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Michael Widmer, Managing Director and Head of Metal Research at Bank of America, stated that gold prices will face pressure in the short term due to a decline in market expectations for U.S. interest rate cuts. However, the bank maintains a bullish outlook on gold and reiterates its forecast for gold prices to rise to $6,000 per ounce in the next 12 months.The current pressure on gold is related to the market's repricing of inflation risks and the path of U.S. interest rates against the backdrop of rising energy prices due to the Middle East conflict. Despite these pressures, gold is expected to continue rising, supported by ongoing purchases by central banks, a rebound in investor demand, and weakening economic growth indicators.

According to CoinGlass data, gold (XAUT) is currently priced at $4520.46, with a total market position of approximately $697 million. Among them, the XAUT contract position on the Gate platform is about $166 million, ranking second in the entire network. Meanwhile, silver (XAG) is currently priced at $76.46, with a total market position of approximately $355 million. The XAG contract position on the Gate platform is about $101 million, also ranking second in the entire network, further reflecting the platform's liquidity and product advantages in the precious metals derivatives market.Currently, Gate has fully deepened its TradFi layout, with the spot section supporting stock and metal trading, and the contract section covering diversified assets such as gold, silver, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. With a flexible USDT settlement mechanism and up to 100 times leverage, Gate continues to assist global investors in achieving cross-market, round-the-clock asset allocation and risk management.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate's contract open interest in the past 24 hours reached $11.457 billion, ranking among the top centralized exchanges. The top three are Binance, Bybit, and Gate.

JUST's sixth anniversary × GasFree Super Carnival Month continues to ramp up. From May 25 to 31, users who create or log in to a GasFree wallet address using designated wallets (TronLink Wallet, Klever Wallet, Guarda Wallet, NOW Wallet) and transfer USDT to the GasFree address using GasFree for USDT transfers can participate in the distribution of a 10,000 USDT prize pool.The more transfers made, the higher the ranking, and the greater the chance to enjoy fee reimbursement, with a maximum refund of 66 USDT per address. Users who first use GasFree during the event and successfully qualify for reimbursement will also receive an additional 20 USDT egg reward.At the same time, the first round of GasFree's "6" Koi activity has started (May 25, 18:00 --- May 26, 18:00 SGT). Users who hit lucky numbers such as 6, 66, 166 in the transfer ranking can receive 20 USDT, and the event will continue until May 29. In addition, by following @DeFi_JUST and participating in retweet interactions, 10 users will be randomly selected to share an additional benefit of 200 USDT. Create or log in to your GasFree wallet now, start your 0 Gas fee transfer journey, and win multiple surprise rewards.

After a continuous adjustment that reached a two-week low, crude oil has seen a slight rebound during the day. According to data from the Gate platform, WTI crude oil (CL) is currently priced at $91.11, up 0.96% in 24 hours; Brent crude oil (BZ) is currently priced at $94.86, up 1.07% in 24 hours. According to Coinglass data, trading of oil-related contracts on the Gate platform remains active: CLUSDT has a position of approximately $5.3171 million; BZUSDT has a position of approximately $3.3395 million, both maintaining high market attention.Gate contracts have taken the lead in laying out crude oil, pioneering the commodity contract sector, covering BZUSDT (Brent crude oil), CLUSDT (WTI crude oil), and NG (natural gas) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, assisting users in cross-market asset allocation and strategy layout amid volatile markets.

According to Jinshi reports, European Central Bank Governing Council member Stournaras stated that if the inflation rate is significantly above the target level, monetary policy should be adjusted in a balanced and prudent manner to move towards a tighter direction.

OKX Ventures cited data from Token Terminal on platform X, indicating that the monthly transaction count on Ethereum has exceeded 70 million, setting a new historical high. At the same time, the median transaction fee on the network has dropped to approximately $0.00554, also setting a new historical low. This indicates that Ethereum is gradually achieving the network characteristics of "high efficiency and low cost."In light of this, OKX Ventures believes that Layer 2 solutions and modular architecture are continuously reducing the cost of on-chain interactions, and the historically high Gas fee issue is significantly improving. As transaction costs decrease to sufficiently low levels, applications such as stablecoins, blockchain games, social platforms, AI Agents, and RWA (real-world assets) will find it easier to attract real users.The competition among public chains is entering the "experience era," where future competition will no longer be based solely on TPS, but rather on whether the network can provide better security, liquidity, and user experience. Ethereum still maintains a strong advantage in terms of developer and ecosystem strength. As costs decline, activities such as on-chain payments, asset issuance, and cross-border settlements are expected to continue growing, with blockchain infrastructure gradually becoming part of the mainstream digital economy.OKX Ventures will continue to focus on infrastructure upgrades and the long-term application value within the Ethereum ecosystem. The truly important signal is not just market price fluctuations, but the continuous growth of real on-chain usage.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with private banks to adopt a "risk-based" approach to shorten the account opening time. The head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore stated that the authority aims to reduce the account opening time to within one month, while the current median account opening time for complex cases is about six weeks or longer.He stated that this move is intended to ensure that banks maintain high standards while avoiding unnecessary and excessive scrutiny of the sources of clients' wealth.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale sold 101,156 HYPE at a price of $63.06 after being silent for 8 months, in exchange for 6.38 million USDC.

According to Token Terminal data, Ethereum's monthly transaction count has reached a historic high, exceeding 70 million transactions, while the median transaction fee is approximately $0.00554, marking a historic low.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov reiterated the "revenue-oriented" protocol strategy and stated that revenue is key to the sustainable development of DeFi.Citing data, he noted that Aave V3's revenue has significantly outpaced other lending protocols over the past year. Stani mentioned that in the next 12 months, Aave will focus on diversifying revenue sources, enhancing profit margins through GHO, and developing the Aave App as a distribution layer controlled by AAVE holders to further enhance the protocol's profitability and user stickiness.

The privacy coin project Monero has released the graphical wallet software GUI 0.18.5 "Fluorine Fermi." This version is the officially recommended update, focusing on fixing multiple vulnerabilities.The core optimization content of this update includes: adjusting the P2Pool installation path on Windows systems to the local application data directory; improving the parsing logic for extreme scenarios of the uniform resource identifier; disabling the offline transaction creation feature under long payment ID mode; adding unsafe text escaping handling in the QR code scanning process; synchronously upgrading the P2Pool program to version 4.15 and correcting multiple minor program faults.Monero officials point out that this version has been open-sourced on GitHub, and users can download the upgrade through official channels to obtain the latest security fixes and stability improvements.

The Fuzhou City Cangshan District People's Procuratorate disclosed that a man was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for theft after stealing 4 Bitcoins from others and illegally profiting about 900,000 yuan, with a fine of 300,000 yuan. The second instance upheld the original verdict.The case shows that at the end of 2020, Wang entrusted Lin to assist in cashing out the Bitcoins he held. During the process of accessing Wang's Bitcoin wallet hard drive and computer, Lin stole the wallet's "private key" and related data, transferring 4 Bitcoins into his own name, and subsequently sold them for profit. In 2024, after Wang discovered abnormal asset activity, he reported it to the police, and Lin was subsequently arrested.The procuratorial authority stated that although current regulations clearly indicate that virtual currencies do not have the status of legal tender, Bitcoins possess value, manageability, and transferability, meeting the general characteristics of "property" in criminal law, and are subject to property crime. Relevant infringement actions will also be held criminally accountable.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed a new regulation to establish Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers under its supervision. The new regulation requires stablecoin issuing institutions to comply with all applicable regulations related to anti-money laundering / counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT), economic sanctions programs, and reporting requirements, including those issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).The rule will also establish regulatory and enforcement provisions for AML/CFT programs in accordance with FinCEN's requirements. The proposed rule will be open for public comment for 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register.

Michael Saylor stated that currently about 100 million people have exposure to BTC through MSTR common stock, and he indicated that the Strategy has become the largest stock issuer in the United States.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the funding on the Hyperliquid cross-chain bridge has significantly increased, with USDC bridging inflows exceeding $268 million in the past 24 hours, reaching a new high since February 7; net inflows surpassed $173 million, reaching the highest level in nearly 10 months (since August 22 of last year), and on the same day, the total locked value on the cross-chain bridge reached $4.02 billion.As of the time of writing, the trading volume on Hyperliquid in the past 24 hours reached $7.84 billion, with an open interest of $9.6 billion, among which, trade.xyz had a trading volume of $2.59 billion and an open interest of $2.49 billion during the same period.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular outlining the monitoring measures that should be implemented when opening accounts and maintaining client relationships. This circular was issued after the SFC reviewed the account opening practices of 12 securities brokerage firms.The review identified several significant deficiencies, including insufficient due diligence on account opening documents, acceptance of suspicious or forged documents during the account opening process, and weaknesses in managing cross-border agency relationships with overseas intermediaries. The SFC expressed deep concern about the potential misuse of client accounts for suspicious or illegal transactions, which could exacerbate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.The SFC requires all licensed corporations to conduct internal checks as soon as practicable to detect whether any suspicious or forged documents have been accepted for account opening. The SFC also outlined additional measures for licensed corporations when opening and managing accounts for mainland investors.These additional measures include closing investment accounts opened with suspicious or forged documents, closing zero-balance dormant investment accounts, and requiring a written declaration from investors when opening new investment accounts, stipulating that settlements and fund withdrawals can only be conducted through bank accounts held in the investor's own name at qualified banks.

According to analyst Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) in a social media post, since the event on October 10 last year, Bitcoin has undergone a long de-leveraging phase in the derivatives market. When open interest falls below the 180-day moving average, it usually indicates a decline in futures activity, and investors' risk-off behavior leads to a reduction in open interest. Affected by the deterioration of the global macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, traders generally choose to reduce their risk exposure.This de-leveraging phase on Binance has lasted for about 8 months, with the last similar occurrence dating back to the previous bear market in 2022, just before the FTX collapse. However, since early May, the trend seems to be changing. Open interest on Binance has risen from $6.4 billion in March to about $8.96 billion currently, re-establishing itself above the current 180-day moving average of approximately $8.75 billion. This effectively marks the end of the de-leveraging cycle.The return of investors to the derivatives market has clearly driven the current upward rebound, but it is still too early to call it a true recovery. Despite the continued deterioration of the macro environment, Bitcoin's significant pullback has attracted more speculative traders seeking rebound opportunities. It should be noted that this trend remains highly fragile; once Bitcoin resumes the adjustment trend that began last October, these traders may exit as quickly as they entered.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that due to the recent intensified selling pressure from institutions, the Coinbase premium has fallen into negative territory, recording a monthly low of negative 0.0983%. This indicates that institutions and professional investors trading on Coinbase Advanced are selling more aggressively than retail investors on Binance.Analyst Axel Adler pointed out that this indicates a zero confirmation of U.S. spot demand. LVRG research director Nick Ruck stated that the decline in the premium reflects the emergence of net selling pressure from large holders, as institutions are taking profits or readjusting their positions.In addition, CoinGlass data shows that since May 14, there have been four trading days of net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, totaling $1.3 billion. Bitfinex reported that this week, the open interest in Bitcoin futures or perpetual contracts has decreased by about $1.5 billion, clearing most of the leverage.

According to Cointelegraph, the key indicator measuring institutional participation in the crypto market, the Coinbase premium, has fallen into a deeper negative territory, indicating increased selling pressure from institutions. This premium has mostly been negative since the end of April, accelerating its decline over the past seven days, recording a monthly low of -0.0983%. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that the selling pressure from institutions has intensified recently, suggesting that institutions and professional investors trading on Coinbase Advanced are selling more aggressively than investors on Binance.Since May 14, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF has seen net outflows for four consecutive trading days, totaling $1.3 billion. Bitcoin futures and perpetual contracts' open interest has decreased by about $1.5 billion this week. Bitcoin has fallen 4.5% over the past week, hitting a monthly low above $76,000 on Tuesday.