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Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1% intraday on May 11.

According to Foresight News, DMG Blockchain announced the establishment of subsidiary DMG Infrastructure in April to operate artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) services, with plans to transition its data centers toward AI/HPC operations. The company mined 21 BTC in April

According to Foresight News, USDT0, Tether's asset interoperability protocol, announced security architecture details following the Kelp incident. The protocol employs a proprietary Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) with message veto rights and requires three independent validators based on

According to Jincaoshuju, on May 8, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss regional developments. Araghchi stated that U.S. destructive actions in the Persian Gulf and recent statements from American officials are weakening diplomatic

According to Cryptopolitan, Bitcoin's kimchi premium on South Korean exchanges reached 1.98% recently, marking the highest level since late February, as measured by CryptoQuant's premium index. The metric reflects the price difference between Bitcoin traded on South Korean exchanges and the global v

According to CITIC Securities research, the U.S. added more non-farm jobs than expected in April 2026, with the unemployment rate at 4.3% as forecast. The brokerage expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates once by 25 basis points in the second half of 2026 if Iran tensions ease and oil prices

According to Microsoft's security research team, since late 2025, attackers have been distributing fake macOS troubleshooting guides on platforms including Medium, Craft, and Squarespace to trick users into running malicious terminal commands. The commands download and execute malware designed to st

South Korea's Seoul Composite Index rose 4.3% intraday on May 11, with semiconductor stock SK Hynix surging 10% during the session.

According to South Korea Customs, during May 1-10, South Korea's exports surged 43.7% year-over-year, while imports grew 14.9%. The trade surplus reached $1.7 billion for the 10-day period.

According to Foresight News, VanEck's Matthew Sigel said in a CNBC interview that Bitcoin is expected to reach new all-time highs within 12 months, despite a roughly 50% pullback from 2025 peaks. Sigel noted that current market sentiment remains cautious, resembling short covering rather than

According to News1, South Korea's National Tax Service launched its first pilot program on April 29 to entrust private crypto custodians with managing seized virtual assets. The bidding deadline is May 12, with the trial running through year-end. Major Korean custodians including KODA, KDAC, Hecto

According to Foresight News, enterprise blockchain infrastructure provider Antier Solutions has completed a $3 million funding round led by GVFL. The funds will support development of secure transactions, verifiable workflows, and institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure, with expansion into

According to CoinDesk, Google Cloud and PayPal executives said at Consensus today that AI agents will operate on crypto payment rails due to structural limitations preventing them from accessing traditional bank accounts. Google Cloud's Web3 strategy lead Richard Widmann stated that crypto payment r

WTI crude oil touched $99 per barrel today (May 10), up 3.80% intraday.

According to Hongyuan Futures, Shanghai tin futures broke through the 400,000 yuan per ton level last week, hitting a high of 430,700 yuan per ton, with a weekly gain of nearly 10%. Macro sentiment recovery and rising AI sector demand drove the rally, while the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained

According to Lookonchain, a dormant Bitcoin OG address (starting with 1KAA8G) transferred 500 BTC worth approximately $40.62 million today. The address acquired these coins when BTC traded around $914, generating a profit of $40.17 million and an 88x return on

According to Mysten Labs co-founder and Chief Product Officer Adeniyi Abiodun, the company will launch confidential transactions on Sui this year to enable large-scale, free privacy-preserving payments.

According to Onchain Lens, whale 0xc79 purchased 2,153 ETH for 5 million USDC at $2,322 per token 2 hours ago.

According to shipping intelligence firm Kpler, two crude oil tankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels disabled tracking signals while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last week to evade Iranian attacks. The Basrah Energy, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), loaded 2 million barrels of Upper