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On May 23, Saudi Arabian media outlet Alhadath reported that Iran has proposed opening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for U.S. compensation. Iran is insisting that discussions around sanctions and frozen funds take place before any agreement is signed. Per tracking from PolyBeats via its Telegram bot channel @PolyBeats_Bot, prediction market Polymarket currently assigns a 4% probability to unobstructed vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz by the end of this month (May), with that likelihood rising to 33% by the end of next month (June).

May 23: Per a report from The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Donald Trump convened a National Security Council meeting that day. He has not formally decided whether to launch a new military strike against Iran, but signaled he is willing to give diplomatic negotiations "more time." Multiple U.S. officials stated that after hearing a briefing on Iran-related discussions, Trump expressed his desire to extend diplomatic talks, while noting the military strike option would remain available if those negotiations fail. Per monitoring by PolyBeats, prediction market Polymarket puts the probability that the next U.S.-Iran diplomatic meeting will take place by the end of May at 16%. That figure rises to 59% for meetings held by the end of June.

May 23 — Pakistan’s Army Chief General Bajwa has left Tehran, Iran. A meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and Bajwa has concluded, with Pakistan serving as the intermediary for the exchange of information between Iran and the United States. (Xinhua News Agency)

May 23: Changqiao Securities has further clarified recent regulatory developments related to China's cross-border securities business. The firm notes that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and mainland Chinese regulators have recently issued new rules for cross-border securities operations, establishing unified industry standards for services catering to Chinese mainland investors. These regulations apply to all foreign financial institutions, Changqiao says. The company is actively responding to guidance from both regulators and will steadily advance its compliance work in line with the requirements. The scope of the account cleanup requirements is narrow and specific, targeting two main account types: 1) investment accounts opened with suspicious or forged documentation; 2) zero-balance, dormant investment accounts. Customer accounts opened in accordance with regulations that hold genuine assets and positions are not subject to this cleanup. Changqiao firmly supp

Bitget will launch its TAG wealth management product on May 23. The event runs from 18:00 UTC+8 on May 23 to 18:00 UTC+8 on August 21. During the event, users can head to the "Earn Easy Coins" section to subscribe to this product, which offers a maximum APR of up to 25%. For full details, check out the official Bitget platform.

May 23rd: Binance Alpha will launch the Solstice (SLX) airdrop on May 25th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Alpha Points on the Alpha page right after trading opens. More details will be announced soon.