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CoinShares tweeted that the cryptocurrency market saw a net outflow of $920 million this week. In the short term, macroeconomic headwinds continue to dominate: PPI data came in higher than expected, U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher, and the Federal Reserve’s room for rate cuts is constrained—Bitcoin fell 1.4% this week. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act by a vote of 15–9, bringing long-term regulatory direction into sharper focus. CoinShares noted that the market is currently caught in a tug-of-war between short-term macro pressures and long-term regulatory tailwinds.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), THORChain has been hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $10 million in crypto assets, including 36.75 BTC (around $3 million) and roughly $7 million in assets from BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base.
According to analyst [email protected] (@BTC__options), the options expiry data for May 15 is as follows: For BTC, 25,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.59, a maximum pain point at $80,000, and a notional value of $2 billion. For ETH, 274,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.4, a maximum pain point at $2,300, and a notional value of $620 million. This week, Bitcoin traded sideways near $80,000, exhibiting clear technical support; market attention remained low, with only 6% of BTC options expiring, versus 11% for ETH. BTC’s key-term implied volatility (IV) stood at approximately 35%, while ETH’s was around 50%. Skew has fluctuated minimally over the past month, reflecting neutral directional sentiment, and options activity remains extremely low—approximately 20% of open interest is expected to remain by end-May and roughly 30% by end-June. Overall, Bitcoin performed relatively well in both price and market热度 during Q2 2024, supported by favorable legal, regulatory, and macroeconomic developments. However, market热度 still falls short of expectations. Against this long-term bullish backdrop, Bitcoin remains the primary trading instrument, and positioning in medium-to-long-dated options is widely viewed as a reasonable strategy.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale address 0x66f—while holding a BTC position—has opened a 5x-leveraged long position in HYPE and placed an order to increase its position to 300,000 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $14 million based on current data. Its BTC position remains open, with unrealized profits exceeding $500,000.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $131.32 million. Specifically: BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net inflow of $144.11 million; Fidelity’s FBTC, $3.55 million; Bitwise’s BITB, $17.7 million; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT, $6.77 million; Ark’s ARKB, a net outflow of $9.46 million; Invesco’s BTCO, a net outflow of $5.67 million; Franklin’s EZBC, a net outflow of $14.13 million; VanEck’s HODL, a net inflow of $7.49 million; Grayscale’s GBTC, a net outflow of $31.64 million; Grayscale’s Mini Bitcoin ETF, a net inflow of $12.6 million; Valkyrie’s BRRR and WisdomTree’s BTCW saw no inflows or outflows.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Garrett Jin (a Bitcoin OG ranked #10/#11) purchased 71,066 BNB from Binance, worth approximately $48.22 million. Onchain Lens data shows that within the past two weeks, Garrett Jin has deposited 577,896 ETH into Binance, valued at approximately $1.35 billion.
JPMorgan analysts indicate that despite the overall recovery of the crypto market following the Iran conflict, Ethereum and other altcoins continue to underperform Bitcoin. This trend, which has persisted since 2023, may be difficult to reverse in the short term unless there is a significant improvement in network activity, DeFi, and real-world applications.The report points out that, based on spot ETF flows and institutional futures positions, Bitcoin has shown stronger recovery momentum than Ethereum. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recovered approximately two-thirds of their previous outflows, while spot Ethereum ETFs have only recovered about one-third.Meanwhile, CME futures data shows that institutional investors have been more active in rebuilding their Bitcoin exposure, with Bitcoin futures positions nearly fully recovered. In contrast, Ethereum futures positions remain below previous levels. JPMorgan believes that without stronger on-chain fundamentals and real-world application support, ETH and altcoins are likely to continue underperforming relative to Bitcoin.
according to sources familiar with the matter, MetaMask developer Consensys has postponed its U.S. IPO plans to earliest this fall. The company originally planned to submit a draft S-1 filing with the SEC by the end of February, but market demand weakened due to the market downturn in February, macroeconomic uncertainty, and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Besides Consensys, Kraken and Ledger have also paused their IPO plans.Consensys completed a $450 million funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion. Additionally, BitGo, which was the first crypto company to go public in 2026, raised $213 million but has since seen its stock price drop 36% from its $18 offering price, reflecting the public market's cautious approach toward valuing crypto infrastructure companies.
Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.
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 data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net outflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $630.38 million—the largest single-day net outflow in the past three months—while trading volume remained muted. Specifically, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net outflow of $284.68 million, Ark’s ARKB saw a net outflow of $177.10 million, Fidelity’s FBTC experienced a net outflow of $133.20 million, and Bitwise’s BITB had a net outflow of $35.40 million; all other products registered no inflows or outflows.
U.S. financial services giant Charles Schwab has begun a phased rollout of its "Schwab Crypto" service to eligible retail clients in the United States, allowing users to directly trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.According to official information, users can view and manage their crypto assets directly through their existing Schwab accounts. Custody is handled by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, with Paxos providing the underlying custody and trade execution services.The platform charges a trading fee of 0.75% of the transaction amount and currently does not support deposits or withdrawals from external wallets. Additionally, the service is not yet available to residents of New York State or Louisiana.Charles Schwab currently manages approximately $12 trillion in client assets, and its clients already hold about 20% of the asset share in U.S. spot crypto ETFs. (FinanceFeeds)
Trader Eugene posted that, due to Bitcoin’s failure to sustain its bullish momentum, he has exited his long SOL position at a stop-loss and stated he will step aside from the market for the time being. Previously, Eugene noted that among major assets, SOL had demonstrated stronger relative strength compared to ETH and HYPE, and believed it was most likely to break out first from its three-month sideways trading range. At that time, he pointed out that if SOL decisively broke above $96, the next key resistance level would be near $120—representing approximately 25% upside potential.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Morgan Stanley purchased 395.6 $BTC over the past 24 hours, valued at approximately $25.81 million, bringing its total holdings to 3,389 BTC, worth roughly $270.15 million.
Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas), Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, stated that since March this year, the Bitcoin spot ETF $IBIT has significantly outperformed the gold ETF $GLD, by a margin of 33 percentage points. In terms of fund flows, $IBIT recorded net inflows of $4.2 billion during the period, while $GLD experienced net outflows of $9 billion—resulting in a total fund flow gap of $13 billion between the two.
Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 55,000 BILL tokens. New users can earn up to 550 BILL tokens per person by completing tasks such as net deposits and futures trading. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to register before participating. The campaign runs from May 13, 18:00 to May 20, 18:00 (UTC+8).
According to Amr Taha, a CryptoQuant analyst, following the release of U.S. April CPI data—which came in higher than expected—Bitcoin derivatives markets witnessed synchronized risk reduction. Open interest across four major exchanges—Binance, Gate.io, Bybit, and OKX—collectively declined by approximately $1.25 billion. Gate.io saw the largest drop, at roughly $578 million; Binance followed with about $473 million; Bybit and OKX declined by approximately $123 million and $75 million, respectively. This synchronized contraction across multiple platforms indicates that the deleveraging was not an isolated incident confined to a single exchange, but rather a broad, market-wide defensive response to macroeconomic data. Analysts note that the decline in open interest may stem from long-position liquidations, short-covering, or proactive leverage reduction—and should not be interpreted in isolation as a definitive bearish signal. However, large-scale, synchronized open interest contraction triggered by macro catalysts typically signals that derivatives traders are rapidly adjusting their risk exposure.
According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), KULR Tech transferred 300 BTC—worth approximately $24.36 million—to Coinbase. The company previously purchased 1,021 BTC at an average price of $98,923 per coin. Its stock surged tenfold amid the Bitcoin reserve narrative but has since declined 92.7% from its peak, suggesting it may be quietly cutting losses.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated on X platform that although the U.S.-Iran conflict and inflationary pressures continue to pose challenges to the market, the altcoin market has recently begun to show signs of recovery. After experiencing an overall correction of over 50%, the altcoin sector is gradually regaining activity. This round of adjustment is not only affected by the BTC correction but is also related to market token dilution. Currently, there are approximately 51 million altcoins in the market, with 46% deployed on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% on BNB Smart Chain. Recently, the overall performance of altcoins listed on Binance has recovered to levels seen since September 2025. Currently, about 21% of altcoins listed on Binance have reclaimed the 200-day moving average, compared to only 2% in February of this year that remained above this key technical level. Darkfost believes this indicates a gradual resurgence of market interest in altcoins, serving as an important signal for investors looking to allocate to altcoins. However, it is still too early to declare the start of an altcoin season, as market liquidity remains limited.
Odaily Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, KULR Technology transferred 300 BTC (worth $24.36 million) to Coinbase Prime 2 hours ago.Since announcing a 90% surplus cash allocation to BTC in December 2024, KULR Technology had accumulated a total reserve of 1,021 BTC by July 2025, valued at $101 million with an average price of $98,923. At the current price, its BTC holdings show an unrealized loss of $18.25 million.KULR's stock price surged nearly 10-fold to $43.92 after announcing its BTC reserve in December 2024, but has since continued to decline, now trading at $3.19, a drop of 92.7%.