Gate News bot message, according to Gate announcement on May 21, 2025: Gate will launch the TOKYO GAMES TOKEN(TGT) on its platform. The platform will open the TGT/USDT trading pair on May 21, 2025, at 18:00 ( UTC+8. At the same time, Gate will launch the HODLer Airdrop event for the TGT token. The event will end on May 21, 2025, at 16:00 ) UTC+8, with a total of 750,000 TGT tokens to be distributed to eligible GT holders. Users holding 1 GT can participate in the airdrop prize pool, with a limit of 5000 GT per user. TGT is a platform token focused on Web3 games, aimed at introducing high-quality AAA games. The total supply of TGT tokens is 1 billion, issued on the IMX zkEVM network.

ChainCatcher News: According to Cointelegraph, according to data from blockchain intelligence platform Arkham, the German government sold 49,858 bitcoins in batches through wallet addresses marked as "German Government (BKA)" between June and July 2024, with an average selling price of about $57,900 and a total of about $2.89 billion in cash. These Bitcoins were originally seized by the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA) from the operators of the pirated movie website Movie2k. As of May 2025, the price of Bitcoin has risen to over $104,700, and if the German government had held the coins until now, their market value would have reached approximately $5.24 billion, meaning a missed potential profit of about $2.35 billion.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, U.S. President Trump stated, "I am a fiscal hawk."

According to the Gate News bot message and the official announcement from Gate on May 20, 2025: The Spookyswap (BOO) project team has completed a 1:1 token contract swap. Gate has carried out the corresponding token exchange operations and has reassessed the Spookyswap (BOO) project. The assessment results show that the Spookyswap (BOO) project no longer meets Gate's listing standards. Therefore, Gate has delisted the Spookyswap (BOO) trading market and conducted a token buyback for eligible users. Gate will continue to provide withdrawal services for Spookyswap (BOO) for one month, but will no longer support recharge and trading functions.

According to Gate News bot, The Block reported that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee held a hearing on May 20 to question SEC Chairman Paul Atkins regarding Crypto Assets regulation matters. Congressman Glenn Ivey focused on inquiring about the SEC's suspension of the fraud lawsuit against Justin Sun, as well as the association between Sun and the Trump-related memecoin. In response to Justin Sun's announcement that he would attend the dinner hosted by Trump for memecoin holders, Ivey stated at the hearing that it was "disturbing" and urged the SEC to conduct an investigation. In this regard, Atkins responded that the case is ongoing and clearly stated that memecoins do not fall under the category of securities, and the SEC plans to advance the regulation of crypto assets by formulating specific rules.

According to ChainCatcher news, Jin10 reports that U.S. President Trump stated that failing to pass an alternative to the tax bill would result in significant tax increases.

Gate News bot message, according to Gate market data, the BTC_USDT price has surpassed 106000 USDT, currently priced at 106032.7 USDT. The 24-hour increase is 0.80%.

BlockBeats news, on May 21, The Federal Reserve (FED) Musalem stated that inflation has eased but is above the 2% target. If inflation expectations become unstable, the FED's policy should prioritize price stability. (Jin10)

BlockBeats news, on May 21, FTX creditor representative Sunil stated that the repayment distribution date for FTX is May 30, and Step 9 has been updated to "allow claims": · Users with amounts exceeding $50,000 will receive 72.5% of the compensation; · The remaining compensation (up to 100%) and Interest will be distributed in subsequent distributions.

Jin10 data reported on May 21 that on May 20 local time, Sudanese Armed Forces spokesman Nabil Abdullah issued a statement saying that the Sudanese Armed Forces have completely taken control of Khartoum State, where the capital Khartoum is located. The statement indicated that the Sudanese Armed Forces have removed all armed elements of the Rapid Support Forces from Khartoum State, and this area has "completely freed itself from the control of the Rapid Support Forces."

According to BlockBeats news on May 21, Santiment stated on social media that Bitcoin Spot ETF is experiencing a large influx of funds, a trend that began in mid-April. In the past 5 weeks, the net inflow of Bitcoin ETF has reached 6.63 billion USD. Historical data shows that this is usually a strong bullish signal for the future rise of Bitcoin prices.

The article summarizes: The schedule of important economic events in the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes speeches by Federal Reserve officials, trading conditions in the energy market, and the release of crude oil inventory data. The CPI and retail price index data from the UK are also included.

Elon Musk stated that he will reduce political campaign spending in the future, as he believes he has already done enough, but he will still participate if necessary. He felt disappointed after collaborating with the "Government Efficiency Department," as the initial goal of saving $2 trillion was lowered to $150 billion. Previously, he spent $250 million supporting Trump, and this year the candidates he supported lost.

Odaily News Although several deadlines for executive orders have passed without public announcement, analysts believe that Trump's upcoming Memecoin gala and Vance's Bitcoin 2025 keynote speech may provide new information. Analysts at K33 stated that the development of encryption policy remains a key catalyst, urging participants to follow potential developments in strategic Bitcoin reserves in the coming days. However, analysts warn that recent executive orders could have a profound impact on the digital asset market. The Trump administration has signed multiple executive orders, including the establishment of a strategic Bit reserve and a U.S. digital asset reserve, aimed at making the U.S. a global encryption currency hub. (The Block)

The Sei Foundation has appointed Jamie Finn, co-founder of Securitize, as a strategic advisor to assist in building compliance-ready RWA infrastructure. Finn has extensive experience in the security token space and will support Sei in bringing traditional financial assets on-chain.

Jin10 reported on May 20 that Ukrainian President Zelensky stated on social media that he held a phone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and both sides reached multiple consensuses on deepening bilateral cooperation. Zelensky noted that the Norwegian government has committed to providing nearly $8 billion in financial aid to Ukraine, some of which may be prioritized for expanding local drone production in Ukraine, and he thanked Norway for supporting this proposal.

The core team of Solana, Anza, proposed a protocol upgrade called "Alpenglow," aimed at reducing block confirmation time to 0.1 seconds and increasing network speed by 100 times. The plan is to implement this through community governance voting between the end of 2025 and early 2026. After the upgrade, the Solana network will have real-time responsiveness, supporting new application scenarios such as instant payments and gaming. The team is optimistic about this.

Odaily News Solana co-founder Raj Gokal today posted on the X platform, stating that over the past week, attackers have been continuously trying to take control of their email, social media, Google, and Apple accounts. He reminded users that if they notice any unusual content in their accounts (such as issue coin, fundraising, etc.), it is highly likely due to a hacker intrusion, and urged users to remain vigilant.

According to Gate News bot, as reported by Cryptobriefing, SG Forge, a crypto subsidiary of Société Générale, is preparing to issue a US dollar stablecoin on the Ethereum network, specifically serving institutional clients. This marks the world's first US dollar stablecoin issued by a major bank on a public blockchain. It is worth noting that SG Forge has successfully launched the euro stablecoin EURCV and has obtained an EU electronic money license. The company plans to expand its new stablecoin business to other blockchain networks such as Solana in the future. Source: Cryptobriefing

U.S. President Trump expressed frustration and hopes that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will end the Gaza conflict to resolve the situation, bring hostages home, allow aid in, and rebuild Gaza. U.S. and Israeli officials denied that Trump has "given up" on Israel, but acknowledged the policy differences between the two sides.

Odaily News prediction market Kalshi has hired Donald Trump Jr. as its strategic advisor. The company is collaborating with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI to provide customized information to guide website users' betting. In this partnership, Kalshi will leverage xAI to integrate historical trend news, providing information support to traders to assist their judgment on events such as Federal Reserve interest rate adjustments or election outcomes. (Bloomberg)

BlockBeats news, on May 20, reported by The Block, that the Paradigm-backed startup Succinct has launched the next-generation zk-SNARKs Virtual Machine SP1 Hypercube. The company stated that SP1 Hypercube can generate zk-SNARKs for Ethereum Blocks in 12 seconds.

According to Gate News bot, El Economista reports that Argentine President Milei has dissolved the "Investigative Task Force" (UTI) responsible for investigating the losses related to LIBRA crypto assets investment by decree. The government stated that the group has completed the information gathering work, and all materials have been handed over to the national prosecutorial agency. The prosecutorial agency is conducting a criminal investigation into economic crimes and potential conflicts of interest. The opposition in the Argentine parliament is planning to re-establish an independent investigative committee and is preparing to summon relevant officials to testify. At the same time, judges have implemented asset freezes on some individuals involved in the case and have begun reviewing the assets of Milei and his relatives.

ZKsync announced that the latest upgrade will significantly optimize Gas fees, particularly by optimizing the elliptic curve precompilation and adding the ModExp precompilation feature, which will drop the cost of verifying typical zkSNARK proofs by 94%. Elliptic curve operations will be implemented in the circuit, with costs reduced by over 90%, while the addition of the ModExp feature is crucial for cryptographic applications such as RSA and ZK proof verification. Developers do not need to take any additional action, as the upgrade has been completed on the Testnet.

Golden Finance reports that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: the likelihood of an economic recession is 50%.

Gate News bot message, according to the official announcement from Gate on May 20, 2025: Gate will delist multiple tokens from the innovation zone on May 21, 2025, at 21:00 ( UTC+8. The tokens involved include JOBCOIN, FIGHT, BNBXBT, SIMMI, DOGEAI, RETARDIO, KM, LOCKIN, X, FURM, and a total of 54 tokens. These tokens are distributed across multiple public chains, mainly including SOL, BSC, BASEEVM, and ETH. Gate recommends users to withdraw their assets if they hold related assets before delisting.

On May 20, Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos stated that the decline in the Producer Price Index (PPI) will lead to a moderate Core PCE inflation reading. The Core PCE is expected to rise by about 0.13% in April, but March data may be revised upward, resulting in a year-on-year growth rate of approximately 2.6% for the Core PCE.

Kalshi Inc. has appointed Donald Trump Jr. as a strategic advisor and is collaborating with xAI, a company under Musk. Users can place bets on event outcomes on the Kalshi platform by purchasing derivation contracts. xAI will integrate historical trend news to provide information support for traders to assist in judging The Federal Reserve (FED) interest rate adjustments or election outcomes. The CEO of Kalshi believes there is a deep alignment between prediction markets and artificial intelligence, reflecting known information and expanding the boundaries of knowledge. (Source: Bloomberg)

On-chain analyst Yu Jin has detected that investor James Wynn has increased his position again when the BTC price pulled back above his long position entry price, reducing his long position from 570 million dollars to 190 million dollars, realizing a profit of 6.2 million dollars. He currently holds 2,675 BTC longs with a 40x leverage, worth 279 million dollars, with an entry cost of 103,629 dollars and a liquidation price of 87,765 dollars.

PANews, May 20 - According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, as the BTC price pulled back to the entry price of Whale James Wynn's BTC Long Position, he has started to increase the position again. Today, he has reduced his BTC Long Position from $570 million to $190 million, realizing a profit of $6.2 million. Currently, he holds a long position of 2,675 BTC with 40x leverage, valued at approximately $279 million, with an entry cost of $103,629 and a liquidation price of $87,765.

Jin10 data reported on May 20th, the Israel Defense Forces announced that earlier in the afternoon on the 20th, they killed a commander at the Hezbollah Mansouri base in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military stated that this member had planned multiple attacks against Israel, participated in the reconstruction of the Mansouri base, and facilitated the transfer of weapons. As of now, there has been no response from Hezbollah.

Odaily News Canaan Creative has released its unaudited financial report for the first quarter, with total revenue reaching $82.78 million, exceeding the previous financial forecast of $75 million, representing a rise of 135.9% compared to the same period last year. As of March 31, 2025, the company holds a total of 1,468.1 Bitcoins, with the fair value of its Crypto Assets and cryptocurrency receivables amounting to $125.9 million. For the second quarter of 2025, the company currently expects total revenue to be around $100 million.

Odaily News LaserCat NFT announced that it will officially launch the first batch of 520 NFTs on May 20, 2025.

The Pectra upgrade of Ethereum has not increased new or returning users but has dropped the churn rate. The number of new addresses and active addresses has slightly decreased, but the user churn rate has significantly reduced. This may be the effect of the network upgrade or a broader cyclical trend, and further observation is needed.

According to BlockBeats news on May 20, Greeks.live analyst Adam posted on social media stating, "The overall market sentiment is bullish, and Ethereum is performing strongly. The market is mainly focused on the DVOL MACD golden cross pattern signal, believing that volatility may soon rise, while also observing the rebound situation after Ethereum's second bottom test."

Jin10 data reported on May 20, the British government stated on Tuesday that British Foreign Secretary Raab will announce a suspension of negotiations for the free trade agreement with Israel, adding that the UK has also summoned the Israeli ambassador regarding Israel's expanded military actions in Gaza. British Foreign Secretary Raab stated that Israel's actions are intolerable and urged Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to immediately end the blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Golden Finance reports that Musk is advancing the lawsuit against OpenAI.

Odaily News Glassnode stated on the X platform that the Ethereum Pectra upgrade has not yet driven an increase in network participation. Since the upgrade, the average number of new and recovered addresses has decreased compared to the beginning of the year (down 1.8% and 8.4% respectively), but the attrition rate has also significantly decreased (down 8.5%).

Golden Finance reports that Bloomberg senior analyst Mike McGlone stated on social media that the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield exceeding 5% may indicate that investors are selling U.S. assets. This trend could create resistance for stocks and highly speculative Crypto Assets, while being favourable for gold.

BlockBeats news, on May 20, Musk stated, "I will still be the CEO of TSL in five years, unless I die."

PANews reported on May 20 that, according to Cointelegraph, blockchain intelligence company Arkham said that the German government missed out on more than $2 billion in profits after selling bitcoin in 2024. Previously, a wallet labeled "German Government (BKA)" sold 49,858 BTC in multiple transactions in June and July 2024 at an average price of $57,900, with a total value of more than $2.89 billion. According to Arkham, the move cost the German government more than $2.35 billion, and if held to date, the bitcoins would be worth $5.24 billion, as bitcoin has risen by more than 80% since it was sold. Miguel Morel, founder of Arkham, said that the sale model was rushed, did not optimize market impact and profitability, and was actually sold at market prices on five different exchanges, seemingly to obtain more liquidity.

Jin10 reported that Musk stated he plans to have dinner with U.S. President Trump this week in Washington.

Golden Finance reports, U.S. President Trump: I am a fiscal hawk.

The German government cashed out $2.89 billion by selling Bitcoin seized from piracy websites between June and July 2024, at an average price of about $57,900. However, by May 2025, the price of Bitcoin rose to $104,700, and if held until now, it could have reached a market capitalization of $5.24 billion, missing out on a potential profit of $2.35 billion. The founder of Arkham pointed out that the government's eagerness to obtain liquidity could lead to a loss in market capitalization.

Golden Finance reports that the market shows AVAX has broken through $22, currently priced at $22.01, with a 24-hour rise of 2.18%. The market fluctuation is significant, please ensure proper risk control.

Gate announced the launch of the SOON (SOON) HODLer Airdrop event on May 20, allowing participation with just 1 GT, with a personal participation limit of 5000 GT. Additionally, they have a limited-time pre-deposit benefit, where pre-depositing over $10 in SOON will enjoy zero Gas fees, and have the chance to receive additional SOON rewards worth $5 to $50, with a total airdrop amount of up to $30,000 SOON.

According to a report from Golden Finance and The Block, the Bitcoin liquid staking protocol Rover announced the completion of a $4.1 million seed round financing. The round's investors include institutions such as CMS, Animoca Ventures, and Bloccelerate. It is reported that Rover plans to use these funds to develop liquid staking solutions on the blockchain network Botanix.