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ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin fell from $82,000 to $76,800, a drop of about 6%, but market data shows this decline or unconventional pullback. The three signals behind this round of decline indicate that the market is worried about a further deep price drop. First, ETF outflows have accelerated: Since May 7, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have flowed out of more than $1.5 billion, with a single-day outflow of $648 million on Monday alone, a new high since January 29. Second, there was aggressive selling in the spot and futures markets: Glassnode data showed that the cumulative volume difference in spot fell from $16,900,000 to minus $126,200,000, and the cumulative volume difference in perpetual contracts fell to minus $368,500,000, indicating that sellers were actively selling in both the spot and futures markets. Additionally, hedging demand heats up: Glassnode analysts say options 25-delta skewness has risen from 10.9% to 14.4%, indicating increased downside risks among options market participants. Vikram Subburaj, CEO of India's Giottus exchange, said the first support level is near $76,000, followed by the $74,000-$75,000 range, and a break below this area could trigger a deeper pullback.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 6.5 basis points to 3.78%, the highest level since August 1996. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Republican lawmakers are calling for a permanent ban on U.S. central bank digital currencies in the 21st Century Housing Act, which is about to be voted on in the House of Representatives. Rep. Mike Flood said the House revised bill aims to overturn the "implicit green light" for CBDCs and make the ban permanent. If the bill passes the House of Representatives and returns to the Senate, it may be further amended. Rep. Warren Davidson supports a permanent ban and argues that the 2030 expiration date amounts to giving CBDCs a pre-start development period. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is also pushing for his Anti-CBDC Surveillance Nation Act, which passed the House of Representatives in July last year but has not yet been approved by the Senate. Emmer warned that if the United States adopts CBDC, privacy and economic freedom will cease to exist.

Bank of America survey: Global fund managers hit a new high in stock allocation in May. (Jin Shi)

According to Coin World.com, Hassabis secretly invested in Anthropic, causing a shock in the industry. As one of the world's most valued AI unicorns, Anthropic has just agreed to a new round of $30 billion in financing at a valuation of $900 billion. Demis Hassabis, founder of Google's AI lab DeepMind, is an early angel investor in Anthropic, and Google has invested billions of dollars in Anthropic as part of the strategic cooperation between the two sides in cloud services and AI. Since DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014, Hassabis has frequently invested in the entrepreneurial projects of former colleagues, involving several AI startups. Data shows that since 2021, former DeepMind researchers have founded more than a dozen AI companies, raising at least $14 billion.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that on May 19 local time, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, trading resumed after an 80-day suspension of trading. From the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict on February 28 until May 18, the Iranian stock market remained closed for a total of 80 days. (Jin Shi)

According to Coin.com, analyst Louis Navillier said in a report that interest rates have become extremely sensitive to energy prices, and interest rates should drop significantly once the Strait of Hormuz resumes navigation. He noted that until then, upward pressure on inflation will persist, adding that any rate cuts by the Fed will be delayed until the recent surge in energy inflation subsides. If the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened after a month, energy prices will almost certainly rise, pushing up inflation and interest rates, Navilir said. He also said that this will also cause problems for the US midterm election cycle, which often triggers downward market volatility from historical experience. Trump is under pressure to resolve the Iran issue as soon as possible.

According to CoinWorld, Thierry Weizman, Macquarie Group's global forex and interest rate strategist, stated in a report that even if the Fed takes action signaling a shift to a neutral stance in June, it may not be enough to stabilize inflation expectations and long-term U.S. Treasury yields. He pointed out that the currently slightly upturned overnight index swap forward curve only reflects one rate hike in 2026, and that to calm inflation concerns at the Fed, its wording must be more hawkish than the level already reflected by the curve. He said that between now and June 6, the Fed will have a series of small speeches, giving it the opportunity to decisively shift its wording to "hawkish."

Quek Ser Leang, a strategist at UOB's Global Economics and Market Research Department, said that the US 10-year Treasury yield could rise further according to the weekly chart. He noted that the 10-year Treasury yield closed up 23.1 basis points last week, "and yields have all moved higher after such significant weekly spikes in the past few times." He added that last week's strong rally "was accompanied by yields breaking above the weekly descending trendline connecting the 5.021% and 4.809% highs, which increases the likelihood of sustained higher yields." (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoQuant data, retail participation (holding less than 1 BTC) in the Bitcoin market is continuing to decline, almost "disappearing" from active addresses on the chain. Currently, the average monthly BTC inflow from retail investors on Binance has dropped to an all-time low of just 314 BTC.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain data shows that wallets tagged with Hyperliquid system addresses transferred 499,900 HYPE to the Gate address. At the on-chain price at the time, the asset was worth approximately $23,730,253.

According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing AI writing tools, system-level shortcuts, and custom wallpaper generation capabilities for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.

According to ChainCatcher news, data shows that Circle minted about 2 billion USDC on Solana last week.

ChainCatcher news, Glassnode issued an article stating that the signals of various Bitcoin derivatives markets have diverged, and the overall structure has begun to weaken. A clear shift in selling pressure has been observed, with the cumulative volume difference (CVD) in spot plummeting by 848.7%. Nonetheless, spot volume rose by 4.2%, indicating increased trading activity but likely stemming more from trading interest than bullish sentiment. Open interest decreased slightly by 2.9%, reflecting the market's cautious approach to leverage in an uncertain environment. However, the long side saw a significant increase in funding rate payments of 136.6%, indicating a resurgence in demand for long positions and increased bullish sentiment among traders. However, the perpetual contract CVD experienced a sharp decline of 278.7%, highlighting significant seller pressure, indicating that bearish sentiment remains dominant. Options 25-Delta Skew is up 42.75% as traders are looking for more downside protection and the market has clearly shifted bearish. Meanwhile, options open interest and volatility spreads rose by 1.7% and 124.52%, respectively, indicating increased market participation and increased expectations for future price movements. The MVRV of US spot ETFs fell by 6.1%, ETF net flows deteriorated sharply, and institutional confidence weakened. However, ETF trading volume rose by 7%. On-chain activity was mixed: the number of active addresses declined, while the number of entities-adjusted transfers increased, indicating that network usage was relatively deserted, but large-scale funds continued to move. Overall, the Bitcoin market structure began to soften as momentum, spot demand, and speculative positions weakened across the board. Options traders are increasingly hedging against downside risks, liquidity and profitability indicators continue to cool, and the market structure remains relatively stable, but stable liquidity and the strength of long-term holders still provide some resilience to the market.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGlass data, gold (XAUT) is now trading at $4,548.96, up 0.46% in 24 hours, with a contract turnover of about $3.59 billion on the entire network. Among them, the XAUT contract position on the Gate platform is about $147 million, ranking among the top three on the entire network. Meanwhile, silver (XAG) is now trading at $76.48, up 1.43% in 24 hours, with a total position of about $392 million. The XAG contract position on the Gate platform is approximately US$120 million, ranking second on the entire network, further demonstrating the platform's liquidity and product advantages in the metal derivatives market. With a flexible USDT settlement mechanism and up to 100x leverage, Gate continues to help global investors achieve cross-market, round-the-clock asset allocation and risk management.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a Solana OG whale who has staked SOL for more than 5 years sold 30,000 SOL ($2.56 million) again 8 hours ago. The OG staked 991,079 SOL five years ago and began selling it a year ago. So far, it has sold 965,274 SOL ($137.66 million) at an average price of $143 and still has 381,140 SOL ($32.4 million) staked.

HSBC economists Janet Henry and Besson Ellis pointed out in a report that even if the United States and Iran reach a peace agreement in the short term, more central banks are expected to raise policy rates. They said that even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens quickly, the risk of supply shocks and their impact on global inflation and growth will continue, and the current rate hike is more about credibility. The central banks of Australia and Norway were already facing inflationary pressures before the conflict and hoped that the May rate hike would be the last. The ECB and the Bank of England may start raising interest rates in June or July, while more emerging market economies may tighten policy if the Fed raises interest rates. HSBC expects further rate hikes in the Philippines and expects India and Indonesia to raise interest rates in the second half of the year. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher reported that although the price of ETH has fallen by about 26% during the year, the Ethereum pledge ratio has risen from 29% at the beginning of the year to about 31%, showing that long-term holders continue to reduce the circulating supply despite price weakness and on-chain risks. Historical data shows that in the context of tightening liquid supply, once demand recovers substantially, it will form favorable support for prices. At the same time, liquid staking protocols like Lido have significantly lowered the barrier to participation, expanding the staking community from professional validators to a wider range of retail and institutional users. Analysts point out that as spot ETF products mature and the scale of RWA tokenization activities on Ethereum expands, institutional demand for staked ETH may bring structural capital inflows to the staking ecosystem. Despite the underperformance of ETH prices, Ethereum's core position in RWA settlements, DeFi infrastructure, and Layer 2 activities is still solidifying, and whether the price can reverse will depend on the speed at which institutional capital moves from narrative to actual allocation.

According to Onchain Len monitoring, a newly built wallet withdrew 41,847 SOL from OKX, worth $3.55 million.