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May 31, due to the decline in the prices of Bitcoin and other crypto assets, the stock prices of some crypto reserve companies fell.
These companies have started raising funds through "digital credit" financing tools such as issuing high-yield perpetual preferred stocks, continuing to buy Bitcoin.
Since its launch about 10 months ago, this model has attracted approximately $10.5 billion in capital inflows.
Currently, several crypto reserve companies, including Strive Asset Management, The Smarter Web Company, and Capital B, plan to emulate this financing strategy.

Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the US and Iran are close to reaching a "very good agreement," and is striving to reach a "better agreement" as soon as possible; if negotiations fail, he will ask the U.S. Department of Defense to resolve it "by another means." He stated that the agreement would ensure the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's denuclearization, and emphasized that negotiations should not be rushed, or it would be difficult to achieve the desired outcome.

The US and Iran's game over the ceasefire memorandum escalates. Trump stated he would make a final decision but has not received approval; the US demands Iran permanently abandon nuclear weapons, open the Strait of Hormuz, and unfreeze approximately $12 billion in assets, Iran denies and claims actual control. The US continues maritime blockade and warns of actions, with both sides maintaining strategic ambiguity until the final agreement is reached.

This week, 84,000 Bitcoin options are set to expire; the put/call ratio is 0.88, and the maximum pain point is $75,000. Ethereum options totaling 639,000 are set to expire; the ratio is 0.81, and the maximum pain point is $2,200. As Bitcoin fell below $75,000, it failed to find support at the maximum pain point, and market sentiment is defensive. This month, only 20% of options expire, and concentration in the June contracts rises to 40%. The bulls have not reclaimed key levels; risk appetite has declined, and both the coin and Ethereum are under pressure. Short-term implied volatility may fall after expiration; the current put/call ratio does not look extreme, and bearish sentiment is neutral-to-defensive.

CryptoWorld News reports that Bloomberg ETF senior analyst Eric Balchunas stated that BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded a net outflow of $528 million yesterday, marking the second-largest single-day outflow since the ETF's inception.
This wave of outflows was mainly due to a large block trade on Tuesday, which led to a "step back" (correction) phase.
However, analysts noted that IBIT has still accumulated a net inflow of $2 billion this year, ranking in the top 2% of all market ETFs.
Its total historical inflow has reached $64 billion, and this outflow accounts for less than 1% of the total historical inflow.

CryptoWorld News reports that ExxonMobil executives state that AI analysis has identified 150 exploration opportunities worldwide.

BlockBeats points out that the market is still affected by rising inflation and the long-term impact of geopolitical conflicts. The Federal Reserve is hawkish; if inflation does not decrease, interest rate hikes may resume, and energy, AI investments, and global supply chain costs could increase inflationary stickiness. Tensions in the Middle East are high, with ongoing U.S. strikes on Iran and sanctions, raising risks to the energy supply chain. The AI/semiconductor boom has boosted related stock prices and costs, but equipment and infrastructure spending have also increased. After Bitcoin fell below $74k, it entered a deleveraging phase, with the $70,000–$78k range creating pressure.

Crypto界网 reports that a Google engineer has been charged with insider trading related to Polymarket, with the FBI stating that the employee used confidential internal search trend data to place millions of dollars in bets on Polymarket under the alias "alpharaccoon." On-chain data reveals that before attempting to launder money through privacy tools and offshore accounts, he had profited approximately $1.2 million.

Google Flow Music is officially launched, renaming ProducerAI to flowmusic.google, joining the Google Flow family. Added replace and extend two remix capabilities, allowing users to select segments with natural language for the AI to modify, such as extending the intro into dubstep, replacing multiple chorus sections, or providing alternatives for guitar solos. The workflow shifts from "whole song regeneration" to "local control," aligning more closely with the iterative pace of professional music production.

Mars Finance News, on May 27, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Bitwise HYPE ETF bought 183,162 HYPE tokens in the past two hours, worth $11.31 million.
As of May 25, they had purchased 1,037,410 HYPE tokens valued at $62.92 million.

Mars Finance News reports that, according to Jintou, a Reuters survey shows that the S&P 500 Index is expected to reach 7,620 points by the end of 2026, up from 7,500 points in the first-quarter survey.

ME News Report, May 16 (UTC+8), Lindsay Fraser of the Blockchain Association stated that even though the CLARITY Act has passed the Senate Banking Committee, ethical issues remain the biggest obstacle to cryptocurrency legislation. Senators Gallego and Brooks said that their support in the committee does not mean they will support in subsequent votes, and they need some form of ethical language. (Source: MLion)