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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook report on May 6 in Kigali, Rwanda, according to CCTV News. The report revised down the 2026 economic growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3%, a reduction of 0.3 percentage points from the

根據 Grayscale Investments 2026 年第一季基金再平衡官方新聞稿，旗下去中心化金融基金（DEFG）已完全移除 Aerodrome Finance（AERO），並以 13.59% 的初始權重首次納入 Ethena（ENA）。

Singapore-based data center operator Princeton Digital Group has secured approximately US$856 million in financing in Indonesia to fund the 120 MW build-out of its JC3 campus in Jakarta, according to Princeton Digital Group. Financing Structure and Lenders The financing package comprises a US$456

Executives from Binance, Revolut, and Circle speaking at Consensus Miami stated that cryptocurrency is evolving beyond speculation into the financial infrastructure powering payments, remittances, and broader global access. The remarks reflect a broader industry narrative of crypto transitioning fro

據 CoinDesk 於報道，百慕達總理大衛·伯特（David Burt）於 5 月 6 日在 Consensus Miami 2026 大會上宣布，百慕達政府計劃在 5 月 11 日至 14 日舉行的百慕達數位金融論壇期間再度向與會者空投 USDC 穩定幣，同步引入更多可接受數位支付的本地商家。

據 5 月 7 日在邁阿密舉行的 Consensus 2026 大會演講，傳奇交易員 Arthur Hayes 表示，比特幣核心驅動因素為法幣流動性擴張而非監管政策，當前比特幣目標價接近 12.5 萬美元。Hayes 稱，比特幣在過去 18 個月內跌 25%，而同期川普簽署多項加密法案，論證監管明確化不直接影響幣價。

據 CoinTelegraph 於 5 月 7 日報道，Bitwise 首席投資長（CIO）麥特·霍根（Matt Hougan）週二表示，DoorDash 與 Meta 近期展開的穩定幣支付試點，很可能是「穩定幣真正的殺手級應用」，若大型科技公司持續採用，全球穩定幣市場在最佳情境下可於 2030 年達 4 兆美元規模。

The White House's top crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, set a July 4 deadline for passing broad crypto legislation into law, as the legislative window continues to narrow. Speaking Wednesday at the Consensus conference in Miami, Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital

Anthropic is shifting its Claude chatbot strategy from enterprise-focused clients to the consumer market, according to Mike Krieger, co-lead of the company's labs team. The AI startup is leveraging recent consumer market progress to increase the software's appeal to general users, with internal

SpaceX has adopted corporate governance policies that will significantly limit shareholder protections when the rocket maker goes public later this year, giving founder Elon Musk virtually unchecked executive authority, according to excerpts of SpaceX's IPO registration statement reviewed by

Samsung Electronics announced on May 6 that it will cease selling home appliances in mainland China, according to the South China Morning Post. The exit covers TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, and air purifiers, as the company shifts strategic focus to

Reid Hoffman, Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder, stated that autonomous agents will need crypto-based trust systems to transact across the open internet, suggesting this development may enable a comeback for NFTs. Hoffman's statement connects the emergence of autonomous agents to the

JPMorgan, Ripple, Mastercard, and Ondo Finance have completed a pilot transaction transferring tokenized U.S. Treasurys across borders using both the XRP Ledger blockchain and traditional banking infrastructure. Ripple announced the pilot on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, stating that the transa

Senior figures from CoinShares, Calamos, ProShares, and Flow Traders identified persistent infrastructure challenges in the spot Bitcoin ETF market, according to panelists. While spot Bitcoin ETFs have improved market access, the panel flagged three priority issues requiring resolution: custody

Corgi, a US-based business insurance startup, announced on May 6 that it raised $160 million in Series B funding led by TCV at a $1.3 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch. The round also included Kindred Ventures, Leblon Capital, and First Order Fund. This brings Corgi's total funding to $268

The White House is targeting July 4, 2026 for House passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, according to Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. Speaking at Consensus Miami, Witt said the administration's timeline calls for Senate Banking

根據以太坊聯合創始人 Vitalik Buterin 於 5 月 6 日在 X 貼文，EIP-8250 提案正式提出，核心機制為「密鑰隨機數（keyed nonce）」系統，旨在以太坊上實現大規模並行隱私交易。根據 EIP-8250 提案文件，該系統設計目標為在八年內支援高達 5,000 億筆隱私相關記錄。

根據資產管理研究機構 CoinShares 於 5 月發布的季度調查報告，在共管理約 1.3 兆美元資產的 26 家機構投資者中，63% 表示加密貨幣配置的主要動機為多元化投資與滿足客戶需求，較兩年前的 36% 大幅上升；投機性配置理由則從兩年前的最高佔比大幅下降至 15%。

據 NBC News 於 5 月 7 日報道，美國眾議員 James Baird 於 5 月 6 日在印第安納州第 4 選區共和黨初選中獲得逾 60% 選票成功連任。據美國聯邦選舉委員會（FEC）申報資料，與 Fairshake 關聯的政治行動委員會（PAC）為 Baird 在初選中投入 51.4 萬美元的廣告支出。

根據 a16z（Andreessen Horowitz）於 5 月 5 日公告，該風險投資機構正式推出第五期加密貨幣專屬基金「Crypto Fund 5」，募資規模達 22 億美元。同期，a16z 宣布領投企業 AI 整合公司 Tessera Labs、AI 招聘平台 Ethos 及 AI 創作平台 Glif 融資。