⚠️World Chain News Hourly Summary:

Reporting Period: 18:00 - 19:00
🔥 Iran's super-large oil tanker breaks US blockade, carrying 1.9 million barrels of crude oil
On May 3rd, according to Xinhua News Agency, a super-large oil tanker affiliated with Iran's National Oil Tanker Company broke through the "foreign naval fleet" monitoring blockade, carrying over 1.9 million barrels of crude oil. This move highlights Iran's shipping strategies in energy supply chain management and evading US naval surveillance, and once again demonstrates its operational capability to ensure energy transportation safety.
🔥 Reuters Investigation: Iran’s largest crypto platform Nobitex linked to the family of the Supreme Leader
On May 3rd, according to Reuters investigation, Iran’s largest crypto trading platform Nobitex was founded by brothers Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi. They registered the company under the pseudonym “Aghamir” to downplay their connection to the Kharrazi family. The family has close ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his popular successor Mojtaba Khamenei. Nobitex has over 11 million users, processed over $100 million in transactions during conflicts, with large amounts of funds flowing overseas. Blockchain analysis shows that some transactions related to sanctioned entities were processed on the platform. Elliptic estimates suspicious funds at about $366 million, Chainalysis about $68 million. Additionally, wallets associated with the Central Bank of Iran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto assets to Nobitex in 2025, suspected of evading financial sanctions.
🔥 Institutions: Crypto card monthly spending rises to $600 million, up over 6 times year-over-year
Memento Research data shows that the monthly spending volume of crypto bank cards has risen to $600 million, a more than sixfold increase over the past year. The total on-chain transaction volume via crypto cards reached $7.2 billion, involving about 24 million transactions and 1.36 million wallet addresses. Among these, 62.5% of transactions used USDT, with approximately $348 million occurring on the Solana network. Jupiter Global’s crypto card business grew over 660% month-over-month, with some cash-back rewards reaching 4%-10%. About 90% of crypto card payments are settled through Visa. Memento Research states that stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying settlement infrastructure for global consumer payment systems.
🔥 WSJ: Federal Reserve internal discussions shift from “when to cut rates” to “when to raise again”
According to WSJ, internal discussions within the Federal Reserve have shown a clear shift. After months of expectations for rate cuts, officials are now discussing “under what conditions they need to raise rates again.” At the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting, three regional Fed presidents publicly opposed the policy language of “more likely to cut next.” Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said future rate adjustments “could be either hikes or cuts.” Incoming Fed Chair Jerome Powell admitted that the Fed is shifting from a “dovish bias” to a “neutral stance,” and if rate hikes are needed, they will first switch to neutral guidance. Persistently high energy prices, the Strait of Hormuz crisis, and escalating Middle East tensions are reigniting US inflation risks, weakening market expectations for rate cuts this year.
🔥 OPEC+ seven countries decide on an 188k barrels/day production adjustment, further discussion on June 7
On May 3rd, OPEC+ seven member countries (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman) held an online meeting to review global market conditions and outlook. The participating countries decided to implement an 188k barrels/day production adjustment based on the additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023, which will be executed by June 2026. The seven countries will hold another meeting on June 7. (Jin10)
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