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According to 10x Research analysis, since mid-January, the total gamma exposure of Bitcoin has remained negative, currently reaching -3.2 billion dollars at the strike price of 82,000 dollars. In a negative gamma environment, market makers are forced to trade in the direction of the trend, accelerating buying during price increases and accelerating selling during price decreases, which exacerbates price volatility.As the options expiration on May 29 and June 26 approaches, the negative gamma suppression effect is expected to gradually dissipate, and the downward bias of Bitcoin will subsequently ease. Currently, the market demand for call options is significantly higher than for put options, and institutions expect that market sentiment will shift from bearish to bullish at that time.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin's realized market capitalization month-on-month growth rate has turned positive at +0.25%, marking the beginning of capital flowing back into the Bitcoin market.Bitcoin's realized market capitalization measures the difference between profits and losses realized in the market, reflecting the transfer of assets from weak hands to strong hands and an improvement in sentiment. However, Darkfost also cautions that the market's subsequent direction should pay attention to the sustainability of this indicator.

The metal market is experiencing increased volatility, with a divergence in the trends of gold and silver. According to data from the Gate platform, silver (XAG) reached a high of $81.72 in the past 24 hours and is currently reported at $80.90, with a 24-hour increase of approximately 0.37%; gold (XAU) reached a high of $4,733.70 in the past 24 hours and is currently reported at $4,687.53, with prices retreating from their peak.According to CoinGlass data, the performance of metal contract positions on the Gate platform is impressive. Specifically, the 24-hour contract position for silver (XAG) is approximately $68.93 million, ranking among the top globally; the 24-hour contract position for gold (XAU) is approximately $88.82 million, also ranking among the industry leaders. As market volatility expands, funds continue to flow into the precious metals sector, further driving the growth of platform positions.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, offering 24/7 uninterrupted trading to provide users with greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency during volatile market conditions. 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 Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale has deposited $1.59 million worth of PUMP into Binance after 5 months, and the wallet currently still holds $7.36 million worth of PUMP.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the TRUMP team has transferred $12.09 million worth of tokens (4.915 million TRUMP) to Fireblocks again after a three-month interval.Currently, the address still holds 762 million TRUMP, valued at up to $1.88 billion.

According to The Block, Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) has accumulated a net inflow of $193.6 million from its launch on April 8 to May 7, with net assets reaching $239.6 million. In its first month, it recorded net inflows on 17 trading days and remained flat on 5 trading days, with no single day of net outflow.Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Morgan Stanley, stated that MSBT had a net inflow of $30.6 million on its first day, with a trading volume of approximately $34 million, marking the strongest ETF debut in the bank's history; nearly all the funds came from self-managed clients and have not yet entered the advisory wealth management platform.

According to The Block, Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) did not experience any net outflows in its first month of listing, with a cumulative net inflow of $193.6 million, and as of May 7, its net assets reached $239.6 million.The fund was launched on April 8, with a net inflow of $30.6 million on its first day and a trading volume of approximately $34 million, described by Morgan Stanley's head of digital asset strategy as the bank's most successful ETF debut in history. During the first month of trading, MSBT's daily net inflows gradually decreased from tens of millions to millions but never turned negative, while the overall market for spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of $663.9 million on April 17, followed by net outflows of $277.5 million and $145.7 million on May 7 and 8, respectively. MSBT has a management fee of 0.14%, the lowest among U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Almost all of the fund's capital in the first month came from self-directed trading clients and has not yet been sold through Morgan Stanley's wealth management platform.

According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock index futures opened slightly lower on Monday.

Michael Saylor stated in an interview that one of the trends he is currently most optimistic about is the integration of BTC with the DeFi ecosystem. He mentioned that yield-bearing tokens based on STRC have recently grown rapidly, with some protocols' TVL even expanding at a rate of $1 million per hour.Saylor indicated that there are currently DeFi protocols utilizing STRC to construct yield-bearing products with returns of 8% to 11%, and further amplifying returns through 3x to 5x leveraged cycles. He expects the yield-bearing token market to develop into a new industry worth billions of dollars in the coming months. Additionally, he revealed that the current Sharpe ratio of STRC has reached 2.5, which he claims is higher than most traditional credit products, stocks, and hedge fund strategies.Saylor stated, "When you have high Sharpe ratio assets, tokenization and leveraging will create a whole new digital financial structure."

According to Jinshi News, Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, stated on the 10th that global oil supply has decreased by about 1 billion barrels over the past two months.During a media interview that day, Nasser mentioned that even if energy flows return to normal, the entire system will take some time to return to normalcy. Saudi Aramco indicated that the East-West pipeline is an important supply artery that helps alleviate global energy shocks and provides certain assurances to customers affected by shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to CoinDesk, the floor price of Bored Ape (BAYC) NFTs has risen from about 5 ETH to over 10 ETH in the past month, while ApeCoin (APE) has also rebounded from below $0.1 to about $0.16 during the same period, with trading volume significantly increasing.At the same time, frequent security vulnerabilities in the DeFi sector and a continuous decline in yields have prompted some funds to shift towards the NFT market. The trend of NFT financialization is also heating up, with a recent $2.8 million loan transaction collateralized by a CryptoPunk attracting widespread attention, with the lender expected to earn about $138,000 in interest within 90 days. Blue-chip collections like Pudgy Penguins have also strengthened, further boosting market sentiment regarding the potential token issuance by OpenSea.

Matthew Sigel, the head of digital asset research at VanEck, stated in an interview with CNBC that he expects Bitcoin to reach its historical high again within the next 12 months. He pointed out that the current correlation between BTC and the Nasdaq is close to a five-year high, and the resilience of the U.S. stock market has driven this round of rebound. However, the derivatives market still lacks significant optimism, with the futures and options markets reflecting more short covering and hedging demand. Therefore, from a contrarian perspective, there may still be room for the market to continue.Matthew Sigel also mentioned that this year, a central bank has announced it will include Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves, which means BTC is gradually turning into a global asset used for large cross-border transaction settlements. He believes this is a major trend. In terms of investment direction, he is more optimistic about the increase in Bitcoin's market share and Bitcoin mining companies benefiting from the trend of AI integration. He stated that mining companies are becoming important beneficiaries of AI infrastructure, and as AI business grows, the pressure on mining companies to sell BTC for fundraising is decreasing. Additionally, Matthew Sigel believes that if the CLARITY Act is passed, it could reignite sentiment in the altcoin market, but currently, institutional investors remain cautious about most altcoins due to regulatory and investor protection issues.

Santiment stated on the X platform that Tether (Ethereum-based) experienced the largest outflow of funds from exchanges in nearly three months, with a net outflow of $1.29 billion (USDT) on Friday. Such a large-scale USDT outflow typically reflects institutional or whale-level participants moving funds to self-custody wallets, DeFi protocols, or over-the-counter trading platforms in preparation for larger operational plans. This is merely a reallocation of funds, not a complete exit from the ecosystem.Santiment suggests closely monitoring what typically happens after these peaks in outflows. Previously, on February 9, when outflows reached $3.72 billion, Bitcoin experienced a slight pullback in the following two weeks (before an ideal buying opportunity on February 24). Whether the current funds will flow back into exchanges in the form of buying in the short term is a key variable to watch closely. If USDT starts to flow back into exchanges in the coming days, it indicates that a wave of investment in crypto assets is imminent.

Decentralized USDD released its monthly transparency report for April 2026.The report shows that the total supply of USDD peaked at 1.558 billion in April, an increase of approximately 10.87% month-on-month; as of April 30, 2026, the total value of collateral assets reached 2.16 billion USD, with an overall collateralization rate maintained at 146% at the end of the month. Smart Allocator's cumulative earnings exceeded 16.24 million USD, with new monthly earnings of approximately 2.46 million USD.In addition, USDD achieved further optimization of its reserve structure this month, adding a WBTC Vault, which increased the proportion of non-endogenous collateral assets. At the same time, new MCP functionality and machine-readable documents for large language models (LLMs) were introduced to support the development of the AI Agent ecosystem.USDD officials stated that in the future, they will focus on strengthening stability, optimizing the earnings system, upgrading transparency, and expanding the ecosystem, and are committed to becoming a trusted stablecoin infrastructure in the AI Agent economy and decentralized finance scenarios.

According to GMGN monitoring, the long-established Meme coin of Solana, aura, surged 600% within the day, with its market cap rising from a low of 8 million to 63 million USD.The trader (9MUN) who recorded the largest profit in this round of market saw an unrealized gain of 330,000 USD, approximately 66 times the principal. This trader had purchased aura before the main upward wave started last June, when its market cap was 890,000. The market cap then skyrocketed to 236 million USD within a few days, with an unrealized peak profit reaching 1.25 million USD, about 250 times the investment, but did not take profits, leading to a significant retreat in unrealized gains. Today, this address finally took profits on about 7% of its holdings, marking its first profit-taking since entry.It is reported that this round of increase was triggered by a meme image posted on Binance's official Twitter this morning, accompanied by the caption "aura maxxxxing," which immediately ignited the market for the similarly named Meme coin on the Solana chain.ChainCatcher reminds users that trading Meme coins is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative hype, and has no actual value or use case, so investors should be aware of the risks.

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 Cointelegraph, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF has recorded six consecutive weeks of net inflows, marking the longest consecutive record since August 2025. This round of inflows has continued from the week of April 2 to this Friday, totaling $3.4 billion. The week of April 17 saw the strongest inflow at $996 million, while the most recent week had an inflow of $623 million, and the week of April 2 had the lowest inflow of only $22.34 million.The last longer consecutive record was a seven-week continuous inflow from June 13 to July 18, 2025, totaling approximately $7.57 billion. Notably, there was a pullback in the latter half of this week, with outflows of $278 million and $146 million on Thursday and Friday, respectively, after strong inflows of $532 million and $467 million on Monday and Tuesday. Regarding Ethereum ETFs, as of the week of May 8, there was a return to net inflows of $70.49 million, reversing the previous week's net outflow of $82.47 million.

Former Singapore Navy personnel Zhang Rongxuan (35 years old, phonetic) was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison after stealing 1.7 million Tether (nearly 2.3 million Singapore dollars) from a friend's cold wallet, which he spent on luxury watches, gambling, and paying off a mortgage.It is reported that Zhang Rongxuan was a member of the Naval Diving Unit at the time of the incident, holding the rank of captain. After getting to know the victim, he also co-managed a non-fungible token trading platform with friends, which is affiliated with Upstairs Research Pte Ltd and owned by DiGi Selection Holdings Pte Ltd. After security companies tracked the cryptocurrency wallet, Zhang Rongxuan admitted that he committed the crime due to suffering significant losses from the collapse of the FTX exchange.

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."