The Trump family's Bitcoin miner American Bitcoin holdings exceeded 7,500 BTC
Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, announced on the X platform that American Bitcoin's current Bitcoin holdings have exceeded 7,500 and have risen to the 15th largest listed Bitcoin treasury company in the world. Eric Trump added that American Bitcoin completed the above growth in just 8 months and said that the next goal is to surpass Block in Bitcoin holdings.
Coinbase Markets: Stock and metal perpetual contracts were launched with a trading volume of more than $1.5 billion in 2 months
According to Coinbase Markets, Coinbase Markets issued an article saying that since its stock and metal perpetual contract was launched about two months ago, the cumulative trading volume has exceeded $1.5 billion. Coinbase said that the traditional market accounts for about 30% of the weekly opening hours, while the perpetual contracts on Coinbase support 24/7 trading. Currently, more than 20 real-world asset (RWA)-related perpetual contracts have been launched on the platform, and more assets will be launched in the future. These products provide exposure to the price of the underlying asset and are not equivalent to holding the underlying asset itself.
SuperEx launched CBRS, FLNC, and DRAM U-margined perpetual contracts today
According to ChainCatcher news, crypto trading platform SuperEx announced the launch of CBRSUSDT, FLNCUSDT, and DRAMUSDT USDT-M perpetual contract trading pairs at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC) today.
It is reported that the above newly launched futures trading pairs all support cross margin, isolated margin and split position, and users can experience trading through SuperEx's web and APP terminals.
Three major DeFi attacks in five days, with a total of 14 crypto hacking incidents in May
ChainCatcher reported that Echo Protocol suffered a vulnerability attack on the Monad network, and the attacker minted 1,000 eBTC (worth approximately US$76.64 million). According to PeckShield tracking, the attacker deposited 45 eBTC (approximately $3.45 million) into Curvance to lend 11.29 WBTC, which was then bridged to Ethereum for ETH, of which 384 ETH were transferred to Tornado Cash. Curvance has suspended the affected markets, stating that the smart contract was not compromised and other markets were not affected.
Echo Protocol has suspended all cross-chain transactions. Monad CEO Keone Hon clarified that the vulnerability did not affect the Monad network, with security researchers assessing the actual theft of approximately $816,000.
The incident pushed the total number of crypto hacking incidents in May to 14, with three major DeFi attacks occurring in the past five days alone: THORChain lost more than $10 million to a vault breach on May 15, and Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked three days later, resulting in a loss of about $11.58 million. The high level of security incidents highlights the ongoing systemic security risks faced by the DeFi space.
0x50b3... 9f20: Hyperliquid's new BTC largest long position has floated a million dollars
According to Coin World.com, the largest BTC long on the Hyperliquid platform has currently lost about $1.06 million, and the position size has reached $67.6 million. The whale was long 881.6 BTC with 20x leverage 1 day ago, with an average price of $77,934, and the current liquidation price is at $74,214, which is about $25 million (3.31%) away from the current price. The address is 0x50b309f78e774a756a2230e1769729094cac9f20.
According to Coinworld.com, Google issued an announcement on the terms of service of its AI assistant Gemini, announcing that from May 17, 2026, it will fully adjust the usage limit rules for users over the age of 18. Gemini will deprecate the traditional "fixed number of questions per day" limit in favor of a calculation-based usage limit that refreshes every 5 hours with a weekly cap. According to the new regulations, the system will calculate the quota consumption in real time based on the complexity of the prompt, the functions used by the user, and the length of the conversation. Using the Pro model, Deep Research, Extended Thinking and Deep Think, and media functions such as generating images, videos, or music will consume credits more quickly. The limit multiple for paying users will be directly linked to the subscription price, with $8/month AI Plus users enjoying 2x the quota of free users, $20/month AI Pro users enjoying 4x the quota, and $250/month AI Ultra users receiving up to 20 times the quota of free users.
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Kelp: rsETH recovery makes key progress, with multiple DeFi protocols collectively liquidating attacker positions
According to ChainCatcher news, Kelp posted on the X platform that it has coordinated with multiple DeFi protocols to complete the liquidation of attackers' positions, and the rsETH recovery process has made key progress, including: Compound has participated in coordination and provided support for about 3,000 ETH multiple times in the past four weeks, while cooperating with Aave to complete liquidation, recovering a total of about 17,426.2 rsETH. Euler Finance liquidates the attacker's positions within its protocol and plans to return excess ETH to the DeFi ecosystem fund.
Echo Protocol confirmed the attack and suspended all cross-chain transactions
ChainCatcher news, Echo Protocol issued a statement stating that it is investigating a security incident affecting the Echo cross-chain bridge on Monad. All cross-chain transactions remain suspended while the investigation is ongoing.
As previously reported, according to market sources, Echo Protocol was hacked on Monad. The attacker minted 1,000 eBTC (approximately $76.7 million) and used a tested process to deposit 45 of these eBTC (approximately $34.5 million) into Curvance. Subsequently, it used this as collateral to lend approximately 11.29 WBTC (approximately US$867,700), which was bridged to Ethereum and exchanged for ETH, and finally transferred 384 ETH (approximately US$821,700) to Tornado Cash.
Slow Mist founder Yu Xian said that Echo Protocol may have been stolen due to the fall of the Admin single private key.
X announced the launch of Creator Connect, which uses AI to match brands and collaborate with creators
According to ChainCatcher, X announced the launch of Creator Connect, an AI-powered brand-creator matching tool, which can intelligently match platform creators based on brand marketing goals, audience interests, and real-time trends. This feature is based on xAI tools, and X will be responsible for the entire process of creator screening, contact, content creation and distribution, and brands can review at all stages.
Mitchell Smith, head of global content partnerships at X, said the platform is entering the "era of creators" and is committed to building a healthy and sustainable creator economy. Monique Pintarelli, global head of advertising at xAI, said that Creator Connect combines AI technology with X's real-time communication capabilities to help brands reach consumers more efficiently.
The launch is part of X's "Year of the Creator" program. Previously, the platform has launched features such as Creator Subscriptions 2.0 and Exclusive Threads, and doubled the creator's revenue share.
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Hyperliquid maintains its lead in perpetual contract trading volume, with Solana rising to second place
ChainCatcher news, according to DeFiLlama, despite a decline in perpetual contract trading volume compared to earlier this year, Hyperliquid still maintains its leading position in the market, with a monthly transaction volume that is at least twice that of the second-ranked public chain. In May, Solana has risen to become the second largest public chain in terms of perpetual contract trading volume, with a market share of over 10%.
Ionic Digital Mining Output in April Produced 20.45 BTC, Hashrate Decreased by 26.2% QoQ
According to ChainCatcher, Ionic Digital released its unaudited mining and operations update report for April 2026, disclosing that a total of 20.45 bitcoins (BTC) were mined in April, a decrease of 27.1% from the previous month. The average daily hash rate was 1.51 EH/s, down 26.2% month-on-month, mainly due to the complete shutdown of its GXD managed mine in Oklahoma, which has since ceased operations.
Currently, the company has only four Midland mining farms remaining in operation, contributing all 20.45 BTC output in April. During the same period, global network hash rate declined by 2.1%, but block output remained basically stable, growing 0.5% quarter-on-quarter. Financially, Ionic Digital maintained zero debt and did not sell any BTC in April. As of April 30, the company held 2,836.4 BTC, an increase of about 19.9 BTC from the previous month.
HYPE Long and Short Whale Showdown: The two major positions are opponents of each other, and the game of over $60 million has entered a critical stage
According to ChainCatcher, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, HYPE has experienced a large-scale long-short standoff, with the top 1 and top 2 whale positions as counterparts, totaling over $60 million, marking a critical phase of market competition. Among them:
Ember Loracle holds 5x leveraged short positions for 1.44 million HYPE, valued at about $68.43 million, opening at about $42.55, with a current floating loss of about $7.004 million.
Meanwhile, address 0x082... DCA88 holds 5x leveraged long positions of 1.38 million HYPE, valued at about $65.37 million, opening at about $38.67, with a current unrealized profit of about $11.98 million.
Bank of America: Oil prices of $90 are already the "best case scenario", and if the double blockade continues in early July, it may reach $130
Odaily Planet Daily News Bank of America's head of commodity and derivatives research said his best-case forecast for oil prices is that the average price of Brent crude oil will reach $90 per barrel for the rest of this year, and if the stalemate with Iran continues or escalates due to new wars, the market may rise further.
As a short-term solution to the Strait of Hormuz crisis seems increasingly distant, a growing number of Wall Street strategists believe Brent crude oil will remain around $90 a barrel this year. Goldman Sachs raised its year-end Brent oil price forecast to around $90 a barrel a few weeks ago, while WTI crude oil price forecast was $83. (Jin Shi)
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Reserve Bank of Australia: Continuous interest rate hikes provide room to assess the impact of the conflict in the Middle East
According to Coin.com, the Reserve Bank of Australia said in its latest meeting minutes that raising interest rates for the third consecutive meeting will provide it with space to monitor how households and businesses respond to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, which has caused fuel prices to soar. The minutes show that financial conditions may tighten to some extent after this decision, although there is still uncertainty. According to the minutes, committee members discussed whether to raise interest rates or stay on hold, and eight of the nine-member committee decided that there was more reason to raise interest rates to 4.35%. The committee acknowledged that policy action cannot change the short-term trajectory of inflation. Money markets expect the RBA to raise interest rates at least once more this year, with a more than 50% probability of raising interest rates twice. After raising interest rates again two weeks ago, the RBA has completely reversed all of last year's easing.
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Curvance: The Echo eBTC market has experienced anomalies and the relevant markets have been suspended
Odaily Planet Daily News Curvance posted on the X platform that at about 6:00 PM EST Beijing time today, it noticed an abnormal situation in the Echo eBTC market on the Curvance platform. There is currently no indication that the Curvance smart contract has been attacked or compromised. Other markets were not affected due to its fully isolated market structure. Out of caution, the team has suspended the affected markets and is working with ecological partners to investigate the cause of the incident, and will announce further updates as more information becomes available.
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Capital Macro: Japan's GDP growth in the second quarter may stagnate
According to Coin World News, Capital Economics macroeconomist Marcel Tilliant said that although the Japanese economy accumulated solid growth momentum before the Iran war, GDP growth is expected to stagnate this quarter and next quarter. Q1 data showed that both household spending and business investment increased month-on-month, with large increases in exports outpacing smaller increases in imports, providing impetus to economic growth. However, government consumption slowed month-on-month, highlighting that the supplementary budget announced in November last year did not have a substantial impact on government spending. At the same time, consumer confidence has fallen sharply, and fuel price caps can only temporarily curb inflation. Tilliant added that even if the Japanese government prepares a new supplementary budget to fund gasoline subsidies, it will only stabilize consumer spending at best.
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Data: A smart money bought 1,344.18 ETH on the chain again 10 hours ago, and now has a floating loss of $165,000
ChainCatcher reported that in 2016, Smart Money, which opened a position of 11,004 ETH at an average price of $3.45 and made a profit of $30.38 million, bought 1,344.18 ETH ($2.83 million) on the chain again 10 hours ago; Currently, the average cost of opening a new position is $2,153.95, with a floating loss of $165,000, and all USDC on the chain has been used to build positions.
The central parity of the RMB against the US dollar was reported at 6.8375, the highest appreciation since March 24, 2023
Odaily Planet Daily News The central parity of the RMB against the US dollar rose 60 points from the previous day to 6.8375, and the central parity appreciated to the highest since March 24, 2023.
The central parity of the RMB exchange rate in the interbank foreign exchange market on May 19, 2026:
USD/RMB was at 6.8375, down 60 points (RMB appreciation); EUR/CNY was at 7.9437, up 142 points;
HKD/RMB was at 0.87318, down 9 points; GBP/CNY was at 9.1562, up 671 points;
AUD/CNY was at 4.8864, up 143 points; CAD/CNY was at 4.9590, down 18 points;
100 yen/RMB was reported at 4.2979, down 51 points; RMB/Russian ruble was at 10.6688, down 320 points;
NZD/CNY was at 4.0021, up 196 points; RMB/ringgit was 0.58231, up 20.1 points;
CHF/RMB was at 8.6940, up 168 points; The Singapore dollar/yuan was at 5.3332, up 40 points. (Jin Shi)
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Android is now live voice! OpenClaw, an open source agent, has released a new version, fully unlocking GPT-5
According to CoinWorld.com, OpenClaw released a new version of v2026.5.18, which switches the conversation mode of the Android client to real-time voice conversation based on gateway relay and fully supports the GPT-5 series model. The new version realizes streaming microphone input and real-time audio playback, bridges tool results and real-time captions on the screen, and allows users to wake up and run complex local toolchains through voice. OpenClaw removes configuration verification restrictions on GPT-5.1, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.3, and OpenAI-Codex models, stops the forced minification truncation logic for GPT-5's final reply, preserves the full channel response, and automatically writes logs when strict agent execution is activated. In order to simplify the extension of plugins, a simplified plugin interface has been launched, and developers can declare tool plug-ins in a strongly typed way, and the system will automatically generate a description list and context factory. The memory core introduces a startup incremental synchronization mechanism, which compares disk sessions with index files when the system starts, and only performs incremental index updates on changing files, reducing the time required for cold starts.
