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Yesterday I renewed a subscription for an overseas data tool I usually use. It was just a bill for a few dozen dollars, but I kept getting a payment failure. In the end, my domestic bank sent me a risk control message and froze my credit card. I called and argued with customer service for almost half an hour. I had to exhaust my words to prove "I am me, I am spending my own money and I haven't been scammed," before they reluctantly unblocked it. After hanging up, I looked at the card on my desk and really felt that this old financial system is completely rotten. You think the money is yours, but in their eyes, you are just a tenant with the right to use it. > This is also why I kept staring at the announcement of Bybit's 10 million WLFI reward today, reading it several times. ———— Many people look at such activities, their eyes glued to daily check-ins and playing TradeGPT to collect fragments for a lottery. To be honest, I can't even be bothered to click on those time-consuming data games that act as free labor. ➤ What really caught my attention was the most inconspicuous line in the announcement: permanent zero fees between USDC and USD1, and full access to mainstream coin pairs. Think about it, what keeps an exchange alive? It's the transaction fees. Bybit is now willing to cut this fat piece off and even subsidize a few million dollars worth of tokens for the event, what are they after? If you look at the on-chain data, you'll understand. ➤ USD1 has recently quietly increased its issuance by over 20 million coins. Moreover, institutions like MovaLab have directly become the first batch of super nodes. They are starting to slice into the cake of foreign exchange remittances and AI payments. This is not just a simple spring promotion for the platform; it’s political capital behind it using real money for subsidies. They are forcibly laying down a parallel dollar track in the market. ———— In this circle, don’t go against the trend. Now major exchanges are competing for the pricing power and liquidity of this new track. For us retail investors, arguing about whether this thing is truly decentralized is meaningless. My operations are extremely boring, but also the most stable. ➤ Move the idle USDC sitting on the chain over; after all, the exchange is zero-cost, and I can easily hit a $500 spot trading volume threshold. Since the giants are willing to spend money to seize the ecological base, then this certain liquidity subsidy is something to take advantage of. As for the 1 million prize pool's Mantle chain interaction, if you have the energy, just click a couple of times to grab it. In this market full of landmines, earning subsidies that you can understand is much more reassuring than blindly guessing the market. Alright, enough said. I still need to renew that damn tool; after the bank's hassle, I even forgot my login password.

According to the weak propagation theory, during the midterm elections, Fud Trump and matters or projects related to the Trump family will become a method to attract traffic. Take @worldlibertyfi as an example. From the beginning, rumors about Eric Trump and other Trump family members withdrawing from this project and outsourcing it to a Chinese team have all been strongly refuted by Eric. The spread of rumors can infiltrate the community, but people don't remember the content of the refutations. Weak propagation means that in communication, especially in social media, the weaker party wins. Although I believe that according to the weak propagation theory, it will be difficult for Trump to win the public opinion before the midterm results. But as a deeply trapped secondary holder of the WLFI token, I hope the Trump family wins the final victory. BTW, this visit to China is for business purposes, so we didn't see the shadow of the US First Lady. Eric Trump is the key attendee, hoping to learn from the bravery and pragmatism of the Chinese people, which will ultimately be reflected in the WLFI coin price 😍 USD1 I have eaten well, now only waiting for WLFI to take off 🛫

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Watching Hong Kong IPOs these past two days, my biggest impression isn't that the hype has died down, but that making money has become harder. As of May 20, 2026, the market heat is actually still there: > Top Group CNC's grey market price once exceeded the IPO price by 47.8% > Yushi Technology's grey market price was 1.2% below the listing price > Dano Pharma-B reportedly oversubscribed by over 9000 times in the public offering > Yunyinggu Technology, Shenyen Intelligent, and Huaxida are still in the subscription phase. On the surface, the new stock market is still very hot But looking at these together, my feeling is clear: It's not that there's no money now, but the market has clearly started to be selective. Those that can get high premiums are usually the types that: Have scarcity in their sector Have a clear story Have a more favorable shareholding structure So Hong Kong IPOs in 2026 are gradually shifting from "hot market means easy gains" to "only recognizable quality stocks attract investors." In summary: Hong Kong IPOs haven't cooled off, but the phase of making money blindly is basically over. #港股打新

Many stablecoins are actually quite awkward. When they first launch, their issuance scale, reserve backing, partner lists, and social media presence can all be presented very comprehensively. But after some time, the core question often boils down to just one: Is it really being used? If users just keep it in their accounts, occasionally swap it for events, or it only appears in announcements, then essentially it’s still a “static stablecoin.” So when I saw Binance launch the BTC/USD1 perpetual contract this time, my first reaction wasn’t simply to cheer it as good news. I felt more that this is putting USD1 into a place where the market can truly test it. The BTC perpetual contract scene is very real. High trading frequency, high liquidity requirements, and very picky users. If it’s not good to use, they won’t use it; if the slippage is uncomfortable, they’ll switch; if capital efficiency is insufficient, it’s hard to stay. This is different from ordinary partnership announcements. Partnership announcements can tell stories, ecosystem events can boost short-term data, but derivative trading scenes are hard to sustain long-term on sentiment alone. If USD1, after entering Binance Futures, can really generate trading volume, margin demand, and develop certain usage habits, then its positioning is no longer just a new stablecoin. It will start to approach the role of settlement fuel within the trading system. But conversely, if after the hype no one continues to use it, that also shows the market only bought into the narrative briefly. This matter is also quite critical for $WLFI. Because whether $WLFI can continue to tell its story later doesn’t just depend on how much attention the Trump label can bring. More importantly, whether USD1 can transform from a topical stablecoin into one with a real usage path. I think the next round of competition among stablecoins will become increasingly realistic. Issuance volume, backing, partnerships, and buzz are of course important, but these only determine whether it can catch the market’s attention. What truly decides whether it can stay is whether it enters trading, margin, settlement, and on-chain liquidity scenarios that users engage with daily. Binance has given USD1 an entry point this time. What follows is not about how the story is told, but whether traders will actually use it. This is more honest than any announcement. Note: The above content is for project analysis only and does not constitute any investment advice. DORY

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NVDA options trading volume surged 268 times—Is it institutions dumping or retail investors celebrating? Today there’s a data point in the US stock options market that’s quite suitable for discussion. ➤ NVDA May 15 expiration Put option with a strike price of $232.5 saw a trading volume of 108,700 contracts But the open interest is only 405 contracts VOL/OI exceeds 268 times Even more astonishing, this Put option dropped over 86% on the same day Many people see this data and their first reaction is: Is big money bearish on Nvidia? Not necessarily This is exactly where options are most easily misunderstood. ---- ➢ Let’s start with the Put A Put can be simply understood as: Betting on a price drop, or buying insurance for a position. For example, if you buy an NVDA Put, theoretically you hope NVDA falls But the biggest difference between options and spot is: > Spot only requires the direction to be right; time doesn’t necessarily hurt you immediately. > Options are different. > Options have an expiration date You not only have to be right about the direction, but also within a specified time. ---- Why did this NVDA Put have such a large trading volume but still drop 86%? ➤ The core reason is: The price didn’t move according to its rhythm. May 15 expiration means it’s very close to expiry Such short-term options experience rapid time decay. You might think NVDA has risen too much or that it should pull back. But if it doesn’t quickly drop before expiration, the Put’s time value will be eaten away. The harshest part of options is: You might be right about the direction, but wrong about the timing, and still lose money. ---- Now look at volume and open interest. Volume: how many contracts traded today Open Interest: how many contracts remain open in the market This NVDA Put: → Volume about 108,700 contracts → Open Interest about 405 contracts This indicates very active trading on the day, far exceeding existing positions. But this does not equal "long-term big money heavily bearish." It could just be: > Intraday short-term trades > Hedging > Market maker adjustments > Near-expiration speculation > Quick in-and-out speculative orders So seeing large volume doesn’t mean a big bear is coming. ---- Why is VOL/OI important? Simply put: ➤ Volume / Open Interest The higher this number, the more sudden the trading surge on that day. NVDA’s Put VOL/OI exceeds 268 times This is indeed an anomaly But anomalies only represent one thing: ➤ At this strike, many funds are expressing short-term views. It doesn’t mean the bearish bet will succeed Nor does it mean it’s smart money And it doesn’t guarantee profits ---- ➢ QQQ shows a similar situation A May 15 expiration Put with a strike price of $719 had a volume of about 25,400 contracts Open interest only 162 contracts VOL/OI exceeds 156 times But this Put also dropped over 63% on the day This shows short-term funds are not only watching NVDA but also betting on Nasdaq volatility with QQQ But the result is the same: High volume does not equal a confirmed direction In the options market, what you often see is sentiment, not answers. ---- Now let’s look at IV IV is implied volatility You can understand it as: The market’s price for future volatility. Higher IV means more expensive options Lower IV means cheaper options Buying options is not just betting on direction You’re also buying volatility If you buy a Put and the price doesn’t drop significantly, and IV is suppressed, that’s a double loss: > Direction didn’t materialize > Volatility didn’t help you Many people lose money on options not because they were completely wrong But because only one of direction, timing, or volatility was correct ---- So short-term options, especially 0DTE / near-expiration options, are like adding a countdown to market views. You can’t just say: NVDA is too high Nasdaq should pull back You also have to answer: → When will it drop? → How far will it drop? → How fast will it drop? → Will IV expand? → Is there any event catalyst? → Is liquidity sufficient? Missing any condition can completely distort the profit curve This is why short-term options look exciting but are very unfriendly to ordinary investors. ---- When I see options anomalies now, I don’t jump to conclusions like: Someone is massively bearish Institutions are dumping Smart money is entering I prefer to treat it as a sentiment thermometer. A sudden surge in Put volume means someone is defending at a high level or betting on a pullback. But if the Put price quickly goes to zero, it means the drop didn’t happen. Bearish defense failed. Conversely, if Put volume surges and the index really breaks key levels, short-term options may amplify volatility. ---- So the most important thing to watch in today’s NVDA / QQQ Put anomalies is not "who is bearish." But these variables: > Direction > Timing > Volatility > Volume > Open Interest > Liquidity Spot trading is often like a multiple-choice question Options are more like a multivariable equation You can’t just be right about up or down You have to be right about: ➤ Direction, timing, volatility magnitude, IV changes, expiration structure ---- ➤ My own understanding is: In the high phase of US stocks, the options market increasingly acts as a sentiment amplifier Especially for highly watched names like NVDA, QQQ, SPY When everyone is looking for a pullback at highs, Put volume suddenly surges. But if prices don’t fall quickly, these Puts decay rapidly, creating new squeezes. So don’t simply see options anomalies as answers. They are more like questions: At this level, is the market defending or betting on a failed pullback? That’s what’s worth tracking. Note: The above content is purely personal opinion for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice!! #Options #NVDA #QQQ #USStocks #Options