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Kelp will discontinue rsETH cross-chain support for 20 chains
Odaily Planet Daily News Kelp posted on the X platform that in order to ensure the security standards of rsETH and optimize network integration, rsETH cross-chain support for multiple networks will be stopped after June 15, and the affected networks include Optimism, Manta, Mode, Blast, Scroll, X Layer, zkSync, Zircuit, Swellchain, Hemi, Berachain, Sonic, HyperEVM, Unichain, TAC, Avalanche, Plasma Stable, MegaETH, Monad and Movement. Kelp reminded users holding rsETH on the above chains to bridge back to the Ethereum mainnet before June 15. You can still apply for asset recovery after the deadline, but you will be charged a fee of 100 USDC per address, and the specific process will be announced closer to the deadline.
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10x Research: Bitcoin ETF net outflows exceeded $1 billion after CPI announcement, and market "inflation trading" sentiment re-heated
Odaily Planet Daily News Crypto research institution 10x Research issued an article stating that since the release of US CPI data on May 13, Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated outflows of more than $1 billion, and the market's "inflationary trading" sentiment has heated up again. The market sentiment indicator has fallen from 87% to 45%, while long-term US Treasury yields continue to climb, with the 30-year Treasury yield rising to 5.12%, and inflation is back in focus, and the crypto market is taking a noticeable impact. Additionally, 10x Research says its model has triggered a bearish signal for Ethereum, with Bitcoin currently testing the 30-day EMA key support. If it is confirmed to fall, it may mean that the momentum has deteriorated further. Institutions are focusing on the short-term long-short dividation level of $79,125 and the main support level of $76,922, which may have formed the bottom of this cycle.
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Data: Analysis Bitcoin is testing key support levels, and Ethereum has triggered bearish signals
ChainCatcher news, 10x Research released a report stating that since the release of CPI data on May 13, Bitcoin ETF holders have sold more than $1 billion, market sentiment has plummeted from 87% to 45%, and bond yields have continued to climb (30-year to 5.12%). Inflation is back in focus, and cryptocurrencies are feeling the pressure. The report notes that Bitcoin is testing the 30-day moving average, confirming that a break below will mean a deterioration in momentum. Key levels to watch: $79,125 (short-term bull-bear dividing line) and $76,922 (major support). Ethereum has triggered a bearish signal. 10x Research said that the current pattern is "two steps forward and one step back", but the bottom of the cycle has appeared.
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Data: Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $11.58 million
ChainCatcher news, according to Blockaid monitoring, its vulnerability detection system found that the Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge (verus.io) is under attack, which has caused about $11.58 million in losses.
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The U.S. House Agriculture Committee called on Trump to nominate CFTC members and emphasized the importance of the CLARITY Act
Odaily Planet Daily News Glenn Thompson, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, has sent a letter to U.S. President Trump urging him to nominate a full five-member committee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as soon as possible, which mentioned that the current CFTC is currently led by only Chairman Michael Selig, and if the CLARITY bill is passed, the CFTC will face major rulemaking tasks, and the full leadership team will be responsible for responding" Pressing regulatory issues "are crucial, and at this stage, Trump has not publicly announced any CFTC member nominations, which will be reviewed and voted on by the Senate for weeks or even months.
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Data: A smart money has bought a total of 5,283.61 ETH on the chain in the past two days, and is currently losing $320,000
ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst monitoring, Smart Money, who opened a position of 11,004 ETH at an average price of $3.45 in 2016 and made a profit of $30.38 million, has bought a total of 5,283.61 ETH on the chain in the past two days, worth $11.48 million, with an average cost of $2,172.7, and is currently losing $320,000.
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Vitalik: On-chain only hashes still need to store and update the data on which verification proofs depend
ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented on the issue of Ethereum state storage, saying that even if users store data themselves, the blockchain only stores hashes, and transactions only contain proofs, the data used to verify proofs still needs to be stored and updated, and these data are ultimately almost as large as the state itself; Vitalik said that there are solutions to these problems, but there are many components involved and trade-offs that need to be made compared to the current Ethereum. Previously, DeFi content writer marilyn100x.eth stated that Ethereum has state storage issues, where developers pay a one-time fee to write data and nodes bear storage costs for a long time, but EIP-8037 is not a time-weighted rent or ongoing fee, but significantly increases the upfront gas cost of new contracts, accounts, and storage slots to control state growth during the expansion process.
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Iran threatens to cut off submarine fiber optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz and wants to charge Google and Microsoft for "buying roads under the sea"
Odaily Planet Daily News Iran has found a new bargaining chip to charge the submarine cable through the Strait of Hormuz, otherwise it will be "disconnected". Google, Microsoft, Metaverse, and Amazon were named. Experts warn that once it is done, it will trigger a "cascading digital disaster" that will affect Europe, Asia and Africa. Around the Strait of Hormuz, a global energy corridor, Iran is expanding its focus from traditional oil transportation to another, more hidden but equally critical infrastructure: submarine communication cables. These lines laid in the straits and the Persian Gulf undertake most of the transmission tasks of Internet and financial data between Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and have become an important support for the global digital system. Iran has recently released a series of signals in an attempt to transform its geographical control over the sea into a new economic and strategic bargaining chip. Tehran not only discussed charging multinational technology companies that use these cables, but also hinted through official channels that data transmission could be at risk of interference if the parties involved refused to cooperate. (Jin Shi)
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Iran launches Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-settled marine insurance platform
ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoBriefing, Iran has launched the country's state-backed digital marine insurance platform, Hormuz Safe, to provide marine insurance for ships passing through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, settled in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The Iranian government believes that if the platform can capture a significant share of the shipping insurance market in the Persian Gulf, it could generate more than $10 billion in revenue. Hormuz Safe aims to bypass the SWIFT network and Western intermediaries, reducing Iran's reliance on traditional financial infrastructure. The biggest obstacle facing the platform is international recognition issues, which can trigger secondary sanctions risks if shipowners, trading companies or port authorities interact with the platform.
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Russia's state-owned oil company Gazprom has asked its subsidiaries to open digital ruble accounts
ChainCatcher news, according to Bits.media, Russian state-owned enterprise Gazprom has required 17 of its subsidiaries to open digital ruble accounts with the Bank of Russia. The company said the move is in preparation for compliance with legislation that will take effect on September 1, which requires legal entities to be able to accept digital rubles as a payment method for goods and services. The Russian digital ruble has been tested since August 2023, and by the end of 2025, more than 130 legal accounts have participated in the platform's testing. From September 1, large Russian banks and large enterprises must provide their customers with the ability to trade in digital rubles.
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Analysis: Bitcoin has recently experienced significant selling pressure, with an increased correlation with the US small-cap index
Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin has recently encountered significant selling pressure, and the current trend is highly correlated with the U.S. small-cap stock index, indicating that it is still regarded as a "risk asset" by the market rather than a safe-haven tool, and the funding rate of Bitcoin perpetual contracts has recently turned negative, indicating that the market demand for leverage is obviously insufficient, and traders are still cautious about short-term gains. However, in the medium term, large-scale capital outflows from the fixed income market may actually benefit Bitcoin, as US and European 10-year Treasury yields have risen to multi-year highs, investors are gradually withdrawing from the bond market, and some liquidity may flow back to risky assets, including Bitcoin, in the future. (Cointelegraph)
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The South Korean stock market opened lower and went lower, and SK hynix is now down 3.5%
According to MSX data, the South Korean stock market opened lower and went lower, with Samsung Electronics down 3% and SK hynix down 3.5%. South Korea's KOSPI index fell 4.00% on the day and is now at 7190.48 points.
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will soon announce the new mechanism for gold futures
According to people familiar with the matter, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will soon announce the details of the new contract design of gold futures. In the face of global demand for gold and competition from Singapore, HKEX has been actively promoting the resumption of gold futures trading. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is studying the optimization of existing gold futures products, and relevant details will be announced in due course. (Hong Kong Economic Times)
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Aave updated the rsETH technical recovery plan, and WETH LTV has returned to pre-event levels
According to ChainCatcher news, Aave founder Stani Kulechov posted on the X platform that the next step in the rsETH technical recovery plan has been completed, and the WETH loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of all affected networks has returned to pre-event levels. Users can now borrow and borrow with WETH as collateral on Aave again, including through collateral and debt swaps. According to Aave's announcement, the recovery involves the deployment of Aave V3 Ethereum Core, Ethereum Prime, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea.
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Crypto investment platform Forsage Lianchuang was extradited from Thailand to the United States, pleading not guilty to charges of a $340 million scam
ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Olena Oblamska, a Ukrainian citizen accused of co-founding the crypto investment platform Forsage, was extradited from Thailand to the United States, pleading not guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court in Portland, Oregon. She was the first of four defendants to appear in a U.S. court, and the other three Russian defendants are still at large. Prosecutors allege that Forsage is a Ponzi scheme based on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and TRON smart contracts, involving approximately $340 million. Blockchain analysis shows that over 80% of Ethereum project investors receive less ETH than they deposit, and more than half receive nothing. If convicted, Oblamska faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Trump discussed resuming military strikes on Iran, and the risk of joint U.S.-Israel air strikes increased sharply
Odaily Planet Daily News Israeli media confirmed that Trump and Netanyahu had a phone call, and the core topic was to restart the military strike on Iran. Israeli officials said that if the United States takes action, the two countries are expected to carry out joint air strikes. Trump warned that "time is passing" and that if it does not come up with a good plan, it will be hit even harder. Israeli Public Broadcasting quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that Netanyahu's conversation with Trump lasted about half an hour, mainly discussing the possibility of resuming military strikes on Iran. The official said that if the United States resumes military operations against Iran, it is expected that Israel and the United States will jointly launch airstrikes. In a telephone interview with the Axios news website, Trump said that "time is ticking" in Iran and warned that if the Iranian regime cannot come up with better terms of the agreement, "they will be hit much harder than ever." Two U.S. officials said Trump is expected to convene his senior national security team into the war room on Tuesday to discuss military options. (Jin Shi)
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The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in June is 99.2%
ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged by June is 99.2%, and the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 0.8%. By July, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 95%, the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 0.7%, and the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 25 basis points is 4.2%.
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U.S. stock index futures opened slightly lower, with Dow futures falling 0.3%
ChainCatcher news, according to Gate market data, U.S. stock index futures opened slightly lower on Monday, with Dow futures falling 0.3%.
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Catcher Predict: "2026 PGA Championship Winner" 'Jon Rahm' Surges 20.8% Win Rate
According to Catcher Predict, the "Yes" win rate of the submarket "Jon Rahm" in the "2026 PGA Championship Champion" event on the prediction market Polymarket fluctuated sharply, soaring from 16.65% 1 hour ago to the current 37.45% (volatility of 20.8%). Please be aware of the impact of breaking messages.
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Vitalik Responds to Ethereum State Storage Controversy: Fundamental Challenges Persist in Off-Chain Storage Hash Schemes
According to TechFlow news, on May 18, Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, in response to the community's proposed Ethereum state storage optimization solution of "user-stored data, only hashes and proofs stored on the chain", Vitalik pointed out its fundamental limitations: the data relied on for verification still needs to be stored and continuously updated, and its volume is comparable to the current state data, which is not a real burden reduction. He said that although there are feasible solutions, they all involve multiple complex links and require different degrees of trade-offs compared to the current situation of Ethereum. Previously, the background of community discussion was the EIP-8037 proposal, which proposed to curb state growth by significantly increasing the initial gas cost of new contracts, accounts, and storage slots, but was considered a cure rather than a cure. Currently, various alternatives such as crypto sharding, off-chain stateless contracts, and regular pruning of blockchain are still being discussed in the community and are inconclusive.