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An address believed to belong to Garrett Jin, the founder of BitForex and a Bitcoin OG, has deposited 78,077 ETH, worth approximately $177.92 million, to Binance, according to Onchain Lens.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +0.36% - Nasdaq: +0.57% - Dow Jones: +0.45%

Aptos (APT) announced on X it has partnered with Japanese QR code payment service provider Netstars to develop stablecoin and Web3 payment applications. Netstars plans to explore integrating Aptos's blockchain infrastructure into its existing payment system.

Robinhood has announced the listing of BLEND.

Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), said he believes there will be a rate cut this year due to the war.

Nick Timiraos, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal often described as the Fed whisperer, has analyzed that the Federal Reserve's policy focus is shifting from the labor market to inflation. He explained that while the labor market has stabilized, inflation is once again facing upward pressure due to tariffs and the war in Iran. Timiraos also assessed that the April non-farm payroll report showed strong metrics across employment, unemployment, and wages, weakening the case for an interest rate cut. He added that the Fed is currently maintaining a policy freeze, with inflation data likely to be the key variable going forward.

Police in New South Wales, Australia, have seized 52.3 BTC, worth approximately $4.1 million, linked to an illegal darknet marketplace, Cointelegraph reported. The seizure followed a 15-month investigation that culminated in a raid on a home in Ingleburn, Sydney, where authorities secured electronic devices and a cryptocurrency wallet. Two suspects are accused of involvement in darknet operations related to drug and weapons trafficking. Police described the operation as one of the largest cryptocurrency seizures in Australian history.

A community member known as Q has been appointed as the first CEO of GMX Labs, the team behind the decentralized derivatives exchange GMX. Q is a GMX governance representative and a major token holder. GMX stated that Q has consistently played a significant role across its ecosystem, including in governance and community matters. The appointment follows a proposal from the GMX community to improve operational efficiency by transitioning GMX Labs to a more defined, traditional leadership structure.

Coinbase has resumed trading services that were halted due to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. According to Cointelegraph, the disruption began after rising temperatures at an AWS data center in Northern Virginia caused problems with some infrastructure. During the outage, Coinbase switched its market to a "cancel-only" mode, later restoring trading functions sequentially through an "auction" mode. The company explained that while its systems are designed to handle a failure in a single AWS availability zone, this incident involved simultaneous issues across multiple zones, causing a prolonged disruption to core trading services. All exchange, web, and mobile app functions have now been fully restored.

Whale Alert reported that 222,000,000 USDT has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Wintermute. The transaction is valued at about $222 million.

USD1, the stablecoin from the DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) led by the Trump family, will be issued on Tempo, a blockchain focused on stablecoins and payments. Issued under the TIP-20 standard, USD1 is being introduced as the first native stablecoin on the Tempo chain. The stablecoin also supports cross-chain transfers with its CCIP functionality enabled.

Whale Alert reported that 221,999,990 USDT has been transferred from Ethena to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $222 million.

Real estate blockchain firm Balcony has raised $12.7 million in a seed funding round led by Blockchain Ventures, The Block reported. The company plans to use the funds to expand its engineering team and U.S. operations.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, PROS has recorded over 18.8 billion won ($13.72 million) in trading volume since its listing on the South Korean exchange Upbit this afternoon.

A campaign to compel the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to add Bitcoin to its reserves is expected to fail after falling short of the signature requirement for a national referendum. According to Reuters, the initiative secured only about half of the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a public vote on the constitutional amendment. The proposal sought to have the SNB hold BTC alongside gold and foreign currencies in its foreign exchange reserves. The SNB has consistently maintained that cryptocurrencies do not meet its criteria for reserve assets, citing their high volatility and insufficient liquidity. Yves Bennaim, who launched the campaign, argued that BTC could serve as an alternative to the U.S. dollar and the euro, describing it as an internationally neutral asset.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a noted crypto critic, has sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding an explanation of the company's stablecoin initiatives. Warren requested answers by May 20 on seven key points, including the type of stablecoin being piloted, the service launch schedule, changes to Meta Pay, contract structures with third-party issuers, and measures for privacy protection and preventing illicit finance. She warned that Meta's adoption of a specific stablecoin on its platform of 3.5 billion users could have a significant impact on financial stability. The letter follows Meta's earlier announcement that it would offer a stablecoin option for paying some of its creators.

An address believed to belong to BlackRock has deposited 1,224 BTC (worth approximately $98.16 million) and 11,475 ETH (worth approximately $26.27 million) to Coinbase, according to Onchain Lens.

U.S. investment bank Bernstein said Coinbase's strategy to become a comprehensive exchange beyond just spot trading is beginning to pay off, The Block reported. As a result, Bernstein has maintained its price target for Coinbase at $330, representing roughly 71% upside potential from its current price. The bank added that despite disappointing first-quarter results, Coinbase's derivatives, prediction markets, and payments businesses are showing significant growth. Bernstein highlighted that the prediction market business has surpassed an annualized revenue of $100 million, while the retail and institutional derivatives businesses are each growing to an annual revenue scale of over $200 million.

Federal Reserve Governor Milan has stated that an interest rate cut is appropriate, assessing that the central bank's current monetary policy is suppressing the labor market.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

The Mantle (MNT) DAO has approved a support package of up to 30,000 ETH, valued at approximately $68 million, to address liquidity issues on Aave (AAVE) stemming from a recent rsETH exploit. With this approval, the Mantle Treasury will proceed with the support by lending the ETH to Aave. The move comes after an attacker deposited 89,567 uncollateralized rsETH to borrow around $190 million in WETH, wstETH, and stablecoins, leading to estimated damages of up to $230 million.

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has launched a supervisory campaign targeting virtual asset service providers. According to Decrypt, the agency will examine the anti-money laundering (AML) and risk management frameworks of 36 over-the-counter (OTC) crypto businesses and 27 local exchanges.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Cango (CANG) mined 230.04 BTC in April through its own operations, according to a PR Newswire press release. The average mining cost was $68,061. The company held 1057.46 BTC as of the end of April.

The use of stablecoin-based card payments has surged by approximately 105% over the past year, according to John Timoni, head of partnerships at stablecoin startup Rain. Speaking at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami, Timoni predicted that the market share for stablecoin cards could reach double-digit percentages in some Latin American markets, CoinDesk reported.

Bithumb announced it will list Pharos (PROS) for trading against the won at 2:30 p.m. UTC today.