Russian central bank plans to restrict citizens' cryptocurrency trading

Patrick Witt, a digital asset advisor to Trump, stated that the announcement of Bitcoin's strategic reserve is expected to be released in the coming weeks, and stated that relevant laws are in place and assets are properly protected. He mentioned that the US government believes that Bitcoin should be a part of the financial architecture and emphasizes the importance of rule making.

BBX News: Yesterday, the SEC's "Innovation Exemption" framework will allow cryptocurrency platforms to provide tokenized US stock trading with light regulation. Coinbase has launched zero commission traditional stocks and announced tokenized stocks as the next step; Robinhood EU has 100 tokenized stocks in operation and L2 blockchain construction is underway. Core points: Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN): The SEC Innovation Exemption Framework will be implemented as early as this week, and Coinbase is the most directly benefiting platform; Zero commission traditional stocks have been launched (March 2026), and tokenization of stocks is the next step; Nasdaq has been approved by SEC in March, while ICE is awaiting approval. ⚠️ The framework has not been officially released yet. Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD): Core beneficiary of SEC exemption framework; 100 tokenized US stocks in the EU have been put into operation, and L2 blockchain construction is underway; If exempted from landing, it will compete head-on with Coinbase in the US tokenized stock market; The probability of Polymarket's "$50 billion TVL" is about 41%. Source: bbx.com

According to analyst Alicharts, approximately 60 whale addresses holding at least 10000 ETH have been liquidated in the past two months. Alicharts states that entities holding positions of approximately $2 million exiting the network in the short term typically indicate institutional profit taking and asset reallocation. The decrease in the number of giant whales is consistent with the inflow of funds into the exchange. In the short term, the resistance path of Ethereum may be downward, and attention should be paid to the support of $2000.

On chain data shows that user @ Jason60704294 made a cumulative profit of $176 million through multiple BTC transactions in May. Among them, from May 12th to 20th, short selling BTC resulted in a profit of $126 million; Short selling BTC from May 5th to 6th resulted in a loss of $3.49 million; From May 4th to 5th, I made a profit of $5.76 million by long trading BTC; On May 4th, short selling BTC resulted in a profit of $2.76 million. The open position closed today is the largest open position of the month, holding 3294 BTC worth $265 million. (Auntie Ai)

According to on chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a16z (@ a16zcrypto) has accumulated 918 million HYPE positions with a total value of 356 million US dollars, with an average price of 38.77 US dollars and a single coin floating profit of 793 million US dollars. Accumulated 206000 HYPEs in the past 11 hours, accumulated 235 million HYPEs since April 16th, and accumulated 4.92 million HYPEs since 2026. Excluding the portion transferred to the exchange and market makers, a16z currently holds 8.84 million HYPEs, scattered across multiple addresses, ranking sixth in total holdings.