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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.”

Robinhood's senior vice president Johan Kerbrart stated that overseas demand for U.S. equities is growing, driven by three key factors: tokenization, 24-hour trading, and regulatory shifts. According to Kerbrart, these developments are enabling broader investor access to U.S. markets beyond

Polygon announced on May 5 via its official X account that it has partnered with Hinkal to launch a private stablecoin payment solution based on zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), supporting private transfers of USDC and USDT via the Polygon network. The solution also integrates a transaction review (KYT) mechanism, allowing regulators to verify transaction compliance while protecting transaction privacy.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated the cryptocurrency exchange is "80% ready" to go public, as the platform announced a new partnership with MoneyGram to address last-mile cash conversion challenges in digital asset access. IPO Readiness According to Sethi, Kraken has made substantial progress

Indian cybersecurity firms including Indusface and Astra Security are adopting AI agents built on large language models to accelerate software vulnerability testing from days or weeks to hours, according to The Economic Times. The shift reflects growing attacker speed and AI tools' emerging ability

According to Cointelegraph on May 6, market data provider Kaiko released a report on Monday saying that ahead of Robinhood’s announcement to list multiple tokens, the perpetual futures market showed abnormal open interest, funding rates, and on-chain trading patterns. In the report, Kaiko research analyst Laurens Fraussen questioned whether the above phenomena reflect that some traders had already positioned themselves before the announcement was released.

Rivian is developing multiple variants of its lower-cost R2 electric vehicle and expects to begin deliveries around June, according to Reuters. The US electric vehicle maker recently started volume production of the R2, which is central to its growth strategy. Rivian chief executive RJ Scaringe

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on X on May 6 that Xbox will stop developing the AI Copilot on the console side and will gradually shut down the Copilot service on mobile devices. According to IGN, Sharma sent an internal memo to Xbox employees on the same day, saying that the Xbox team is undergoing a major transformation and has appointed new leadership to accelerate execution.