Balance (EPT) will be listed on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures

On May 4, CCTV International News reported that Ali Nikzad, Deputy Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Parliament, emphasized during an interview on May 2 local time along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz: “The Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war state, and Iran will not back down from the strait under any circumstances.” Nikzad noted the parliament will approve a “Strait of Hormuz Management Law” with three key provisions: - A permanent ban on Israeli vessels transiting the strategic waterway; - A requirement for vessels from “hostile countries” to pay a “war reparations fee” to secure passage permits; - A mandate that all other vessels may only transit the strait with Iranian authorization.

On May 4, per Bitget market data, SK Hynix shares jumped 9.8%, hitting an intraday record of 1.412 million South Korean won—marking the chipmaker’s first-ever market capitalization above 10 trillion South Korean won.

May 4 — Bitcoin surged this morning to reclaim the $80,000 level for the first time in three months, rising 1.56% in just one hour. That spike triggered nearly $106 million in liquidations across the entire network in less than an hour. Of that total, short positions accounted for $104 million. The largest single liquidation was a $11.7717 million Ethereum contract on Binance.

May 4 — Per Bitget market data, South Korea’s KOSPI index extended its gains at Monday’s open, climbing 3.2%. SK Hynix’s gains also widened to 7.9%.

On May 4th, Onchain Lens data shows that Bitcoin and Ethereum’s short-term surge has left swing trader whale wallet *pension-usdt.eth* with over $16 million in unrealized losses on its triple-short positions. However, the wallet’s positions remain far from liquidation thresholds: Bitcoin’s liquidation price is $99,716, while Ethereum’s is $3,348.61. ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Conciseness**: Uses active, punchy phrasing ("has left" instead of passive constructions) common in crypto news. 2. **Terminology**: Swaps "floating loss" for *unrealized losses* (standard in U.S. finance/crypto). 3. **Flow**: Uses colons/dashes to organize key details (liquidation prices) without clunky clauses. 4. **Tone**: Casual yet authoritative (matches U.S. crypto news style, e.g., CoinDesk/Decrypt). 5. **Clarity**: Explicitly links the surge to losses, avoiding vague wording.