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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.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitget recently released its "2026 User Asset Allocation Report," based on platform trading data and a survey of over 6,000 global users, revealing a trend among investors moving from crypto assets towards cross-asset allocation. Q1 data indicates that crypto assets remain the primary trading category, with 86% of surveyed users holding them. At the beginning of January, crypto trading accounted for nearly 100% of activity, gradually declining to stabilize in the 60%-80% range by March. During the same period, trading in traditional assets, led by gold, rapidly rose to account for 20%-40% of total trading volume.Looking at portfolio composition, 52% of users hold both stocks and cryptocurrencies, 35% hold gold and other precious metals, and commodities have become the highest-penetration category among non-crypto assets. High-net-worth individuals are more proactive in diversification: Bitget users had an average annualized return of 13% in 2025, with approximately 6% of VIP users achieving annualized returns between 51% and 100%. A significant 74% of high-net-worth respondents plan to allocate across crypto, stocks, and commodities in 2026 to actively manage risk.AI tools are increasingly being integrated into core trading activities. 51% of surveyed users report already using AI to assist investment decisions. Bitget's products, including GetAgent, GetClaw, and Agent Hub, are widely utilized for analyzing financial reports, commodity trends, macroeconomic events, and on-chain signals.User demand for the Universal Exchange (UEX) model has been further clarified in the survey: 71% of users consider USDT settlement the most important platform feature, while 65% prioritize the ability to quickly switch between crypto, stocks, forex, and commodities within a single account. User descriptions of the ideal platform converge on the integrated combination of global asset access, stablecoin settlement, centralized liquidity, proof of reserves, and AI-powered decision-making tools.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, and SAGA/USDT on May 13. The maximum leverage for PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, and CRWV/USDT is 10x, while the maximum leverage for SAGA/USDT is 20x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a PAYP, HIMS, CRWV, and SAGA perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 13 to 15:00 on May 20 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event period, users who register and trade PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, or SAGA/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume rankings. Additionally, new perpetual contract users trading PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, or SAGA/USDT will receive exclusive benefits.
BlackRock has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new tokenized fund structure, once again choosing Securitize to provide infrastructure support.BlackRock's first tokenized fund, BUIDL, launched in 2024, has since grown to approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management. The new filing outlines a model that integrates blockchain-based ownership records with regulated transfer agents and investor access systems.
According to CoinPost, Japanese blockchain infrastructure company Nihon Blockchain Kiban has officially decided to issue the trust-based JPY-pegged stablecoin EJPY. The stablecoin is planned to be deployed on Japan Open Chain (JOC) and Ethereum, with the goal of launching issuance and circulation on JOC within fiscal year 2026. The announcement states that the trust-based architecture required for EJPY has achieved phased progress. The company noted that EJPY will primarily serve inter-corporate settlements, digital asset payments, fund transfers, and various Web3 payment use cases, and that it will advance a multi-chain strategy centered on JOC. Specific details—including the actual launch date, issuance terms, partner institutions, and supported blockchains—will be announced separately after consultations with regulatory authorities and relevant organizations and completion of necessary procedures.
Coinbase announced the expansion of its on-chain crypto-backed lending product, adding Solana as a supported collateral asset. Users can now borrow up to $100,000 in liquidity based on their SOL holdings. The service operates on the Morpho lending infrastructure deployed on the Base network, consistent with the structure of previously supported loans backed by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto assets.Ben Shen, Head of Financial Services at Coinbase, stated that introducing SOL as a collateral asset will enhance capital efficiency and the liquidity experience for users within the Solana ecosystem, while strengthening its "Everything Exchange" strategy—covering more crypto financial scenarios through a single platform. (The Block)
According to CoinDesk, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced it will leverage Chainlink’s infrastructure to power its blockchain-based collateral management platform, Collateral AppChain. Built on the Besu blockchain, the platform utilizes Chainlink’s Compute Runtime Environment (CRE) and data standards to support asset pricing, valuation, margin calculation, collateral optimization, and settlement. Through smart contracts, it enables 24/7 automated collateral management—aiming to address the current delays in cross-institutional and cross-time-zone movement of assets within existing collateral systems.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Starknet, the Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by StarkWare, has officially launched strkBTC. This is a new Bitcoin-based asset designed to achieve private balances and anonymous transfers through zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology while maintaining composability with DeFi applications. After its launch, strkBTC supports "re-anonymization," allowing assets to be bridged back to entirely new, unlinked Bitcoin addresses, and also provides compliance audit and asset screening features. (The Block)
Lorenzo Protocol has officially launched its on-chain governance system, Lorenzo Governance, with the first governance proposal now open for voting. This proposal aims to shorten the vesting periods for six categories of tokens—Rewards, Investors, Ecosystem & Development, Team, Treasury, and Advisors—based on community demand, in order to accelerate the token release schedule. If the proposal is approved, the Lorenzo tokenomics will be upgraded from V2 to V3. Upon implementation, the total and circulating supply will immediately increase by 454.8 million tokens, representing an increase of approximately 21.66%. veBANK holders can directly participate in protocol decision-making through on-chain governance voting. The voting period for this round runs from May 12 to May 17.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for AVGO/USDT, QCOM/USDT, and ORCL/USDT on May 12, with a maximum leverage of 10x. Additionally, HTX is hosting an AVGO, QCOM, and ORCL Contract Trading Party from 16:00 on May 12 to 16:00 on May 19 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade AVGO/USDT, QCOM/USDT, or ORCL/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. New contract traders completing AVGO/USDT, QCOM/USDT, or ORCL/USDT perpetual contract trades will also receive exclusive benefits.
Bitget PoolX is set to launch the AIGENSYN project, with a total airdrop of 3,150,000 AIGENSYN tokens. This campaign features two ETH staking pools, open for staking from May 12 at 18:00 to May 16 at 18:00 (UTC+8). The static ETH staking pool allocates 1,260,000 AIGENSYN tokens, with a staking cap of 1,500 ETH. The dynamic ETH staking pool allocates 1,890,000 AIGENSYN tokens; its staking cap—up to 1,500 ETH—is tiered and determined based on users’ trading volume over the past 15 days.
the Ethereum Foundation has disclosed the outcomes of a recent interoperability meeting among core developers held in Svalbard, Norway, and provided an update on the key technical progress of the next upgrade phase, "Glamsterdam." During the meeting, multi-client teams collaborated on network scaling and execution layer optimization, making progress in several areas. Developers confirmed that a "credible path" post-Glamsterdam has been agreed upon, based on the combined results of ePBS, BAL optimizations, and the EIP-8037 repricing mechanism.On the execution layer side, ePBS (External Proposer Separation) has been running stably on the multi-client Glamsterdam-devnet. The external block builder process has completed end-to-end testing, covering nearly all client implementations. Meanwhile, EIP-8037 has been finalized, establishing the fixed cost_per_state_byte model and completing the full repricing parameter output on bal-devnet-6.The expansion track "Hegotá" has also made progress. FOCIL-related prototypes now have operable implementations. The scope of requirements for Account Abstraction (AA) has been defined, and the next phase will move to multi-client devnet verification. Current development efforts remain focused on the final delivery of Glamsterdam, while simultaneously advancing the Hegotá expansion design and the subsequent Strawmap roadmap evolution. The devnet is now live, and features like FOCIL are expected to be further deepened in the next phase of testing.At an organizational level, this interop meeting also marked the official start of leadership restructuring within the Protocol Cluster. The new leads include Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn, and Fredrik. Will Corcoran will oversee zkVM proofing and post-quantum consensus coordination, Kev Wedderburn will lead zkEVM research and development, and Fredrik will be responsible for protocol security and the Trillion Dollar Security project. Former Protocol Cluster leadership team members Barnabé Monnot and Tim Beiko will gradually step back from management roles, while Alex Stokes is entering a sabbatical cycle. The Foundation stated that during their tenure, the Protocol team successfully advanced modularization and drove the Fusaka upgrade to launch (December 2025), introducing PeerDAS and increasing mainnet gas capacity.
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company LM Funding America (LMFA) released its unaudited operational report for April 2026, disclosing data on its Bitcoin treasury holdings and mining output. As of April 30, the company held 334 Bitcoins, valued at a total of $25.3 million based on a price of approximately $75,800 per coin that month. This corresponds to a Bitcoin asset value per share of $1.18, significantly higher than the company's U.S. stock closing price of $0.24.Data shows that the company net mined 9.4 BTC in April and sold 13.5 BTC during the same period, leading to a slight decrease in Bitcoin holdings from 338.1 BTC in March. The company's total mining machine count remains at 7,508 units, with a stable network hashrate of 0.79 EH/s, showing no change in hashing power scale.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports, Ronin, the gaming-focused blockchain behind Axie Infinity, will migrate from an independent sidechain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network (L2) via a hard fork on May 12. The upgrade adopts the OP Stack architecture and is expected to trigger approximately 10 hours of network downtime, during which transfers, swaps, contract interactions, and on-chain gaming activities will all be paused.This upgrade simultaneously introduces the Proof of Distribution mechanism, which automatically rewards ecosystem builders based on their actual network contributions. In terms of tokenomics, RON's inflation rate will be drastically reduced from over 20% to below 1%; the 90 million RON originally allocated for staking rewards will be transferred to the treasury fund; and the market fee will be increased from 0.5% to 1.25% to enhance network security, scalability, and long-term economic stability. (CoinDesk)
Odaily, Tether has announced the launch of its Developer Grants Program, providing financial support to developers building products based on its open-source technology stack. There is no total cap on the funding amount, and payments are made based on specific technical deliverables. The program is now open for applications. Developers can earn USDT or Bitcoin rewards by completing designated tasks, with individual grants ranging from approximately $1,500 to $4,000, covering areas such as wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, and e-commerce payment integrations.Additionally, Tether will focus on enhancing its open-source wallet development kit, WDK (Wallet Development Kit), allowing developers to embed non-custodial wallets directly into applications. This enables local key generation, transaction signing, and asset transfers without relying on custodial services or third-party APIs.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that much of the current infrastructure still relies on centralized platforms and data-driven business models. Tether aims to support systems that can "run locally, directly hold value, and operate without dependency on external service providers" to enter the market.The grants program covers four main areas: core protocol development, technical documentation and educational resources, application development based on the Tether technology stack, and research into decentralization, edge AI, P2P networks, and cryptography.
According to Bloomberg, Ripple’s prime brokerage division secured up to $200 million in asset-backed debt financing through Neuberger Berman’s specialized financial team. The funds will be used to expand margin capacity for institutional investors across multi-market trading—including equities, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies—with the actual available credit line dynamically adjusted based on institutional clients’ borrowing needs.
According to Circle’s official announcement, Circle (NYSE: CRCL) released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting total revenue and reserve income of $694 million, up 20% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, up 24% year-on-year; and net income of $55 million, down 15% year-on-year—primarily impacted by higher share-based compensation expenses following its IPO. USDC’s quarter-end circulating supply reached $77 billion, up 28% year-on-year, while on-chain transaction volume totaled $21.5 trillion, surging 263% year-on-year and accounting for 63% of the stablecoin market’s total transaction volume.
Circle has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The data shows that as of the end of the first quarter, the circulating supply of USDC reached $77 billion, a year-over-year increase of 28%; on-chain transaction volume for USDC in the first quarter reached $21.5 trillion, up 263% year-over-year.The financial report indicates that Circle's total revenue and reserve income for the first quarter was $694 million, a 20% increase year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA was $151 million, up 24% year-over-year; net profit was $55 million, a 15% decrease year-over-year.Additionally, Circle disclosed that its ARC Token pre-sale raised $222 million, with a fully diluted valuation of $3 billion. Participants included institutions such as a16z crypto, BlackRock, and ARK Invest. The company also announced the launch of the "Agent Stack" infrastructure for AI agent scenarios, including products like Agent Wallets and Agent Marketplace, designed to support AI agent payments and commercial activities based on USDC.
According to the official announcement, the second asset launched on Bitget IPO Prime is preOPAI—a digital token issued by the regulated issuer Republic on the Solana blockchain, designed to mirror OpenAI’s post-IPO economic performance on a 1:1 basis. As the world’s leading consumer AI provider, OpenAI reports approximately 900 million weekly active users, according to official data. Its most recent funding round raised $122 billion, with participants including Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and SoftBank. Bitget IPO Prime operates on a subscription model, whereby users receive subscription quotas based on their account tier. Upon completion of token allocation, users may trade the tokens on the upcoming spot market. Alternatively, after the lock-up period for preOPAI’s underlying debt assets expires, the issuer will authorize Bitget to convert users’ holdings into either stock tokens or USDT, referencing the underlying company’s (OpenAI’s) publicly traded stock price. IPO Prime Details: • OpenAI Implied Valuation: $898.21 billion • Total IPO Prime Subscriptions: 29,082 • Total Subscription Value: $21,084,450 • Subscription Price: 1 preOPAI = $725 • Accepted Subscription Currencies: USDT or USDGO • Total Subscription Pool Cap: $300,000,000
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, and GME/USDT on May 11, with a maximum leverage of 10x for all three. Additionally, HTX is hosting a DRAM, LITE, and GME perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 11 to 15:00 on May 18 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, or GME/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. New perpetual contract users who trade DRAM/USDT, LITE/USDT, or GME/USDT will also receive exclusive benefits.