Odaily Odaily reports that Binance CEO Richard Teng responded to a related report by The Wall Street Journal on platform X, stating that the report still contains "fundamental errors" regarding the facts and Binance's commitment to its compliance framework.
Richard Teng stated that the transactions mentioned by The Wall Street Journal all occurred before the relevant individuals were sanctioned, and Binance did not allow any sanctioned individuals to trade on the platform.
He also said that Binance had proactively investigated the matter before being contacted by The Wall Street Journal and had provided the relevant facts to the publication, but this information was not published.
Furthermore, Richard Teng emphasized that Binance has a "zero tolerance" policy for illegal activities, has established an industry-leading compliance system, and will continue to cooperate with U.S. and global law enforcement agencies to combat financial crime.
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Odaily reports that the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives decided on the 21st to postpone a vote on a bill restricting President Trump's authority to use military force against Iran, sparking protests from Democrats. (Jin10)
Odaily星球日报讯 根据 SoSoValue 数据，昨日（美东时间 5 月 21 日）以太坊现货 ETF 总净流出 3257.70 万美元。
昨日单日净流入最多的以太坊现货 ETF 为贝莱德（Blackrock）Staked ETH ETF ETHB，单日净流入为 329.36 万美元，目前 ETHB 历史总净流入达 5.18 亿美元。
其次为 Bitwise ETF ETHW，单日净流入为 213.71 万美元，目前 ETHW 历史总净流入达 3.84 亿美元。
昨日单日净流出最多的以太坊现货 ETF 为贝莱德（Blackrock） ETF ETHA，单日净流出为 3800.76 万美元，目前 ETHA 历史总净流入达 116.29 亿美元。
截至发稿前，以太坊现货 ETF 总资产净值为 122.11 亿美元，ETF 净资产比率（市值较以太坊总市值占比）达 4.73%，历史累计净流入已达 116.22 亿美元。
According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time May 21) the total net outflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs was $101 million.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow yesterday was ARKB, the ETF from Ark Invest and 21Shares, with a net inflow of $2.8287 million. The total historical net inflow for ARKB now stands at $1.282 billion.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest single-day net outflow yesterday was Blackrock's ETF IBIT, with a net outflow of $104 million. The total historical net inflow for IBIT now stands at $64.842 billion.
As of press time, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $101.058 billion, with the ETF net asset ratio (market cap relative to total Bitcoin market cap) reaching 6.49%. The total historical cumulative net inflow has reached $57.189 billion.
Odaily Odaily News According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (May 21, Eastern Time) the total net inflow of SOL spot ETFs on a single day was $3.8569 million.
Yesterday, only the Fidelity Solana Fund ETF (FSOL) saw net inflows, with a single-day net inflow of $3.8569 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $182 million.
As of press time, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs was $997 million, with a SOL net asset ratio of 1.97%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $1.125 billion.
Odaily reported that Bitget Wallet has announced the expansion of its QR code payment service to Latin American markets, including Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia. As a result, Bitget Wallet's QR code payment capability now covers key markets in both the Asia-Pacific and Latin America, accelerating the global expansion of its Everyday Finance strategy.
This expansion follows Bitget Wallet's integration route with Brazil's Pix, and now connects to three local payment networks: Transferencias 3.0 (Argentina), Bre-B (Colombia), and QR Simple (Bolivia). Users can directly use USDC or USDT for QR code payments within the wallet without needing to exchange currencies in advance.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily News According to monitoring by crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa, the "1011 whale who once suffered a $230 million liquidation" currently holds $2.49 million worth of HYPE spot, with an additional approximately $407,000 HYPE buy order pending.
Furthermore, this address also holds $39.21 million worth of BTC long positions, and has opened a $1.26 million 3x leveraged ZEC short position. Meanwhile, it has placed approximately $1.22 million in ZEC limit sell orders in the price range of $653.58 to $661.4.
Odaily reported that the prediction market platform Polymarket is seeking approval from the Japanese government and plans to operate its prediction market business in Japan by 2030. It has already appointed local representatives to carry out lobbying efforts.
According to reports, Polymarket views Japan as a significant yet underdeveloped market. Due to Japan's strict gambling regulations, Polymarket currently blocks Japanese users from participating in prediction market transactions.
Under Japanese criminal law, habitual gambling is punishable by up to three years in prison, while operating a gambling business can lead to a maximum of five years in prison. A Polymarket spokesperson stated that the company has observed "substantial organic interest" from users in Japan and the Asia region and continues to evaluate opportunities to expand global market access in a compliant manner. (Bloomberg)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Nomura expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged in 2026, having previously forecast rate cuts in September and December of this year. (Jin Shi)
Odaily: South Korea's Communications Standards Commission is reviewing the prediction market platform Polymarket to determine whether it involves illegal prediction content.
According to reports, the agency has officially launched an investigation to assess whether the Polymarket platform constitutes gambling behavior or violates relevant South Korean laws. This marks another regulatory pressure that Polymarket has recently faced. (Bloomberg)
Odaily Planet Daily News, Week 21 of 2026 (May 15 - May 22):
1. According to cloverpool, the average hash rate of the Bitcoin network was 964.2 EH/s, with a peak of 1032.1 EH/s and a low of 862.4 EH/s, down 3% from last week's average hash rate of 994.3 EH/s.
2. According to blockchain.com, the average Bitcoin price was $78,120, with a high of $81,650 and a low of $75,992, down 3.1% from last week's average price of $80,649.
3. Notable mining industry highlights include:
(1) Trump family Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin's holdings surpassed 7,500 BTC;
(2) Keel Infrastructure: Q1 net loss of $145 million, completing the transition from mining company to AI;
(3) Bitcoin miner IREN plans to raise $2 billion and concurrently initiate an option hedging mechanism to mitigate potential equity dilution;
Data partner: NYSE-listed Bitcoin mining company Cango Inc. (CANG).
Odaily Planet Daily News: Zhipu AI has launched the GLM-5.1 High-Speed API for select enterprise customers, achieving a model output speed of 400 tokens/s, setting a new global record for end-to-end speed across official large model interfaces.
It is understood that this high-speed version retains the capabilities of the original flagship model while being driven by a high-performance inference engine jointly developed by the Zhipu AI and TileRT teams. By restructuring the GPU runtime scheduling mechanism, the engine statically organizes the model into a persistent Engine Kernel resident on the GPU, reducing kernel launch and memory read/write latency associated with traditional inference.
In multi-GPU scenarios, TileRT further specializes GPU nodes within an 8-card NVL topology into different functional workers to enhance attention layer computation and inter-card communication efficiency.
Currently, this high-speed service has been made available to select enterprise customers on Zhipu AI's MaaS platform. Going forward, the optimization will continue with FP8 inference and ultra-long context capabilities, providing support for low-latency scenarios such as AI programming, real-time interaction, and real-time voice.
Odaily Planet Daily News: Web3 fintech startup Jia announced the completion of a $3 million seed funding round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, A100x Ventures, TCG, and Hashed Emergent.
To date, Jia's total cumulative funding has reached $7.3 million. Jia currently operates multiple decentralized lending pools and introduces liquidity through networks including Base, Stellar, Arbitrum, and Polygon, while utilizing stablecoins for cross-border settlements to reduce remittance costs and settlement times.
The new funds will be used to expand features such as corporate bank accounts and cash flow management.
Odaily Odaily News: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held a press conference on May 22. Li Chao, Deputy Director of the NDRC's Policy Research Office, stated that opening up is a fundamental national policy of China. China supports tech companies in integrating into the global innovation network and engaging in mutually beneficial international cooperation, and has never required Chinese tech companies to reject foreign investment.
He also emphasized that foreign investment must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and must not harm China's national security and interests. China will continue to implement the Foreign Investment Law and its implementing regulations, further optimize the market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment, and strengthen risk prevention and control. (Securities Times)
Odaily reported that the South Korean government plans to inject some of the excess tax revenue from the semiconductor industry boom in cash into a new sovereign wealth fund set to launch in the second half of this year. The fund originally planned to raise 20 trillion won through in-kind contributions, such as government-held shares in state-owned enterprises, but has now decided to add several trillion won in cash, expanding its seed capital to nearly 30 trillion won (approximately $20 billion).
The fund is a growth-oriented fund aimed at making medium to long-term investments in promising companies at the growth stage within South Korea's strategic industries. The relevant establishment bill is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly in June, with the funds included in the 2027 budget proposal.
