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According to data from Tokenomist, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week (May 11–17) are as follows: - AVAX: 1.67 million tokens ($17.25 million), representing 0.31% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on May 12 - APT: 11.31 million tokens ($13.23 million), representing 0.67% of circulating supply, at 6:00 p.m. UTC on May 12 - CONX: 1.32 million tokens ($17.95 million), representing 1.49% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on May 15 - STRK: 127 million tokens ($6.62 million), representing 4.05% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on May 15 - ARB: 92.65 million tokens ($13.37 million), representing 1.71% of circulating supply, at 1:00 p.m. UTC on May 16

CoinMarketCap's "Altcoin Season Index" currently stands at 51. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against that of Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days. An "altcoin season" is declared when 75% of these top coins outperform Bitcoin, while the opposite scenario is considered a "Bitcoin season." A score closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

Asian Web3 research and consulting firm Tiger Research said in a new report that as the era of AI agents begins in earnest, the importance of a Know Your Agent (KYA) framework for verifying their identities is growing. The report, titled '2026 Know Your Agent: Agent Identity Infrastructure,' notes that while AI agents are increasingly executing contracts, payments, and transactions without human intervention, a common standard for verifying their identities and authority is still lacking. In an era of agent-to-agent (A2A) transactions, KYA systems are likely to become a core infrastructure, potentially surpassing the role of existing KYC frameworks, the firm explained. Major companies have already entered the race to establish a KYA standard. Visa is developing a structure to verify agent identity, delegators, and payment methods through its TAP protocol. Trulioo is building a framework based on the SSL certificate authority model, while Sumsub is implementing a KYA system on top of its existing compliance infrastructure.

With South Korea's virtual asset tax scheduled to take effect next year, a new study suggests that the government should initially adopt a limited approach focused on high-value investors. In a recent report, Bae Jin-soo, a research fellow at the Korea Institute of Finance, argued this method would be similar to the current tax system for major shareholders. Bae explained that since the repeal of the financial investment income tax, taxation on financial assets has centered on capital gains for major shareholders. He argued that applying a similar standard to virtual assets would ensure fairness. He also suggested that allowing taxpayers to choose their acquisition cost from the year-end prices recorded during the tax deferral periods would be a reasonable way to restore predictability and protect taxpayer trust.

The following are the key global macroeconomic events for the second week of May: - May 12, 7:15 a.m. UTC: Speech by FOMC member Williams - May 12, 12:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. April Consumer Price Index (CPI) - May 12, 5:00 p.m. UTC: Speech by Federal Reserve Bank President Goolsbee - May 13, 9:00 a.m. UTC: European Union Q1 GDP - May 13, 12:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. April Producer Price Index (PPI) - May 14, 6:00 a.m. UTC: UK Q1 GDP - May 14, 12:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims - May 14, 9:30 p.m. UTC: Speech by Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr

The following is an analysis of the BTC/USDT spot pair order book chart as of 00:00 UTC on May 11. The top section shows the Volume Heatmap, and the bottom section displays the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or experiences significant movement. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator shows buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. For example, the yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, and the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

A whale address that had been dormant for 12 years has transferred 500 BTC, worth $40.62 million, according to Lookonchain. The whale originally acquired the 500 BTC for just $914 twelve years ago, marking an estimated 88-fold return on the investment.

CME Bitcoin futures opened today at $80,895, creating a gap of $505 from the previous trading day's close of $80,390. The CME BTC futures gap refers to the difference between the closing price on Friday and the opening price on Monday. This phenomenon occurs because the CME is closed on weekends, while the Bitcoin spot market operates 24/7. The larger the spot price volatility over the weekend, the wider the gap becomes. Consequently, traders often watch for the futures price, which is based on the spot price, to potentially move to fill this gap.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider CoinMarketCap is currently at 52, remaining in the Neutral zone. The index measures market sentiment on a scale from 0 (Extreme Fear) to 100 (Extreme Optimism). It is calculated based on several factors, including the price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives market data such as the put/call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and CoinMarketCap's proprietary search data.

An anonymous Ethereum whale, with an address starting in 0xc79, purchased 2,153 ETH for 5 million USDC approximately three hours ago. According to the on-chain analysis firm Onchain Lens, the transaction was executed on the decentralized exchange Cow Protocol (COW) at an average price of $2,322. Onchain Lens added that the whale still holds $18.68 million in cbBTC and 5.13 million USDC, indicating the potential for further ETH accumulation.

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Sui, announced on his X account that the network will launch a confidential transaction feature within the year. He added that this will enable the entire internet to utilize free, privacy-preserving payments at scale. According to CoinMarketCap, SUI is currently trading at $1.33, up 24.75%.

On-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. has argued that while Bitcoin's recent recovery to the $80,000 level is positive, it should be viewed as a natural rebound following a sharp decline rather than the start of a new bull market. He explained that such a bounce does not necessarily signal the beginning of a new upward cycle. Adler pointed out that multiple on-chain indicators suggest a market bottom has not yet fully formed, noting that the spot market has not yet experienced a clear phase of capitulation. He emphasized that it is premature to confirm a bullish reversal without sufficient evidence across on-chain metrics, sustainable spot demand, and an easing of downward pressure from the supply side.

An address believed to belong to Garrett Jin, the founder of BitForex, deposited 225,627 ETH (approximately $526.59 million) to Binance last night, Onchain Lens reported. Over the past four days, the address has transferred a total of 577,896 ETH, valued at around $1.35 billion, to the exchange. The majority of these funds were acquired eight months ago when Jin swapped BTC for ETH at a price of $4,591 per token. Based on current prices, this trade is estimated to represent an unrealized loss of approximately $1.3 billion. Jin, a prominent Bitcoin OG, founded the fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange BitForex and faced insider trading allegations in October of last year after opening a large short position immediately before a significant drop in Bitcoin's price.

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) CEO Phong Le said in a recent CNBC interview that the company will take a mathematical rather than an ideological approach, outlining two specific scenarios in which it would sell its Bitcoin holdings. The first case would be to fund dividend payments for its perpetual preferred stock, STRC. Le explained that Strategy could sell Bitcoin for this purpose if it is deemed more beneficial for increasing the company's Bitcoin per share (BPS) value than issuing new stock. The second scenario involves selling for tax advantages, where the company might sell some of its holdings if doing so could maximize tax benefits by realizing or deferring gains and losses. This marks a shift from Strategy's previous "never sell" stance, as the company has indicated it is now open to selling its Bitcoin if it is advantageous to do so.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $82,000. BTC is trading at $82,012.84 on the Binance USDT market.

Digital Asset Holdings, the developer of the Canton Network (CC), is seeking to raise $300 million at a valuation of approximately $2 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding round is reportedly being led by a16z Crypto, one of the industry's largest venture capital firms. The fundraising is expected to be finalized within a few weeks, though the final investment amount could change, Bloomberg added. Digital Asset Holdings previously raised $50 million last December.

Sui (SUI) has recorded the highest gain among major coins over the past 24 hours, rising approximately 24%, according to CoinNess market monitoring. According to CoinMarketCap, SUI is trading at $1.33, up 24.69%.

President Donald Trump has deemed Iran's latest peace proposal unacceptable. In response, Iran rejected the U.S. proposal, stating it would not formulate a plan solely to satisfy American demands. The breakdown in negotiations has impacted commodity and equity markets. WTI crude oil opened 3% higher today, while spot gold fell below $4,700 per ounce to around $4,680. Silver prices also declined by 1%, and futures for the three major U.S. stock indices are down approximately 0.3%.

Iran has rejected a proposal from the United States and submitted its own counter-offer, according to Iranian media reports. Tehran reportedly refused to accept the American plan, describing it as a surrender to President Trump's greed. Iran's alternative proposal emphasizes the fundamental rights of its people and includes several key demands: the payment of war reparations by the U.S., recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, a complete lifting of all sanctions against the country, and the unfreezing of all Iranian funds and assets.

An Iranian source stated that the U.S. president's reaction to Iran's reply is of no importance, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency. The source emphasized that no one in Iran is preparing a plan to appease President Donald Trump and that the negotiating team's only goal is to defend the nation's rights. The source added that it would be an even better outcome if Trump were dissatisfied with this stance.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's latest draft agreement aimed at ending the war, Axios reported. In a brief phone interview on May 10, Trump said he did not like their letter or their response, calling the wording inappropriate, but declined to provide specific details. He added that Iran has been stalling with various countries for 47 years. Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the same day to discuss Iran's response and other current issues, describing the call as very pleasant and affirming their good relationship. However, he emphasized that the Iran negotiations are his responsibility and no one else's. Trump did not clarify in the interview whether he would continue to pursue negotiations or if a shift toward military action was possible.

Whale Alert reported that 300,000,000 USDT has been transferred from Binance to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $300 million.

Whale Alert reported that 225,627 ETH has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance. The transaction is valued at about $530 million.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $81,000. BTC is trading at $81,025.51 on the Binance USDT market.

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