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According to The Block, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has reached a partnership with Grupo Salinas, controlled by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, to provide a USD stablecoin payment rail to optimize cross-border USD settlements.Grupo Salinas will integrate Anchorage's stablecoin infrastructure into its cross-border payment processes through its crypto business Coinpro, aiming to shorten settlement cycles and introduce programmable, real-time settlement capabilities.Grupo Salinas also controls Banco Azteca, and Salinas himself has long supported Bitcoin. Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated that stablecoins are evolving from trading tools into core financial infrastructure. Previously, Western Union also announced that it would launch a USD stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital on Solana.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York stated in a court filing on Tuesday that Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former Chief Revenue Officer of the defunct crypto lending platform Celsius, has agreed to a forfeiture judgment of $1.07 million, representing the proceeds traceable to his criminal conduct. Cohen-Pavon pleaded guilty in September 2023 to charges of fraud and conspiracy to manipulate the price related to Celsius's CEL token, and is scheduled to be sentenced this Thursday. Cohen-Pavon's lawyer previously requested a sentence of time served, citing his cooperation agreement with the government and his potential role in the guilty plea of former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky.Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 2025 for commodity and securities fraud and agreed to forfeit over $48 million. In a letter to the judge, Cohen-Pavon stated, "I plead guilty because I am guilty. I participated in the manipulation of the CEL token. I should have stopped it but did not, I could have left but did not. I take full responsibility for this."Additionally, on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the same court ordered that $10 million in assets associated with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried be used to fulfill his forfeiture agreement. Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding FTX users and investors and is subject to over $11 billion in forfeiture. His appeal to overturn the conviction and sentence is still pending.

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."

According to Coinglass data, the current holdings of whales on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $4.146 billion, with long positions totaling $2.05 billion, accounting for 49.45% of the holdings, and short positions totaling $2.096 billion, accounting for 50.55% of the holdings. The profit and loss for long positions is -$23.1105 million, and for short positions, it is -$7.7347 million.Among them, the whale address 0xa5b0..41 has a 15x leveraged long position on ETH at a price of $2265.48, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$47.6 thousand.

Fidelity expressed its position on platform X, stating that it appreciates the Senate Banking Committee's advancement of the CLARITY Act. Fidelity stated that the act provides a balanced regulatory approach, and if passed, it will offer legal clarity for the digital asset market, benefiting U.S. investors and helping to ensure America's leadership in the global digital asset space.

According to Decrypt, Bank of England Executive Director Sasha Mills stated that the Bank of England views stablecoins as "a new form of currency" and will not "pick winners" between tokenized deposits and stablecoins. Mills mentioned that the Bank of England will open applications for "systemic stablecoins" by the end of the year, which are widely used for payments and may pose risks to financial stability, and will be regulated by the central bank.Matthew Long, Director of Payments and Digital Assets at the Financial Conduct Authority, stated that other stablecoins are regulated by the FCA, and there is still room for pound-denominated stablecoins to play a role. Mills also pointed out that 99% of stablecoins globally are dollar-denominated and do not comply with the U.S. GENIUS Act, and the UK is aligned with the U.S. on the timeline.

According to official news, the smart contract auditing platform Code4rena has announced that it will gradually cease operations, and the Web3 security company Immunefi will take over its clients and security researchers. Code4rena posted on social media that it has made the decision to shut down and stated that all ongoing competitions and bounty activities will be completed as usual, and existing collaborations will be "properly concluded." Immunefi stated that it will assist in migrating Code4rena's bounty projects, reward structures, and researchers to its platform.Code4rena is known for its "competitive auditing" model, where independent researchers compete to find vulnerabilities in smart contracts for rewards. This shutdown comes less than two years after blockchain security company Zellic acquired Code4rena in 2024. Previously, Code4rena raised $6 million from Paradigm in 2023 for auditing incentives and platform expansion.This shutdown comes at a difficult time for DeFi protocols and the security sector. Data from DefiLlama shows that there were over 20 crypto vulnerability incidents in April alone, setting a monthly record. JPMorgan analysts believe that ongoing DeFi security incidents are limiting major institutional investors from entering the market. Meanwhile, the total value locked in DeFi has decreased from about $160 billion in October to approximately $83 billion currently.

According to CoinDesk, the UK's parliamentary standards watchdog is conducting a formal investigation into Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage for failing to declare a £5 million donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Harborne holds a 12% stake in stablecoin issuer Tether. Farage argues that the donation was used to pay for personal security costs and falls within the exemption for disclosure.If found in violation of the code of conduct, Farage could face suspension. A YouGov poll shows Reform UK leading with a 28% support rate, and Farage is expected to become the next Prime Minister. The UK government suspended political crypto donations in March, and this ban will be written into the Representation of the People Act.

According to Coinglass data, the current 8-hour average funding rate for ETH across the network is 0.0071%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is 0.006%, OKX is 0.0072%, Bybit is 0.0059%, and Gate is 0.01%.

According to Coinglass data, the current 8-hour average funding rate for BTC across the network is 0.0036%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is 0.0039%, OKX is 0.0066%, Bybit is 0.0055%, and Gate is 0.01%.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a giant whale that obtained 69,400 ETH through issuance on Ethereum in 2015 woke up after 6 years of dormancy and conducted an ETH aggregation transfer 4 hours ago, transferring 69,878 ETH (worth $157 million) to 3 new wallets.The issuance price of ETH was $0.311, at that time these 69,400 ETH were worth $21,600, and now they are worth $156 million.

According to Coinglass data, the current 8-hour average funding rate for ETH across the network is 0.0029%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is 0.0006%, OKX is 0.0075%, Bybit is -0.0036%, and Gate is 0.0098%.

According to Coinglass data, the current average funding rate for BTC across the network over 8 hours is 0.0017%. Among the current mainstream exchanges, the rate on Binance is 0.0018%, OKX is 0.0087%, Bybit is -0.0011%, and Gate is 0.0093%.

According to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve official Collins stated that he hopes the economy will allow for more interest rate cuts later this year.

David Sacks posted on the X platform that tomorrow's review of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) is an important step in promoting the United States as the "global crypto capital" and maintaining its leadership in innovation.David Sacks expressed gratitude to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and the relevant committees for their efforts in compromising and advancing the bill, as well as to White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt and the support from the crypto industry. He noted that currently, about 50 million people in the United States hold or use cryptocurrency, and this bill will help ensure the continued innovation and development of the U.S. crypto ecosystem in the coming years.

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.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes tweeted that the rising yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury (TSY) will force the Trump administration to reach an agreement with China as soon as possible, otherwise the traditional financial markets (TradFi) will face the risk of collapse. He also stated that he is taking this opportunity to buy the dip.

Aave CEO Stani tweeted that the latest draft of the market structure bill in the United States has been released. This bill can provide strong legal protection for DeFi developers in the U.S., allowing them to confidently build and maintain decentralized protocols without being forced to bear heavy obligations that are only suitable for centralized models. If the U.S. successfully establishes this framework, other regions around the world will follow.Stani emphasized that regulatory clarity is more important for DeFi than yield. The passage of the Clarity Act is expected to bring significant tailwinds to DeFi, similar to what the Genius Act has done for stablecoins.

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.