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a16z crypto stated that the current tokenized commodity market is almost entirely dominated by gold. It cited data from rwa.xyz indicating that as of May 7, 2026, the on-chain tokenized gold market has reached approximately $5 billion, capturing the vast majority of market share; in contrast, the tokenized silver market is only about $28,100,000, the tokenized gold ETF (iShare Gold Trust) is about $14,100,000, and other commodity categories total approximately $2,950,000.a16z pointed out that gold possesses characteristics such as global circulation, standardization, and a long-standing reliance on paper certificate trading, making it naturally suitable for tokenization. Products including Tether Gold (XAUt) and Pax Gold (PAXG) essentially map the ownership of gold stored in vaults to on-chain wallets. It also noted that, apart from gold, tokenized oil, agricultural products, energy, and computing power commodity assets are still in a very early stage, with relatively limited market share.

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.

According to Gate market data, spot gold has risen sharply in the short term, reaching a high of $4,540 per ounce, and is currently pulling back to $4,536 per ounce; the dollar index DXY has fallen sharply in the short term, hitting a low of 99.17.

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.

OpenAI has been working with investment banks to prepare for the submission of an initial public offering (IPO) application in the coming days or weeks. Investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are assisting OpenAI in drafting the IPO prospectus, and the company plans to submit the documents confidentially to regulators soon, possibly as early as this Friday. Some insiders have indicated that OpenAI aims to go public as early as September, although the plans remain subject to change.Earlier this week, OpenAI cleared a significant hurdle on the road to its IPO: the company won a legal dispute with co-founder and now rival CEO Altman against Musk. Musk has stated that he plans to appeal the ruling. OpenAI still needs to overcome a series of other challenges, the most significant of which is the market's concern about its ability to generate enough revenue to support its substantial data center expenditure commitments.

As cryptocurrency trading platforms gradually extend from trading single digital assets to traditional asset trading scenarios such as stocks, gold, foreign exchange, and indices, platform competition is shifting from "asset coverage" to "trading entry points, operational paths, and execution efficiency." Whether users can discover opportunities faster, enter the market, and complete transactions is becoming an important measure of the product experience on exchanges.Recently, Bitget announced the launch of the 10-second gold buying challenge, inviting users to record the entire process from opening the Bitget App homepage to completing a XAUUSD gold CFD transaction, with a chance to win rewards if completed in less than 10 seconds. The activity showcases the changes in mobile TradFi trading paths through actual user operations, reflecting that cryptocurrency exchanges are attempting to further streamline and simplify the trading experience of traditional financial assets.According to Bitget, the platform has previously brought TradFi to the first-level entry of the App homepage, covering traditional asset trading scenarios such as gold, stocks, foreign exchange, and indices. Compared to the past, where traditional asset trading typically required completion on independent platforms or through multiple entry points, Bitget aims to allow users to engage with various asset types more directly within the same platform through a unified entry point and optimized mobile processes.

According to the South China Morning Post, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hui Ching-yu, stated that gold can serve as a potential bridge between traditional finance and new finance. Hong Kong needs to provide more development opportunities for the digital asset market to support its sustainable growth. He also mentioned that based on the trend of "integration" between traditional finance and innovative finance, Hong Kong has not chosen to establish an independent regulatory body for digital assets. Hui Ching-yu noted that both gold ETFs and blockchain-based tokenized gold products have emerged in the market simultaneously.Previously, HSBC and Hang Seng Investment launched Hong Kong's first tokenized non-listed Hang Seng Gold ETF category product on HashKey Exchange in April.

According to Arkham monitoring, Goldman Sachs sold $152 million XRP, $500 million ETH, and $450 million BTC, and bought HYPE.

According to The Information, Goldman Sachs will serve as the lead underwriter for the SpaceX IPO, responsible for coordinating the entire listing process, including pricing, roadshows, and stock allocation among other core aspects.

According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs pointed out that the current round of global stock market gains is highly concentrated, with most of the increase driven by the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. At the same time, risk appetite is at extreme levels, and retail trading has surged.

According to CoinGlass data, gold (XAUT) is currently priced at $4548.96, up 0.46% in the last 24 hours, with a total contract trading volume of approximately $3.59 billion. Among them, the XAUT contract position on the Gate platform is about $147 million, ranking among the top three in the entire network. Meanwhile, silver (XAG) is currently priced at $76.48, up 1.43% in the last 24 hours, with a total position size of approximately $392 million. The XAG contract position on the Gate platform is about $120 million, ranking second in the entire network, further reflecting the platform's liquidity and product advantages in the metal derivatives market.Currently, Gate has fully deepened its TradFi layout, with the spot section supporting stock and metal trading, and the contract section covering diversified assets such as gold, silver, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. With a flexible USDT settlement mechanism and leverage of up to 100 times, Gate continues to assist global investors in achieving cross-market, round-the-clock asset allocation and risk management.

According to BBX data, yesterday's corporate Bitcoin reserve expansion and the divergence in Wall Street institutional crypto allocations both landed simultaneously, with the core dynamics as follows:Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) submitted SEC Form 8-K, disclosing that the company purchased an additional 24,869 BTC between May 11 and May 17, with a total expenditure of approximately $2.01 billion, at an average price of about $80,985, marking the second-largest weekly purchase scale in 2026; the funds for this purchase came from the sale of 19.5 million shares of STRC preferred stock (net proceeds of about $1.949 billion) and 430,000 shares of MSTR common stock (net proceeds of about $83.7 million); as of May 17, the company's total holdings rose to 843,738 BTC, with a total acquisition cost of about $63.87 billion (average price $75,700), yielding 12.6% BTC since the beginning of 2026.Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: $GS) submitted Q1 2026 Form 13F to the SEC, disclosing that the company completely liquidated all XRP ETF holdings during Q1 2026 (previously held about $153.8 million, distributed among four issuers: Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares) and all Solana ETF holdings (previously about $108 million); simultaneously, it reduced its Ethereum ETF holdings by about 70% to approximately $114 million; retained Bitcoin ETF holdings of about $700 million (of which iShares Bitcoin Trust $IBIT is about $690 million and Fidelity FBTC is about $25 million), a slight reduction of about 10% from the previous quarter; meanwhile, the 13F showed that Goldman increased its holdings in Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL), Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: $GLXY), and Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) during Q1, signaling a shift from "altcoin ETFs to crypto infrastructure stocks."

Goldman Sachs significantly reduced its exposure to crypto ETFs in the first quarter of 2026 and has completely exited its positions in XRP and Solana-related ETFs. Documents show that Goldman Sachs held approximately $154 million in XRP-related ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2025, including products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares, making it one of the largest institutional holders of XRP ETFs at that time. Additionally, it previously held Grayscale Solana Trust ETF, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, and Fidelity Solana Fund, among other Solana-related ETFs, and has now exited all of these positions.However, Goldman Sachs still retains a significant position in BTC and ETH ETFs. Specifically, it holds approximately $690 million in BlackRock IBIT and about $25 million in Fidelity FBTC, although both positions have decreased by about 10% compared to the previous quarter. Meanwhile, its position in BlackRock ETHA has shrunk by about 70%, leaving approximately 7.2 million shares valued at around $114 million. Furthermore, Goldman Sachs has increased its holdings in crypto-related stocks such as Circle, Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, Robinhood, and PayPal, while reducing its positions in mining and infrastructure companies like Strategy, Bit Digital, Riot Platforms, and IREN.

According to Gate market data, spot gold has fallen below 4500 USD/ounce for the first time since the end of March, down 0.85% during the day.

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 Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed on Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially down 0.1%, the S&P 500 index up 0.59%, and the Nasdaq up 1.2%, with the latter two reaching new closing highs. Micron Technology rose over 4%, Google rose nearly 4%, and both Tesla and Nvidia rose over 2%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 3.9%, Baidu rose over 7%, and Alibaba rose 8%.