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According to TASS, the Russian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Russia plan to finalize the draft law for cryptocurrency market regulation next week and submit it to the State Duma for a second reading.Deputy Minister of Finance Ivan Chebeskov announced this news to reporters during the "Russian Digital Financial System: Digital Currency, Tokenization, and Artificial Intelligence" conference.

According to an official announcement, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced that starting from May 21, 2026, it will immediately restrict all virtual asset deposit and withdrawal transactions related to the overseas payment platform Heleket.The announcement stated that Heleket is suspected of being associated with illegal activities such as money laundering and funding intimidation. Bithumb indicated that this move is to comply with relevant regulations such as the Specific Financial Information Act and the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, and to protect user asset security. Bithumb also reminded users that using unverified overseas services may face risks such as hacking attacks and interruptions in deposits and withdrawals.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 5,000 ZEC from Binance, worth 3.37 million dollars.

According to on-chain monitoring data, Gate's hot wallet transferred out 141,999.999065 HYPE (approximately $7,963,900).

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the largest external holder of HYPE, a16z, is still accumulating. In the past 24 hours, a total of 2.597 million HYPE has been withdrawn from various exchanges, worth 13.29 million dollars, with an average withdrawal price of 51.17 dollars; among them, 73,000 coins were recharged back to the exchange, with an unknown purpose.

According to CoinDesk, bipartisan lawmakers Steven Horsford, Max Miller, Suzan DelBene, and Mike Carey jointly reintroduced the "Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulatory, Innovation, Taxation, and Revenue Act" (also known as the "Equality Act") this Wednesday. The new version of the bill mainly covers the following points: first, it stipulates that regulated payment stablecoins do not generate gains or losses if the cost basis is not less than 99% of the redemption value; second, it establishes a safe harbor for broker-dealer transactions or taxpayer account transactions; third, it clarifies that "wash sale" rules apply to digital assets; fourth, it requires the IRS to assess the current tax burden of small cryptocurrency transactions and to study the feasibility of establishing a tax exemption for transactions under $200 and the potential risks of abuse.The cryptocurrency industry has long advocated for tax exemptions on small transactions to promote the use of cryptocurrencies in everyday payment scenarios. Lawmaker Horsford stated that tax policy is the foundation of the cryptocurrency regulatory framework, and that current tax laws have not clearly addressed many core issues related to digital assets.

According to The Kobeissi Letter, last week, cryptocurrency ETFs saw a total outflow of $1.1 billion, marking the first net outflow in seven weeks and the third-largest single-week outflow in 2026.Among them, Bitcoin ETFs had an outflow of $982 million, while Ethereum ETFs saw an outflow of $249 million. Nevertheless, Bitcoin ETFs have still accumulated a net inflow of $3.9 billion this year.In addition, the total assets under management of cryptocurrency funds decreased by $2 billion to $157 billion. In terms of altcoins, XRP and Solana recorded inflows of $68 million and $55 million, respectively.

Cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that Hester Peirce (known as "Crypto Mom") will join the Regent University School of Law in Virginia as an associate professor this November, according to the latest press release from the university.Hester Peirce is currently a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the head of the cryptocurrency working group. The new teaching position is interpreted by the market as a signal that her term at the regulatory agency may be nearing its end.According to the announcement, she will teach courses on securities regulation, financial markets, digital assets, and public policy in her new role. Industry insiders believe this move could further impact the personnel structure and future direction of the U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory policy team.

Drift Protocol stated on platform X that after the protocol is restored online, users who have staked in the Insurance Fund will be able to withdraw their corresponding shares normally. The Insurance Fund is designed to maintain the protocol's solvency in the event of liquidation or bankruptcy. Since the protocol was paused before losses were completed through normal liquidation or bankruptcy processes, the Insurance Fund was not affected by the related vulnerabilities or attacks.Drift Protocol added that the assets of the protocol's own Insurance Fund will be used to support system restart and user recovery, and plans to publicly disclose the relevant on-chain addresses so that the community can track the use of funds and subsequent deployments.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a16z (@a16zcrypto) has withdrawn 44,500 HYPE from Gate 2 minutes ago, worth 2.16 million dollars.

According to GMGN monitoring, the Base ecosystem token GITLAWB rose by 30% within 1 hour, reaching a market cap high of $37.5 million, currently reported at $36.6 million, with a 24-hour increase of 39% and a trading volume of approximately $3.3 million during the same period.ChainCatcher reminds users that on-chain trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative concepts, and investors should be aware of the risks.

Upbit announced that due to the Filecoin (FIL) network upgrade, the deposit and withdrawal services for FIL will be suspended starting from May 27, 2026, at 18:00 (KST), until the network stability is confirmed and restored.The announcement indicates that the suspension only involves the on-chain deposit and withdrawal functions of FIL, and trading services will not be affected and can proceed normally.Upbit stated that during the upgrade period, deposits of the relevant assets may not be credited properly or may experience delays. Some transactions may still occur at the network level, but the platform will confirm and process the credits uniformly after the maintenance is completed.In addition, functions such as withdrawal address registration and deposit refunds will also be temporarily suspended, and the recovery time will be notified through subsequent announcements.

Lighter officially stated on X that it has completed the escape mechanism verification conducted by the third party L2BEAT, which means that even if the sequencer at the L2 level fails, users can withdraw funds from Lighter's L2 back to Ethereum in a permissionless manner. It is the first L2 Perp DEX in the industry to achieve this functionality.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet address has withdrawn 121,099 HYPE from Bybit again, worth approximately 5.87 million dollars. In the past month, this address has accumulated the purchase and withdrawal of 2.34 million HYPE, with a total value of about 112 million dollars, which has now all been used for staking.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart revealed that Truth Social, the social platform owned by Trump, has withdrawn its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. Seyffart stated that the reasoning given in the official press release "is not very reasonable." He pointed out that there are inherent differences in regulatory protections between 33 Act ETPs and 40 Act ETFs, which is common knowledge in the crypto ETF market, and "there are no new changes." He believes that a more likely reason is that competition in the spot Bitcoin ETF market has become extremely fierce, especially after Morgan Stanley launched its MSBT with a fee of only 14 basis points, further compressing market space.Seyffart also noted that Truth Social seems to still plan to launch a more flexible crypto-related ETF strategy and adopt a 40 Act fund structure. He stated, "Does the market really need a 14th spot Bitcoin ETF? But more differentiated products still make sense."

According to on-chain monitoring data, Gate's hot wallet transferred out 219.99976 PAXG (approximately 985,500 USD).

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. Republican lawmakers are calling for a permanent ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the upcoming vote on the "21st Century Housing Act" in the House of Representatives. Congressman Mike Flood stated that the House's revised bill aims to overturn the "implicit green light" for CBDCs, making the ban permanent. If the bill passes the House, it will return to the Senate for possible further revisions. Congressman Warren Davidson supports the permanent ban and believes that the 2030 expiration date effectively gives CBDCs a pre-launch development period. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is also promoting his "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act," which passed the House last July but has not yet been approved by the Senate. Emmer warned that if the U.S. adopts a CBDC, privacy and economic freedom will cease to exist.

Lido stated on social media that Swellchain will cease operations on June 15, 2026, and users need to withdraw their wstETH assets in advance.After June 15, 2026, Swellchain will be permanently closed, and any remaining wstETH may not be recoverable.