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Binance CEO He Yi retweeted JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's view that "the market may have short-term corrections, but the trend is positive," and stated, "The future and the storm have arrived. The bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish?"According to his retweeted post, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stated in a television interview: Blockchain is real and becoming increasingly effective, and cryptocurrencies are better than the existing financial system! The "experimental" phase in the crypto space is over, and while the market may have short-term corrections, the trend is positive.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index futures rose by 0.3%, reaching a new intraday high.

CryptoQuant analysis indicates that Bitcoin's current price is hovering in the $62,000 - $68,000 range, with the funding rate in the futures market remaining in negative territory, suggesting that bearish sentiment is dominating the market. This is different from the previous bottom around $80,000, where the funding rate mostly stayed positive.Since 2025, the dominant force in the market has been selling pressure, with buy orders only used to absorb supply. The current selling pressure has reached its highest level in three months. Notably, the futures market has maintained a high leverage state for 16 consecutive months, and excessive leverage has been decreasing since Bitcoin's last historical peak. Analysts point out that while the price drop has forced some investors to liquidate, it has actually improved the market's leverage health, which is a positive signal in the long run.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor delivered a speech on the theme of Digital Credit at Strategy World 2026. In his speech, Michael Saylor outlined a digital financial system based on Bitcoin as the underlying asset.In this system, the first layer of Digital Capital is Bitcoin itself; the second layer of Digital Credit consists of financial products issued with Bitcoin as the underlying asset, such as the perpetual preferred stocks STRC, STRK, STRF, STRD issued by Strategy. These assets reduce the risks and volatility associated with directly holding Bitcoin and can yield a stable annual return of around 10%; the third layer of Digital Money includes stablecoins and payment tools derived from the second layer financial products, such as the stablecoin USDat issued by Saturn based on STRC and U.S. Treasury bonds.Digital Credit is a new concept that Michael Saylor has publicly expressed multiple times since the end of 2025. He believes that Digital Credit and Digital Money are entirely financial products and new currencies derived from Bitcoin, distinct from traditional fiat currencies issued based on national credit. The returns on financial products and the "interest" of the currency will all come from the appreciation of Bitcoin's price.

Ethereum founder Vitalik expressed on social media that DeFi is an important component of Ethereum's core values. Financial empowerment is a key dimension for achieving autonomy and freedom in today's world. While finance is far from the only use of Ethereum, it is crucial. Current DeFi has opened up the world's best savings, risk management, and wealth creation opportunities in a permissionless manner. The Ethereum Foundation needs to continue building on this foundation.The greatness of the early DeFi era of Ethereum lies in its courage to dream, innovate, and create entirely new paradigms. Future DeFi will reclaim this spirit; it should not only focus on "creating a better stablecoin," but also delve deeper into underlying issues and propose better solutions. The Ethereum Foundation's support for "on-chain finance" and even "DeFi" is not indiscriminate.There is a clear vision for DeFi: a permissionless, open-source, privacy-first, and security-centric global financial system—maximizing user control over their own assets, minimizing centralized bottlenecks and trusted third parties, and democratizing risk management and wealth accumulation. The foundation hopes that the protocol can pass the "exit test": even if the founding team suddenly disappears, the system can continue to operate, and achieving this vision requires a lot of work.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index futures have erased their gains and are now in decline.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq futures have widened their decline to 1%, the S&P 500 index futures are currently down 0.75%, and the Dow futures have decreased by 0.6%.

Wu Jihan responded to the matter of "Bitdeer liquidating Bitcoin" in a post on X, stating: "Having a position of 0 now does not mean it will always be this way in the future. Thank you for your attention."

Aave Labs' DeFi Marketing Director Kolten stated that Aave is currently not in a hurry to replace V3 with V4, and V3 will continue to operate normally in the foreseeable future, even after the release of V4.Over the past year, Aave Labs has been actively promoting the V3 version and participating in integration projects built on V3. Although the V4 version is about to be released, the official team has not attempted to slow down the growth of V3. After the launch of V4, a cautious and gradual promotion strategy will be adopted, with deposit limits being imposed and gradually increased.

VanEck released its on-chain Bitcoin report in mid-February 2026. The report noted, "BTC continues to decline, and market sentiment is weakening: Bitcoin has dropped 29% in the past 30 days, pushing the NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss) indicator close to the 'anxiety zone' and briefly entering the 'fear zone'.Meanwhile, leverage has completed its reset, and the size of open contracts has fallen back to levels not seen since September 2024. Mid-term holders dominate the distribution, but selling is slowing down: realized selling is still mainly concentrated among those holding for 1 to 5 years, although in the past month, the distribution speed of coins held for over 1 year has noticeably slowed.Miner profit margins are under pressure, and hash rate is contracting: over the past 90 days, the total network hash rate has decreased by about 14%, reflecting tightening mining economics. Historically, similar situations often herald stronger subsequent returns for Bitcoin."

According to a report by Hong Kong media Orange News, the President of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professionals Association, Chen Zhi-hua, disclosed that the Hong Kong virtual asset industry is facing a sudden "compliance storm." Practitioners in related businesses have reported encountering bewildering regulatory requirements during the application process for virtual asset-related business qualifications. The existing written policy requires an additional 5 hours of Continuing Professional Training (CPT).However, the latest requirements were not issued through formal written documents or public guidelines, but were communicated "quietly" to license upgrade applicants in the form of verbal notifications or individual emails, stating that all responsible officers (RO) for relevant license upgrades, including those who have already obtained upgrade qualifications, must pass a virtual asset regulation exam conducted by a designated single institution. This nearly "invisible" directive undermines the transparency and fairness that regulatory agencies should uphold.Chen Zhi-hua suggested maintaining the original requirement of an additional 5 hours of Continuing Professional Training (CPT) and urged regulatory agencies to immediately suspend the enforcement of exam requirements through invisible policies.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that he is trying to push forward a more ambitious plan: to build an "Ethereum that follows cyberpunk principles and is not ugly" as an extension layer on top of the existing system, while achieving tight integration and high interoperability with the current framework as much as possible.The proposal will develop gradually, while ensuring that Ethereum itself acquires the necessary system-level characteristics of cyberpunk and simplicity, including censorship resistance, friendliness to zero-knowledge proofs, and attributes of the consensus layer.Vitalik Buterin further stated that within the next 5 years (or even faster in the case of accelerated AI coding and formal verification), an open path may be established, allowing the existing system to migrate to smart contracts written in the new system language when needed.Ethereum has previously completed significant upgrades during its operation, akin to "changing jet engines in mid-air"—such as the "Merge"—and still has the capacity for about four more system-level transformations of similar scale in the future, including state tree optimization, streamlined consensus, ZK-EVM verification, and changes to the virtual machine layer.

According to Jinshi News, after the release of the latest economic data, U.S. short-term interest rate futures showed little change, with traders still betting that the Federal Reserve will cut rates in June.

According to Jinshi, U.S. stock index futures have slightly retreated after the release of economic data, with market reactions indicating investors' cautious attitude towards the economic outlook.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 futures index has turned lower, reaching an intraday low.

According to the Hong Kong Economic Times, the "HOMEO Shunshi" token has been included in the list of suspicious investment products by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.The token is operated and promoted by Excellence Homeopathy (Hong Kong), allegedly sold to the public through seminars held in Hong Kong, claiming to bring profits to investors. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission emphasizes that this product has not been approved by the regulatory authority for sale to the public in Hong Kong, and the relevant disclosure documents have not been reviewed by the Commission. The regulatory authority reminds investors to exercise extreme caution, as investing in such unapproved products may result in significant or even total loss of funds.

According to market news, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) will launch around-the-clock cryptocurrency futures and options trading on May 29.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq 100 index futures continued to decline, falling by 1.1%.