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Bitget's compliant RWA issuance platform Reality announced a partnership with the U.S. registered brokerage and self-clearing agency Alpaca. According to the cooperation details, Alpaca will provide brokerage infrastructure support for Reality, assisting it in accessing U.S. stocks and ETF tokenized products within a regulated market framework, covering key aspects such as clearing, custody, and trade execution.Founded in 2015, Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure company, with Alpaca Clearing being a FINRA registered broker-dealer and SIPC member, focusing on the custody and clearing of underlying assets. Through this partnership, Reality will further enhance its underlying infrastructure capabilities for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETF products, providing a more standardized and transparent access method for eligible global users.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Reality is a key part of Bitget UEX's panoramic exchange strategy, aiming to connect traditional financial assets with on-chain infrastructure in a more pragmatic way. Alpaca co-founder and CEO Yoshi Yokokawa expressed his pleasure in partnering with Reality to jointly promote the development of tokenized stock infrastructure, further enhancing the accessibility of global financial services.

Polymarket announced on Thursday that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Berlin digital football platform OneFootball, which will connect the prediction market to OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users and 645 million fan ecosystem about two weeks before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Polymarket will be the only prediction market partner within the OneFootball app, and competitors like Kalshi will not be allowed to enter this product.This is Polymarket's seventh major football partnership this year and the first collaboration aimed at media application distribution channels, having previously signed agreements with MLS, LaLiga, Serie A, Lazio, and DAZN.According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, since July 2024, sports have accounted for 39% of Polymarket's total trading volume. The 2026 World Cup champion market has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $1.2 billion since its launch last July, while the broader World Cup category market totals approximately $1.3 billion.OneFootball has previously launched the OFC token based on Base and Ethereum, as well as the points system BALLS. The integration with Polymarket will convert user engagement into actual transactions. OneFootball has raised over $300 million in funding, with investors including Liberty City Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Adidas.

According to Cointelegraph, plaintiff Noah Doe and two limited liability companies from Wyoming filed a lawsuit in New York, USA, on May 1, seeking a court ruling on their ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses, citing New York State's lost property law, claiming that the relevant addresses' holdings constitute legally "abandoned property."The addresses involved include those starting with "12c6D" associated with Satoshi Nakamoto and those starting with "1Feex" linked to the Mt. Gox hack. According to estimates by Timechain Index founder, the listed addresses hold approximately 3.7 million BTC, valued at around $28.5 billion.However, Noveleader, chief research analyst at investment research firm Castle Labs, pointed out that even if the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, it would only be symbolic, as the Bitcoin network itself does not have a mechanism for reallocating funds without private keys. Additionally, the plaintiffs sent legal notices to P2PKH format addresses, while the involved BTC is actually stored in P2PK scripts. The analyst believes this move is "structurally flawed," which could render the abandonment notice procedure itself invalid.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs Legacy (BO5) - CS Asia Championships Playoffs," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "Team Falcons" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 88.5% an hour ago to the current 69.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs MOUZ (BO3) - CS Asia Championship Playoffs" event has seen significant fluctuations in the "Match Winner" sub-market option "Team Falcons," with the win rate soaring from 46.5% an hour ago to the current 79.5% (a fluctuation of 33%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

SpaceX has successfully launched the redesigned Starship, completing an important testing mission before the company's IPO. During this test flight, Starship V3 was launched from Texas Starbase and successfully deployed 22 test satellites, marking a key advancement for SpaceX in the development of a new generation heavy-lift launch system. Although there were still some engine failures and uncontrolled landings of the first-stage booster during the flight, SpaceX believes that the overall testing objectives have been largely achieved.Reports indicate that Starship V3 will become the core launch platform for future Starlink expansion, NASA's lunar missions, and Mars plans. Previously disclosed information shows that SpaceX has invested approximately $15 billion in the Starship project, and the market generally views the testing progress of Starship as one of the important valuation support factors for SpaceX's potential IPO.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs Liquid (BO3) - CS Asia Championship Group B" on the prediction market Polymarket, the win probability for the sub-market "Match Winner" option "3DMAX" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 36.5% an hour ago to the current 58% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: TheMongolz vs B8 (BO3) - CS Asia Championships Group B," the win rate of the "Odd" option in the sub-market "Odd/Even Total Rounds" has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 50% an hour ago to the current 10.05% (a fluctuation of 39.95%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bloomberg, Iran has begun to launch a Bitcoin-based shipping insurance arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz to address the current high-risk navigation environment in the strait.Recently, Iran has introduced a maritime insurance platform called "Hormuz Safe," which provides digital insurance services for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz and allows payments in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.Against the backdrop of escalating U.S.-Iran conflicts and risks in the Strait of Hormuz, the costs of war insurance for ships have surged significantly. Bloomberg previously reported that the insurance costs for some vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz have now risen to about 5% of the vessel's value.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Jon Rahm" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 16.65% an hour ago to the current 37.45% (a fluctuation of 20.8%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 33% an hour ago to the current 18% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 34.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

In the early morning of May 14 (UTC+8), in the final of the 2026 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan ultimately defeated Lazio with a score of 2:0, successfully lifting the championship trophy. As the official sleeve sponsor of Inter Milan Football Club, Gate was deeply involved in this peak event. During the final, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti was invited to attend the sponsor partner luncheon hosted by the club and watched the match from the box, witnessing the team's moment of glory alongside Inter Milan legends Esteban Cambiasso, Fabio Galante, and Francesco Toldo. This victory not only marks another important milestone in the deepening strategic cooperation between Gate and Inter Milan but also injects strong brand momentum into Gate's internationalization process.In addition, with Inter Milan winning the championship again this season, Gate will hold the "Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle" offline reception in Milan on May 21. During the event, guests will visit Inter Milan's headquarters and engage in interactive exchanges with Inter legend Fabio Galante and executives. Leveraging the global attention of top international sporting events, Gate is continuously deepening the integration of Web3 with mainstream culture and strengthening its brand recognition and influence in the European and global markets.

The on-chain trading platform TurboFlow announced a strategic partnership with the proprietary trading firm Susquehanna Crypto (SIG Crypto). SIG Crypto will serve as a core liquidity provider, offering institutional-level market-making support for TurboFlow's entire product line and bringing in professional pricing and risk management expertise.It is reported that through an exclusive PFOF (Payment for Order Flow) framework, both parties will jointly optimize the execution experience and slippage control for TurboFlow's high-leverage perpetual contracts and ultra-fast event contracts. Additionally, with the support of SIG Crypto, TurboFlow is iterating its prediction market pricing mechanism from fixed odds to dynamic odds (adjusting with real-time liquidity and volatility) and plans to expand its trading targets from crypto assets to traditional assets such as crude oil and gold.In the future, TurboFlow also plans to launch a Telegram Mini App to further support prediction market trading for major events such as the World Cup in June.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that after nearly a year of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. Digital Asset Market Structure Act (CLARITY Act) is set to enter the committee review stage this week, bringing the U.S. closer to "consolidating its global leadership in financial innovation." Lummis said, "Wyoming has been a pioneer in exploration, and now Washington is following suit."Previously, Republican members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee announced that Committee Chairman Tim Scott, Lummis, and Thom Tillis have jointly released the text of the market structure bill. According to the statement, the bill aims to establish a clear regulatory framework for the digital asset industry, protect investors, combat illegal financial activities, and encourage innovation to remain in the U.S.

AI Agent Financial Infrastructure B.AI announced a strategic partnership with CoinAnk, where both parties will work together to inject stronger data-driven decision-making capabilities into AI agents. In an era where autonomous trading is constantly evolving, millisecond-level real-time data often determines the success or failure of strategies. As B.AI continues to explore the construction direction of AGI native financial systems, this collaboration will leverage CoinAnk's derivatives analysis and market intelligence to provide signal support for more adaptive and wiser trading strategies, helping agents make better decisions in complex markets. B.AI will continue to uphold the concept of open cooperation to solidify the data foundation for an AI-driven financial future.