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Eisen, a crypto asset recovery service provider, announced today that it has closed an $10 million Series A funding round led by MissionOG, bringing its total funding to $18.5 million. Previously, Eisen raised an undisclosed $8.5 million seed round from investors including Index Ventures, First Round Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Homebrew, and Restive Ventures. The company provides “escheatment processing” services for financial services platforms—helping them identify and transfer unclaimed assets to state authorities—and proactively contacts users before their assets are formally escheated. Eisen focuses specifically on crypto assets that certain U.S. states classify as subject to escheatment. The company says it is currently tracking approximately $700 million in crypto assets expected to enter the escheatment process in 2026.
According to Forbes, cryptocurrency trading platform Ouinex has announced a $3.5 million funding round, bringing its total funding to $9 million. Reportedly, all investors in this round are retail and professional traders from the platform itself—no venture capital firms were involved. The new funds will be used to build a “non-centralized order book (No-CLOB)” model, aiming to prevent and protect retail traders from directly competing with large market makers. The platform employs a quoting mechanism similar to that of foreign exchange and CFD brokers, where market makers provide bid and ask quotes but cannot view users’ orders or execute trades directly with users.
According to GlobeNewswire, Web3 user-generated content (UGC) platform Tomoland has announced a $2 million funding round led by Sky9 Capital, with participation from WAGMI Ventures, Aureus Dealers, and angel investors from Meta, Depinx Capital, NetEase, and Virtuals. The new capital will support the development of a system that integrates user-generated content with Web3 ownership, and accelerate the convergence of gaming ecosystems with the Web3 economy.
According to The Block, three Wall Street firms—Benchmark, TD Cowen, and Mizuho—maintained “Buy” ratings on four crypto-related companies—Bitdeer, DeFi Technologies, Strive, and Gemini—on Monday, noting that the market continues to value these platforms, which have pivoted toward AI infrastructure, capital markets tools, and structured financial products, using trading-business valuation multiples. Benchmark analysts reiterated their “Buy” rating on Bitdeer and $27 price target, highlighting its global power asset portfolio of approximately 3.0 GW and the growth of its AI cloud business’s annual recurring revenue—from roughly $10 million at the end of January to approximately $69 million by the end of April. TD Cowen raised its price target for Strive to $30, forecasting a 26.1% Bitcoin yield for the company in 2026. Mizuho maintained its “Outperform” rating on Gemini but lowered its price target from $12 to $10, noting that although Q1 trading volume declined by over 50%, trading revenue remained largely flat—reflecting higher fee rates and an optimized revenue mix.
according to official data from Gate, the daily trading volume of futures copy trading in the past week increased by 45.1% month-over-month, maintaining over 40% growth for two consecutive weeks. User trading enthusiasm continues to rise, and the copy trading ecosystem has further increased in activity.Amid increasing global market volatility and growing demand for multi-asset trading, a growing number of users are turning their attention to copy trading opportunities covering traditional financial assets. As the first platform in the industry to introduce CFD copy trading, Gate continues to accelerate the expansion of its traditional financial product ecosystem, further broadening multi-asset strategy trading scenarios. Currently, Gate's CFD contracts cover major markets including metals, forex, indices, commodities, and popular US stocks, helping users participate more flexibly in global financial market trading. At the same time, Gate's CFD copy trading service continues to enhance the professional trading experience, complementing existing crypto futures copy trading to offer users a richer selection of strategies. The platform supports lead traders with a maximum profit-sharing ratio of 20% and employs an HWM (High Water Mark) profit-sharing mechanism to ensure fairer and more transparent profit distribution. Whether they are copiers seeking stable returns or professional traders with mature strategy capabilities, all can find greater room for growth and trading opportunities within the Gate copy trading ecosystem.
Bitget Wallet has announced the completion of its RWA trading upgrade and integrated xStocks as a new source of tokenized stocks, providing users with global tokenized stock trading capabilities. From May 19 to June 14 (Beijing time), Bitget Wallet users who complete tiered trading tasks can receive up to $264 in rewards, with a total prize pool of $100,000. Additionally, users who hold, add liquidity to, or participate in the lending market for any xStocks token will receive a 20% exclusive xPoints bonus.Through this upgrade, users can now trade over 300 types of RWA tokens across Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, covering various assets such as US stocks, ETFs, oil, precious metals, and country indices. The service supports 24/7 trading, low transaction fees, and gas-free execution, with trading starting from $0 and no minimum threshold requirement. Currently, Bitget Wallet supports a dual RFQ + AMM trading mechanism, enabling instant execution and effectively reducing spread slippage. It has also integrated AI market signals to assist in trading decisions.xStocks is developed in collaboration between Kraken and Backed. Its tokenized stock products adopt a 1:1 full collateral mechanism with underlying assets. Since its launch in June 2025, the platform has processed a cumulative trading volume exceeding $30 billion. This integration will further advance Bitget Wallet's "Everyday Finance, Onchain" strategy, aiming to enable users to conduct daily trading of traditional financial assets through on-chain wallets, breaking down the geographical and entry barriers imposed by traditional financial infrastructure.
According to The Block, WLFI treasury company AI Financial released its financial results for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, reporting a net loss of $271.5 million, compared to a net loss of $2.4 million in the same period last year; the company stated that its financial condition raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next year. Revenue for the same period totaled $4.7 million, entirely derived from its crypto payment fintech business. AI Financial holds 7.28 billion WLFI tokens, with a fair value of approximately $706 million—markedly down from over $1 billion at the end of December 2025—and recognized an unrealized loss of $348.3 million. The company also noted that certain WLFI tokens are subject to lock-up restrictions, and its liquidity improvement, revenue growth, and ability to secure future financing will impact its continued operations.
According to CoinPost, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Digital Society Promotion Headquarters’ “Next-Generation AI & On-Chain Finance Vision Project Team” released a policy proposal on May 19, advocating the integration of AI and blockchain to automate and enable 24/7 operation of decision-making, financing, and asset management—and designating finance as the “18th Growth Investment Sector.” Specific measures proposed in the document include: advancing tokenization of demand deposits at the Bank of Japan (including wholesale CBDC), with conceptual frameworks to be finalized by year-end; joint issuance of a stablecoin by Japan’s three major banks, targeting the launch of live operations by March next year; and promoting on-chain tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), such as accounts receivable and real estate. At the international cooperation level, the proposal calls for establishing an “AI & On-Chain Finance Asia Policy Dialogue Framework” and advancing cross-border settlements using yen-denominated stablecoins, thereby realizing the “Global SC Corridor Vision.”
SpaceX plans to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO) next month. If successfully listed, it could unlock an equity return opportunity of approximately $20 billion for D1 Capital Partners, a Wall Street institution founded by Dan Sundheim. The estimate is reportedly based on assumptions of SpaceX’s latest valuation, reflecting its high ownership concentration in the private market and potential paper gains for institutional investors. (Financial Times)
According to The Block, crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash Europe has obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB), becoming the first company to hold both a European MiCAR license and EMI authorization. Zerohash previously secured its MiCAR license in October 2025; this dual licensing enables it to legally provide crypto-asset services and process traditional electronic money flows across the European Economic Area (EEA), and to directly serve institutional clients such as banks, brokers, fintech firms, and payment platforms. The company is already collaborating with partners including Interactive Brokers Europe and has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter. Additionally, Zerohash is reportedly seeking $250 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation.
on-chain perpetual contract trading platform Ostium has announced a partnership with Nasdaq to utilize its U.S. stock market data to support equity perpetual contract products on the platform.Ostium states that this makes it the first on-chain trading venue backed by Nasdaq data to offer equity perpetual contracts. The platform states that users will be able to gain exposure to U.S. stocks through on-chain infrastructure while retaining features such as transparency, instant settlement, and self-custody.Ostium specializes in on-chain leveraged trading of traditional financial assets, covering categories such as stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, and forex. To date, the platform has facilitated cumulative trading volumes exceeding $50 billion and has over 26,000 trading users.
Bitcoin mining company HIVE Digital Technologies has acquired land in the Toronto area for $58 million, planning to build an industrial-scale AI computing center through its subsidiary BUZZ High Performance Computing. Once fully operational, the facility is expected to support approximately 320 MW of capacity and over 100,000 GPUs—potentially making it one of Canada’s largest computing “super-factories.” Following the announcement, HIVE’s stock surged nearly 45%. Just two weeks earlier, HIVE had raised $115 million to expand its global data center footprint and GPU capacity.
AEON announced the completion of an $8 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Oak Grove Ventures, and others.The project primarily focuses on developing a settlement layer specifically designed for interactions between AI agents. (theblock)
AEON, focused on the economic settlement layer for AI agents, has announced the completion of an $8 million pre-seed funding round led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, and Oak Grove Ventures. AEON stated that it will use these funds to advance the development of its settlement layer tailored for AI agent interactions. The company launched its first AI-powered payment product in May, claiming it connects to over 50 million offline merchants worldwide. Additionally, AEON has partnered with BNB Chain to launch the x402 Facilitator, enabling verifiable transactions, on-chain settlement, and tamper-proof receipts.
Odaily. Bernstein stated in its latest research report that the newly reached compromise on stablecoin yields under the U.S. CLARITY Act is structurally beneficial for Circle and the USDC ecosystem.The report notes that the current version of the bill prohibits stablecoin issuers from paying interest to passive holders that is "economically equivalent" to bank deposits, but allows reward mechanisms tied to actual transaction, payment, and usage activities to continue. Bernstein believes this means Circle's current model, which relies on partners like Coinbase to provide USDC reward programs, will gain regulatory recognition, while also limiting the industry's ability to compete for market share through high yields.Bernstein points out that the bill effectively reinforces the positioning of stablecoins as "payment tools" rather than "deposit substitutes," helping to protect Circle's current business model that relies on reserve income. The firm maintains an "Outperform" rating for Circle with a $190 target price.Data shows that the total global supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins has surpassed $300 billion, with USDT and USDC collectively accounting for approximately 97% of the market share. Bernstein notes that USDC's share in on-chain payments and wallet transfers is steadily increasing, and its share of payments in the AI Agent payment protocol x402 has exceeded 99%.Additionally, Bernstein mentioned that Circle's ARC chain has cumulatively completed 244 million testnet transactions. The ARC token pre-sale previously raised $222 million, with investors including a16z crypto, Apollo Funds, ARK Invest, and BlackRock.However, the report also points out that the CLARITY Act still needs to complete multiple legislative procedures before it takes effect, including a 60-vote threshold in the full Senate and coordination with the House version. Polymarket currently estimates its probability of passage by 2026 at approximately 62%. (The Block)
法国上市比特币财库公司 Capital B 宣布增持 192 枚 BTC，价值约 1300 万欧元（约 1520 万美元），买入均价约为 78948 美元。此次增持后，Capital B 的比特币总持仓量升至 3135 枚 BTC。此前，该公司曾宣布完成 1780 万美元融资，投资方包括 Blockstream CEO Adam Back 及巴黎资产管理公司 TOBAM。数据显示，Capital B 目前为欧洲第二大比特币财库公司，仅次于持有 3605 枚 BTC 的德国 Bitcoin Group SE。尽管公司持续推进比特币财库策略，其股价在公告发布后仍下跌约 2.4%。（Cointelegraph）
According to the official announcement, Websea officially resumed withdrawals on May 18 at 16:00 (UTC+8), marking the platform’s entry into a substantive and comprehensive recovery phase. This withdrawal resumption is proceeding steadily with support from strategic investors. Earlier reports indicated that the platform has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with a Middle Eastern family fund to fully support its long-term operations and development.
According to NADA NEWS, ReYuu Japan, a company listed on Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, announced that, following mutual consultation, it has terminated the basic agreement with Canadian investment firm Universal Digital Inc. regarding a financing framework of up to USD 100 million (approximately JPY 15 billion). The agreement was originally intended to advance external financing arrangements related to ReYuu Japan’s Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) strategy; however, it was not a formal loan agreement, and neither the financing framework nor any actual borrowing had been finalized prior to termination. ReYuu Japan stated that the capital market environment for publicly listed companies pursuing digital asset treasury strategies has changed, with investors adopting a more cautious stance. The termination does not signify the suspension of its digital asset treasury strategy; rather, the company will continue evaluating the strategy in light of market conditions, financial soundness, and shareholder value.
According to CoinDesk, Simone Maini, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, stated that the biggest emerging risk to crypto security is not larger-scale hacking attacks, but rather AI-driven financial activity operating at a speed and scale that human compliance teams cannot keep up with. As AI lowers the barriers to hacking, scams, and fraud, security firms like Elliptic are responding by deploying AI agents to analyze on-chain data in real time—sparking an automated arms race between adversaries and defenders. Maini noted that current compliance systems remain heavily reliant on manual review, and the global pool of compliance analysts specializing in digital assets is simply insufficient to meet future demand. Elliptic has raised $120 million in funding—including from Nasdaq and Deutsche Bank—to build an “agent-based compliance system” that leverages AI to automate transaction monitoring and investigation workflows, thereby reducing the cost per alert and per investigation.
According to an official announcement by YZi Labs, it has led a $11 million seed round for the AI education startup VideoTutor.io, supporting the team from idea conception to official product launch. VideoTutor.io is an AI-powered teaching platform whose core functionality not only delivers personalized learning content but also emphasizes “scaling accountability”—strengthening students’ sense of responsibility and enabling effective learning oversight—to deliver a unique learning experience for each student. YZi Labs stated that this project addresses structural pain points in education and represents truly meaningful technological innovation.