⚠️ Heshilian News Hourly Summary (Aggregated):

Statistics period: 09:00 - 10:00
🔥 10x Research: Bitcoin expected to hit an $88,000 target price
10x Research founder Markus Thielen said Bitcoin’s rise is driven by spot demand rather than leverage, and that its structure is healthier than earlier long positions. ETF fund inflows have continued, mining stocks are rising, and the options market is pricing in an optimistic outlook. This week’s two key catalysts are supporting the Bitcoin and altcoin markets. The current total market capitalization of the crypto market is $2.69 trillion, up 2.7% from last week; average weekly trading volume is $123 billion, which is 2% higher than the average.
🔥 Trump to visit China from May 13 to 15
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
🔥 Bitcoin whale address dormant for 12 years transfers $41 million BTC
On-chain data shows that a Bitcoin whale address dormant for 12 years recently transferred 500 BTC, worth about $40.6 million. During the 12-year dormancy, the address’s holdings value rose from $45.7k to $40.6 million—an 89-fold increase.
🔥 Strategy CEO: Software business saw strong Q1 growth, deepening the “Treasury + Software” dual-engine model
Strategy CEO Phong Le said that in the first quarter of 2026, the company’s software business delivered the strongest financial performance in the past decade, with revenue up 12% year over year and cloud business up 59%. Controllable profit margins improved by 27%, providing funding for Bitcoin treasury operations. The company has about 1,500 employees, serves more than 3,000 customers and 500,000 active users, and covers nearly half of the Fortune 500. The company is accelerating the development of AI and data platforms and has launched the “Mosaic” AI data infrastructure. Management said the company’s Bitcoin strategy and software business create synergistic effects.
🔥 Fed’s 17th chair Woshn takes office this week; AI bulls set to reshape the policy framework
The Federal Reserve is set for major personnel changes this week. The nominee chair, Kevin Woshn, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Monday and officially take over from Powell on May 15. At the hearing, Woshn called for scrapping the “dot plot” and re-examining forward guidance, which could trigger a fundamental overhaul of the asset-pricing framework that has been in place for 15 years. He is clearly bullish on AI, believing AI is a structural “de-inflation” force that can support high growth without pushing up inflation. He also highly praised blockchain as “disruptive foundational software.” The Fed chair term is 4 years and can be renewed.
🔥 Mysten Labs co-founder: Confidential transactions based on Sui to enable large-scale free privacy-protected payments this year
Mysten Labs co-founder and Chief Product Officer Adeniyi Abiodun said in a post on X that this year they will launch confidential transactions based on Sui, aiming to enable large-scale, free, privacy-protected payments.
🔥 OpenAI allows employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares in a single transaction; the AI wealth effect emerges
According to The Wall Street Journal, in OpenAI’s recent fundraising, each employee was allowed to sell shares worth up to $30 million. Last October, more than 600 current and former employees cashed out a total of $6.6 billion, with about 75 people cashing out at the maximum amount. Some employees donated their remaining shares to donor-advised funds to receive tax benefits. This move signals an explosion of wealth among employees at AI companies, as OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for what could become the largest IPO in history.
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