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Binance Alpha will list ShareX (SHARE), with trading officially commencing at 10:00 (UTC) on May 8, 2026. Users holding at least 230 Binance Alpha Points will be eligible to claim an airdrop of 40 SHARE tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha activity page within 24 hours, otherwise they will be deemed to have forfeited the airdrop.
According to Caixin, YF Financial’s gold token product has no secondary market, and the physical gold is stored in a Hong Kong vault. The product will be available only to users who have completed Hong Kong’s Professional Investor (PI) certification. A relevant official stated that physical-gold-backed token products are “in essence not financial leverage, but rather the digitization of assets.” In February this year, eight Chinese government departments—including the People’s Bank of China—jointly issued the “Notice on Further Preventing and Addressing Risks Related to Virtual Currencies and Other Matters,” which for the first time incorporated Real World Assets (RWA) into the regulatory framework at the supervisory level, adopting an overall approach of “strict prohibition domestically and strict oversight overseas.” Earlier reports indicated that YF Youyu—a subsidiary of YF Financial, in which Jack Ma holds an indirect stake—launched a physical-gold-backed token product, with physical gold as its underlying collateral asset; each unit of the product corresponds to 1 gram of LBMA-certified physical gold with 99.99% purity.
JUST’s official Twitter account released its April core metrics report: JustLend DAO’s GasFree feature enables users to transfer USDT on the TRON network without holding TRX in advance—the transaction fee can be paid directly using USDT held in the user’s wallet, further lowering the barrier to on-chain interaction. Throughout April, GasFree served over 287,000 users and processed 725,000 transactions, facilitating seamless fund flows totaling $11.3 billion. By streamlining the user journey and ensuring transparent, controllable costs, this initiative is significantly accelerating the large-scale adoption of stablecoin payments.
According to ZDNet, the South Korean government plans to impose taxes on virtual assets starting in January next year, but faces opposition from the opposition party, increasing policy uncertainty. Moon Kyung-ho, head of the Income Tax Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, made the government’s first official statement on the matter during a National Assembly discussion, affirming that taxation on virtual assets will proceed as scheduled beginning January 1, next year, emphasizing that “income must be taxed.” Under the current amendment to the Income Tax Act, gains exceeding 2.5 million KRW from the transfer or lending of virtual assets are subject to a 22% tax rate. However, the opposition People Power Party argues that taxing only virtual assets—while abolishing the financial investment income tax—is unfair, and is advancing a bill to abolish the virtual asset income tax. This bill has already been submitted to the National Assembly’s Committee on Strategy and Finance and will be discussed by its Tax Subcommittee. Analysts believe that, ahead of next year’s local elections, the ruling party may join discussions on delaying or scrapping the tax to win support from younger voters.
Bitget has launched the 5th edition of its Futures VIP “Million-Club” campaign. The snapshot rules are: “Cumulative achievement within a natural month + status verification at month-end.” Based on users’ account data as of May 31, Bitget will award gold gift boxes according to users’ futures trading volume or average daily net asset increase from May 1 to May 31. Rewards include physical gifts such as Luk Fook gold bars, Chow Tai Fook pure-gold ornaments, and Lao Miao Gold bracelets.
Bitget has launched a Mother’s Day appreciation campaign, running from May 8 at 12:00 to May 10 at 23:59 (UTC+8). During the campaign period, users who register and meet specified futures trading volume thresholds will receive corresponding tiered rewards. This campaign features multiple thoughtful gifts, including USDT as well as physical items such as Lancôme lipsticks, Chow Tai Fook gold carnation pendants, and Panasonic massage chairs. Full campaign rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to complete registration in order to participate.
According to CoinPost, the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA) officially released the “Best Practices for Crypto Asset Staking Services” guideline on May 7, covering operational requirements, emergency response, information disclosure, compliance management, external audits, and tax accounting—aiming to enhance the security and transparency of domestic staking services.
The Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs announced an investment of over $50 million to support first-party products, research, protocol infrastructure, and a strategic fund for trading and AI partners. Aptos stated that Decibel has launched on the Aptos mainnet, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $1 billion. The stablecoin market cap on the Aptos network stands at $1.93 billion, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization totals $1.2 billion, with asset management firms including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo Global already deployed on the network. Upcoming initiatives include encrypted mempools, FIX and CCXT connectivity, multi-leader consensus, and confidential perpetuals.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), just as blogger Zach publicly questioned the LAB project, an address linked to the project—0xf09…2Bd0b—received 3.66 million LAB tokens (approximately $14.07 million) nine hours ago from the multisig address 0x36F…0C291. The funds originated from the LAB token deployment address. Subsequently, this address transferred 2.125 million of those tokens to two contract addresses, whose specific purpose remains unclear.
BitMart's "BM Discovery" zone has strongly launched Hantavirus (HANTA) at 11:00 on May 8 (UTC+8), with the HANTA/USDT trading pair now available.Hantavirus (HANTA) is a meme coin on the Solana blockchain themed around the Hantavirus outbreak, featuring a Resident Evil-style brand design.
: SlowMist Chief Information Security Officer 23pds posted on Platform X stating that a privilege escalation vulnerability named "Dirty Frag" has been exposed in the Linux system, with full details and exploit code now publicly available.This vulnerability allows any local low-privileged user to directly gain root privileges on virtually all mainstream Linux distributions. It is a deterministic logic vulnerability; the attack does not rely on complex race conditions, has an extremely high success rate, and does not cause kernel crashes, making it highly dangerous. It is recommended that Linux users update their systems promptly.
According to Bloomberg, while crypto-native companies such as Coinbase continue large-scale layoffs amid a broader industry downturn, traditional financial institutions—including JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock—have recently posted dozens of digital asset–related job openings, standing out as a bright spot in the current crypto job market. Analysts note that having experience working on Wall Street has become a key advantage for crypto professionals seeking to maintain their employability during this industry downturn.
According to Bitwise’s official announcement, Bitwise and Superstate have jointly launched the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund (ticker: USCC), Bitwise’s first tokenized fund. The fund generates returns for investors by capturing the basis between spot and futures prices of BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL—the so-called “cash-and-carry” strategy. As of April 30, 2026, its assets under management (AUM) exceeded $267 million. Effective June 1, 2026, Superstate will formally transfer management of the fund to Bitwise. During the transition period, existing investors will be unaffected. The fund’s name will be updated to the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund, while its ticker symbol (USCC), smart contract, and token address will remain unchanged. Superstate will continue to provide on-chain infrastructure support via its FundOS platform, including tokenized issuance and digital transfer agency services.
According to The Block, Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (ticker: PURR), a Nasdaq-listed company holding HYPE tokens, released its third fiscal quarter report ending March 31, 2026, reporting a cumulative net loss of $165.4 million over the past nine months. The losses primarily stem from three components: $64 million in unrealized losses on HYPE tokens; a one-time write-off of $35.6 million related to the acquisition of the former Sonnet BioTherapeutics business; and a $60.5 million increase in deferred tax expenses. Since its founding in December 2025, the company has invested $216 million to acquire approximately 7.3 million HYPE tokens and currently holds roughly 20 million HYPE tokens in total. Additionally, it has spent $10.5 million repurchasing approximately 3 million shares of PURR and retains $103 million in cash for future deployment. Quarterly staking revenue amounted to $2.6 million, interest income totaled $1 million, and operating expenses reached $7.2 million.
According to The Block, Coinbase reported its Q1 2026 financial results, posting a net loss of $394 million, including a $482 million loss from holding crypto assets. Total revenue for the quarter stood at $1.41 billion, down 31% year-on-year; trading revenue fell 40% year-on-year to $756 million; subscription and services revenue declined 14% to $584 million; stablecoin revenue rose 11% year-on-year to $305 million—marking逆势 growth. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to $303 million, a sharp decline from $930 million in the same period last year. CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the company is transforming from a spot crypto platform into a comprehensive platform supporting diverse asset classes—including derivatives, commodities, futures, and prediction markets—and emphasized that on-chain economic fundamentals remain strong. Following the earnings release, Coinbase’s stock fell approximately 6% after hours to $182.
, Coinbase Vice President of US Policy Kara Calvert stated at the Consensus 2026 conference that the CLARITY crypto market structure bill could be reviewed by the US Senate Banking Committee as early as next week. Kara Calvert noted that the bill requires at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate, and parties are currently working to secure bipartisan support.A HarrisX survey shows that 70% of voters believe the US should enact clear cryptocurrency legislation. Additionally, Kara Calvert believes that the lack of a cohesive tax policy is a major barrier to institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, as current tax rules require crypto exchanges to record transactions as small as $1. She expressed hope that tax reform legislation could make progress in 2026 and predicted that the House of Representatives might take action on related legislation within the next month or two.
OpenAI has officially launched the GPT-5.5-Cyber model and the "Trusted Access for Cyber" (TAC) framework designed for cybersecurity defenders. Simultaneously, GPT-5.5-Cyber has been opened for a limited preview to defenders responsible for critical infrastructure, supporting specialized cybersecurity workflows.TAC is an identity and trust-based framework aimed at ensuring that enhanced AI capabilities are wielded by verified defenders. Defenders verified through this framework will encounter fewer instances of model refusal when performing tasks such as vulnerability identification, triage, malware analysis, binary reverse engineering, and patch verification. Starting from June 1, 2026, individual members accessing this capability will be required to enable advanced account security protection.OpenAI is currently collaborating with security vendors including Cisco, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks to accelerate the defense cycle of the security ecosystem through GPT-5.5, enhancing the efficiency of vulnerability research, patching, monitoring, and supply chain security.
according to its Q1 2026 financial results, impacted by declining crypto asset prices and reduced trading activity, the company recorded a net loss of $394.1 million for the quarter, which included a $482 million loss on digital assets held for investment purposes. Total revenue was $1.41 billion, down 31% year-over-year; transaction revenue was $756 million, down 40% year-over-year. Subscription and services revenue reached $584 million.CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the company is transitioning from a spot crypto platform to a multi-asset platform encompassing derivatives, commodities, futures, and prediction market contracts. Additionally, stablecoin-related revenue grew 11% to $305 million, and its global crypto trading market share stood at 8.6%. Following the earnings release, the company's shares fell approximately 6% in after-hours trading.
Odaily Odaily News The United States and Iran may be nearing a temporary agreement. Several core demands previously put forward by the U.S., such as Iran suspending nuclear activities, limiting its missile program, and ceasing support for so-called “regional proxies,” were not included in the draft agreement.This still-pending agreement is centered on a short-term memorandum of just one page, rather than a comprehensive peace deal. This reflects the deep divisions between the two sides and also indicates that the agreement is only a transitional step. Informed officials say Iran is reviewing this draft agreement, which aims to stop hostilities but leaves the most contentious issues for later resolution.According to sources and officials, the agreement would consist of three phases: first, a formal end to hostilities; second, a resolution of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz; and finally, a 30-day window for negotiations aimed at reaching a broader agreement. The agreement fails to address key U.S. demands such as Iran suspending nuclear activities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Furthermore, the agreement does not mention several other demands that the U.S. had proposed but Iran rejected, such as limiting Iran's missile program and requiring Iran to cease its support for so-called “proxy forces” like Hezbollah in Lebanon. (Xinhua News Agency)
Arkham has launched a predictive market data analysis feature, enabling users to track the on-chain behavior, holdings, and comprehensive performance analysis of traders in the predictive market. The new feature allows users to view top predictive market traders ranked by profit and loss (PNL), analyze their historical and current positions, win rates, individual trade performance, and profit curves. It also supports setting up trade alerts and on-chain behavior monitoring for specific addresses, along with providing a real-time predictive market transaction flow monitor. This allows users to view market dynamics by categories such as politics, sports, and crypto, and track the trading behavior and position changes of all participants.