Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

On May 10, 2026, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector witnessed a major liquidity migration as over $2 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL) transitioned from LayerZero-based integrations to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), according to the report. This shift was

According to DefiLlama data as of May 11, over the past 30 days, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms Hyperliquid, Pump.fun, and EdgeX together distributed about $96.30 million in earnings to token holders, including Hyperliquid’s distribution of $50.95 million. Three major platforms’ earnings distribution data over the past 30 days Based on DefiLlama data, Hyperliquid led the way over the past 30 days with a distribution amount of $50.95 million, with all its earnings distributed to token

According to reports released on May 11, the People’s Court of Gulou District, Fuzhou (Gulou Court) has recently concluded a case of a dispute over entrusted financial management. Investor Chen through intermediary Liu injected RMB 480,000 into “foreign-exchange wealth management.” After the funds were converted into USDT (Tether), they were transferred to an overseas trading platform, where Chen ultimately suffered a total loss of principal due to the platform’s closure. The Gulou Court held th

According to Cryptopolitan, on May 8, the Korea National Tax Service (NTS) officially launched a project to build an AI tax-tracking system in the Seoul Regional Tax Office, with an estimated budget of about $2.2 million, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. According to Korean outlet Edaily, the Financial Security Institute (FSI) announced the development of a security verification tool dedicated to smart contracts and is pushing three major projects, including building a verific

SHIB gains momentum after the burn spike, ETF listing, and improving market sentiment. Analysts project mixed targets, with resistance near $0.000007 and bullish case at $0.000027. Bitcoin strength and whale accumulation support early recovery across the meme coin sector. Shiba Inu

SHIB gains momentum after the burn spike, ETF listing, and improving market sentiment. Analysts project mixed targets, with resistance near $0.000007 and bullish case at $0.000027. Bitcoin strength and whale accumulation support early recovery across the meme coin sector. Shiba Inu

According to a report by Bitcoin.com News on May 11, Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Goldman Sachs chief FX strategist, said the Brazilian real (BRL) has been “badly hit and is severely undervalued,” and expects the USD/BRL exchange rate to ultimately fall below the 4.5 level in the coming months. He defines a rate of $1 to 4.5 reais as the currency’s “fair value” exchange rate. Robin Brooks’ Forecast: Two Key Drivers and Target Exchange Rate Citing Robin Br

According to Korean tech media Digital Today, on May 11, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse denied market speculation that Ripple is gradually distancing itself from XRP at the “XRPL Las Vegas” event on May 9. He emphasized that the long-term goal of expanding stablecoin and enterprise financing businesses is to increase XRP liquidity and improve financial institutions’ trust. Brad Garlinghouse Denies XRP Marginalization Claims According to a report by The Crypto Basic, Garlinghouse said at the XRPL L

Pokémon Mega Festa 2026 Event Draws Massive Crowds Pokémon Korea held the Pokémon Mega Festa 2026 on May 1, attracting an unexpectedly large turnout. According to Seoul city data, 160,000 people gathered at the event locations—40,000 in the Seongsu-dong café district and 120,000 in Seoul Forest.

According to a Reuters report on May 11, 2026, Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England and Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), said at a meeting on Friday that international regulators will have to “fight” with the U.S. government over the development of global stablecoin standards, emphasizing that without international standards, stablecoins would not be able to be effectively integrated into the global payments architecture. Bailey’s key warning: international standards, rede

According to a report by PanDaily on May 11, citing insiders, the first round of funding for China’s AI company DeepSeek is close to being finalized, with a funding size of about 50 billion yuan (about $7.35 billion). If it is successfully completed, it will break China’s record for single-round funding by an AI company. Citing information from insiders, multiple media outlets said the funding structure is that Alibaba, Tencent, and the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund each c

According to reports published on May 10, Reactor, an AI company co-founded by former Apple and Luma AI core members, has announced a public entry point to try its real-time world model. On the same day, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Bryce Schmidtchen released a demonstration video showing the model’s ability to generate real-time 3D scenes under user control; as of the time of reporting, the demo has attracted more than 7.8 million views. Reactor Real-Time World Model: Technical Capab

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intervened last week to delay the launch of 24 prediction markets exchange-traded funds (ETFs), halting automatic effectiveness under the SEC's 75-day filing rule and stating it requires additional time to study the products before they are made available to investors.

Cliff Weitzman, founder and CEO of Speechify AI, argues in an episode of 20VC's video series that modern software companies must fundamentally restructure operations to afford rising AI compute costs. Weitzman contends that traditional management practices will not survive this shift, and that compa

Robin Brooks, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and former Chief FX Strategist at Goldman Sachs, believes the Brazilian Real is poised to grow, as the currency’s value has been consistently rising since 2025. Two key drivers will benefit the Brazilian real: the end of the Middle East

On-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated in a recent published analysis that Bitcoin's recovery to the $80,000 level represents a technical rebound following a sharp prior decline and does not indicate the start of a new bull market.

According to data released by SoSoValue on May 11, for the week of May 4 to 8 (U.S. Eastern Time), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $623 million, marking the sixth consecutive week of positive inflows; spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $70.49 million; spot SOL ETFs recorded net inflows of $39.23 million; and spot XRP ETFs recorded net inflows of $34.21 million. Weekly Data for Spot Bitcoin ETFs (May 4-8, 2026) （Source: SoSoValue） Based on SoSoValue data, this week’s

At Consensus Miami, Google Cloud’s Widmann and PayPal’s Zabaneh said that AI agents cannot use traditional bank accounts and must take a crypto payment route. Google introduced the AP2 open protocol as the payment foundation for AI agents, and donated it to the FIDO Foundation; agents must access via key sharding and cannot transfer funds on their own. PayPal’s PYUSD is seen as a programmable payment layer, and merchants need to have machine-readable directories. Although AI agent traffic is common, the proportion of merchants with machine-readable directories remains low; accountability and multi-party custody issues still need to be defined.