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According to Globenewswire, the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company Genius Group announced that its board has approved the expansion of the company's treasury strategy, adding an AI treasury to the existing Bitcoin treasury and launching the AGI Infinity Portfolio. The initial target investment scale is set at $100 million, with a five-year goal to expand to $800 million. The first phase, approximately $20 million, will be allocated through related funds to equity in unlisted AI companies such as OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic, Figure AI, Databricks, Anduril, Replit, and Shield AI. The remaining $80 million is planned to be invested in industries such as electricity, computing power, hyperscale cloud, cutting-edge models, and robotics.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday that the rapid development and application of artificial intelligence will not lead to a global "job apocalypse," and that this technology has not taken away as many white-collar jobs as he previously feared. He stated that when OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, the company's predictions about the development of technology were "basically correct," but their judgments about the social and economic impacts were "quite wrong.""I am glad that I misjudged this matter; I originally thought that by now, the elimination of junior white-collar jobs would be more severe than it actually is. Now I feel I understand better why that hasn't happened, and I am obviously relieved about it." An increasing number of global companies have announced that some positions within their organizations are being replaced by artificial intelligence. Altman noted that he realizes that despite AI playing an increasingly positive role in many industries and positions, there remains an irreplaceable "human aspect" in employment, and much of the interpersonal interaction required for many jobs will not be replaced by AI.

According to Reuters, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has recently banned the prediction market platform Polymarket, deeming it a form of online gambling platform for offering "bets and speculation on events that have not yet concluded," which violates local laws.Previously, Polymarket launched a betting market on when President Prabowo Subianto would "step down as president," while his term was originally set to last until 2029. This contract went live the day after Prabowo announced plans to centralize control over the export of commodities such as coal and palm oil, sparking discussions on local social media. Indonesian authorities also stated that they are investigating all social media accounts related to Polymarket.

Upward Fusion (formerly Tiger Brokers) announced that on May 22, 2026, some of the company's subsidiaries received a notice from the Beijing Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), indicating that the CSRC Beijing Regulatory Bureau has launched an investigation into their suspected illegal activities related to securities, funds, and futures business. It was found that these subsidiaries engaged in unlicensed cross-border securities business and illegal activities related to funds and futures in mainland China.According to the investigation results, the CSRC Beijing Regulatory Bureau imposed a total administrative penalty of approximately 308.1 million yuan and confiscated illegal gains totaling approximately 103.1 million yuan. The company's director, CEO, and actual controller, Mr. Wu Tianhua, also received a warning and was fined 1.25 million yuan. As of the end of 2025, retail customer assets in mainland China accounted for approximately 10% of the company's total customer assets in the consolidated financial statements.

JPMorgan's latest report points out that although tokenized money market funds have revenue potential, they still only account for about 5% of the broader "stablecoin system," and the core position of stablecoins in the crypto ecosystem is unlikely to be replaced in the short term.The report states that stablecoins have become the default "cash tool" for trading, collateral, settlement, cross-border payments, and liquidity management, widely used in centralized exchanges and DeFi protocols, while tokenized money market funds are constrained by their securities characteristics, subject to registration, disclosure, and transfer restrictions, resulting in structural regulatory disadvantages.Analysts at JPMorgan, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, expect that without significant changes in the regulatory environment, the market size of tokenized money market funds is unlikely to exceed 10% to 15% of the overall stablecoin market. Current demand is mainly concentrated among crypto-native investors seeking yield and institutional funds looking to balance on-chain settlement with traditional asset protection.The report also notes that although tokenized funds have advantages such as near real-time settlement, 24/7 transfers, and automated clearing, their growth is still constrained by liquidity, counterparty risk, and regulatory uncertainty. JPMorgan believes that in the absence of regulatory easing, these products will struggle to challenge the infrastructure-level position of stablecoins in the crypto market.

According to Caixin, the "Global Payments Report 2026" released by global payment technology and software company Global Payments indicates that digital wallets account for more than half of global online transaction volume and one-third of offline transactions. Digital wallets can flexibly integrate different payment methods, including cryptocurrencies. The report predicts that direct cryptocurrency payments will become the fastest-growing online payment method, with a compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2025 to 2030. This means that by 2030, the volume of e-commerce transactions using direct cryptocurrency payments could account for 0.28% of global e-commerce transaction volume, nearly $31 billion.However, despite the global total market value of cryptocurrencies nearing $3.2 trillion by the end of 2025, it remains a relatively marginalized payment method for consumers to merchants. Reports from MRC and Visa show that only 10% of merchants globally accept cryptocurrency payments directly. In 2025, cryptocurrencies will account for only 0.19% of global e-commerce transaction volume, approximately $15 billion.

According to official news, the online presentation "Build the Next Era: How HTX Genesis Empowers Web3 and AI Innovators," hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-hosted by TinTinLand and OpenCity, will be held on May 21 at 20:00 UTC+8.At that time, HTX DAO ambassador Molly, HTX DAO Core Builder Helium, independent developer Fengda, 0G Asia-Pacific head JT, TinTinLand co-founder Zhiyuan, HTX DAO governance committee member DaDa, and HTX Ventures senior investment analyst Jenny will be invited to attend, focusing on the integration trends of Web3 and AI, and discussing how to utilize ecological resources, financial support, and more to build a growth bridge for the new generation of Web3 and AI builders, seizing innovative opportunities in the new cycle.

According to the Hunan Daily, on February 9 at around 8 PM, the public security agency in Baojing, Hunan Province, China, received a report from a victim, Mr. Liu, from another province who had been scammed. He claimed that he was defrauded while purchasing virtual currency USDT online, with a total loss of 100,000 yuan. After receiving the report, the Baojing County Public Security Bureau dispatched a team of elite officers to form a special investigation group and began investigating the case overnight.The investigating officers used various investigative methods to ultimately identify the suspect as Shi. Upon investigation, it was found that the suspect Shi had no fixed income and did not possess qualifications for virtual currency trading. To defraud others, he collected screenshots of others trading coins online, forged false profit records, and impersonated a senior "coin dealer" to gain their trust. Victim Mr. Liu believed him and transferred 100,000 yuan to the account designated by Shi. After receiving the payment, Shi did not deliver the virtual currency; instead, he used part of the funds for gambling and squandered the rest, splitting and hiding the remaining funds.The investigating officers quickly identified Shi's identity and activities by accurately analyzing the flow of funds and comprehensively securing evidence related to the case. They decisively acted on the night of the report and successfully apprehended Shi. The next day, the case was officially filed for investigation. After solving the case, the police consistently adhered to the principle of "solving the case and recovering losses equally," patiently conducted legal policy education, and actively mobilized the suspect's family to cooperate in the restitution, ultimately recovering the full amount of 100,000 yuan involved in the case. On the morning of May 14, the 100,000 yuan of fraudulently obtained funds was fully returned to victim Mr. Liu. Currently, the suspect Shi has been subjected to criminal coercive measures for suspected fraud, and the case is under further investigation.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security published an article titled "Beware of Online Fraud Targeting Minors," which reveals a new type of online fraud chain characterized by "game diversion + impersonating public security and judicial authorities + virtual currency money laundering." Criminals post advertisements through games and social platforms to guide minors to add friends, and use intimidation and other means to extract funds from parents' accounts. The stolen money is split and withdrawn through black and gray industry platforms to purchase virtual currencies, which are not restricted by geography and can silently flow back to overseas fraud dens, completing the "physical isolation" of cross-border funds. The Criminal Investigation Bureau reminds that public security and judicial authorities will never handle cases online, will never intimidate for deductions, and will never ask for passwords or verification codes.

According to CoinDesk, after KelpDAO was attacked resulting in a loss of $292 million, the industry's scrutiny of the security of cross-chain infrastructure continues to heat up, with approximately $4 billion in assets having completed or currently migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP).The DeFi protocol Lombard is the latest project to join this migration trend. The protocol announced it would abandon LayerZero and migrate over $1 billion in Bitcoin-backed assets to Chainlink CCIP, stating that this decision stemmed from a comprehensive internal security review following the April attack incident.Lombard issues two types of Bitcoin-backed tokens—LBTC and BTC.b—and will prioritize the migration of assets on chains such as Solana, Etherlink, Berachain, Corn, and TAC, while terminating the use of LayerZero on Morph and Swell. Lombard stated that the reason for choosing CCIP is its independent node operators, built-in rate limiting mechanisms, and audited infrastructure. Additionally, the protocol will adopt Chainlink's cross-chain token standard to achieve asset cross-chain circulation through a burn-and-mint model.Previously, Kelp DAO, Solv Protocol, Re, and the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken have all completed similar migrations, with these projects collectively transferring approximately $4 billion in assets. Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer Johann Eid stated, "We are witnessing a continued wave of risk-averse migration within the industry."

CoinList announced the launch of Passage, positioned as the "access layer" for on-chain capital markets, aimed at providing compliant distribution, capital access, allocation, and infrastructure support for tokenized assets.CoinList stated that as tokenized stocks, funds, yield products, and Pre-IPO assets gradually migrate on-chain, the current market still faces fragmentation issues among issuers, chains, and compliance rules, and that "asset tokenization does not equal effective distribution." Passage will connect issuers, platforms, and investors, helping tokenized assets achieve large-scale on-chain circulation.According to reports, Passage is built on CoinList's existing infrastructure. CoinList claims that since 2017, its platform has covered over 160 countries and has completed more than $1.2 billion in asset distribution.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken announced that it will use Chainlink's cross-chain interoperability protocol CCIP, replacing LayerZero as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for its wrapped assets, covering kBTC and more wrapped assets in the future. This migration involves over $3 billion in TVL, following a $292 million LayerZero-related cross-chain attack incident that occurred in April. Kraken stated that the migration will cover networks such as Ink, Ethereum, Unichain, and Optimism. kBTC is set to launch in 2024, with a current market value of approximately $260 million. Coinbase had previously also chosen Chainlink CCIP as the sole cross-chain bridge solution for about $7 billion in wrapped tokens.

Legendary Labs and Jinlian Capital Foundation today announced the official strategic merger. Both parties will integrate resources and technological advantages to jointly promote the globalization of Legendary Space and the upgraded development of the Web3 prediction ecosystem (PredictFi).It is reported that Legendary Space has currently obtained digital lottery and online gaming operation licenses from 7 countries in Central America, including the blockchain online digital lottery license in El Salvador. The project is currently preparing to launch a decentralized prediction game for the World Cup, relying on the underlying technology of the FAB ecosystem. The officials stated that in the future, both parties will continue to explore fields such as AI integration and multi-chain interoperability.

Since BIT (formerly Matrixport) launched its U.S. stock business in February 2026, the user asset scale (AUM) has exceeded $200 million. According to the platform's records over the past 12 weeks, 98% of the capital inflow comes from stablecoin deposits (without card deposits).BIT builds a compliant path through licensed brokers, eliminating the cumbersome process of opening bank cards, allowing users to open a U.S. stock account in just 5 minutes and buy real U.S. stocks on the same day.Elio Cui, head of BIT's brokerage business, stated, "AI has made U.S. stocks the strongest asset for global wealth effects once again. Thanks to over 7 years of institutional service experience and the accumulation of compliance licenses, BIT has successfully bridged the gap between digital assets and traditional finance, helping investors quickly seize investment opportunities. Global asset allocation and capital deployment capabilities are becoming a fundamental skill for every investor. Those lacking this capability may be excluded from core asset opportunities."

Global financial infrastructure giant DTCC (whose subsidiary processed $47 trillion in securities transactions in 2025) announced on Tuesday that it will integrate Chainlink as the data and orchestration layer for its upcoming tokenized collateral platform.DTCC's Collateral AppChain will utilize the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) and its data standards to support eligibility checks, valuations, margin calculations, collateral optimization, and settlement functions, with a target to go live in Q4 2026.Nadine Chakar, DTCC's Global Head of Digital Assets, stated that the goal is to achieve near real-time collateral management between global markets and blockchain through tokenization and distributed ledger technology, operating 24/7. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov described collateral management as "the killer application that traditional finance has been waiting for." The platform is designed as a shared infrastructure for collateral providers, recipients, managers, third-party agents, and custodians, rather than a bilateral institutional chain. This collaboration continues the foundation of previous partnerships between the two parties, such as in the Smart NAV pilot project.

Tria announced that the $2.25 million USDT cash rebate has been officially distributed to all eligible users, and you can claim it immediately by opening the Tria App.At the same time, Tria's second quarter rewards have been fully launched, including the distribution of 300,000 USDT + 40 million TRIA, with the third quarter approaching.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced that its blockchain-based collateral management platform, Collateral AppChain, will integrate Chainlink infrastructure to drive traditional financial markets towards 24/7, near real-time collateral management and settlement. DTCC stated that the platform is built on the Besu blockchain and will utilize Chainlink's Runtime Environment (CRE) and data standards to support asset pricing, valuation, margin calculation, collateral optimization, and settlement processes. The platform achieves real-time collateral movement across institutions, markets, and time zones through asset tokenization and smart contract automation.

On May 9 and 10, the Chainlink network recorded 282,170 and 264,090 unique active LINK addresses, respectively, the highest levels since September 2025. The surge in on-chain activity comes against the backdrop of several institutional-grade DeFi projects announcing their migration of cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink CCIP. On May 7, Solv Protocol announced the completion of a security review following the April Kelp DAO vulnerability incident and decided to migrate over $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets (SolvBTC and xSolvBTC) from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP.Previously, Kelp DAO had also announced the migration of its rsETH infrastructure to Chainlink CCIP. These initiatives represent a significant shift of institutional-grade DeFi infrastructure from LayerZero to the Chainlink cross-chain ecosystem. Additionally, earlier this month, data showed that whale wallets holding between 100,000 and 10 million LINK increased their holdings by 32.93 million LINK within 30 days.

The Ethereum Foundation disclosed the results of a recent interoperability meeting held by core developers in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway and updated the key technical progress for the next phase upgrade, Glamsterdam. During the meeting, multiple client teams collaborated on network scalability and execution layer optimization, making progress in several directions. Developers confirmed that based on the comprehensive results of ePBS, BAL optimization, and the EIP-8037 repricing mechanism, a consensus on the "trusted path" after Glamsterdam has been reached.In terms of the execution layer, ePBS (External Proposer Separation Architecture) has been stably running in the multi-client Glamsterdam-devnet, and the external block builder process has completed end-to-end testing, covering almost all client implementations. Meanwhile, EIP-8037 has been finalized, establishing the fixed cost_per_state_byte model, and complete repricing parameter output has been achieved in bal-devnet-6. The scalability direction Hegotá has also made progress. The FOCIL-related prototype has a runnable implementation, and the scope of account abstraction (AA) requirements has been defined, with the next phase entering the multi-client development network verification stage.Current development focus remains on the final implementation of Glamsterdam while advancing the Hegotá scalability design and subsequent Strawmap route evolution. The development network is online, and functionalities such as FOCIL are expected to continue deepening in the next phase of testing. At the organizational level, this interop meeting also marks the formal initiation of leadership structure adjustments within the Protocol Cluster. The new leaders include Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn, and Fredrik. Will Corcoran is responsible for zkVM proof and post-quantum consensus coordination, Kev Wedderburn leads zkEVM development, and Fredrik is in charge of protocol security and the Trillion Dollar Security project.Original Protocol Cluster leadership team members Barnabé Monnot and Tim Beiko will gradually step back from management roles, and Alex Stokes is entering a leave period. The foundation stated that during its term, the Protocol has completed modular advancement and facilitated the launch of the Fusaka upgrade (December 2025), introduced PeerDAS, and enhanced mainnet gas capacity.