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CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost tweeted that the Bitcoin market is still dominated by the futures market, with the recent bullish momentum mainly coming from investors gradually returning to the derivatives market. Although the funding rate has remained negative for several weeks, the open interest in Bitcoin has recorded its largest increase since 2026, surpassing the increase during the historical peak period of 2025.Darkfost pointed out that while this reflects a slow return of market optimism, it has also led to a more fragile market structure, where high leverage positions can easily amplify volatility and liquidation risks.

Global leading cryptocurrency asset trading platform Gate announced that it will hold the "Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle" offline event in Milan on May 21.This event coincides with Inter Milan Football Club securing the championship three rounds early in the 2025-26 Serie A season, successfully winning the club's 21st league trophy, while Gate also celebrates its thirteenth anniversary. As the official sleeve sponsor of Inter Milan, Gate witnesses the championship moment alongside the team, with its brand influence continuously rising in both the sports and Web3 industries.During this event, Gate will invite participants to the Inter Milan headquarters to closely view the trophy that symbolizes championship glory and experience the history and culture of a top-tier club. Legendary Inter Milan players will appear to share behind-the-scenes stories from the pitch and locker room, and there will be opportunities for photos and autograph interactions.At the same time, Gate's CMO will engage in a community development dialogue with Inter Milan executives, discussing topics such as global user growth, brand culture, and community operations. The event will also include a tasting session for the limited edition Gate x Inter Milan co-branded pizza. After the event, Gate will publicly release the co-branded pizza recipe to further extend community interaction and festive atmosphere.In addition, Gate's compliance progress in Europe is continuously advancing, with its Malta company Gate Technology Ltd having obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), further strengthening its global compliance layout. Leveraging top-tier sports IP and the popularity of international events, Gate will continue to expand the boundaries of connection with mainstream culture.

With the official implementation of cryptocurrency regulatory reforms in Australia, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) announced today the launch of two supervisory actions targeting the virtual asset industry.AUSTRAC stated on social media that it is engaging with dozens of cryptocurrency companies and trading platforms, focusing on how they manage anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) risks and preparing for the upcoming reforms. This supervisory action primarily targets over-the-counter (OTC) operators and local trading platforms. The new laws have expanded the regulatory scope to include custodial and brokerage services. This reform marks a further improvement in Australia's regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry, aiming to enhance industry compliance standards and mitigate financial crime risks.

Bitget has launched the 5th phase of the contract VIP "Ten Million Club" event, with the event snapshot rule being "cumulative achievement in natural month + end-of-month status confirmation." The platform will gift gold gift boxes based on account data from May 31, according to the user's contract trading volume or daily average new asset amount from May 1 to May 31. Rewards include physical gifts such as gold bars from Chow Tai Fook, solid gold ornaments from Zhou Dasheng, and gold bracelets from Lao Miao.Previously, Bitget announced an upgrade to its contract VIP service system and launched the "Ten Million Club" program, where eligible users can receive customized high-end physical gift boxes from the platform monthly. This program runs from January to June 2026, and gifts such as Moutai, Hermès, and Apple flagship gift boxes have already been given to users. Specific rights are subject to announcement in the current month; for more details, please check the official Bitget platform.

OKX will officially launch the DRAM/USDT perpetual contract on May 8, 2026, at 17:00, the LITE/USDT contract will go live at 17:15, and the GME/USDT contract will launch at 17:30. Contract trading will support 24/7 trading, with USDT as the settlement currency.

Binance will suspend the deposit and withdrawal services for AC Milan Fan Token (ACM), AS Roma Fan Token (ASR), Atlético de Madrid Fan Token (ATM), FC Barcelona Fan Token (BAR), Manchester City Fan Token (CITY), Juventus Fan Token (JUV), OG Fan Token (OG), and Paris Saint-Germain Fan Token (PSG) on the Chiliz Chain (CAP20) at 09:00 on May 11, 2026.After the contract swap is completed, the original tokens will be renamed to ACMOLD, ASROLD, ATMOLD, BAROLD, CITYOLD, JUVOLD, OGOLD, PSGOLD, and all old tokens will be swapped for new tokens at a ratio of 1:1.

According to market news, LayerZero Labs co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino had a heated debate with security researchers today in the ETHSecurity Community Telegram group. The core controversy includes: since LayerZero Labs can immediately upgrade a default library contract without a time limit to forge messages (similar to the case where rsETH was hacked), the LZ OFT, valued at over $3 billion, is recently at risk of being stolen; researcher Banteg pointed out that mainstream projects like Ethena and EtherFi were still using this default library contract weeks ago, and currently, there is still $178 million worth exposed to risk, with these funds coming from projects that are still using the default library.On-chain data shows that LayerZero Labs multi-signature signers participated in non-multi-signature activities such as meme coin trading, DEX exchanges, and cross-chain bridging, which means that the multi-signature keys in the formal environment were connected to websites, increasing phishing risks. Regarding the multi-signature signers of LayerZero using production environment keys for trading activities, Bryan confirmed that the related transactions were completed by members of the multi-signature team, but denied that it was "meme coin trading," explaining it as "testing PEPE on the LZ OFT token standard," and stated that the involved member has been removed. Bryan also suggested that project parties "directly fix configurations" instead of using default configurations to reduce risks. Banteg subsequently tagged a long list of LayerZero users still using the default library contract, pointing out that these projects should migrate to fixed configurations as soon as possible.

According to Cointelegraph, crypto risk management and infrastructure provider Chaos Labs stated that its oracle network experienced a suspected "nation-state" hacker attack last weekend but was not breached.Chaos Labs founder Omer Goldberg stated on the X platform that the attack was strictly limited to the operational wallets used for daily on-chain operations, and the oracle network was never compromised. The oracles operate in a fully isolated environment, with nodes distributed globally, protected by multi-layer security and encryption controls. Chaos Labs has rotated all keys since the attempted attack and has not detected any suspicious activity.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow in the past 24 hours are as follows:HANTA (2tXp....s9y): Net inflow of $50,000, with a 24-hour increase of 398.9%, currently priced at $0.0073.COMPUTA (FWRK....ump): Net inflow of $962, with a 24-hour increase of 6.3%, currently priced at $0.0002.CHONKERS (GvFd....1Di): Net inflow of $547, with a 24-hour increase of 85.4%, currently priced at $0.0001.GREG (77Y5....ump): Net inflow of $294, with a 24-hour increase of 266.1%, currently priced at $0.0001.Grok (Bwtt....ump): Net inflow of $284, with a 24-hour increase of 78.7%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to analyst Alicharts, the estimated leverage ratio of Bitcoin on major futures exchanges has risen to about 0.26, the highest level in nearly a year, surpassing the peak in October 2025, reflecting a significant increase in traders' risk appetite.Alicharts stated that this data indicates investors are using leverage extensively and are optimistic about the continuation of Bitcoin's upward trend, showing the market's optimistic expectations for the next wave of market movements.

The largest lending protocol Tydro under Kraken's Ink Layer 2 announced yesterday that it will remain in a market pause state until the completion of the Chainlink price oracle migration. On May 4, the risk management agency Chaos Labs notified Tydro that its oracle provider had been attacked, with an attack pattern similar to that of a nation-state actor, and recommended an immediate pause of all markets.Tydro stated that there were no abnormal price feeds to its market before or after the pause, and user positions were unaffected. About 48 hours later, Chaos Labs confirmed that the compromised keys had been rotated, and technically, operations could resume, but Tydro chose to continue the pause until the second push oracle was in place. The completion of the Chainlink migration will trigger a 48-hour time lock, during which a four-hour grace period will also be set, allowing borrowers with health factors below 1 to repay or add collateral without being liquidated. Tydro is a white-label deployment of Aave v3, and the total market size has recently exceeded $700 million.

Coinbase Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas stated during this morning's earnings call: "I want to quickly remind everyone that our USDC contract (note: referring to the distribution agreement with Circle) automatically renews every three years and is perpetual. This contract cannot be terminated."Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Paul Grewal also stated: "Fortunately, the terms of the contract we have signed with Circle are established, and as Alesia Haas emphasized, these contracts will automatically renew. We expect to continue our partnership with Circle under the same terms in the future."

According to Jinshi reports, the US Dollar Index DXY has basically retraced all gains since February 27. The dollar was already weak before the outbreak of the war in Iran, affected by policy burdens, including Trump's trade war and threats to the independence of the Federal Reserve. Although investors had previously unwound their short positions on the dollar after the outbreak of the war, the gains have now disappeared, partly due to optimistic market expectations that the US and Iran may resume negotiations. Jane Foley from Rabobank stated that the divergence in global central bank policies is also an important factor.

The trading platform Aster announced that at 18:00 Beijing time today (10:00 UTC), it will launch the U-based perpetual contract (AGTUSDT) for Alaya AI (AGT).It is reported that to coincide with the launch of the new contract, Aster will simultaneously open a trading reward event from May 7 to May 14. During the event, AGTUSDT contract trading will enjoy a 1.2 times bonus, and participating users will share a total prize pool of $50,000 in ASTER based on their proportion of generated transaction fees. The participation condition is that the transaction fee must be greater than $5, and the individual reward cap is 3% of the total prize pool.According to reports, Alaya AI is an open Web3 data sampling and automatic labeling AI infrastructure driven by a decentralized community, aimed at transforming data into on-chain user-owned assets.

According to official news, Gate has launched the 115th phase of the contract points airdrop event for GUSD. The highest price of GUSD in 24 hours was $0.9989, with a current market value of approximately $169 million. The single number earnings for this airdrop event are about $25.It is reported that this phase of the event is divided into two prize pools: Users holding Gate contract points ≥40 can receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher, which will consume 20 Gate contract points; users holding ≥170--120 points (decreasing rule) can receive 25 GUSD, which will consume 15 Gate contract points. Among them, the GUSD prize pool adopts a decreasing threshold mechanism, where users with higher points obtain eligibility to claim rewards earlier, increasing their chances of receiving rewards.In addition, the 116th phase of the contract points airdrop for individuals will offer 25 GUSD & 100 USDT position experience vouchers, starting on May 8 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Join now for a chance to receive rewards on May 8.

Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined 30 Web3 business partners of Bybit, covering multiple key layers such as institutional custody, stablecoins, blockchain infrastructure, DeFi protocols, and real-world payments. From the funding perspective, partners like Circle, Tether, and Ethena indicate that Bybit has begun to deeply engage in liquidity structures related to stablecoins and RWA. In particular, RWA protocols like Ondo and Backed are essentially helping on-chain funds gradually access U.S. Treasuries, real yield assets, and traditional financial markets. In terms of blockchain infrastructure, its layout covers mainstream networks such as Mantle, Solana, Sui, and TON, while also extending to restaking systems like EigenLayer and Solayer. This means Bybit has started to expand towards on-chain yield and asset issuance layers. In the on-chain liquidity layer, Bybit collaborates with protocols like Aave, Kamino, Raydium, Orca, and Sanctum, using bbSOL to further strengthen its DeFi yield and asset circulation capabilities. What is particularly noteworthy is its infrastructure layout on the institutional side. Bybit has integrated with custody systems such as Fireblocks, Anchorage, Copper, Sygnum Bank, and Cactus Custody, and connected with banks and payment networks like QNB Group, Pave Bank, and Thredd. With institutional funds entering, the biggest competitive point for crypto exchanges has shifted from "matching ability" to "asset security and settlement capability." Especially after the North Korean hacker attack incident, the custody system has become the most critical part of exchange infrastructure. At the same time, Bybit's global branding strategy is also changing. In the past few years, it has made high-profile collaborations with top sports IPs like Oracle Red Bull Racing. In recent years, it has gradually shifted towards high-growth regions like the Middle East, establishing connections with institutions like Dubai DMCC. Its branding logic is transitioning from "traffic exposure" to "regional financial resource binding." Related collection: Bybit Web3 Partner Network Collection (continuously updated) Crypto projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim their information and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of crypto project ecological maps, nominating Web3 ecological partners for upstream clients like Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. If you wish to nominate your project in future ecological maps, please fill out the [RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping] form to supplement your important clients and partners.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, HyperLiquid whale Loracle.hl currently has an unrealized profit of over 8.55 million USD, with a total profit of about 36 million USD, and closed a short position on BRENTOIL 2 hours ago, making a profit of over 991,000 USD.Their current positions include: long ZEC (10x leverage) with an unrealized profit of 5.9 million USD, long TON (5x leverage) with an unrealized profit of 1.88 million USD, short CL (10x leverage) with an unrealized profit of 1.8 million USD, long BTC (20x leverage) with an unrealized profit of 834,000 USD; meanwhile, short HYPE has an unrealized loss of 1.47 million USD.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has decreased by 5.08% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 61.418 billion USD. Among them, Binance's open interest is 11.257 billion USD, OKX's open interest is 3.503 billion USD, Bybit's open interest is 4.829 billion USD, and Gate's open interest is 5.42 billion USD.

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the BILLUSDT perpetual contract on May 7, 2026, at 16:15, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times. This contract will support a multi-asset model, allowing users to use assets other than USDT as margin for trading.