「Binance Life」 Bi-Weekly Record 6x Surge, Suspected Whale Cash Out $9.37M Tokens Last Night

SAO PAULO, Brazil — May 26 — A joint survey from Mercado Bitcoin and Opinion Box finds cryptocurrency is gaining traction in Brazil’s financial sector, with 16% of Brazilian investors now holding digital assets in their portfolios. The poll also reveals that 56% of Brazilians who have never invested in crypto are eager to enter the market down the line. The data signals Brazil’s crypto industry is maturing, as local investors stay conservative and prioritize security above all. The go-to investments for Brazilians remain Time Deposit Certificates (56%), followed by savings accounts (49%). Notably, digital assets are being used to diversify investment portfolios rather than replace traditional options entirely; nearly half of crypto investors still keep funds in savings accounts. The results also highlight a strong sense of opportunity: 61% of Brazilians see Bitcoin’s recent drop as a favorable buying chance, and that number jumps to 79% among those who already own crypto. Meanwhile,

On May 26, DeFi yield protocol Pendle Finance announced that synthetic dollar asset apxUSD (maturing November 2026) from Apyx Finance has officially been integrated into BNB Chain. Users can now access a fixed-income strategy built on STRC via Pendle, with the current fixed APY hitting 13%. Issued by Apyx and collateralized by preferred equity from Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs), apxUSD currently comprises Strive’s SATA and Strategy’s STRC. While apxUSD itself doesn’t generate yield, it can be split into principal tokens (PT) and yield tokens (YT) on Pendle. Pendle notes that YT holders gain access to higher-leverage exposure to Apyx, while PT delivers a fixed return above STRC’s dividend yield. Liquidity providers (LPs), meanwhile, earn both protocol revenue and points-based incentives simultaneously.

May 26: According to Hyperinsight monitoring (via their Telegram channel @HyperInsight), over the past hour, the so-called "13 Million Whale" wallet on Hyperliquid has seen two liquidations of its BTC long positions, totaling 130.8 BTC (≈$10.01 million). This wallet has held the title of the network’s largest liquidation address for two consecutive days. At 6 PM ET yesterday: The BTC short positions held by this wallet were liquidated sequentially, with a total of 169.5 BTC (≈$13.15 million) force-closed. The wallet used its remaining $220,000 in collateral to open a 40x leveraged BTC long position. At 8 AM ET today: A drop in BTC’s price to roughly $76,650 hit the liquidation threshold, leading to another liquidation of the wallet’s BTC long positions. Combined, the two liquidations resulted in a total loss of $308,000 over the 48-hour period. Wallet Address: 0x2fc3195efbf91ad90854bc3c02fe739895c23460

May 26. Over the past week, Bitcoin’s price slid from roughly $79,000 to a local low around $74,000 before bouncing back to near $77,000. Its price momentum dropped 21.7%, signaling a sluggish trend and building selling pressure. Meanwhile, spot crypto volume delta (CVD) and perpetual CVD rose 77.2% and 35.5% respectively, suggesting selling pressure is easing and the market is moving toward balance. Market activity has also cooled off: spot trading volume fell 10%, while futures open interest dipped 3.5%, pointing to fading speculative interest and a more wary market tone. That said, hints of fresh risk appetite are starting to surface. The long-position funding rate surged 135.4%, underscoring robust demand for bullish bets and a shift toward more optimistic sentiment. In the options space, the 25-delta skew edged up, meaning a small rise in demand for downside protection, while open interest stayed steady—showing positions are still holding. Turning to traditional markets: the MV

On May 26, data from HTX revealed the ESPORTS contract and spot markets experienced an extreme price divergence, peaking at over 40%. Currently, the perpetual contract’s mark price sits at $0.0478, while the on-chain spot price is $0.0392, resulting in an approximate 22% gap. Funding rates for ESPORTS contracts on major exchanges have now turned negative. Additionally, Coinglass data shows total ESPORTS open interest across all exchanges surged to $48.32 million, with 24-hour contract trading volume hitting $617 million. In the last 24 hours, liquidations reached $8.3167 million, with long positions making up $6.6682 million of these liquidations.

May 26 – OKX officially launched its Exchange OS Whitepaper on May 26, per the platform’s official announcement. This open protocol infrastructure allows anyone to deploy spot trading pairs, perpetual futures, or prediction markets on X Layer without needing prior approval from OKX. OKX Founder and CEO Star stated, “We believe the next phase of on-chain finance centers on building shared market infrastructure: this tool lets developers and institutions create new trading markets more efficiently, while keeping flexibility intact for front-end design, market structure, risk management, and compliance frameworks.” Furthermore, OKX revealed it will soon roll out the first market built on Exchange OS—the 2026 World Cup Prediction Market—set to go live in June. Star added, “The next chapter of on-chain finance shouldn’t be written by one single platform; it should be co-created by everyone who wants to build markets.”