Point of View: The Federal Reserve Has Over-Eased, with a 65% Chance of Stagflation in the United States

On May 5, as Bitcoin topped $80k, Polymarket’s odds of Bitcoin hitting $100k this year rose to 46% (up from 30% on April 5). Additionally, BTC’s odds of reaching $90k this year stand at 68%, while the chance of it dropping to $50k is 37%.

On May 5, Coinbase rolled out cryptocurrency investment support for Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) in Australia, giving trustees a channel to diversify their assets. Coinbase’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) Managing Director John O’Loughlin and executive Pete Patanapanlert noted the service provides data exports compliant with local accounting standards and entity authentication processes tailored to the country’s fund structure. “As Australian regulations become clearer and institutional adoption of digital assets rises, the firm views SMSFs as a key growth area,” O’Loughlin said. “We aim to help investors incorporate crypto assets into their retirement investment strategies.” SMSFs are private retirement funds regulated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that let individuals directly manage their pension investments and allocate to assets like stocks, real estate, and crypto. Official data indicates that by the end of 2025, Australia will have approximately 664,000 SMSFs wit

On May 5, AI agent tool OpenClaw rolled out its 2026.5.4 version update. Key enhancements include: ### Core Updates - **Simpler Plugin Management**: Smoother npm/ClawHub official package recovery, more stable Beta channel updates, and the `doctor` tool now directs expired configs to the correct install path. - **Faster Gateway Startup**: Optimized startup/control paths to cut cold-start plugin scanning and lazy loading overhead, plus clearer phase-specific diagnostic info. - **Upgraded `doctor` Tool**: Preserves SecretRefs during cleanup, fixes expired plugin configs, and provides clear post-update action prompts if updates fail. ### Platform & Channel Optimizations - **Windows**: Resolves the `::1/libuv` loopback binding issue, fixes temporary/media file write path errors, and Discord startup/status reports now more accurately flag network anomalies. - **Multi-Channel Communication**: Slack thread bugs fixed, Telegram previews optimized, WhatsApp newsletter targeted se

On May 5, WTI crude oil fell 2% intraday per Bitget data, last trading at $104.09 per barrel.

On May 5, per Onchain Lens monitoring data, a whale that had been dormant for 6 months deposited 3.117 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened an ETH short position via limit orders between $2,530 and $2,670.

As of May 5th, Binance has announced in an official statement that it will delist the following trading pairs and cease trading at 11:00 (UTC+8) on May 8, 2026: AVA/BTC, BCH/BNB, CFX/BTC, ENA/BTC, HBAR/FDUSD, LA/BNB, MAGIC/BTC, OP/BTC, PUNDIX/USDC, STEEM/ETH, WIN/TRX, and XPL/FDUSD.