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According to ChainCatcher news, according to Arkham monitoring data, MSBT, a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund owned by Morgan Stanley, has once again increased its holdings by 74.536 BTC, worth $5.93 million, and its total Bitcoin holdings have reached 3,389 BTC, worth $273 million, so far.

Odaily Planet Daily News Analyst Killa posted on the X platform that he still holds short orders in the BTC band and hopes that the market will not touch the POI in advance.

According to ChainCatcher, Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, increased its crypto exposure to about $235 million in the first quarter.

Odaily Planet Daily News Head of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament: Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along the designated route, and relevant details will be announced soon. In this process, only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran can benefit from it. The necessary fees will be charged to cover the professional services provided under the mechanism. The channel will remain closed to operators of the Freedom Plan. (Jin Shi)

According to Catcher Predict's on-chain data, there is a large amount of money movement on the prediction market Polymarket. Some whale funds bought $55,045.39 in a single purchase against "Portugal" in the "2026 FIFA World Cup Champion" event. Based on the current transaction unit price, the latest corresponding win rate of this target is 91.8%

Odaily Planet Daily News Elon Musk said he would not sell any SpaceX shares. There are reports that the company could publicly submit application documents for its long-awaited IPO as early as next week. Musk responded to a user's post on the X platform by writing, "I won't sell a share. The user had advised him to sell his shares after the lock-up period ended. The company, which operates in rockets, satellites and artificial intelligence, could publicly submit an IPO application as early as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has previously secretly submitted documents that it plans to raise up to $75 billion, valuing it at more than $2 trillion, making it the largest IPO in history.

Odaily Planet Daily News Yi Lihua posted on the X platform that this round of market looks at a rebound rather than a reversal, and it is recommended to adopt an upward liquidation strategy. It mentioned that there may be negative factors in the future, including the normal correction of high US stocks, the impact of oil prices on inflation leading to changes in interest rate cut expectations, and the rebound in US Treasury yields. The long-term outlook for crypto is good, and the current pre-dawn darkness is often an opportunity for entry and patience. He believes that the AI era is good for investors who dare to invest in AI stocks and AI entrepreneurs, and recommends allocating 50% of future earnings to the AI field, and says that ALL IN AI is the only option.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the encryption KOL Ma Siqi posted on the X platform, "To tell you a cold fact, in addition to Luo Yonghao and the original Bitcoin OG Li Xiaolai are both New Oriental's 'Northeast famous teachers', the two have a lot of private contacts, and in 2018, they earned more than 30 million (RMB) by investing in Bitcoin, and at that time they even advised the company's young employees: work with peace of mind and don't speculate in coins." ”

According to ChainCatcher news, according to official data, in the 7 days ending May 14, Circle issued about 5.4 billion USDC and redeemed about 7.1 billion USDC, reducing the circulating supply by about 1.7 billion. The total circulating supply of USDC is 76.5 billion, with approximately $76.7 billion in reserves, including approximately $48.3 billion in overnight reverse treasury bond repurchases; about $16.1 billion in Treasury bonds with maturities of less than 3 months; Systemically important institutional deposits of about $11.9 billion; Other bank deposits are about $500 million.

Odaily Planet Daily News The China-US summit has attracted great attention from around the world. International sources said that they hope that under the strategic guidance of head of state diplomacy, China and the United States will embark on a correct way for major countries to get along in the new era, and while jointly creating a better future for bilateral relations, it will also bring more stability and certainty to a world intertwined with turmoil. William Jones, a former White House correspondent for Global Strategic Information magazine, said that as the most important bilateral relationship in the world today, the smooth progress of the big ship of US-China relations is inseparable from the two heads of state "looking at the direction, taking charge of the overall situation, and stabilizing the voyage." He said that the more critical the moment, the more important good dialogue and communication are. "This meeting has drawn a clear roadmap for the future development of bilateral relations, once again demonstrating the role of head of state diplomacy in US-China relations." (CCTV News)

Odaily Planet Daily News U.S. sources said the Pentagon is preparing to resume military operations against Iran, and the United States and Israel may resume military strikes on Iran as early as next week. According to US sources, the negotiations are currently deadlocked. According to the news, a number of U.S. officials revealed that if the United States decides to resume military strikes on Iran, one of the options is to bomb Iranian military and infrastructure targets more violently; Another option is to allow special operations forces to enter the ground to obtain Iranian nuclear materials. Hundreds of special operations forces personnel have already arrived in the Middle East in March. But U.S. officials admit that this option comes with great risks. In addition, since the ceasefire in early April, the United States has re-equipped warships and warplanes in the region with ammunition. (CCTV News)

According to Iranian media reports, Iran said that shipping will return to normal after the end of the unstable situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

On May 16, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, posted on the X platform that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has passed the CLARITY bill with a vote of 15-9 this week, pushing the bill into the Senate full voting stage. June 1: Begins coordination of bill versions for the Senate Banking Committee and the Agriculture Committee; June 15: The full Senate debates begins; June 22: Senate may complete final vote; July 13: Coordinated by the Senate and the House of Representatives; Early August: President Trump signs it into law (if it goes ahead as planned). Alex Thorn analyzes that the Democratic Party focuses on the "ethics clause" that intends to restrict the holding and profitability of digital assets by senior officials and their family members, while DeFi regulation and blockchain regulatory certainty bills (BRCA) are still under negotiation. The CLARITY Act will lay the foundation for innovation and investor protection in the U.S. digital asset market.

According to Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter position report (13F), Berkshire increased its holdings of Alphabet (GOOGL. O), New York Times and other stocks, of which Alphabet increased its holdings by more than 36 million shares, and the proportion of holdings increased from 2.04% to 5.93%; Clearance Amazon (AMZN. O), Visa (V.N), MasterCard (MA. N), United Health (UNH. N) and other stocks; Reducing holdings in Chevron (CVX.N), Bank of America (BAC. N) and other stocks; Building a position in Delta Air Lines (DAL. N), which bought 39.8 million shares with a market capitalization of about $2.65 billion. Overall, Berkshire's market capitalization in U.S. stocks as of the first quarter was $26.3 billion, compared to $27.4 billion in the previous quarter. During the quarter, about $16 billion in stocks were bought, about $24 billion was sold, and about $8.15 billion was net sold, and the number of positions plummeted from 42 to 29, and the concentration increased significantly. (Jin Shi)

According to TechFlow news, on May 16, according to the "Asian Economy", Upbit operator Dunamu disclosed that the consolidated caliber revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was about $157 million, down 55% year-on-year; operating profit was about $59 million, down 78% year-on-year; Net profit was about $46.6 million, down 78% year-over-year. Dunamu said the decline in performance was mainly due to the global economic slowdown and the decline in trading volume in the virtual asset market.

Odaily Planet Daily News Bitdeer, a Bitcoin mining company listed on the Nasdaq, released the latest data on its Bitcoin holdings on the X platform, with its Bitcoin mining output of 198.3 BTC in the week ending May 15, but sold 198.3 BTC during the same period, with a net increase of 0 BTC, and still maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.

According to TechFlow news, on May 16, Grayscale Research published an article stating that U.S. inflation is accelerating, the Fed's room for interest rate cuts is limited, and the market currently expects interest rates to be cut until September 2027. Grayscale believes that this macro environment has three major impacts on the crypto market: trading pressure to combat the depreciation of fiat currencies, the accelerated development of the tokenized fixed income track, and stablecoin issuers will earn more from reserves.

According to people familiar with the matter, most SpaceX shareholders have approved the 1-split 5-share split plan proposed by the company's board of directors. Shareholders were informed in an email that the company's current fair value per share has been adjusted from $526.59 to approximately $105.32 following the stock split.

According to ChainCatcher news, data from on-chain analysis agency Arkham shows that more than $1 billion of Bitcoin outflows from Bhutan-related wallets in the past year, and funds flowed to multiple trading platforms and trading institutions, and their positions fell from about 13,000 BTC to about 3,100 BTC. Arkham speculates that there may be a continuous reduction in holdings, and if the trend continues, the relevant addresses may empty their positions by October 2026. However, Bhutan's sovereign fund Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) said it "does not remember any recent Bitcoin sales" and did not respond to specific on-chain address changes, nor did it confirm the current position size, only emphasizing that there was no additional explanation for the time being. The report pointed out that some of the capital inflow paths are related to institutions such as Galaxy Digital and OKX, so the market tends to interpret them as selling or over-the-counter transactions, but there is also the possibility of transferring to non-selling such as custody, mortgage or structured trading. At the same time, some trading institutions said that there has been no clear selling recently. Additionally, Bhutan's previously pledged 10,000 BTC reserve size for the "Gelephu Mindfulness City" project has also been questioned due to potential reductions. At present, there are still big differences between its real positions and mining operations.