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According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that he would not mind whether Federal Reserve Chairman Waller lowers interest rates.

According to Fortune, California cryptocurrency executive Adam Iza admitted on Monday to orchestrating a failed kidnapping attempt against the parents of Veer Chetal.The case is related to the $245 million Bitcoin theft that Veer Chetal was previously involved in. 25-year-old Adam Iza, also known as Ahmed Faiq, previously ran the cryptocurrency trading company Zort and referred to himself as the "Godfather." Veer Chetal and two others involved impersonated Google and cryptocurrency exchange technical support personnel to steal 4,100 Bitcoins from a Washington resident, which was worth approximately $245 million at the time.Adam Iza and his accomplices attempted to obtain part of the stolen funds by kidnapping Veer Chetal's parents. Additionally, Adam Iza admitted to stealing over $37 million by fraudulently accessing Meta's business manager accounts and credit lines between 2020 and 2022. Federal prosecutors are seeking at least 14 years of imprisonment during his sentencing.

According to Cambodian media KohsantepheapDaily, a 53-year-old Chinese real estate company owner, Yang Weixin, was kidnapped by a criminal gang in Phnom Penh. The suspects demanded a ransom of 2 million dollars in cryptocurrency from the victim's wife via the victim's phone in the early hours of May 30. After failing to receive the ransom, they subsequently killed the victim and abandoned the body in a car.Surveillance footage shows that three suspects forcibly took the victim away from his residence parking lot on the evening of May 29. Local police have confirmed that the case is classified as kidnapping for ransom resulting in death, and the investigation is ongoing.

According to Decrypt, a former Ukrainian police officer kidnapped a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and extorted approximately $2.2 million through violence, intimidation, and false debt claims. Prosecutors stated that the gang targeted at least four victims and committed crimes using law enforcement methods, official vehicles, and impersonating police officers. The Kyiv regional prosecutor's office announced that the pre-trial investigation has been completed, and the gang includes four former police officers and one previously convicted civilian, but none of them have been formally charged for these attacks yet. This case comes amid a global surge in "ransomware attacks" in the cryptocurrency space, where criminals use violent coercion to steal digital assets.

The French newspaper "Le Monde" revealed that there has been new progress in the investigation of a cryptocurrency-related kidnapping case that occurred in 2023. French law enforcement discovered a transnational money laundering network involving multiple countries and cryptocurrency wallets while tracing the flow of a €1.7 million cryptocurrency ransom. The victim was the father of the well-known crypto influencer "TeufeurS." The kidnappers threatened the victim's family via text messages and demanded ransom payment in cryptocurrency. Ultimately, TeufeurS transferred a total of €1.7 million to the kidnappers' designated wallet in two installments, after which his father was released.The investigation showed that part of the ransom flowed into wallet accounts controlled by foreign nationals after multiple transfers. One transfer of $131,000 was successfully traced by the French gendarmerie, with leads ultimately pointing to a cryptocurrency wallet controlled by Venezuelan nationals. The case further revealed the complex chain of money laundering utilized by criminal organizations through cross-border cryptocurrency transfers, anonymous wallets, and overseas platforms. The report stated that this case is considered one of the significant examples of kidnapping and extortion cases in the European cryptocurrency industry and may serve as an early template for multiple kidnapping cases targeting cryptocurrency practitioners in France and Europe in 2025.

According to Decrypt, the Kyiv regional prosecutor's office in Ukraine has completed a pre-trial investigation into a gang that includes four former police officers and one civilian with a criminal record, suspected of kidnapping a cryptocurrency entrepreneur through violence, intimidation, and false debt claims, extorting over $2.2 million.The prosecution stated that the individuals involved targeted at least four victims, using law enforcement skills, official vehicles, and police identities to disguise their crimes, forcing victims to hand over funds and sign documents for non-existent debts. In one case, a victim from Kyiv was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to sign a false debt document for $5 million.The prosecution accused the individuals of creating and participating in an armed gang, kidnapping, illegal detention, robbery, extortion, and illegal possession of drugs. The gang's activities were terminated in November 2025, and all individuals involved have been dismissed from police duties, with the case materials transferred to the court.

Morpho officially released the "Morpho Midnight White Paper," announcing the launch of a new non-custodial protocol designed specifically for the fixed-rate, fixed-term credit market. At the same time, the complete codebase of Midnight has been open-sourced, and developers can access it directly through GitHub.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "LoL: DN SOOPers vs Nongshim Red Force (BO3) - LCK Round 1-2" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Both Teams Slay a Dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, plummeting from 99.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 49.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, South Korea will launch a single leveraged exchange-traded fund linked to semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix this Wednesday.Documents released by the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea show that eight asset management companies, including Samsung Asset Management, Mirae Asset, Korea Investment, KB, Shinhan, Hanwha, Kiwoom, and Hana Financial, will list a total of 16 single leveraged and inverse ETFs based on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in the South Korean stock market. Mirae Asset Securities will also launch two types of ETNs.

According to French media "Le Journal du Dimanche," Sebastien Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, experienced a kidnapping attempt this week at his residence in Villenoy, Seine-et-Marne, France.The report states that a man disguised as a courier arrived at the front door, and after Borget's wife opened the door, five masked accomplices rushed into the yard, attempting to forcibly drag her into a vehicle. Neighbors intervened after hearing her cries for help, and the suspects subsequently fled the scene. Two suspects have already been arrested, while four others remain at large. Police found fake guns, zip ties, and hoods on the arrested individuals. French police's preliminary investigation suggests that the incident is related to cryptocurrency.The report noted that France has recorded 41 cases of kidnapping or attempted kidnapping related to cryptocurrency this year, totaling 135 cases since 2023, accounting for nearly 80% of related cases in Europe.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "LoL: DN SOOPers vs Nongshim Red Force (BO3) - Esports World Cup Korea Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Yes" option win rate in the sub-market "Both Teams Destroying the Nexus" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation, soaring from 0.5% an hour ago to the current 49.95% (a fluctuation of 49.45%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, the US and Israel are expected to resume strikes against Iran as early as next week. Amidst the soaring expectations of interest rate hikes in the bond market, the last meeting minutes of the "Powell era" are coming. Here are the key points that the market will focus on next week (all in Beijing time):Tuesday 9:30, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of the May monetary policy meeting;Tuesday 20:00, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will speak at the European Central Bank research conference;Tuesday 20:15, the weekly change in ADP employment numbers for the week ending May 2 in the United States;Wednesday 7:00, 2026 FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will speak;Thursday 2:00, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the monetary policy meeting;Thursday 20:00, European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane will speak at the European Central Bank research conference.The AI boom and consumer spending under inflationary pressure are the two main themes currently influencing the direction of US stocks. Next week, semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA) and a number of retail companies such as Walmart (WMT) will successively disclose their earnings reports. Nvidia will release its earnings report after the US market closes on Wednesday, and Walmart will release its earnings report before the US market opens on Thursday.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: DN SOOPers vs Dplus KIA (BO3) - LCK Round 1-2," the "Odd/Even Total Kills" sub-market's "Odd" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to official news, Gate will launch a Crazy Wednesday digital storage event from May 13 at 14:00 to May 17 at 16:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can complete multiple tasks such as flash exchanges, spot trading, contracts, deposits, invitations, leftover coin treasure, and on-chain earning to get a chance to open blind boxes and win luxurious prizes like XPIN, lucky bags, Hasselblad X2D II & SanDisk 8TB SSD, MacBook Pro M5 Max & OWC 8TB SSD, and AYANEO 3 & SanDisk 4TB SSD, with a 100% winning rate.In addition, a limited-time USDT 14-day fixed-term financial product will be launched with an annualized return of 6%. New users can also participate in a 3-day USDT financial product with a 100% annualized return. Both new and old users can participate in leftover coin treasure financial products for ETH, USDD, AIA, SWCH, APT, with a maximum annualized return of 200%. At the same time, users who sign up for on-chain earning BTC, ETH, and SOL mining can enjoy an increased annualized interest rate during the event, with staking annualized returns of up to 16%.

According to GMGN monitoring, Circle surged 15% after earnings and today released Circle Agent Stack, launching financial infrastructure for the agent economy, which includes AI Agent and Nanopayments (USDC nano payments).The x402 ecological project Meridian (MRDN), as one of the early integrators of Circle's AI Agent payment infrastructure, followed up with a post stating "now available on Meridian," which was retweeted by Circle's official account. Coupled with the hot narrative of AI Agent + USDC nano payments, its token MRDN saw a significant increase, with a 24-hour rise exceeding 160% at one point, and a market cap reported at 28 million USD.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative concepts, and has no actual value or use cases; investors should be aware of the risks.

According to Cointelegraph citing Punchbowl, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong will have lunch with Senate Republicans on Wednesday to discuss the voting on the CLARITY Act. The vote on the bill will take place on Thursday.

According to official news, Gate will launch the Crazy Wednesday Enjoy Life special event from May 6 at 14:00 to May 10 at 16:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can sign up to receive a 50 USDT dual currency experience fund (limited to 10,000 copies). By completing multiple tasks such as flash exchanges, spot trading, contracts, deposits, invitations, residual coin treasure, and on-chain earning, users can get a chance to open blind boxes and win luxurious gifts such as FOGO, lucky bags, Louis Vuitton adventure game hard cases, chess hard cases, and playing card boxes, with a 100% winning rate.In addition, this period will temporarily launch a 14-day fixed-term financial product for USDT, with an annualized return of 6%. Both new and existing users can also participate in residual coin treasure financial products for ETH, USDD, ES, AIA, SWCH, 0G, APT, enjoying up to 200% annualized returns. At the same time, users who sign up to participate in on-chain earning BTC, ETH, and SOL mining can enjoy increased annualized interest rates during the event, with staking annualized returns of up to 16%.

The French National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) has stated that cases of kidnapping and illegal detention involving cryptocurrency are continuing to surge. Among the 12 related cases currently under investigation, 88 people have been prosecuted, including more than 10 minors, and another 75 are in custody awaiting trial.Prosecutor's data shows that since 2023, French law enforcement has recorded 135 such cases, with 18 in 2024, rising to 67 in 2025, and reaching 47 so far in 2026. Many of these cases involve violent kidnappings, ransom extortion, and forcing victims to transfer cryptocurrency assets. The prosecution pointed out that some suspects have appeared multiple times in different cases, indicating the formation of a structured criminal network behind it. The previous kidnapping incident involving Ledger co-founder David Balland is also seen as an important sign of the escalating security risks in the French cryptocurrency industry.

According to French media reports, on the morning of April 20 local time, a malicious "targeted robbery of crypto assets" occurred in Ploudalmézeau, France: two masked gunmen broke into a residence, controlling and binding a family of five (including two children and two elderly individuals) for several hours, ultimately coercing the victims to transfer approximately 700,000 euros worth of cryptocurrency.The incident took place in a residential community in broad daylight, and the suspects were clearly "well-prepared," having a thorough understanding of the victims' crypto asset holdings. Police initially determined that this case represents a typical new crime model of "offline violence + on-chain transfer," where personal threats are used to forcibly obtain private keys or transfer authorizations.It is noteworthy that the family members of the victims were engaged in work related to the crypto industry, which may have been a significant reason for this targeted crime. The case is still under investigation, and the suspects have not yet been arrested.This incident once again highlights that, against the backdrop of the increasing popularity of crypto assets, "physical world attacks" (such as kidnapping and home invasion) are becoming new security risk points, and personal asset security is no longer limited to on-chain protection.

France has become a hotspot for wrench attacks, with at least 41 reported cases of kidnappings and home invasions related to cryptocurrency this year, averaging one incident every 2.5 days. Jean-Didier Berger, the Minister of the Interior's representative, stated that he is preparing a series of new measures with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to address this issue.A wrench attack refers to physically coercing victims to transfer cryptocurrency assets through bodily violence. Data from Certik and Jameson Lopp shows that the number of verified physical coercion incidents globally reached 72 in 2025, a 75% increase year-on-year, with cases involving physical attacks rising by 250% year-on-year. David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, was kidnapped in France in January 2025. Security researchers point out that attackers are shifting from searching for wallets to hunting individuals, targeting victims through social media and leaked data.Due to the irreversible nature of cryptocurrency transactions, attackers often convert illegal gains into stablecoins and transfer them across chains to evade detection. Experts recommend using tools such as multi-signature, withdrawal delays, and spending limits to reduce the risk of being attacked.