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

On May 6, Solana co-founder Toly announced at Consensus Miami 2026 that the network’s major "Alpenglow" upgrade will launch this year—potentially as soon as next quarter. Toly noted the upgrade will push transaction confirmation speeds near the physical "speed of light" limit, boosting the network’s speed, reliability, and transaction finality. This signals a shift for Solana: moving from its early innovation focus to a more mature phase centered on performance guarantees and reliability—critical for time-sensitive use cases like financial apps.

**May 6 Update: U.S.-Iran Developments & Strait of Hormuz** ### U.S. Statements - Secretary of State Pompeo: *“The Epic Fury operation has ended; we achieved its objectives.”* - Trump (via tweet): *“The Freedom Plan for Hormuz ship transits is temporarily suspended. Based on requests from Pakistan and others, our military victory over Iran, and progress toward a final deal, we’ve agreed to pause the plan (while keeping blockades in place) to see if an agreement is finalized.”* - Rubio: Confirms end of *Epic Fury*; U.S. Hormuz actions are defensive—*“If attacked there, we’ll respond with lethal force.”* - U.S. Military: Iran’s attacks haven’t met the threshold to restart large-scale operations; ready to resume action at any time. - U.S. Defense Secretary: U.S.-Iran ceasefire isn’t over; U.S. holds strong negotiation position. - Defense Sec: Trump doesn’t need congressional approval for ongoing Iran military actions. - U.S. Military: USS *Bush* (60+ aircraft) transits Ar

May 6th — Per LookOnChain data, a whale address is accumulating HYPE. Address 0xb5E4 has received 1.22 million HYPE over the past three weeks from Wintermute, Galaxy Digital, OKX, Bybit, Gate and Kraken, totaling roughly $52.28 million.

On May 6, Drift Protocol unveiled a recovery plan for users impacted by its April 1 hack. Each affected wallet will receive “recovery tokens”—each representing $1 in verified losses—acting as a pro-rata claim on the recovery pool. The pool initially holds ~$3.8 million in USDT (converted from remaining protocol assets) and will grow via: - A significant share of the platform’s net revenues; - Additional contributions from partners; - Up to $127.5 million in matching funds from Tether. The insurance fund, untouched by the hack, will have its use for user compensation or pool injections determined via governance proposals and DAO votes. Redemption will activate once the pool exceeds $5 million. The redemption price is calculated as **Total Recovery Fund Value ÷ Total Unredeemed Recovery Tokens**. Users may redeem at any time, but early redemptions forfeit remaining claims—those who wait can benefit from higher proportional compensation as the pool grows. The statement e

May 6 — French chipmaker Sequans Communications sold off 1,025 bitcoins in Q1 2026, slashing its crypto holdings nearly in half: from 2,139 at the end of 2025 to 1,114 by end-April. The company posted a net loss of $54.3 million in the quarter, while operating losses widened sharply—from $7.3 million in the year-ago period to $50.5 million.

**May 6 Crypto & U.S. Stock Update** Crypto markets extended a modest rebound on May 6. Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high of $81,700 and now trades at $81,100. Ethereum hit $2,398 intraday and currently sits at $2,363. Total crypto market capitalization is up 1.4% over the past 24 hours, reaching $2.759 trillion. Leading altcoin gainers: - DOGS: +63.8% 24h, now $0.0000624 - FTT: +23.4% 24h, $0.3588 - HIVE: +23% 24h, $0.073 - ZEC: +224% 24h, $518 - TON: +19.8% 24h, $1.98 Per Bitget data, U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday: - Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.7% - S&P 500: +0.8% (new all-time closing high) - Nasdaq Composite: +1% (new all-time closing high) U.S. storage sector extended gains: - Micron Technology: +11% - SanDisk: +12% - Nvidia: -1% (dip) - Intel: +12.9% (surge) Crypto-related U.S. stocks were mixed: - MicroStrategy (MSTR): +1.69% (regular session); Q1 net loss $12.54B, -4.3% after hours - Coinbase (COIN): -2.58% - Circle (CRCL)