According to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 5 hours, a whale opened a long position of 1.97 million TON with 3x leverage, worth $5.39 million, with a liquidation price of $0.944.

According to Odaily Seer, an account (address: 0x492442eab586f242b53bda933fd5de859c8a3782) that lost over $2.3 million in the Polymarket prediction event for "NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 2: Pistons vs. Cavaliers," purchased over $210,000 worth of bets on the Pistons to win by a 3.5-point spread against the Cavaliers. The average opening price was 51¢, resulting in a floating profit of $60,000. Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Pistons and Cavaliers started at 7:00 AM Beijing time today. Currently, in the second quarter, the score is 36-29, with the Pistons leading. The series is 1-0, with the Pistons holding a temporary advantage. Odaily Seer continuously monitors the prediction market, anticipating changes before they are priced in.

New York State Retirement Fund has increased its Bitcoin exposure by adding $41 million through the purchase of MicroStrategy shares. According to Odaily, this move reflects the fund's strategy to diversify its investments by leveraging MicroStrategy's significant Bitcoin holdings.

Several major banks have reported changes in their employment figures. According to Jin10, Citigroup has decreased its workforce by 15,000 people, while Barclays has maintained its current employment levels. Scotiabank has increased its workforce by 10,000 people, and Moody's Analytics has added 25,000 employees. RBC has expanded its workforce by 26,000 people, Société Générale by 40,000, JPMorgan Chase by 50,000, and Commerzbank by 50,000. ING has also increased its workforce by 50,000, Deutsche Bank by 50,000, Capital Economics by 55,000, and Sumitomo Mitsui by 55,000. UniCredit and Commonwealth Bank of Australia have both added 60,000 employees, ANZ has increased by 62,000, and BNP Paribas by 65,000. Nomura Securities, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley have each expanded their workforce by 70,000, while Goldman Sachs has added 75,000 employees. Pantheon Macroeconomics has increased its workforce by 75,000, Bank of America, Standard Chartered, and Danske Bank have each added 80,000 employees. TD Securities has also expanded by 80,000, Sparta Securities by 85,000, UBS Group by 100,000, and HSBC by 100,000. Mizuho Securities has increased its workforce by 110,000, Jefferies Group by 135,000, and DBS Bank by 150,000. Reuters has projected an increase of 62,000 employees.

U.S. April Nonfarm Payrolls Expected to Add 120,000 Jobs, Economist Predicts U.S. April Nonfarm Payrolls Expected to Add 120,000 Jobs, Economist Predicts Bill Adams, Chief U.S. Economist at Fifth Third Bank, forecasts that the U.S. nonfarm payrolls for April will see an increase of 120,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.3%. According to Jin10, the average hourly earnings annual rate is anticipated to rise from 3.5% in March to 3.8%, partially alleviating the impact of rising gasoline prices on living costs. If this prediction materializes, the average monthly job growth since the beginning of the year would be approximately 80,000, surpassing the growth rate of job seekers, which has slowed due to an aging population and immigration restrictions.

The U.S. Treasury has privately urged Binance to fully follow its 2023 court-ordered monitoring programme after reports of over $1 billion in funds allegedly linked to Iran moving through the exchange.

The New York State Retirement Fund gained an additional $41 million in Bitcoin exposure by increasing its holdings of MicroStrategy stock. (The Bitcoin Historian)

Yunfeng Financial has introduced a physical gold token, with each unit representing one gram of 99.99% LBMA-certified gold. According to NS3.AI, the gold backing these tokens is securely stored in vaults located in Hong Kong. This product is exclusively available to users who hold Hong Kong Professional Investor certification, and it does not have a secondary market for trading.

On May 8, a trader experienced a substantial financial setback in Ethereum (ETH) trading. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the trader, whose wallet address begins with 0x8062, initiated trading on February 2 with a capital of 4.38 million USDT. Three hours ago, the trader liquidated all ETH holdings, leaving an account balance of approximately 3.4 million USDT, resulting in a cumulative loss of about 1.48 million dollars.

Global gold demand increased by 74% to $193 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to the World Gold Council. According to NS3.AI, bar and coin demand rose by 42% to 474 tons, marking the second-largest quarterly increase on record. The World Gold Council indicated that geopolitical risks, inflation concerns, and uncertainty could sustain strong investment demand this year.

Institutional involvement in decentralized perpetual futures exchanges is still minimal, primarily due to perceived security risks and conflicts with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. According to NS3.AI, at the Consensus Miami event, Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures, described decentralized finance (DeFi) as a 'minefield.' He noted that perpetual decentralized exchanges (Perp DEXs) present more challenges for institutional use compared to centralized exchanges.

Elon Musk, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Anthropic, OpenAI trial sequel: Musk's outburst, Tesla's financial injection and the inside story of the "haunted house meeting" - Golden Finance, the "tech nuclear war" is still unfolding, with bombshell revelations coming one after another.

AI Agent, OpenAI, LLM, OpenAI makes models "speak." Beware: Insulting AI is expensive. Golden Finance: Speaking isn't cheap.

Stablecoins, the Clarity Act, banks, the US Congress, the US Clarity Act, the regulatory legislation for stablecoins is about to reach its decisive moment. Golden Finance, bargaining.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is bringing stablecoin payments directly into artificial intelligence infrastructure through a new partnership with Coinbase and Stripe, signaling a major step toward autonomous AI agents capable of transacting online without human involvement.

China accounts for 61% of global AI token usage, but the money it earns is probably less than a fraction of what Anthropic earns.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao shared the overall evolution of the crypto industry, covering the development of stablecoins, the role of AI, Bitcoin, the landscape of the exchange industry, and the future direction of global finance.

OpenAI launched three new realtime voice AI models for live reasoning, translation, and transcription. The tools are designed to power smarter voice assistants for customer service, travel, meetings, and multilingual conversations.

American Bitcoin reported a $45.2 million net loss in the first quarter of 2026 despite Bitcoin trading above the $80,000 level, underscoring how even political influence and deep capital access cannot overcome the harsh economics of modern Bitcoin mining.

Enterprises are building their own blockchains to access the settlement economy that previously flowed to public blockchains. This article will delve into this market opportunity, which exceeds $60 billion.