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According to the official announcement, the Bitget IPO Prime Phase 2 project preOPAI has now completed allocation, and spot trading will begin today at 22:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

According to official news, Binance Wallet will distribute the Binance Alpha airdrop and open trading today at 17:00 (UTC+8).Users with at least 225 points of Binance Alpha can claim tokens on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is fully distributed or the airdrop event ends. More details will be announced soon.

According to BBX data, institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs maintained strong momentum yesterday. Today, both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency legislation simultaneously for the first time, with the core dynamics as follows:The U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF recorded a total net inflow of approximately $358.1 million yesterday (May 13), with BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: $BLK) subsidiary iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: $IBIT) seeing a single-day net inflow of $269.3 million, the strongest single-day data in recent weeks; the overall U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF has recorded net positive inflows for seven consecutive weeks, further reinforcing the structural signal of institutional capital returning. Bitcoin closed above $80,000 yesterday, with a year-to-date increase of about 14%, and market sentiment remains relatively optimistic on the eve of the CLARITY Act markup.The House Ways & Means Committee held a closed-door meeting today (May 14) on cryptocurrency tax reform in sync with the Senate Banking Committee's CLARITY Act markup, covering topics such as the treatment of capital gains tax on crypto assets, tax reporting responsibilities for DeFi protocols, and the tax classification of Bitcoin mining and staking income; this marks the first time in 2026 that both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency regulatory legislation on the same day, indicating that cryptocurrency regulatory legislation has expanded from a single market structure issue to a complete legislative ecosystem of "regulatory framework + tax system."

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it will launch RKLBUSDT, MRVLUSDT, and WDCUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs today at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC).It is reported that the newly launched contract trading pairs support full position, isolated position, and split position modes, and users can experience trading through SuperEx's web and app platforms.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows:Top five gainers: SKYAI (SKYAI) up 44.45%, current price $0.5792; BUILDon (B) up 15.32%, current price $0.6454; Humanity (H) up 13.06%, current price $0.2646; Injective (INJ) up 7.06%, current price $4.66; JUST (JST) up 2.95%, current price $0.08974.Top five losers: Ondo (ONDO) down 10.28%, current price $0.3908; Aerodrome Finance (AERO) down 10.16%, current price $0.4725; Ethena (ENA) down 7.57%, current price $0.1204; Sei (SEI) down 7.03%, current price $0.0695; Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) down 6.99%, current price $0.8131.

According to the official announcement, Binance posted on platform X that it will open the Binance Alpha airdrop claim and trading at 17:00 today (UTC+8). Users holding at least 241 Binance Alpha points can claim the token airdrop.First come, first served, until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event ends. Please pay attention to Binance's official channels for specific airdrop tokens and to stay updated on the latest developments of the event.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BIT has withdrawn 3,300 ETH (approximately 7.72 million USD) from Binance again, along with the 5,000 ETH withdrawn from Binance one hour ago, totaling 8,300 ETH (worth 19.38 million USD) withdrawn from Binance today.

According to BBX data, last week the earnings season for cryptocurrency concept stocks reached its conclusion, while institutional-level derivatives product lines expanded simultaneously. The core dynamics are as follows:CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: $CME) reported by CoinDesk on May 7 plans to officially launch Bitcoin volatility futures (BVOL) on June 1, 2026, pending regulatory approval; the underlying asset for this product is the Bitcoin implied volatility index, allowing institutional investors to take long or short positions based solely on the magnitude of volatility without needing to predict the direction of BTC price movements, filling the gap for "pure volatility tools" in the existing Bitcoin derivatives market. For corporate treasury managers (such as Strategy-type companies) and cryptocurrency options market makers who need to hedge Bitcoin position volatility exposure, BVOL provides the most direct standardized hedging tool to date.Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL) will release its Q1 2026 earnings report today (May 11) at 8:00 AM (ET) via an official live stream; the current analyst consensus expects revenue of approximately $715 million (Zacks data $717.1 million, S&P Global data $714.9 million, year-on-year approximately +11%, quarter-on-quarter approximately -7%), adjusted EPS of about $0.15---$0.27; last quarter (Q4 2025) reserve interest income was $733 million (year-on-year +69%), with an average market cap of USDC around $76.2 billion; as of May 6, the circulating supply of USDC was approximately $78.1 billion, and the integration of stablecoin infrastructure with Meta and Visa, along with the policy expectations from the CLARITY Act markup in May, are the most closely watched valuation catalysts this season.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Bitcoin ETF in the United States had a net outflow of 2,022 BTC in one day, worth $161.53 million, and a net inflow of 18,496 BTC over seven days, worth $1.486 billion; the Ethereum ETF had a net outflow of 34,349 ETH in one day, worth $7.835 million, and a net inflow of 73,153 ETH over seven days, worth $166.86 million; the Solana ETF had a net inflow of 76,912 SOL in one day, worth $6.85 million, and a net inflow of 368,912 SOL over seven days, worth $32.83 million.

According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch ShareX (SHARE) on May 8. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points after the Alpha trading opens. Specific details will be announced separately.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows:Top five gainers: siren (SIREN) up 28.8%, current price $1.03; Venice Token (VVV) up 10%, current price $12.49; Ondo (ONDO) up 8.12%, current price $0.3589.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the net inflow of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States is 261 BTC, the net inflow of Ethereum ETFs is 663 ETH, and the net inflow of Solana ETFs is 240,595 SOL.

The trading platform Aster announced that at 18:00 Beijing time today (10:00 UTC), it will launch the U-based perpetual contract (AGTUSDT) for Alaya AI (AGT).It is reported that to coincide with the launch of the new contract, Aster will simultaneously open a trading reward event from May 7 to May 14. During the event, AGTUSDT contract trading will enjoy a 1.2 times bonus, and participating users will share a total prize pool of $50,000 in ASTER based on their proportion of generated transaction fees. The participation condition is that the transaction fee must be greater than $5, and the individual reward cap is 3% of the total prize pool.According to reports, Alaya AI is an open Web3 data sampling and automatic labeling AI infrastructure driven by a decentralized community, aimed at transforming data into on-chain user-owned assets.

According to BBX data, yesterday Wall Street institutions made a significant breakthrough in retail crypto layout, and today the dual verification point of the earnings season is approaching. The core dynamics are as follows:Morgan Stanley (NYSE: $MS) disclosed via Bloomberg on May 6 that its ETrade platform officially launched a pilot for crypto spot trading, with a fee structure of 50 basis points per transaction amount, lower than Coinbase (retail rates vary by tier and payment method, potentially exceeding 50 basis points), Robinhood (approximately 100 basis points, according to media estimates), and Charles Schwab (75 basis points); initially supporting three major assets: BTC, ETH, and SOL, with liquidity, custody, and settlement services provided by Zerohash; the pilot is currently aimed at a select group of users, with plans to open to all 8.6 million ETrade customers by the end of 2026. Head of Wealth Management Jed Finn characterized this move as "reverse disruption of disruptors," and Morgan Stanley is simultaneously advancing its application for a national trust bank license to achieve self-custody, with plans to launch Ethereum and Solana spot ETFs.Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) will release its Q1 2026 earnings report after the market closes today (May 7), with the earnings call scheduled for 2:30 PM (PT); analyst consensus expects Q1 revenue of approximately $1.5 billion (a year-on-year decrease of about -26%), and EPS of about $0.23---$0.36 (a significant decline from $1.94 in the same period last year); the relative resilience of subscription and service revenue (including stablecoins, custody, and staking) will be the core metric of most interest today.Block, Inc. (NYSE: $XYZ) will release its Q1 2026 earnings report after the market closes today (May 7), with an earnings call at 2:00 PM (PT); analyst consensus expects revenue of approximately $6.04 billion to $6.11 billion (a year-on-year increase of +5.79%), and EPS of $0.68 (an increase of about 21% from approximately $0.56 in the same period last year); consensus for Bitcoin ecosystem revenue is expected to be about $2.11 billion (down from $2.30 billion in the same period last year); Evercore ISI maintains an "Outperform" rating with a target price of $96 (implying about 35% upside from the current stock price of $70.92), focusing on the recovery progress of the fundamentals of the two major business lines, Square and Cash App.

According to Gate market data, the euro against the US dollar EUR/USD has risen more than 0.5% during the day, currently reported at 1.1751.

According to Jinshi reports, the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) has fallen more than 1.5% during the day, with the current exchange rate at 155.49.

The RWA tokenization protocol KAIO announced on platform X that it will conduct its TGE today.Previously, KAIO revealed its token economic model, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens. The community and liquidity incentives account for 37.5%, which is the largest allocation portion; the team and early investors' tokens are subject to lock-up and phased release mechanisms, with no initial release at TGE. The foundation's allocation accounts for 17%, intended for long-term ecological development.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the net outflow of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States is 1,725 BTC, the net outflow of Ethereum ETFs is 41,275 ETH, and the net inflow of Solana ETFs is 1,465 SOL.