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The Binance futures platform will launch the FLNCUSDT perpetual contract on May 18 at 21:55, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times; the DRAMUSDT perpetual contract will launch at 22:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times; the RKLBUSDT perpetual contract will launch at 22:05, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock withdrew 1,768 BTC from Coinbase 5 hours ago, worth approximately $140.3 million.

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, submitted its Q1 2026 13F report, which shows a significant increase in holdings of Circle, Robinhood, Bitmine, and Bullish, while reducing its position in Coinbase.Specifically, ARK Invest significantly increased its holdings in Circle (CRCL) by approximately 368,000 shares, raising its total to about 4.5 million shares, with a market value of approximately $430 million, accounting for 3.34%; it also increased its holdings in Robinhood (HOOD) by about 1.19 million shares, with a market value of approximately $416 million; Bullish (BLSH) and Bitmine (BMNR) saw increases of about 1.74 million shares and 240,000 shares, respectively. Additionally, ARK Invest reduced its position in Coinbase (COIN), currently holding about 2.37 million shares, with a market value of approximately $414 million, accounting for 3.22%.

BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, submitted its Q1 2026 13F report, showing a significant adjustment in its holdings of crypto-related stocks.Among them, it increased its holdings in MicroStrategy (MSTR) by approximately 3.14 million shares, raising its total to 17.75 million shares, with a market value of about $2.216 billion; it increased its holdings in Bitmine (BMNR) by approximately 2.02 million shares, bringing its total to about 11.08 million shares, with a market value of about $219 million.At the same time, it reduced its holdings in Coinbase (COIN) by approximately 330,000 shares, bringing its total to about 16.74 million shares, with a market value of about $2.924 billion; it reduced its holdings in Circle (CRCL) by approximately 610,000 shares, bringing its total to about 5.06 million shares, with a market value of about $483 million.

Coinbase announced that it will launch perpetual contracts for four AI infrastructure stocks on May 18, including Cerebras Systems (CBRS), TSMC, Nebius Group (NBIS), and Bloom Energy (BE).The official statement indicated that the relevant contracts support long and short positions, leverage, and 24/7 trading, and will be open to retail and institutional traders in regions that meet liquidity conditions.

Coinbase announced that it has added support for the BTC-INR trading pair for Indian users. BTC-INR will first launch on Coinbase Exchange and will gradually expand to Coinbase.com, Coinbase App, and Coinbase Advanced.

The Binance futures platform will launch the BTCUSD1 perpetual contract on May 18 at 17:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 100 times. This contract will support a multi-asset model, allowing users to use BTC as collateral for trading.

Coinbase has announced that it has become the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid, using it as an aligned quote asset. As part of the transition, Native Markets has reached an agreement granting Coinbase the right to purchase USDH branded assets. The USDH market will gradually close, during which users can still exchange USDH for USDC or fiat currency without fees. Currently, the scale of USDC on Hyperliquid is approximately $5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2 times. This integration aims to strengthen USDC's position as the preferred stablecoin in on-chain capital markets, further unify global markets, and enhance capital efficiency.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock deposited 3,581 bitcoins into Coinbase, worth $284.62 million, and 9,876 ethers, worth $22.29 million.

Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that the vote on the Clarity Act is a significant opportunity to advance the U.S. financial system.Previously, Galaxy Digital stated that 7 Democratic senators on the Senate Banking Committee may play a key role in the advancement of the CLARITY Act; the bill will enter the committee review stage, and if passed, will be submitted for a full Senate vote.

The Binance futures platform will launch the SOXLUSDT perpetual contract on May 15, 2026, at 22:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times; on the same day at 22:05, the MRVLUSDT perpetual contract will launch, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.Subsequently, Binance futures will launch CRWVUSDT at 21:30, WMTUSDT at 21:35, JPMUSDT at 21:40, VUSDT at 21:45, and BRKBUSDT at 21:50 on May 18, 2026, all with a maximum leverage of 10 times.

The Binance futures platform will launch the PHAROS USDT perpetual contract on May 14, 2026, at 13:15, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times; on the same day at 13:30, the STAR USDT perpetual contract will be launched, with a maximum leverage of up to 3 times. The above perpetual contracts will open for copy trading within 24 hours after going live.

According to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Base network on May 22, 2026, at 01:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The project team expects to carry out the network upgrade and hard fork on May 22, 2026, at 02:00 (UTC+8).

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in negative premium for 8 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.032%, indicating that purchasing power in the U.S. market has once again fallen into a slump.Previously, it had been in positive premium for 19 consecutive days. The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

On May 13, BNB Chain announced the launch of an on-chain autonomous agent framework, enabling autonomous agents to obtain decentralized identities through the ERC-8004 standard, conduct peer-to-peer payments, delegate tasks to other agents via ERC-8183, and accumulate verifiable on-chain reputation on 8004scan. The entire system operates fully on-chain, with transactions being transparent and auditable, supporting hierarchical agency relationships.The framework integrates various skill modules, including native BNB Chain smart contract execution, querying on-chain data through natural language, Nodereal's MegaNode API infrastructure (providing access to over 25 blockchain networks), and meme token management capabilities provided by fourdotmemezh Agent Skills. Additionally, the BNB Chain Knowledge Base Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows agents to query blockchain documents and receive instant answers, extending agent functionalities to applications such as DeFi and asset management.

Coinbase released the Ethereum validator performance report for Q1 2026. The data shows that its validators currently have a total of 4.5 million ETH staked, accounting for 12.17% of the total staked ETH on the Ethereum network. Coinbase stated that it commits to not exceeding a 30% validator penetration rate on the Ethereum network.The report indicates that Coinbase validators are deployed in five regions: Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, and Singapore, with an average online rate of 99.98% in Q1 2026, higher than the network average of 99.77%.In addition, Coinbase claims that its validators have not experienced any slashing or double-signing events since going live, currently utilizing two consensus layer clients, Lighthouse and Prysm, as well as three execution layer clients, Geth, Nethermind, and Reth.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that the CLARITY Act is "closer to being advanced than ever before."Brian Armstrong stated that the bill will make the U.S. financial system faster, cheaper, and more inclusive, and help the U.S. maintain its leading position in the competition for the next generation of global financial systems. He also thanked the U.S. Senate staff and the 3.7 million Stand With Crypto supporters, stating that these groups have driven the bill's development to its current stage.

The Binance contract platform will launch the LITEUSDT perpetual contract on May 15 at 21:30, the ORCLUSDT perpetual contract at 21:35, the DISUSDT perpetual contract at 21:40, the UBERUSDT perpetual contract at 21:45, the CSCOUSDT perpetual contract at 21:50, and the HDUSDT perpetual contract at 21:55, with a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), BlackRock deposited 861 BTC (worth approximately $69.59 million) and 44,691 ETH (worth approximately $103 million) into Coinbase, and may deposit more.