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According to Simply Wall St, reported on May 6, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is working with the U.S. federal government, serving as the broker and trustee for the federally supported minor personal savings account program (Trump account). In the same period, Robinhood released its first-quarter 2026 earnings report, and cryptocurrency trading revenue fell 47% year over year compared with the same period in 2025.

According to Bitcoin Magazine’s report on May 5, Nasdaq-listed K Wave Media announced it is abandoning its bitcoin custody plan and shifting to artificial intelligence infrastructure business; the company’s board of directors has approved redirecting the remaining $485 million under the Anson Funds amended agreement to data center, GPU computing, and related acquisition activities.

According to The Block on May 6, an anonymous crypto whale who filed a lawsuit under the pseudonym “DB” sued Coinbase and the accused thief “John Doe” on Monday, accusing Coinbase of refusing to return frozen DAI funds related to a 2024 crypto theft case even after it provided sworn affidavit proof that it is the legitimate owner.

According to a joint statement released May 4 by five banking industry associations, including the American Bankers Association (ABA), regarding a stablecoin yield compromise proposed by Senators Tom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks for the “Clarity Act” (CLARITY Act), each organization said the proposed wording would not be sufficient to prohibit paying stablecoin holders’ returns and interest, and called it a “significant gap that must be addressed.”

Pi Network founders Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis are appearing as featured speakers at Consensus 2026 in Miami this week, according to an announcement from Pi Core Team on May 5, 2026. The appearances mark a strategic repositioning of the project around AI, identity, and ecosystem

During Strategy’s first-quarter earnings call held on May 6, Chairman Michael Saylor said the company may sell some Bitcoin (BTC) to pay dividends, saying the move is intended to “inject a shot of confidence into the market” to signal the company’s normal operations. Strategy reported a net loss of $12.5 billion for the quarter.

According to a statement published by U.S. President Trump on May 6 on the Truth Social platform, Trump announced a suspension of the “Freedom Plan” being carried out in the Strait of Hormuz, citing reasons including requests from countries such as Pakistan and major progress in reaching a comprehensive final agreement with Iranian representatives; Brent crude fell 1.81% to $107.88 per barrel that day, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell 1.72% to $100.51 per barrel.

Angus Fletcher, head of digital assets at State Street, stated that the cryptocurrency industry must develop security solutions before large volumes of real-world assets (RWAs) transition on-chain, according to his remarks on the topic. Fletcher's statement reflects concerns within traditional

According to Microsoft’s annual Work Trend Index report released on May 5, the report analyzed trillions of anonymous Microsoft 365 productivity signals and surveyed 20,000 employees across multiple markets including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan. The report data shows that only 13% of employees say their employers provide incentives when attempts to improve work with AI do not deliver the expected results.

As reported by Finbold on May 4, based on the 13F quarterly filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Situational Awareness LP (SALP) and calculated using SanDisk (SNDK)’s May 6 share price of $1,406, if SALP made no sales, the current value of its SNDK holdings would be $1.48B.

According to a May 5 report by the Financial Times, Meta is developing an AI assistant (Hatch) for mainstream consumers, inspired by OpenClaw from OpenAI, with the goal of completing internal testing by the end of June; at the same time, Meta plans to integrate an independent agentic shopping tool into its Instagram service before the fourth quarter of this year.

According to CoinTelegraph, on May 6, the plaintiff Kenneth Kolbrak filed a class action lawsuit in the Manhattan federal court in New York, on May 4. The defendants are rapper Iggy Azalea, and the suit alleges that she made false statements about the actual use and business integration of the meme coin Mother Iggy (MOTHER) based on the Solana blockchain.

According to SoSoValue data, as of May 5, 2026, in Eastern Time, the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs reached $467 million, marking a positive capital inflow for the 4th consecutive day; the same day, the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs reached $97.5728 million.

According to the New York Post, on May 6, OpenAI CEO Greg Brockman testified in federal court in Oakland, California, on May 5, disclosing that when Musk stepped down from OpenAI’s board in 2018, he delivered an all-hands speech saying that when he pushed AI at Tesla, he “wouldn’t spend time on safety,” and that in 2017 he and OpenAI co-founder negotiated over equity stakes in a tense, close-to-violent confrontation.

Cloudflare's Chief Strategy Officer stated that more than half of internet traffic is now non-human, highlighting a shift in web usage patterns driven by AI agents. The company points to the x402 Foundation as a key initiative building infrastructure to support a sustainable digital content economy

South Korean battery makers SK On, LG Energy Solution, and Samsung SDI are experiencing mounting pressure in the US market as major automakers cancel or delay electric vehicle projects, disrupting planned battery supply agreements, according to The Korea Times. US EV Project Cancellations Impact

According to a report by Bitcoin Magazine on May 6, U.S. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno said the Senate will consider the “Digital Asset Market Transparency Act” (CLARITY Act) “next week”; Moreno said: “We will put it on the president’s desk by the end of June, and he will sign it into law before July 4.”