MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

May 22: Earlier today, Iranian media outlets reported that a final draft of the U.S.-Iran agreement has been completed and is expected to be announced in the next few hours. However, Al Arabiya later disputed the reports, calling them fabricated. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo then clarified that while there has been progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, a deal is not certain, and he doesn’t want to appear overly optimistic. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi firmly stated that Iran will not back down in the talks. ### United States U.S. Media: American intelligence indicates that Iran is rapidly rebuilding its military capabilities, which would pose a significant threat if bombing were to resume. U.S. Officials: Iran’s stance on the nuclear issue remains tough. Secretary of State Pompeo: “We have made some progress on the Iran issue and have seen some positive signs.” Former President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat, demanding Iran hand over its enriched uranium, and suggestin

On May 22nd, Coinbase announced it will suspend perpetual contract trading for TRIA, NEO, and IMX at approximately 21:00 UTC+8 on June 4th. Any remaining open positions will be automatically settled when the suspension takes effect, with the final settlement price calculated as the average index price over the 60 minutes leading up to the suspension time. The final funding rate will also be set to zero.

On May 22, OnchainLens monitoring shows two addresses linked to the same entity closed out their HYPE short positions at an average price of approximately $60.2. The entity took a loss exceeding $6.99 million, then withdrew its remaining USDC and deposited the funds into Coinbase.

May 22nd, per Bitget market data, a midday slump in US equities tied to heightened Middle East geopolitical tensions was later offset after Iranian media confirmed the final agreement draft, driving a modest uptick in the three major US stock indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record high, while crude oil prices declined. Per HTX market information, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose 0.3% over the past 24 hours to reach $2.675 trillion. Bitcoin briefly recovered to $78,000 and is currently trading at $77,700, while Ethereum stands at $2,135. Among top coins, ZEC saw a minor pullback to $664, and HYPE remains resilient at $58.7. US crypto-linked stocks mostly advanced, with the following moves: MicroStrategy (MSTR) down 0.58%; Coinbase (COIN) up 1.19%; Circle (CRCL) up 2.92%; BitMine Immersion (BMNR) up 1.24%; SharpLink Gaming (SBET) up 2.27%. Meanwhile, the US semiconductor and storage sector posted strong gains, including: AMD up 0.45%; Qualco

May 22 (Xinhua News Agency) — U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on May 21 local time that Iran must turn over its highly enriched uranium, noting the United States will likely destroy the material once it is obtained. "We will get that highly enriched uranium. We don't need it, we don't want it. We will likely destroy it once we have it, and we will not allow them to have it," Trump said when pressed by reporters. The president added that ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have an uncertain outcome. According to data from PolyBeats sourced from prediction market platform Polymarket, the probability that Iran will agree to halt uranium enrichment by the end of May stands at 9%, rising to 23% by the end of June and 52% by the end of the year.

WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT | MAY 22 New Federal Reserve Chair Wash will be sworn in today, May 22, at 11:00 a.m. ET in a ceremony hosted by President Trump. Data from CME Group’s FedWatch Tool reflects market sentiment that interest rate cuts under Wash’s tenure remain dim: there is a 96.8% probability the Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady in June, a 3.2% chance of a 25 basis point rate hike, and zero likelihood of any rate cut priced into the market.