin and gold-related ETFs have seen significant capital outflows, and institutional positions in the CME futures market have also weakened concurrently. This trend indicates that investors are retreating from the macro hedging trades that became popular due to inflation concerns and global instability, and it is not a case of Bitcoin funds shifting to gold; rather, both asset classes are facing a simultaneous decline in demand. Since the Iran conflict, Bitcoin has been a major representation of the "devaluation trade."

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook stated in a speech at Stanford University that inflation is moving in the wrong direction, and if this situation continues, she is prepared to raise interest rates. Although Cook tends to maintain borrowing costs unchanged and expects price growth to cool again in the coming months, her remarks align with the views of many Federal Reserve officials, who believe that accelerating inflation is the main concern of current policy.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the Federal Reserve is currently closely monitoring the downside risks in the labor market.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that there is currently a strong focus on changes in inflation expectations.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that if the expected decline in inflation does not occur in a timely manner, the Federal Reserve is prepared to raise interest rates.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the labor market is "basically stable," but downside risks are increasing.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that if the labor market worsens, the Federal Reserve will be prepared to cut interest rates.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that even short-term shocks could raise inflation in the medium term.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the correct action at this time is to keep interest rates stable.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the current risks lean towards higher inflation, and inflation is clearly moving in the wrong direction.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on May 25, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the last week was $17.38 million, a decrease of 99.14% compared to the previous week. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) did not purchase Bitcoin last week. The Japanese listed company Metaplanet also did not purchase Bitcoin last week. Additionally, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week.The Japanese food brand DayDayCook announced on May 21 that it spent $15.8992 million to purchase 200 Bitcoins at a price of $79,496, bringing its total holdings to 2,583 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on May 21 that it invested $1.48 million to purchase 19 Bitcoins at a price of $77,687, bringing its total holdings to 2,859 Bitcoins.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,114,060 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.02% compared to the previous week, with a current market value of approximately $86.03 billion, accounting for 5.6% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

Analyst Murphy stated that by observing the "short-term capital on-chain activity weight" (i.e., the proportion of the dollar value represented by short-term chip turnover) as an on-chain indicator, we can assess the current BTC market status. This indicator reflects the latest short-term trading behaviors such as speculation, arbitrage, profit-taking, or panic selling. Currently, this weight has dropped to historically low levels, appearing only in the bottom regions of bear markets over the past 15 years, indicating a significant cooling of short-term turnover, with economic value shifting towards long-term chip accumulation. The market is characterized by low volatility, consolidation, or clear bottom features.The analyst judges that based on this, the current market may be in one of three stages: bear market bottom; secondary bottom, which may still have one last drop; or consolidation before the bull market starts. However, under rational judgment, the pre-bull consolidation can be temporarily ruled out. It is currently not recommended to fully bet on a single scenario; a diversified position strategy is advised to cope with different outcomes, as the relative position of the long-term trend has indicated that Bitcoin is near the bottom.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced a deep strategic cooperation with the smart economic infrastructure platform B.AI. Both parties will integrate DeFi and AI to jointly build a value transmission system compatible with general AI. This cooperation marks a key breakthrough for USDD in the AI payment field and officially opens the curtain on the development of the AI autonomous economic ecosystem.After the cooperation is implemented, USDD will become the core payment network of the B.AI platform, leveraging advantages such as stability, on-chain transparency, and cross-chain efficiency to provide programmable on-chain settlement services for AI entities, addressing the shortcomings of traditional payment models. With the combined technical and ecological strengths of both parties, it will enable the entire process of identity verification, autonomous transactions, and value settlement for AI entities, effectively lowering the threshold for the commercialization of AI.

According to Blue Whale News, the China Securities Regulatory Commission previously announced that it has initiated an investigation and issued a prior notice of administrative penalties against Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, and Changqiao Securities (Hong Kong) Limited for illegal securities business operations within the country and related entities.Tiger responded by stating: "The company has noted the relevant notification and will strictly comply with regulatory requirements to actively cooperate with related work. Currently, all of the company's business operations are normal. Tiger always prioritizes compliance and maintains close communication with regulatory agencies."

According to the official announcement, based on recent reviews, Binance will add observation labels for the following tokens on May 22, 2026: Alchemix (ALCX), Cookie DAO (COOKIE), DODO (DODO), Epic Chain (EPIC), Heima (HEI), Hashflow (HFT), Storj (STORJ), Synapse (SYN), Alien Worlds (TLM).Tokens with observation labels may have higher volatility and risk compared to other listed tokens, and Binance will closely monitor and continuously review them. Trading these tokens with observation labels carries risks, as these tokens may no longer meet listing standards and could be delisted.

Bitget announced the continuation of its partnership with UNICEF GCC into the second year. Since its launch, this alliance has reached over 642,000 adolescents, parents, and teachers across 8 countries, including Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, and South Africa, with female participants accounting for 52%. According to the plan, the next phase of GCC courses will introduce new modules such as AI.GCC was initiated by the UNICEF Innovation Office, aiming to provide digital skills education to adolescents in emerging economies. Bitget joined the alliance in June 2025 through a partnership with the Luxembourg UNICEF. In the first year of collaboration, Bitget supported the advancement of the GCC project through various activities, including a visit to Cambodia by Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre to observe the digital skills training program, and support from CEO Gracy Chen for the first global UNICEF Game Jam, helping young creators enhance their digital capabilities through game development, mentorship, and online courses.Entering the second year, Bitget will continue to support the expansion of GCC in course development and regional coverage, including the addition of 3 new countries, and promote the implementation of AI courses. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that young people often grow rapidly when given opportunities and resources, and Bitget hopes to help more young people establish long-term digital skills through this collaboration. Thomas Davin, Global Director of the UNICEF Innovation Office, also mentioned that the GCC project aims to address the shortcomings of contemporary youth in digital skills education, and in the future, will empower more youth groups in need of support in collaboration with Bitget.

Helio Protocol's XAUT gold stablecoin ecosystem has announced a strategic partnership with Dephy and APRO, aiming to jointly promote the application of AI intelligent quantitative systems in the fields of gold stablecoins, RWA (real-world assets on-chain), and DeFi.It is reported that this collaboration will be based on the Dephy Apro System AI quantitative architecture, combined with the on-chain asset clearing and cross-market liquidity management capabilities of the XAUT ecosystem, to construct a financial model of "AI + gold stablecoin + on-chain quantification." This model aims to achieve functions such as AI intelligent market prediction, automated on-chain quantitative trading, dynamic risk control, and intelligent adjustment of multi-market liquidity.In addition, according to official statistical data released, the average daily quantitative return rate of the XAUT AI Quant System reached 10.17% in the first quarter of 2026. In the future, the XAUT ecosystem plans to further promote the construction of infrastructure such as the AI-Agent automated trading system, cross-border payment network for gold stablecoins, and intelligent RWA clearing system.

Research firm Bernstein released a report stating that as the demand for AI data centers explodes, Bitcoin mining companies are becoming important participants in large-scale computing infrastructure, with a positive outlook on the future performance of miners such as IREN, Riot Platforms, CleanSpark, and Core Scientific.The report points out that major cloud providers, AI cloud service providers, and chip companies have announced over $90 billion in AI infrastructure collaborations, involving approximately 3.7 GW of power capacity. Bernstein states that "Follow the Gigawatts" is becoming the core of competition in AI infrastructure, and the large-scale power resources controlled by mining companies hold strategic value.Analysts have given IREN, Riot, CleanSpark, and Core Scientific an "outperform" rating, with a target price of $100 for IREN, indicating about a 98% upside potential from the current stock price; CleanSpark has a target price of $24, corresponding to about a 78% upside potential.The report states that Bitcoin mining companies currently control over 27 GW of planned power capacity, and in some areas of the United States, the new 1 GW power connection cycle may take up to 50 months, making existing mining sites important locations for the expansion of AI data centers.Bernstein also mentioned several AI collaboration cases, including IREN planning a 5 GW AI computing park based on NVIDIA's AI Factory architecture, and Riot reaching a collaboration with AMD for an AI data center of up to 200 MW.However, analysts also warned that the industry still faces challenges such as environmental reviews, grid capacity, and regulatory approvals. Additionally, if mining companies overly shift their computing resources towards AI, they may miss out on future gains during the Bitcoin bull market cycle.

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.