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"New Stock God" Serenity stated that AAOI is its most favored photonics stock in the U.S., with the stock rising 20.1% today. Serenity believes that if investors are looking for the "next SanDisk," AAOI might be the relevant target. It mentioned that photonics-related companies may encounter a significant turning point in the second half of 2027. Currently, it is still slightly early to enter the second half of 2026, as the industry is still in the capacity construction phase.Serenity stated that, generally speaking, except for aerospace and quantum concepts, the market usually prices future growth about 8 months in advance. It believes that the turning point for accelerated revenue growth in photonics companies is approaching, and the key is to wait for the right timing and endure fluctuations during the period.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Who is Merab Dvalishvili's next opponent?" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Cory Sandhagen" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 0.65% an hour ago to the current 21.1% (a fluctuation of 20.45%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Cointelegraph, Binance announced its official return to the Philippine market through a partnership with BlockShoals, using the sandbox framework of the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an entry point. Previously, Binance was banned by the Philippine SEC in 2024, and this return is made possible through the compliance sandbox mechanism.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, SNDK (SanDisk) rose sharply again by 10% during the last trading day, maintaining a high position in the night session. The SNDK contract on the Hyperliquid platform is currently reported at $1540, with a daily trading volume of $101 million. The on-chain long position with the most considerable profit in this round of increase is 0x7b5, which went long on 2050.7 SNDK with 10x leverage, currently realizing a floating profit of $700,000. This address initially invested only $246,000 in April, with an average entry price of $1199, and has now recorded a return of 284% on the principal. Address: 0x7b51c5d9366077e1b3c1cba383389752f486071b.

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 the threat intelligence released by Slow Fog, several high-frequency npm packages including AntV and Echarts-for-react, as well as the Python SDK durabletask, have recently been targeted by the Mini Shai-Hulud "mini sandworm" supply chain attack. The npm account atool was compromised, and the attacker automatically published 637 malicious versions within 22 minutes, affecting 317 packages. The attacker continuously uploaded durabletask versions 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and 1.4.3 within 35 minutes, bypassing normal release controls and impersonating an official Microsoft release.The large-scale leak of GitHub tokens and the ransomware attack on Grafana Labs are likely related to this supply chain attack. Affected components include high-frequency components such as AntV and Echarts-for-react in the npm ecosystem, as well as Python packages durabletask 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and 1.4.3. Attackers can steal cloud and local credentials, gain unauthorized access to internal repositories and sensitive cloud infrastructure, move laterally to developer machines and CI/CD pipelines, sell and exploit leaked GitHub tokens, and implement ransom and data leak threats.Slow Fog recommends immediately rotating all exposed credentials, replacing affected packages, isolating potentially infected systems, and implementing strict dependency review policies. Previously, it was reported that the "mini sandworm" worm had recently completed widespread infection in open-source code repositories, and developers should be vigilant in checking for issues.

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 CoinDesk, wallet service provider Exodus Movement (EXOD) sold approximately $73.2 million in crypto assets in the first quarter, during which its Bitcoin holdings decreased by 1,076 coins, a decline of about 63%, leaving only 628 BTC. The fair value of its assets dropped from $149.2 million to $42.8 million.During the same period, it added 5,068 SOL, increasing its total holdings to 17,541 SOL. The company stated that the related cash-out was mainly used for the acquisition of the W3C payment business and to pay off maturing consideration, and it has converted over $70 million into dollar reserves, raising its cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoin balance from $5.2 million to $74.4 million. Affected by the impairment and disposal of crypto assets, Exodus's revenue in the first quarter fell by 36.8% year-on-year to $22.7 million, and net losses widened to $32.1 million.

According to Jinshi reports, Acting Secretary of Labor Sandlin stated that the Federal Reserve should consider lowering interest rates.

Elon Musk just responded on the X platform regarding the topic "What has Bernie Sanders contributed to society in 45 years of politics" by saying "Memes." Stimulated by this news, the Solana ecosystem meme coin BURNIE briefly surged over 1x.According to GMGN market data, as of the time of publication, BURNIE's market cap is reported at 18.07 million USD, which quickly fell back after the brief surge.ChainCatcher reminds users that the prices of related tokens are highly volatile, and users should invest with caution.

According to Gate market data, in pre-market trading, SanDisk (SNDK.O) fell about 5%, and Western Digital (WDC.O) fell about 7%. Both companies' guidance significantly exceeded expectations, but analysts pointed out that the strong performance has been fully priced in, and the guidance "lacks sufficient surprises." Apple (AAPL.O) rose about 3%, with last quarter's revenue in China continuing to grow by double digits, iPhone revenue hitting a record high for the same period, and this quarter's revenue guidance unexpectedly strong.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially down 0.06%, the S&P 500 down 0.49%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.9%. Oracle (ORCL.N) fell 4%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) dropped over 1%, and SanDisk (SNDK.O) fell 6%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index decreased by 0.48%, while NIO Inc. (NIO.N) rose by 2%.

Gate's outdoor crossover exhibition "Racing the Future" officially opened at the K11 MUSEA waterfront promenade in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. On the opening day, the event attracted a large number of citizens and tourists, with attendance exceeding ten thousand, and the waterfront area remained crowded, creating a lively atmosphere.As the official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Racing team, Gate showcased the team's brand new 2026 racing car and related equipment at this exhibition, and set up an interactive experience area to attract visitors to closely experience the combination of racing engineering and speed culture. Many visitors stopped to take photos and engage with the interactive content. The racing suits, equipment, and gloves of champion driver Max Verstappen and driver Isack Hadjar were also on display, along with a giant driver helmet installation of Max Verstappen, drawing many fans to the event.In addition, Gate will hold the "Gate 13 Blue Carpet Ceremony" on April 20, where the unveiling of the F1 Red Bull Racing team's display car and brand collaboration will take place; that evening, Gate will also host a high-end anniversary dinner at the Rosewood Hong Kong, with platform founder and CEO Dr. Han in attendance, and over 300 representatives from top industry institutions and partners expected to participate in the exchange.

According to the official announcement, in order to meet the market demand for trading in the AI-related sector of US stocks, Bitget stock contracts have now launched six popular underlying assets: AMD, AMAT, SNDK, STX, LITE, and FLY, covering areas such as chips, semiconductor equipment, and storage. The aforementioned contracts support a maximum leverage of 20 times. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

According to Gate market data, at the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.14%, the S&P 500 index fell by 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 0.06%. The chip sector continued to rise, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) up 4.8% and Coreweave (CRWV.O) up 1.6%, as the company expanded its long-term partnership with Meta. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell by 0.7%.