Odaily reported that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale sold 10,000 ETH in the past 30 minutes, with a transaction amount of $19.82 million. Over the past week, this whale has sold a total of 45,000 ETH, with a total transaction amount of $92.15 million and an average selling price of $2,048.

According to Odaily, of the non-Iranian large oil tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf at the onset of the Iran war, approximately one-quarter have gradually broken free and successfully sailed out of the area through slow and covert methods.

Shipping data compiled by Bloomberg shows that after the conflict erupted on February 28, effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a total of 109 large vessels (those with a carrying capacity of 700,000 barrels or more) became trapped. Now, 29 of these have successfully crossed this strategic chokepoint. Although these released shipments account for only a tiny fraction of the crude oil and refined products still stranded in the Gulf, they have been rapidly snapped up by the market amid record-fast depletion of global inventory buffers. Furthermore, given that many vessels have turned off their position broadcasting equipment to avoid risks, the actual number of ships that have successfully escaped is likely higher than the statistical figure. (Jinshi)

Odaily reported that Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated in an interview that Iran will force the United States to end its naval blockade; this can be achieved through negotiations, or through direct action if the other side resists. He also stated that despite the pressure, the future of Iran's economy is bright and full of hope. (CCTV News)

Odaily reports that private equity giants Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group are bringing in more investors for a debt financing deal worth approximately $36 billion to help Anthropic build its artificial intelligence infrastructure.

According to insiders, this debt financing will be used to purchase Google's custom TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) chips, which will then be leased by Anthropic. Broadcom, which assisted Google in developing the chip, will provide guarantees for the majority of this deal. This move is expected to become one of the largest private credit transactions in history and potentially the biggest debt financing deal for chips to date. The plan aims to leverage Broadcom's credit standing to provide computing power support for Anthropic.

Odaily News, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market Participants Division today issued an interpretive opinion and a "No-Action Letter" in response to an application from Coinbase Financial Markets, allowing it to offer trading services for certain digital commodity derivatives through its affiliated offshore trading platform, Deribit. CFTC staff confirmed that, based on the framework approved for Kalshi's BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, relevant crypto perpetual contracts can be classified as "foreign futures" as defined under Regulation 30.1.

Simultaneously, under the fulfillment of specific conditions, the CFTC's Market Participants Division stated it does not recommend enforcement action against Coinbase Financial Markets. This allows Coinbase to transfer customer-held digital commodities and stablecoins, used as margin, to its affiliated offshore broker-dealer to support trading positions in foreign futures and options, even if the relevant offshore broker-dealer has the right to rehypothecate these assets.

Analysts believe this statement further clarifies the classification path for crypto perpetual contracts within the U.S. regulatory framework and provides institutional space for compliant entities to access derivatives trading through offshore liquidity markets.

Odaily reported that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an approval order to KalshiEX, LLC, a designated contract market (DCM), allowing it to list the perpetual contract BTCPERP, which references the spot price of Bitcoin, for trading as a futures product. The contract was submitted for review on May 29, 2026, pursuant to CFTC Regulation 40.3.

The CFTC reviewed the BTCPERP contract under Section 5c(c)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and relevant regulations, confirming that it complies with the CEA and CFTC rules, including core principles applicable to DCMs. The approval order requires Kalshi to strictly adhere to the CEA and all relevant CFTC regulations when listing and maintaining the contract.

The CFTC also noted that the perpetual contract structure is not suitable for all asset classes and encouraged market participants to voluntarily submit applications for perpetual contract approval under the 40.3 rulemaking for uncovered assets to ensure compliance and robust market development.

Odaily reports that quantitative market maker Wintermute has announced its entry into the prediction market space, providing two-way quote liquidity services for multiple mainstream event contract platforms. This marks the official expansion of its trading infrastructure into the emerging market at the intersection of crypto and traditional assets.

According to the company, it has been continuously providing two-sided buy and sell quotes on several "leading platforms." The combined monthly trading volume of these prediction markets this year has exceeded $20 billion, indicating rapid growth in this sector, though it remains in an early stage of liquidity development. With Wintermute's annual trading volume surpassing $3.5 trillion, this expansion further strengthens its cross-asset market-making capabilities.

Jake Ostrovskis, Head of OTC Trading at the company, stated that prediction markets have a demand structure similar to traditional asset classes, but liquidity remains insufficient, requiring sustained two-sided quotes to enhance price discovery efficiency and market depth. He noted that tighter spreads and greater trade capacity will improve the quality of market probability signals.

On the industry side, institutions such as Jump Trading and Galaxy Digital have also entered this field. Some platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have cumulatively amassed a trading volume exceeding $150 billion.

Analysts believe that Wintermute's entry further drives the integration of prediction markets with crypto infrastructure, particularly in areas such as stablecoin settlement, on-chain clearing, and risk management systems. These markets are gradually approaching an institutionalized development structure akin to derivatives. (The Block)

Odaily reported that Coinbase has announced it has become the first and currently the only Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), providing U.S. clients with access to the global crypto derivatives market, including crypto perpetual contracts and options. Previously, U.S. institutions could only trade crypto products derived from domestic futures exchanges, lacking access to global markets.

Previously, U.S. clients were unable to participate in such global markets through compliant channels and had to establish offshore entities to access liquidity, resulting in increased counterparty risk and duplicated infrastructure costs. Through a single CFTC-regulated FCM, Coinbase Financial Markets is opening compliant access to global crypto options and perpetual contracts for U.S. institutional clients, including connectivity to platforms like Deribit, whose Bitcoin options open interest exceeds $31 billion, accounting for the vast majority of the global options market.

Institutional clients can begin onboarding immediately. Deribit options are now available via Coinbase Financial Markets, with perpetual contracts and additional collateral types to be rolled out gradually. Broader access for retail clients is also in the pipeline.

This move means that U.S. clients can finally participate in the world's largest and most liquid crypto derivatives market through a single, regulated channel, providing institutional investors with a more complete and compliant trading environment while reducing cross-border operations and complexity.

Odaily reported that Binance has posted a teaser on X platform, announcing that it will reveal a new product on June 1.

According to Odaily, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the approval of a registered trading platform to list bitcoin perpetual contracts, marking the first time a U.S. regulatory agency has explicitly allowed compliant institutions to participate in crypto perpetual contract trading, thereby opening an institutional channel for such derivatives in the U.S. market.

The CFTC stated that this approval aims to provide a viable regulatory framework for the market under the premise of "limiting excessive leverage and systemic risk," and to promote the return of related trading activities to the United States. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig stated that perpetual contracts are a "fundamental risk management and price discovery tool" in the global crypto market, adding that this policy helps solidify the U.S. position as a "global crypto hub."

Analysts point out that this decision indicates U.S. regulators are further moving towards "institutional adoption" in the crypto derivatives space. However, the current policy still exists in the form of guidance and approvals, has not yet formed formal regulations, and may be adjusted in the future as regulatory stances evolve. (CoinDesk)

Odaily reported that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) departments, including Market Oversight, Clearing and Risk, jointly issued staff guidance outlining regulatory expectations and compliance requirements for the growing 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement model in the markets, encouraging market innovation while ensuring compliance.

The guidance emphasizes that regulated trading platforms, swap execution facilities, derivatives clearing organizations, and futures commission merchants must comply with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and relevant regulatory rules when expanding to 24/7 trading, and must proactively assess risk management and operational arrangements.

The CFTC noted that different asset classes have varying suitability for 24/7 trading. Derivatives related to crypto assets, due to their digital infrastructure and global continuous trading characteristics, are more suitable for around-the-clock trading and clearing. In contrast, traditional commodity derivatives such as agricultural products, due to their regional and trading structure characteristics, may not be fully suited for 24/7 operations.

CFTC staff stated that relevant institutions should ensure they meet the regulatory framework and risk control requirements while promoting continuous market evolution, in order to support "responsible market innovation."

Odaily reported that as U.S. fiscal spending expands and currency issuance continues to surge, market concerns over the devaluation of the U.S. dollar are intensifying. Industry insider Anthony Pompliano stated that if the U.S. maintains its large-scale money printing trajectory, the price of Bitcoin will eventually break through $1 million, though the exact timing is difficult to predict. Currently, U.S. debt remains high and money supply has repeatedly hit record highs, while gold prices have also risen in tandem. In addition, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, JPMorgan, and other major institutions and figures have warned about the risks of the U.S. dollar, noting that capital is gradually shifting from gold to Bitcoin, further highlighting Bitcoin's role as a hedge against fiat currency depreciation. (Forbes)

According to Lookonchain monitoring, US Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of 4,275 BTC today, Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of 47,308 ETH, and Solana ETFs had a net inflow of 14,169 SOL.

According to MSX.COM data, US stock semiconductor, memory chip, server, and application software sectors surged across the board. Super Micro Computer rose over 13%, Oracle rose over 5%, Qualcomm rose 5.3%, Intel rose nearly 4%, Broadcom rose 3.2% and approached its historical high, Micron Technology rose 3.5% to refresh its historical high; Microsoft rose over 3%. ARM rose nearly 5%, hitting another record high. Earlier, Dell surged 35% at the market open, marking its biggest gain since 2024.

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Zcash Foundation has released version 4.5.0 of its node client, Zebra. This update includes multiple security fixes, addressing a critical consensus vulnerability and several high-severity Denial of Service (DoS) issues. All node operators are strongly urged to upgrade immediately.

Key fixes in this release include a sigop counting error in P2SH script parsing (which could cause a consensus fork with zcashd), a logic flaw in NU5 block validation caching, a crash risk related to transparent address balance overflow, along with multiple crash and resource exhaustion vulnerabilities in RPC interfaces and mempool processing. The Foundation stated that some vulnerabilities could be exploited by malicious nodes, leading to node stalls, restart loops, or even permanent stoppage.

Additionally, this version adds support for ZIP-213 (enabling shielded coinbase outputs to Sapling) and optimizes network performance and security boundaries. This includes limiting resource allocation during the pre-handshake phase, fixing risks related to multi-threaded queue abuse, and enhancing the misbehavior scoring mechanism.

The Zcash Foundation stated that this update addresses over 80 security reports from the ZCG Vulnerability Disclosure Program (spanning April to May 2026), covering multiple layers including consensus security, memory management, RPC processing, and the P2P network attack surface. Officials emphasized that there is no alternative to this upgrade; upgrading is the only way to ensure nodes do not experience a chain split and remain secure.

Odaily reported that Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, in a recent article, systematically outlined her "practical monetary policy decision-making framework," emphasizing that the Fed must center its interest rate policy decisions around the dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability. She pointed out that the Fed primarily influences financial conditions through the federal funds rate, which in turn affects consumption, investment, and the inflation path. Bowman stated that her decision-making framework focuses on key indicators such as GDP composition, labor market conditions (unemployment rate and wages), and PCE and core PCE inflation, while also incorporating feedback from businesses and markets to mitigate the risk of policy misjudgment caused by "lagging data."

Bowman believes that when inflation and employment goals potentially conflict, a more "flexible" balancing approach should be adopted rather than prioritizing a single objective. Policymakers should appropriately "look through the noise" when identifying "temporary inflationary shocks," but must also be vigilant about the secondary impact of persistent conflicts on inflation expectations. She reiterated that policy must remain transparent and consistent to uphold the Fed's credibility and policy effectiveness.