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The decentralized AI infrastructure network DGrid AI announced an official partnership with MiniMax. Both parties will provide low-cost, high-availability access to MiniMax models for global developers and agents through the DGrid decentralized AI Gateway, jointly promoting its adoption in a broader ecosystem.DGrid is a decentralized AI infrastructure that aggregates mainstream AI models from around the world. It currently connects over 200 models, including Claude, GPT, and Gemini, enabling one-stop access through a unified API. The platform is aimed at developers and AI agent builders, offering high-availability, low-latency model access services, and is committed to lowering the entry barriers and usage costs for AI applications.MiniMax is a global leader in general artificial intelligence across all modalities and is one of the few AI companies capable of self-developing models for text, voice, video, music, and other modalities. This official collaboration with MiniMax represents another significant expansion for DGrid on the model supply side, marking a new step in connecting mainstream model vendors and building a decentralized AI ecosystem. With the integration of more high-quality models, DGrid is becoming a unified entry point for AI developers to access diverse model capabilities, providing more flexible and open infrastructure support for the next generation of intelligent applications.As part of the initial collaboration, MiniMax's flagship model M3 has been launched on DGrid, and DGrid Premium users can enjoy a 55% discount directly.

According to The Block, the U.S. Department of Justice stated that in a joint anti-fraud operation codenamed "Disruption Week," private sector participants froze over $3.8 million in cryptocurrency assets related to fraud. Participating organizations include Coinbase, Meta, Google, Microsoft, SpaceX, TRM Labs, and others.The operation also led to the arrest of 7 fraudsters by Thai police and the identification of multiple fraud platforms handed over for investigation by the U.S. authorities. Data from the FBI shows that losses reported from cryptocurrency investment fraud in 2025 increased by 24% year-on-year, exceeding $7.2 billion.

BNB Chain announced that it will hold the BNB Hack: AI Trading Agent themed hackathon season from June 3 to 21. This event is in collaboration with CoinMarketCap and Trust Wallet, aiming to enable developers to build intelligent agents that can automatically formulate strategies and trade 24/7 based on their tech stack.The hackathon features 2 main tracks, with a sprint period of 3 weeks and a total prize pool of $36,000. Additional rewards include API credits, one-on-one mentorship, and ecosystem resource support.

Bitget's compliant RWA issuance platform Reality announced a partnership with the U.S. registered brokerage and self-clearing agency Alpaca. According to the cooperation details, Alpaca will provide brokerage infrastructure support for Reality, assisting it in accessing U.S. stocks and ETF tokenized products within a regulated market framework, covering key aspects such as clearing, custody, and trade execution.Founded in 2015, Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure company, with Alpaca Clearing being a FINRA registered broker-dealer and SIPC member, focusing on the custody and clearing of underlying assets. Through this partnership, Reality will further enhance its underlying infrastructure capabilities for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETF products, providing a more standardized and transparent access method for eligible global users.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Reality is a key part of Bitget UEX's panoramic exchange strategy, aiming to connect traditional financial assets with on-chain infrastructure in a more pragmatic way. Alpaca co-founder and CEO Yoshi Yokokawa expressed his pleasure in partnering with Reality to jointly promote the development of tokenized stock infrastructure, further enhancing the accessibility of global financial services.

To welcome Istanbul Blockchain Week (IBW2026), B.AI announced a joint interactive event called Twitter Bingo with AINFT and Bank of AI.It is reported that the event will take place from June 1 to June 5. Users can participate in the prize pool of a total of 500 USDT and 500,000 AI Credits (computing power) by completing screenshot tasks, leaving designated comments, and tagging friends in the official tweet. In addition, the event has a tiered reward mechanism, where the system will draw 20 or 50 eligible users based on the final number of valid comments (with a threshold of 300), with each receiving a reward of 10 USDT.

Polymarket announced on Thursday that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Berlin digital football platform OneFootball, which will connect the prediction market to OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users and 645 million fan ecosystem about two weeks before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Polymarket will be the only prediction market partner within the OneFootball app, and competitors like Kalshi will not be allowed to enter this product.This is Polymarket's seventh major football partnership this year and the first collaboration aimed at media application distribution channels, having previously signed agreements with MLS, LaLiga, Serie A, Lazio, and DAZN.According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, since July 2024, sports have accounted for 39% of Polymarket's total trading volume. The 2026 World Cup champion market has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $1.2 billion since its launch last July, while the broader World Cup category market totals approximately $1.3 billion.OneFootball has previously launched the OFC token based on Base and Ethereum, as well as the points system BALLS. The integration with Polymarket will convert user engagement into actual transactions. OneFootball has raised over $300 million in funding, with investors including Liberty City Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Adidas.

From June 7 to 9, 2026, the Global Digital Finance Ecosystem Forum, co-hosted by XAUT ECO, the Binance community, and ListaDAO, will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.The forum will conduct in-depth discussions on core topics such as decentralized security and stablecoin payment permissions, the global circulation and regulation of gold-backed stablecoins, the on-chain representation of real-world assets (RWA), Web3 payments and on-chain settlement, and the USD1 stablecoin ecosystem and global liquidity.The event aims to bring together global digital finance institutions and ecosystem partners to jointly explore the evolutionary path of digital gold and stablecoins, promoting the co-construction and development of a new global digital finance ecosystem.

Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge posted on the X platform that the team will make some adjustments to ApeCoin. Yuga Labs and ApeCo previously adopted a parallel coordination model due to unclear regulations, resulting in lower efficiency.As the regulatory environment changes, the team has decided to simplify the structure and eliminate the independent ApeCo leader role. ApeCo leader Cam will depart, and the core technology and BD teams of ApeChain will work directly with Yuga Labs, while other members will also leave, with the transition to be completed by June 5.

The AI underlying economic engine B.AI announced the official launch of the AI Token subsidy event in collaboration with BNB Chain, with an additional joint prize pool of $8,000. The event will last until June 8.It is reported that this event includes multiple incentive measures: new users can receive a reward of 500,000 Credits upon their first login; users who recharge $10 or more using BNB Chain can enjoy a 1:1 credit rebate (up to $100 equivalent Credits per person, with a daily total limit of $10,000), and can additionally receive a $5 official BNB subsidy (first come, first served).In addition, during the event, a total of $3,000 "points consumption competition" will be launched, divided into two phases:Achievement Rush List (activated when the number of recharge users reaches 500): Three consumption thresholds are set. Users who consume 20 million, 60 million, and 200 million Credits will share prize pools of $1,000, $500, and $500, respectively;Ultimate Leaderboard (activated when the number of high-level achievers reaches 30): The top ten users in consumption will share an additional prize pool of $1,000.The official stated that all rewards from the points consumption competition during the event will be distributed in equivalent Credits, and the gifted Credits will be valid for 30 days.

According to Fortune, the AI collaboration assistant Viktor announced the completion of a $75 million financing round, led by Accel, with participation from Bek Ventures, Kaya VC, Tenacity Capital, and executives from companies such as Slack, Google DeepMind, and Figma.The company is currently building an "AI virtual colleague" embedded in Slack and Microsoft Teams, which differs from traditional personal AI assistant products by being able to perform tasks, generate reports, and build organization-wide memory across systems like Google Drive, Notion, Airtable, and Shopify.

X announced the launch of the AI-driven brand and creator matching tool Creator Connect, which intelligently matches platform creators based on brand marketing goals, audience interests, and real-time trends. This feature is realized through xAI tools, and X will be responsible for the entire process of creator selection, contact, content creation, and distribution, while brands can review at each stage.Mitchell Smith, X's Head of Global Content Partnerships, stated that the platform is entering the "Creator Era" and is committed to building a healthy and sustainable creator economy. Monique Pintarelli, Head of Global Advertising at xAI, said that Creator Connect combines AI technology with X's real-time communication capabilities to help brands reach consumers more efficiently.This release is part of X's "Year of the Creator" initiative. Previously, the platform has launched features such as Creator Subscriptions 2.0 and Exclusive Threads, and has doubled creator revenue sharing.

In the early morning of May 14 (UTC+8), in the final of the 2026 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan ultimately defeated Lazio with a score of 2:0, successfully lifting the championship trophy. As the official sleeve sponsor of Inter Milan Football Club, Gate was deeply involved in this peak event. During the final, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti was invited to attend the sponsor partner luncheon hosted by the club and watched the match from the box, witnessing the team's moment of glory alongside Inter Milan legends Esteban Cambiasso, Fabio Galante, and Francesco Toldo. This victory not only marks another important milestone in the deepening strategic cooperation between Gate and Inter Milan but also injects strong brand momentum into Gate's internationalization process.In addition, with Inter Milan winning the championship again this season, Gate will hold the "Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle" offline reception in Milan on May 21. During the event, guests will visit Inter Milan's headquarters and engage in interactive exchanges with Inter legend Fabio Galante and executives. Leveraging the global attention of top international sporting events, Gate is continuously deepening the integration of Web3 with mainstream culture and strengthening its brand recognition and influence in the European and global markets.

According to FOX reporter Charles Gasparino, the U.S. CFTC and SEC are currently in agreement on the regulatory boundaries regarding prediction markets and recent unusual trading related to the Iran conflict.Gasparino pointed out that although outsiders believe this area is solely governed by the CFTC, the SEC will deeply intervene when prediction contracts can legally be defined as "securities." He also revealed that, in addition to the cases previously announced, regulators may initiate more enforcement actions against prediction markets in the future.

The AI Agent Economy project NeoSoul today announced a strategic partnership with the self-hosted stablecoin Neobank AllScale.It is reported that both parties will conduct in-depth research on the credit formation of AI Agents and stablecoin settlement, focusing on the payment needs generated by Agents in autonomous collaboration (such as purchasing data, invoking tools, requesting services from other Agents, etc.), and how to achieve automated settlement through stablecoins.According to the introduction, NeoSoul is committed to building its long-term credit network by recording the judgment processes and feedback results of Agents; AllScale focuses on stablecoin payments and commercial capital flow scenarios. This exploratory cooperation aims to study how to provide more efficient and low-friction value transfer support for future automated collaboration and micro-settlement between AI Agents through stablecoin payment infrastructure.

Institutional crypto broker FalconX announced a partnership with the prediction market platform Kalshi. This collaboration will provide institutional clients with a channel to participate in event-driven markets through structured derivatives and bulk trading execution, covering various event contracts such as cryptocurrencies, macroeconomics, and global elections.

According to Fox News, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has collaborated with law enforcement agencies in Dubai, China, and Thailand to conduct a large-scale multinational joint law enforcement operation, successfully dismantling at least 9 overseas cryptocurrency scam centers, resulting in the arrest of 276 suspects, with the amount involved reaching millions of dollars.In this operation, the U.S. District Court in San Diego has filed federal telecommunications fraud and money laundering charges against 6 suspects, including individuals from Myanmar and Indonesia, whose scam organizations operated under names such as "Sanduo Group" and "Giant Company." Dubai police arrested 275 suspects, while the Royal Thai Police separately apprehended 1 fugitive.The aforementioned scam network employed a "pig butchering" technique, gaining the trust of victims through fabricated friendships or romantic relationships, luring them to transfer funds to fake cryptocurrency investment platforms, and then laundering the money and transferring it to criminal accounts.This operation aligns with the executive order signed by Trump on March 6, 2026, aimed at combating overseas criminal networks that exploit U.S. citizens. The FBI's "Operation Level Up" has notified approximately 9,000 victims, recovering about $562 million in losses for U.S. citizens. The FBI urges victims to report through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

DogPay announced a strategic partnership with DeCard to jointly launch the DogPay physical payment card, aimed at further bridging stablecoin assets with the global traditional payment network.It is reported that this payment card combines DeCard's regulated card issuance and settlement infrastructure with DogPay's modular digital financial platform. Eligible users can transact at over 150 million Visa-supported merchants worldwide, supporting real-world application scenarios such as offline POS machine consumption, retail shopping, and ATM withdrawals, thereby directly converting stablecoin balances into everyday purchasing power.DogPay officials stated that the launch of the physical payment card aims to meet the growing market demand for compliant and globally accepted digital asset payment tools, further promoting the deep integration of digital assets with regulated financial infrastructure.

The cryptocurrency trading platform Bybit has officially launched a USD1 trading series event in collaboration with WLFI, and has listed USD1 spot trading pairs for BTC, ETH, and USDC. The total prize pool for this event reaches 10 million WLFI.It is reported that the event is divided into several sections: from April 22 to May 6, users trading designated USD1 spot trading pairs on the Bybit main site can share a reward of 6 million WLFI; during the same period, users who complete at least 500 USD1 transactions on the Mantle chain via Bybit Alpha can share 1 million WLFI. Additionally, starting from May 6, the USDC/USD1 and USD1/USDT trading pairs will have zero trading fees, and the platform will also launch the Puzzle Hunt event, allowing users to share the remaining 3 million WLFI prize pool through check-ins, trading, and inviting friends.

The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), a clearing institution under the Japan Exchange Group, has partnered with Mizuho Bank, Nomura Securities, and Digital Asset to launch a proof-of-concept trial aimed at exploring the use of blockchain technology for collateral management of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs).According to a joint statement released on Monday, the trial will integrate existing systems from multiple institutions through the Canton Network to test the on-chain transfer and management of JGBs. This initiative aims to assess the feasibility of achieving real-time collateral trading while ensuring compliance with relevant financial instruments and trading laws. The trial will also investigate cross-border use cases involving clearinghouses, institutional investors, and other market participants.JSCC stated that this trial is part of a broader initiative under the Financial Services Agency's "Payment Innovation Project." As overseas markets like the United States make progress in testing similar infrastructures, advancing JGBs collateral management has become an "urgent priority." Previously, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in the U.S. launched a pilot to tokenize U.S. Treasury securities, and South Korea is also conducting related tests.

Claw Wallet, a Web3 wallet infrastructure designed for AI Agents, announced a strategic partnership with TagAI and TagClaw. By deeply integrating Claw Wallet's secure AI-native infrastructure with TagAI's AI and socially predictive community layer, as well as TagClaw's on-chain social collaborative network, the three parties are jointly defining a new standard for the AI Agent ecosystem.The focus of this collaboration is to introduce TagClaw's Skill into Claw Wallet, empowering AI Agents with stronger intelligent coordination capabilities, making on-chain AI interactions more seamless, secure, and socially oriented. Currently, the three parties are fully committed to building a decentralized AI Agent infrastructure based on the BNB Chain, promoting the leap from independent tools to a collaborative social network for AI Agents.