HTX Ventures: Will Focus and Invest in the AI x Crypto Space Alongside HTX DAO

May 22 — Per official sources, Binance is set to list Genius Terminal (GENIUS) and OpenGradient (OPG) for spot trading at 7:00 PM on May 22 (Beijing Time), with Seed Tags applied.

**Global Markets Wrap (May 22): Stock-Bond Divergence, Fed Credibility Tests, Middle East Energy Risks, and Crypto Volatility** On May 22, a sharp divergence emerged across global financial markets: equities remain anchored by lingering optimism around abundant liquidity and the AI growth narrative, while the bond market is already repricing for potential interest rate hikes. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.6%, marking the first time in 12 months markets are no longer pricing in rate cuts—and instead wagering on hikes. This shift signals dwindling patience with U.S. inflation, fiscal deficits, and energy-related risks. April’s U.S. data underscores mounting pressure: PPI rose 6% year-over-year, CPI hit 3.8%, and U.S. gasoline prices reached an all-time high in May. Markets are now waking up to a harsh reality: the Federal Reserve can no longer rely solely on holding rates high to stabilize the economy—it’s facing growing questions about its policy credibility. This is t

On May 22, the U.S. government launched a multi-agency coordinated financial operation through the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), targeting Iran’s domestic digital asset infrastructure in a systemic takedown designed to dismantle Tehran’s parallel shadow banking system. Per official disclosures, the operation successfully identified and disabled a large, interlinked digital wallet network directly controlled by the Iranian regime, freezing nearly $500 million in sovereign-linked crypto assets. The U.S. aims to undermine Iran’s ability to evade longstanding Western trade sanctions by blocking these alternative capital pathways, cutting off its funding for regional proxy networks, and systematically weakening the regime’s capacity to transfer or repatriate wealth outside the oversight of traditional global settlement institutions. The enforcement action centers on systematically targeting state-sponsored large-scale cryptocurrency exchange gateways that h

May 22 – Senior Analyst James Van Straten (@btcjvs) cited Checkonchain data in a social media post, indicating that since the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, Bitcoin’s long-term holder supply has surpassed 16.3 million coins, nearing an all-time high.

May 22: Per data from Arkham Monitor, Bitwise and 21Shares’ HYPE ETF saw a net inflow of $16.1 million yesterday. Separately, the Bitwise HyperLiquid ETF (BHYP) currently holds approximately $15.45 million in staked HYPE.

On May 22, Hyperinsight monitoring reported that SNDK (SanDisk) posted another sharp 10% gain during its last trading session, with its overnight price holding steady at a new high. The SNDK contract on the Hyperliquid platform trades at $1,540 as of now, with a daily trading volume of $101 million. The on-chain long position generating the largest gains from this rally belongs to wallet address 0x7b5. This address opened a 10x-leveraged long position on 2,050.7 SNDK tokens, earning $700,000 in unrealized profits so far. The wallet initially invested just $246,000 back in April, with an average entry price of $1,199—translating to a 284% return on its initial investment. Full Wallet Address: 0x7b51c5d9366077e1b3c1cba383389752f486071b