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According to Odaily, Fractal Bitcoin has today announced the official launch of the first phase of the public beta for its Fractal standardized data indexing service, built upon the FIP-101 proposal. With the launch of the public beta, users can participate in index mining through non-custodial staking and receive corresponding rewards based on their staked share. As of now, the total amount staked in the public beta has exceeded 1.5 million FB.FIP-101 is a significant upgrade for Fractal aimed at the data infrastructure layer. This proposal seeks to introduce an open-source, permissionless, and standardized data indexing service to the Fractal ecosystem. It further integrates the indexing service into the Fractal block reward system, transforming indexing infrastructure from a purely external service into an integral component of the network's incentive structure.Fractal Bitcoin stated that the goal of FIP-101 is not merely to launch an indexing tool but to establish a long-term sustainable, verifiable, and incentivized data infrastructure for the Fractal ecosystem. With the activation of index mining and non-custodial staking mechanisms, Fractal hopes to further reduce development costs for builders while providing clearer incentive pathways for infrastructure participants.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) officially launched its 2026 Global Creator Recruitment Campaign on May 14, inviting external KOLs, community managers, live-stream hosts, and trading experts to join the HTX Creator Ecosystem. Participants will enjoy exclusive benefits including a permanent 60% referral commission, 100% reimbursement of live-stream tips, and monthly content mining contests. The first 200 creators who successfully onboard will receive an additional double-traffic boost.
According to CoinDesk, Moody’s has awarded the highest rating of AAA-mf to Fidelity’s and BlackRock’s tokenized money market funds, signifying that both institutions’ products meet the highest standards in credit quality, liquidity, and capital preservation. Fidelity’s FILQ fund launched on May 6, built on Sygnum’s Desygnate tokenization platform, enabling real-time on-chain cash settlement and supported by infrastructure from J.P. Morgan, Apex Group, and Chainlink; BlackRock’s BUIDL fund launched in March 2024 and currently accounts for approximately 15% of the tokenized Treasury market.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for COHR/USDT, RKLB/USDT, and WDC/USDT on May 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for each. Meanwhile, HTX is hosting a COHR, RKLB, and WDC contract trading party from 15:00 on May 14 to 15:00 on May 21 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
Bitget Wallet announces the launch of its API Management Platform, now freely available to global developers and institutional clients, offering a full-stack API service covering same-chain swaps, cross-chain transactions, and real-time market data.
Bitget Wallet has announced the launch of its API management platform, now available free of charge to developers and institutional clients worldwide. The platform provides a full-stack API service encompassing same-chain swaps, cross-chain transactions, and real-time market data.Developers and institutional clients can now register for an account and apply for an API Key directly through the platform, gaining free access to Bitget Wallet's on-chain trading infrastructure without the need to build complex backend systems from scratch. Additionally, building upon its previous support for 7 public chains including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base, and Morph, this launch adds support for HyperEVM and Hypercore. It also introduces cross-chain APIs, chain query and broadcast interfaces, and the NoGas feature, reducing transaction friction for end users. The market data API currently covers 33 public chains and over 200 mainstream tokenized stocks, and incorporates an AI risk detection module capable of identifying anomalous tokens, unusual transaction behaviors, and unstable trading routes.Built on Bitget Wallet's proprietary DEX aggregation engine, the API processes an average daily aggregated trading volume of over $20 million and carries approximately 80% of the wallet's core transaction volume. Currently, the API is deeply integrated with leading aggregators and solvers including 0x Protocol, LI.FI, CoW Swap, deBridge, Velora, and XO Swap. The launch of this management platform will further lower the barrier for developer integration, enabling more products to build everyday financial services on top of Bitget Wallet's on-chain trading infrastructure.
According to an official announcement, financial infrastructure platform Stitch has closed a $25 million Series A funding round, led by a16z, with participation from Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed VC, and SVC. Stitch stated that its platform is designed to unify the ledgers, foundational components, and workflows required to build and operate financial products—enabling institutions to break free from the constraints of fragmented legacy systems and instead leverage a single platform, a single API, and an AI-native architecture.
according to official data, Aster will list the Hajimi USDT spot trading pair in 4 hours.Following this news, Hajimi briefly broke through 0.02 USDT and is now trading at 0.017 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 45.73%.
according to an official announcement, BitMart Derivatives will list the STARUSDT perpetual contract on May 14, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC+8), supporting up to 10x leverage.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will terminate trading support for NKN (NKN) on June 15 at 14:00, affecting the NKN/BTC trading pair. Users must withdraw their funds before July 16; otherwise, related assets will no longer be processable.
according to official announcement, Bitget stock contracts have now launched three underlying assets: INFQ (Infleqtion Quantum Technologies), VRT (Vertiv), and ETN (Eaton), covering hot sectors such as quantum frontiers, AI power, and cooling infrastructure. These contracts support up to 20x leverage. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.
According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the following perpetual contracts at the times listed below: May 14, 2026, at 13:15 (UTC+8): PHAROSUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 20x leverage; May 14, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC+8): STARUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 3x leverage.
that, according to an official announcement, Binance will launch PHAROSUSDT and STARUSDT perpetual contracts on May 14, 2026. Trading for the PHAROSUSDT contract will open at 05:15 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 20x. Trading for the STARUSDT contract will open at 05:30 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 3x. Both contracts are settled in USDT and support a multi-asset mode. The copy trading service for these contracts will be enabled within 24 hours after their launch.
DeFi Development Corp. released its Q1 2026 shareholder letter and business update: The company repurchased approximately $4.4 million in principal amount of its convertible notes due July 2030 for about $2.6 million in cash, representing a 41% discount to face value. As of May 13, 2026, its SOL-per-share metric stood at 0.0670, up 108% year-on-year and up 1% from March 30; total SOL and equivalents amounted to 2,294,576, an increase of 3% from March 30. The company reaffirmed its guidance of 0.075 SOL per share for June 2026 and maintained its long-term target of 1.0 SOL per share by December 2028.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter adopting a no-enforcement stance regarding swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for event contracts. For designated contract markets, derivatives clearing organizations, and their participants, the two divisions will not recommend that the CFTC initiate enforcement actions if such entities fail to report relevant data for fully collateralized event contract transactions to a swap data repository or fail to comply with certain swap recordkeeping requirements. This position applies to all beneficiaries previously covered under similar no-action letters; entities subsequently seeking listing or clearing of analogous contracts may apply for inclusion on the list in the attachment.
According to the official announcement, Binance will suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Base network starting at 01:00 (UTC+8) on May 22, 2026, to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The project team plans to carry out the network upgrade and hard fork at 02:00 (UTC+8) on May 22, 2026.
According to The Defiant, BNB Chain announced its on-chain agent framework on May 13, enabling autonomous agents to obtain verifiable decentralized identities via ERC-8004, receive on-chain payments, hire other agents, and build verifiable reputations. The framework also supports task delegation via ERC-8183, with associated reputation records viewable on 8004scan. BNB Chain states that the system operates entirely on-chain, with transactions and agent hierarchical relationships fully transparent and auditable. Its functional modules integrate native smart contract execution on BNB Chain, natural-language querying of on-chain data, multi-chain connectivity via Nodereal MegaNode API, and Meme token management capabilities powered by fourdotmemezh Agent Skills.
According to Cointelegraph, a survey conducted by POLITICO and Public First among 2,035 U.S. adults found that only 4% of respondents said they would consider candidates’ cryptocurrency policy positions when deciding whom to vote for. The survey also revealed that only 18% of respondents ranked establishing regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrency markets as a congressional priority; 27% supported government efforts to promote cryptocurrency as a mainstream financial asset, while 31% opposed it. Additionally, over half of respondents stated they would not consider trading cryptocurrency, and 45% viewed investing in cryptocurrency as a risk not worth taking.
according to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, sources say a small bipartisan group of U.S. Senate lawmakers held negotiations last night over the CLARITY Act, attempting to secure concessions from Democrats on at least two outstanding issues, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement.Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that the two sides have reached consensus on "99% of the content" of the bill and expressed hope that Democrats would continue to resolve the remaining issues after the bill clears the committee. Otherwise, if another incident similar to FTX occurs in the future, "they have only themselves to blame."According to reports, Democratic Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have been pushing for a compromise on ethics and conflict-of-interest provisions related to the president's family before the committee review, making it a condition for their support of the bill.Additionally, some Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about provisions in the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), which aims to prohibit non-custodial software developers from being prosecuted under money transmission laws.Sources say that while both sides had made substantial progress on ethics and conflict-of-interest issues, disagreement over amendments to the BRCA ultimately led to the collapse of negotiations. The market now widely expects the upcoming committee markup to be distinctly partisan.
Aave announced that the first batch of rsETH has been transferred to LayerZero’s OFT adapter, and cross-chain transfers of rsETH between the Ethereum mainnet and various L2 networks have now resumed. This development means that the rsETH cross-chain channels previously affected have been restored, covering operations across the Ethereum mainnet and L2 networks.