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Iran deploys submarines to Strait of Hormuz amid US tensions
Iran's submarine deployment heightens geopolitical instability, potentially disrupting global oil transit and impacting market expectations.
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Iran restores missile capabilities, raising US military escalation risks
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OpenAI prepares IPO filing for September listing at potential $1 trillion valuation
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Prediction Markets
YES ▲1¢Average ships transiting strait of hormuz by end of may5%
US redirects 94 vessels in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions: CENTCOM
Likely NO ↑Average ships transiting strait of hormuz by end of may21%
CENTCOM intensifies Hormuz blockade, redirects 94 vessels, disables 4
Likely NO ↑Texas republican Senate primary95%
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate primary, boosting Democrats’ hopes
Likely YES ↑Bitcoin price predictions for may 2199.9%
SpaceX reveals $1.4B Bitcoin holding, boosting market confidence
Likely NO ↑Russia x Ukraine ceasefire6%
Russia delivers nuclear warheads to Belarus, escalating NATO tensions
NO ▲1¢Iran uranium enrichment agreement by december 3113%
Iran keeps near-weapons-grade uranium, complicates US nuclear deal talks
NO ▲1¢Best math AI model by may 202624%
OpenAI breakthrough shifts Math AI market dynamics, impacts Anthropic’s position
Likely NO ↑Israel x lebanon diplomatic meeting9%
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon complicate diplomatic prospects, impact markets
Likely NO ↑Russia x Ukraine ceasefire7%
Trump: US-Iran nuclear deal talks in final stages, oil price spike unlikely
YES ▲1¢NVIDIA price predictions for may 202697%
Nvidia unveils $80B stock buyback, raises dividend amid US-China tensions
Likely YES ↑Bitcoin price predictions for may 2199.9%
Bitcoin surges past $78,000, triggers $30M in short liquidations
YES ▲3¢Fed rate decisions35%
Fed minutes reveal openness to rate hikes if inflation stays above 2% target
Macro
Russia plans second yuan bond sale following Putin’s China visit
Wall Street anticipates lower open as oil prices surge on Iran fears
Walmart tumbles on disappointing guidance, warns of low-income consumer distress
Investors see higher Federal Reserve rate hike risk, Bank of America survey shows
US government to invest $2B in quantum computing companies
Goldman Sachs says US labor market is healthier now than when ChatGPT launched
US weekly jobless claims fall to 209,000, below estimates
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index crashes from 26.7 to -0.4 in May
Bank of England’s Taylor warns UK economy is weak, calls interest rates far too restrictive
US national debt hits $39T, rising $5B daily since October
Oil prices fall over 6% as Trump says Iran deal negotiations near completion
Walmart reports 7.3% revenue rise, warns of consumer pressure from rising costs and fuel prices
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Bitcoin
BlackRock sends 5,847 Bitcoin worth $450M to Coinbase amid ongoing crypto market swings
Strategy buys approximately 25,000 Bitcoin for $2 billion
SpaceX could IPO at $2T valuation while holding $637M in Bitcoin
Strategy may sell Bitcoin to finance $1.5B convertible note repurchase
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Ethereum
Ethereum hosts 72.6% of all tokenized ETFs as market eyes $20 trillion by 2030
Corporate Ethereum reserves reach $16B as companies stockpile 7.3M ETH
Ethereum Foundation names new co-leads for Protocol cluster
Ethereum Foundation launches clear signing to make wallet approvals easier to understand
Bitmine crosses 4.3% of total ETH supply as staking revenues hit $319 million annually
Market
Hyperliquid nears all-time high as Grayscale, Galaxy and a16z-linked wallets reportedly pile in
Nvidia posts record $81.6B revenue as AI data center demand surges
Bitfinex margin longs hit a 2.5-year high as traders bet big on Bitcoin
Ark Invest buys $4.4M in Bullish shares as stock rebounds from five-day slide
Bitwise CIO says Hyperliquid is undervalued as HYPE leads large cap crypto gains
Prediction Markets
US redirects 94 vessels in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions: CENTCOM
▲ Average ships transiting strait of hormuz by end of may
CENTCOM intensifies Hormuz blockade, redirects 94 vessels, disables 4
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Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate primary, boosting Democrats’ hopes
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Macro
Oil spike and Iran ultimatum pull crypto markets lower
Yardeni Research sees peak Treasury yields creating buying opportunity for stocks and bonds
China’s economy slows as consumption and output disappoint in April
Iran war costs global companies $25B and rising as oil tops $100 per barrel
Russian drone strikes Chinese ship near Odessa days before Putin meets Xi Jinping
AI
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to double down on LLM research
OpenAI and Dell partner to bring Codex into enterprise AI systems
HIVE surges 35% after announcing 320MW AI gigafactory plans
Philippines joins Pax Silica to advance 4,000-acre AI hub plan
Nvidia’s Rubin platform to drive AI server growth in second half of 2026
Tech
Google revives smart glasses ambitions with Gemini powered Android XR eyewear
Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark agent, and new video generation tools
Qualcomm signs major data center customer, expands market reach beyond mobile chips
Tata Electronics partners with ASML to build India’s first semiconductor fab
Google launches Googlebook laptops built around Gemini AI
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Regulation
US officials quietly study CBDC infrastructure despite Trump opposition, says former CFTC chief
Trump signs executive order pushing Fed to review non-bank access to payment rails
Japan’s FSA opens qualified path for foreign trust-type stablecoins under new payment rules
SEC to release innovation exemption for third-party tokenized shares as soon as this week: Report
Galaxy secures New York BitLicense to expand institutional crypto services
Web3
South Korean fintech NHN KCP launches 2-second stablecoin payment pilot on Avalanche
Crypto bridge Garden Finance suffers $11M hack via compromised solver
Solana Foundation president calls meme coins a production test net
Lombard migrates $1B in Bitcoin-backed assets to Chainlink CCIP after $292M exploit shakes LayerZero confidence
Arbitrum Security Council member says blockchains run on social consensus, not just code
AI Agents
Claude achieves 68.4% success rate as prediction market trader
Nous Research integrates Grok subscriptions into Hermes Agent, ditching API key friction
Virtuals Protocol introduces EconomyOS for managing AI agents’ inboxes and commerce functions
GitLab cuts jobs to invest in AI agents market opportunity
OKX publishes open protocol enabling AI agents to quote, escrow and settle autonomously
DeFi
Wintermute launches Armitage to deploy trading intelligence across onchain lending markets
Verus-Ethereum bridge under live attack with $11.6 million drained
Iran launches Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-backed insurance scheme for ships crossing the strait
Ethena’s USDe supply on Solana increases by over $560M in 5 days
Base introduces split-screen launchpad for token discovery
Press Releases
MEXC Launches SpaceX Pre-IPO Launchpad, Opening New 0-Fee Access Channel
WhiteBIT launches the UK platform, expanding into a key global crypto hub
LBank launches elite lead trader challenge with enhanced rewards for top trading performance
OmenX launches mainnet as the first live leveraged prediction market platform
Byreal boosts USD1 ecosystem with 2 million WLFI and AI advantage
NFTs
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT prices surge as crypto revival reignites risk appetite
Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT drops 99% from $1.3M to $12K
Gemini to close NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it sharpens focus on super app vision
Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026
Magic Eden to expand $ME buybacks in 2026 using revenue from Swaps, Lucky Buy, and Packs
Press Releases
Bybit launches SPCXUSDT pre-IPO perpetual contract with up to 10x leverage ahead of SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
Zama acquires TokenOps to roll out confidential & fully compliant distributions, airdrops, and vesting
Certora wins Canton Foundation grant to enable trust in multi-party systems
Blockchain.com announces confidential submission of draft registration statement for proposed initial public offering of Class A ordinary shares
Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) reports total holdings of approximately $337 million, includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, more than 11,000 ETH and over 283 million WLD tokens
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MEXC launches NEX Launchpool with 10 billion tokens in airdrop rewards
MEXC launches Ondo tokenized stocks carnival with a $1,000,000 reward pool
BingX shows robust 66% growth YoY in CoinGecko perpetuals report
OSL strengthens Asia’s digital asset ecosystem with listing of state-supervised gold-backed stablecoin USDKG
MEXC launches Ondo tokenized stocks carnival with a $1,000,000 reward pool
Sui launches gasless stablecoin transfers with support from Fireblocks
Podcast Notes
Asher Genoot: AI demand is just beginning, Honeydade’s multi-technology infrastructure strategy, and the role of data centers in reducing energy prices | The Pomp Podcast
Joanna Stern: Wearable AI devices have fallen short, the enduring role of smartphones in our lives, and the psychological effects of AI on human behavior | Big Technology
Luke Leasure: Layer Zero’s infrastructure vulnerabilities highlight security gaps, Aave’s collateral oversight demands better risk management, and the dynamics of looping reshape DeFi borrowing | Unchained
Griff Green: Unusual movements of restaked ETH signal illicit activity, Thorchain’s role in laundering funds, and the risks of smart contract exploitation | Unchained
Amanda Kahlow: Emotionally intelligent AI is revolutionizing sales efficiency, addressing traditional process inefficiencies, and scaling solution selling across industries | SaaS Interviews
Pluto: Restaking in DeFi poses financial risks, cross-chain bridges are vulnerable to exploitation, and AI’s dual role in crypto security | On The Brink
Alex Pruden: Quantum computing threatens elliptic curve cryptography, urgent need for postmodern cryptography, and the Bitcoin community’s philosophical divide | Empire
Paul Frambot: Morpho’s modular architecture enables tailored lending markets, 90% of volume is stablecoin loans, and operational security is critical for DeFi risk management | Unchained
Ali Yahya: Crypto infrastructure supports billions of users, regulatory clarity fuels innovation, and privacy emerges as a competitive advantage | Unchained
Jordi Visser: Bitcoin is set to break higher, the crypto winter will be the mildest ever, and AI will disrupt traditional value storage | Bankless
Paul Graham: Relocating to startup hubs boosts access to talent, unplanned meetings spark innovation, and Silicon Valley investors achieve superior returns | Y Combinator Startup Podcast