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The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard today announced the completion of its Pre-A round of financing. Including previous funding, the total amount raised by the company has approached 10 million USD, with participation from four well-known institutions: Vernal Capital, Avenir Group, Vision Plus Capital, and 01VC.This round of financing will be used to build and improve the global payment infrastructure, compliance system, and key market business layout, enhancing cross-border payment service capabilities and global operational capabilities, further promoting the company's construction of a compliant, efficient, next-generation financial infrastructure aimed at the internet era.As stablecoins gradually move from trading scenarios to real commercial applications, the demand from enterprises for global payment, global card issuance, fund management, and cross-border settlement infrastructure continues to grow. WasabiCard currently serves over 500 enterprise clients globally, with a cumulative card issuance exceeding 500,000 cards and a total transaction scale surpassing 1 billion USD.In the future, WasabiCard will continue to expand its global payment network and multi-chain payment ecosystem, promoting the further implementation of stablecoin payments in global commercial scenarios.

edgeX released an update regarding the abnormal price fluctuations of the EDGE token, stating that the protocol has not been compromised in any way, and this incident is not a hacker attack, exploit, or security vulnerability.Current confirmed information indicates that this is an attempt by certain external parties to deliberately manipulate the market price of EDGE, which is a matter of market integrity rather than platform security. The team is actively investigating and collaborating with relevant exchanges and platforms, and a comprehensive update will be released after the investigation is complete.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams expressed deep gratitude for the long-term funding and multifaceted support provided by the Ethereum Foundation (EF), but specifically clarified that Uniswap was not incubated by EF, and that he participated as an external grantee with a close personal connection to EF.Previously, EF Chair Aya Miyaguchi and co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly shared their views on the future direction of the Ethereum Foundation. Miyaguchi stated that part of the reason for proposing the EF mission framework at the end of last year was the issue of deviation in technical discussions.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the market declines, Huang Licheng's 25x leveraged long position in ETH has once again faced partial liquidation, and he has actively closed part of his position.Currently, Huang Licheng still holds a 25x leveraged long position of 2200 ETH, with the next liquidation price only 22 dollars away.

According to Jinshi reports, sources say that OpenAI has discussed its upcoming IPO with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and others. The sources indicate that Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase may join Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in preparing for the listing.The sources state that discussions with Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase do not guarantee that they will ultimately participate in this IPO. Other investment banks may also eventually get involved.

Zama's official response to Circle's freezing of the cUSDC contract event states that Circle's compliance system flagged a wallet belonging to an external depositor. Since this wallet holds funds in the cUSDC contract, the entire contract was automatically swept into a standard holding freeze. This is merely incidental damage and not a sanction against the Zama Protocol. The Zama legal team has intervened and is isolating the flagged address, and will restore access for all unaffected participants as soon as possible.

Jason Smith, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' fundraising committee, stated that digital asset tax legislation must receive bipartisan support; otherwise, the related bill process will not advance. Subsequently, U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford, Max Miller, Suzan DelBene, and Mike Carey jointly proposed the "Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Revenue Act" (PARITY Act). The bill aims to update digital asset tax rules, provide a clearer regulatory framework for the market, while enhancing investor protection and preventing market manipulation.Representative Steven Horsford stated that the bill will help ordinary investors participate more safely in the digital asset market and promote wealth accumulation opportunities. Max Miller believes that the current U.S. tax laws are unable to adapt to the rapid development of digital assets and modern financial technology. Currently, the PARITY Act and the advancing CLARITY Act are seen as important components of establishing a comprehensive regulatory system for crypto assets in the United States.The U.S. Congress released a tax policy discussion draft in March this year and held a bipartisan roundtable in May to discuss the tax framework for crypto assets. The market is closely watching whether the CLARITY Act can be passed by 2026. Analysts believe that if both the CLARITY Act and the PARITY Act are ultimately legislated and combined with the subsequent rule-making of the GENIUS Act, the U.S. crypto industry will welcome a clearer regulatory environment, further promoting Web3 and DeFi into the mainstream financial system.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the indictment of Texas resident Nathan Fuller, accusing him of committing fraud through a cryptocurrency trading scheme, raising approximately $12.3 million from about 150 investors. The SEC pointed out that Fuller sold related investment products to investors through entities such as Privvy Investments from October 2022 to mid-2024, claiming to use a self-developed AI trading robot for high-frequency arbitrage trading in cryptocurrency assets.According to the indictment, Fuller promised investors returns of over 40%-50% within 30 to 45 days and claimed that guaranteed returns of over 100% could be achieved in as little as 21 days. The SEC stated that the AI trading robot did not operate as advertised, Fuller misappropriated at least $6.2 million of investor funds for personal expenses, and used approximately $5.5 million for payouts similar to a Ponzi scheme, while misleading investors through forged account statements and false documents.

According to the official announcement, Gate ETF will launch LAB3L/USDT, LAB3S/USDT, OKB3L/USDT, and OKB3S/USDT on May 28, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting 3x long/short LAB and OKB. Gate ETF currently supports trading of 350 types of tokens.In addition, Gate ETF will hold an ETF new trading challenge from May 28 at 15:00 to June 6 at 15:00 (UTC+8). Users participating in LAB3L/3S and OKB3L/3S can share a reward of 50,000 USDT. A daily trading volume of ≥1,000 USDT allows users to check in and randomly receive 20--100 USDT, with a maximum cumulative reward of 1,000 USDT; if the total trading volume reaches ≥3,000 USDT, users can also share a reward of 30,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion, with a maximum of 200 USDT per person. Additionally, inviting friends to participate in trading can win a blind box reward of up to 500 USDT.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale Evaded (@ICanPlug) has opened a new short position of 12,600 ETH at 25 times leverage, and still holds a short position of BTC at 30 times leverage, with an unrealized profit exceeding 1.6 million dollars.In addition, Huang Licheng (@machibigbrother)'s 25 times leveraged long position in ETH has been partially liquidated again, and he still holds this position, with a cumulative loss exceeding 33.39 million dollars, and is very close to the next liquidation.

According to Bloomberg, AI programming startup Cognition AI announced the completion of a new funding round of over $1 billion, with a post-funding valuation of $26 billion, more than doubling the valuation from the last funding round in September 2025.This round of financing was co-led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC, with follow-on investments from Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management LP, and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, among others.

According to CoinDesk, during a recent Senate Banking Committee review, substantial progress was made in advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, referred to as the "CLARITY Act," which passed into the Senate full review stage with a vote of 15 to 9.Several bipartisan lawmakers emphasized the urgent need for the United States to establish a unified regulatory framework covering digital assets to clarify asset classification, trading platform regulation, and market structure rules, thereby providing long-term certainty for the industry. Angela Alsobrooks pointed out from a family perspective that the younger generation shows a natural interest in digital assets, and the regulatory system should strike a balance between "opportunity and protection" to avoid technological development being detached from regulatory constraints. Tim Scott emphasized that legislation should be promoted from the perspective of economic opportunity and the American Dream, while Cynthia Lummis stated that the legislative process has already shown a clear foundation for bipartisan cooperation.Supporters believe that digital assets have become an irreversible trend, with approximately 68 million Americans holding related assets, but a significant amount of trading still occurs on overseas platforms. The U.S. urgently needs to establish a domestic regulatory system to enhance market transparency and investor protection levels.Analysis indicates that the CLARITY Act is seen as a key complement following the stablecoin-related legislation (GENIUS Act). Without supporting rules at the market structure level, the U.S. may lose its leading position in the competition for digital financial infrastructure. As the bill advances to the Senate full stage, there is widespread attention on whether it can achieve final legislation based on bipartisan consensus to establish the core rules of the U.S. digital asset regulatory framework.

According to on-chain data, the private key of the StakeDAO deployer was leaked on Arbitrum, and the attacker minted approximately 54.5 trillion vsdCRV, partially exchanging it for 43.7 ETH.

2U2.ai announced that it has secured a new round of strategic investment, with the specific amount not yet disclosed. The investors in this round include Castrum Istanbul and M2M Capital, which will support 2U2.ai in continuing to advance Meme infrastructure construction and ecological expansion.So far, 2U2.ai has received support from institutions such as Becker Ventures, CGV FOF, Gemhead Capital, K24 Ventures, Castrum Istanbul, and M2M Capital.2U2.ai is building a MemeLayer for Web3, driven by AI for Meme generation, dissemination, and remixing, to create a scalable and incentivized Meme content network. Currently, the platform has launched the Meme Arms Race points system, allowing users to earn points by creating, sharing, and disseminating Meme content, and participate in subsequent ecological incentives on the platform.

Hyperbot data shows that the latest 25x leveraged Ethereum long position opened by Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Li Cheng has continued to increase after facing some forced liquidation. Currently, he holds 5,950 ETH, with a position value of approximately 12.5 million USD, an unrealized profit of 25,000 USD, and a return on investment of 5.05%.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, HYPE once broke through $63, setting a new historical high. The whale address "0x082" has a current unrealized profit exceeding $33.3 million from going long on HYPE.Meanwhile, Loracle (@loraclexyz)'s HYPE short position currently has an unrealized loss exceeding $31.4 million.

F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun talks about why he chose Mars instead of the Moon as the target for SpaceX's first interstellar manned mission. He believes that even without private investment, humanity will still reach the Moon, and likely very soon. As space competition intensifies, governments around the world will establish lunar bases. I am happy to watch all of this happen.On the other hand, I am still uncertain about the progress of Mars exploration within our lifetime, and I feel that something should be done about it. I hope that by purchasing a ticket for a mission to fly by Mars, SpaceX will have another reason not to forget about Mars. Because we really should not delay Mars exploration for the next generation.Yesterday, SpaceX announced that Wang Chun will participate in SpaceX's first interstellar manned mission as the mission commander, executing a flight lasting about two years: first exploring the outer space of the Earth-Moon system, then flying by Mars and returning to Earth. Before this interstellar mission, Wang Chun will participate in a commercial crewed lunar flyby with Dennis and Akiko Tito, with the planned flight being within 200 kilometers of the lunar surface. This is the first commercial crewed interstellar mission of Starship, and Wang Chun previously commanded the Fram2 polar orbit mission in 2025, gaining experience for this flight.

Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC announced that its Series B round of financing is about to be completed, with a total financing amount expected to reach approximately 5 billion yen. New investors in this round include Life Design Fund, IHD STRATEGY FUND, a fund under Awa Bank, and Meiji Yasuda Future Co-Creation Fund, among others.JPYC stated that the new financing will mainly be used for system and application development, recruitment of business expansion talent, promotion of stablecoin payment and management business, as well as the construction of M2M (machine-to-machine) payment scenarios for AI Agents. JPYC obtained a license for Japanese money transfer operators in 2025 and began issuing the stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen at a 1:1 ratio, in the same year. The company reported that within about 7 months of issuance, the number of accounts reached 18,000, with a cumulative issuance exceeding 2.5 billion yen and a total transaction volume exceeding 35 billion yen. Currently, JPYC has been deployed on four chains: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Kaia, and has integrated with the LINE ecosystem Web3 wallet Unifi, aiming to promote the adoption of stablecoins among ordinary users in Japan.

Two informed sources revealed that CATL plans to participate in the financing activities of the domestic artificial intelligence company DeepSeek. DeepSeek's first round of financing aims for approximately 50 billion yuan, which may be completed as early as next month, and after the transaction, the company's valuation may exceed 350 billion yuan. JD.com and NetEase have also been reported to be in talks to invest, but the final investors and amounts may still be adjusted.In recent years, CATL has been accelerating its layout in the AI data center infrastructure business. In addition to power batteries, it also provides backup power batteries and energy storage systems for data centers. Earlier this month, a CATL affiliate invested $942 million in GDS Holdings and invested in the power supply system manufacturer Zhongheng Electric.Reports indicate that DeepSeek has built its own data center in Inner Mongolia and is currently recruiting data center operations and maintenance personnel in Inner Mongolia. Due to the rapid growth in AI computing power demand, the demand for energy storage and stable power supply in data centers has also increased, allowing CATL to further enter the AI infrastructure track.Previous reports stated that DeepSeek's current round of financing has attracted attention from several Chinese capital sources, including the national AI investment fund and technology giants. DeepSeek has not yet achieved large-scale revenue, but its low-cost open-source model has already created competitive pressure on companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

The cross-chain infrastructure platform Squid has completed a $6 million strategic financing round, led by North Island Ventures, with participation from Ripple, Dialectic, Borderless, and others.It is reported that Squid was initially incubated within the Axelar ecosystem and later developed into an independent platform. Since its launch in 2023, Squid claims to have processed over $6 billion in cross-chain transaction volume, covering more than 100 blockchains, with a total of over 4 million transactions and more than 1 million users. After this round of financing, Squid's total funding amount has reached $13.5 million. The company plans to use the new funds to launch new consumer-facing products, further simplifying the process for users to access, manage, and use crypto assets across chains.