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According to Jinshi, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the non-farm payroll employment for March was revised from 201,000 to 214,000; the non-farm payroll employment for April was revised from 115,000 to 179,000.After the revisions, the total number of new jobs for March and April is 93,000 higher than before the revisions.

According to Jinshi, the S&P 1500 Asset Management Company Index fell by 1.8%, reaching a new low since April.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY exchange rate has risen above 160, marking the first time since April 30.

According to Jinshi, the number of JOLTs job openings in the U.S. significantly increased in April, rising from 6,890,000 in March to 7,620,000, reaching the highest level in nearly two years. At the same time, the number of layoffs decreased to 1,690,000, indicating a strong labor market. Although the number of job openings is still below the levels seen during the pandemic reopening, this stability may weaken the rationale for interest rate cuts, and Federal Reserve officials are beginning to discuss the possibility of interest rate hikes.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin has continued to be under pressure after failing to break through $83,000, dropping to its lowest level since early April, currently reported at $73,526, with a 24-hour increase of only 0.07%. This pullback extends the downward trend of the past three weeks and forms a series of lower lows since October of last year, seen as a potential bear market signal.Ethereum has also weakened, briefly dropping to $1,965 before slightly rebounding above $2,000. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks continue to outperform the crypto market, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures both rising 0.15%, approaching historical highs.

According to Jinshi reports, the annual core PCE price index in the United States for April is 3.3%, in line with market expectations, but higher than the previous value of 3.2%.

According to Jinshi, the U.S. April PCE price index month-on-month was 0.4%, lower than the market expectation of 0.5%, and the previous value was 0.7%.

According to Jinshi, the U.S. April PCE data will be released at 20:30 Beijing time tonight, and the market generally expects the year-on-year increase to rise to a three-year high. With the impact of energy prices not yet dissipated and inflation in the service sector remaining sticky, if the data confirms the acceleration of inflation, the Federal Reserve's return to a hawkish stance will gain strong support.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY exchange rate is 159.65, reaching a new high since April 30.

According to BBX data, yesterday (May 26), the largest publicly traded company holding Ethereum announced the latest SEC filing, with Strive's weekly increase of 1,109 coins maintaining a steady pace, and the SATA financing flywheel continuing to operate. The core dynamics are as follows:Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: $BMNR) submitted Form 8-K to the SEC on May 26, disclosing that as of that date, the company's ETH holdings reached 5.39 million coins (accounting for 4.47% of the total ETH circulation, with a target of 5%, currently completed 89%), with a total of approximately $12.3 billion in combined crypto assets, cash, and strategic equity investments; among which 4,712,917 ETH has been staked (valued at approximately $10.1 billion at $2,134 per coin), with a 7-day staking annualized yield of 2.75%, and an estimated annualized income of approximately $276 million based on full staking; the company's self-operated validation node platform MAVAN has also opened staking services to external institutions. Chairman Tom Lee pointed out in a statement that if the ETH closing price in May is above $2,100, it will be the first time there has been a positive monthly close for three consecutive months, "which has never happened in a crypto bear market." The average daily trading volume of $BMNR over the past 5 days is approximately $572 million, making it the 193rd most actively traded stock in the U.S.Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) disclosed in its 8-K on May 26 the asset changes from May 18-22: BTC holdings increased from 15,391 coins to 16,500 coins (a net increase of 1,109 coins), cash increased from $87.3M to $93.3M (+$6M), and STRC holdings increased from $49.8M to $50.1M; during the same period, Class A common stock increased by approximately 2.23 million shares (conversion of SATA preferred stock), and the total amount of SATA preferred stock increased by approximately 515,000 shares. Strive uses the issuance of SATA preferred stock as its main financing tool, continuing the systematic accumulation of BTC; the BTC yield from 2026 to date is approximately 18.4% (as of May 19).

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address placed a limit buy order for ETH on Cowswap on April 20, with a price range of $1840.9 to $2076.38, totaling a value of $20.68 million. From early this morning until now, 3942.3 ETH have been traded from this buy order, with a transaction amount of $8.15 million and an average price of $2067. When the order was placed, the price of ETH was approximately $2276.

Bitget is about to launch the TAG financial product, with the event running from May 23 at 18:00 to August 21 at 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can go to the "Easy Earn" section to subscribe to the corresponding products, with a maximum of 25% APR. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin negative premium is currently at -0.1011%, falling to its lowest level since April. Analysis indicates that although Bitcoin has recently rebounded due to the easing situation in Iran, the recently expanding negative premium levels show that U.S. investors are accelerating their exit.

Helio Protocol's XAUT gold stablecoin ecosystem has announced a strategic partnership with Dephy and APRO, aiming to jointly promote the application of AI intelligent quantitative systems in the fields of gold stablecoins, RWA (real-world assets on-chain), and DeFi.It is reported that this collaboration will be based on the Dephy Apro System AI quantitative architecture, combined with the on-chain asset clearing and cross-market liquidity management capabilities of the XAUT ecosystem, to construct a financial model of "AI + gold stablecoin + on-chain quantification." This model aims to achieve functions such as AI intelligent market prediction, automated on-chain quantitative trading, dynamic risk control, and intelligent adjustment of multi-market liquidity.In addition, according to official statistical data released, the average daily quantitative return rate of the XAUT AI Quant System reached 10.17% in the first quarter of 2026. In the future, the XAUT ecosystem plans to further promote the construction of infrastructure such as the AI-Agent automated trading system, cross-border payment network for gold stablecoins, and intelligent RWA clearing system.

According to Globenewswire, cryptocurrency wallet provider Exodus Movement released its operational data report for April. After selling over a thousand Bitcoin reserves in the first quarter to fund the acquisition of a payment business, the company resumed increasing its holdings of BTC, ETH, and SOL in April, with positions growing compared to the end of March. It currently holds 629 BTC, 1,872 ETH, and 19,234 SOL.In addition, Exodus's transaction processing volume in April reached $347 million, with monthly active users remaining at 1.5 million, essentially unchanged from March.

Bitget launches the USDGO holding profit activity. Users do not need to stake or lock up their assets; simply holding USDGO in their spot or contract account will automatically generate profits. The system will settle daily and allocate different earnings based on VIP levels, with a maximum APR of 4.3%. In addition, the activity features a "flash exchange wear and tear subsidy mechanism," where users can exchange USDT and USDGO in both directions through flash exchanges and hold USDGO for 14 days to receive a subsidy for slippage caused by exchange rate fluctuations, achieving zero wear and tear exchanges. The calculation time for this holding profit ends on June 16 at 00:00 (UTC+8), and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.According to reports, USDGO is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, and is operated and distributed by OSL Group (Hong Kong Stock Exchange code: 863.HK). This stablecoin is pegged to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio and operates within a compliant framework. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that stablecoins are often underutilized in traders' asset allocation, and this activity allows users to achieve asset appreciation without additional operations, which aligns with UEX's product philosophy of continuously creating value through liquidity.

Bitget is about to launch preOPAI flexible wealth management. During the event, users can go to the "Easy Coin Earning" section to subscribe to preOPAI, with a maximum of 5% APR. The subscription will open on May 19 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Specific parameters are subject to what is displayed on the subscription page, and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.

Ionic Digital released an unaudited mining and operational update report for April 2026, disclosing that 20.45 bitcoins (BTC) were mined in April, a decrease of 27.1% compared to the previous month. The average daily hash rate was 1.51 EH/s, a month-on-month decrease of 26.2%, mainly due to the complete shutdown of its hosting facility in GXD, Oklahoma, which is currently out of operation.Currently, the company has only four mining sites in Midland still operating, which contributed all 20.45 BTC output in April. During the same period, global network hash rate decreased by 2.1%, but block output remained basically stable, with a month-on-month increase of 0.5%. In terms of finances, Ionic Digital maintained a zero-debt status, having not sold any BTC in April. As of April 30, the company held 2,836.4 BTC, an increase of approximately 19.9 BTC compared to the previous month.

Gate, a global leading digital asset trading platform, released its transparency report for April 2026. As the on-chain infrastructure continues to improve and capital efficiency increases, the synergy between on-chain trading, financial products, and payment scenarios has further enhanced, maintaining a steady upward trend in overall ecosystem activity.In terms of on-chain network, the number of transactions on Gate Layer exceeded 36.3 million, with a month-on-month growth of over 11%. The proportion of non-API trading on Perp DEX is close to 90%, reflecting a continued recovery in retail participation. On the capital and product side, the peak TVL of Yubibao approached $1.8 billion, the scale of on-chain earning products continues to grow, GUSD's scale has increased to over $190 million, and the crypto payment scenario has further extended into daily consumption through Gate Card, with the user base continuously rising.In addition, Gate has joined the Mastercard crypto partner program and is deepening cooperation around crypto cards, stablecoin payments, and cross-border settlements, promoting the accelerated integration of digital assets into the global mainstream payment system.The platform ecosystem is also continuously evolving, with approximately 2.5577 million GT tokens burned on-chain in the first quarter of 2026, with a destruction value exceeding $20.68 million. As of now, the cumulative burn of GT has exceeded 187 million tokens, accounting for about 62.46% of the initial supply.On the basis of adhering to the stable execution of the established burn plan, the long-term supply contraction trend of GT has become clearer, providing a foundation for its scarcity and value support. Gate is continuing to strengthen the integrity and global connectivity of its multi-asset financial infrastructure through the synergy of on-chain ecosystem expansion and asset management.