A whale has opened a $15 million short position on BTC, with the current price less than $300 away from their take-profit point.

May 9th — Per GMGN monitoring, Binance this morning posted a meme image captioned "aura maxxxxing" across its social media platforms, triggering a surge in on-chain prices for two Solana-based meme coins sharing the same names. Both **aura** and **maxxing** saw sharp gains throughout the day, with the rally extending into noon: - **aura**: Market cap hit a peak of $40 million, notching an all-time high with over 350% gains. It currently trades at a $39 million market cap, with $7.9 million in daily trading volume. - **maxxing**: Market cap peaked at $77 million, surging nearly 100%. It now trades at $61 million, with $2.5 million in daily volume. BlockBeats notes that meme coin trading is highly volatile, often driven by market sentiment and hype rather than actual value or utility. Investors are advised to exercise caution amid these risks. (Links retained as per original context: [GMGN monitoring](https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8) [aura](https://gmgn.ai/sol/to

May 9: Markets are fully focused on tonight’s U.S. April nonfarm payrolls report. Consensus estimates call for 62,000 new jobs added—well below the prior 178,000 reading, signaling a gradual cool-down in the U.S. labor market. However, the latest ADP employment report showed 109,000 jobs added, beating expectations, prompting markets to reassess whether labor conditions remain more resilient than anticipated. At this point, the market’s top focus is no longer whether the economy will enter an immediate recession, but if the current “low hiring, low layoffs” dynamic can persist. If unemployment stays low and wage growth remains sticky, the Federal Reserve will have more flexibility to keep interest rates higher for longer. Recent comments from Fed officials including Hammack and Collins have continued to signal support for holding rates steady. On the geopolitical front: While the U.S. and Iran have seen renewed clashes near the Strait of Hormuz, both sides are still leaving room

May 9 — Bank of America’s latest forecast projects the Federal Reserve will hold off on interest rate cuts until the second half of 2027, citing persistent high inflation and robust job growth as key drivers. BofA’s Global Research team had previously predicted rate cuts in September and October of this year, hinging on the assumption that former President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair would usher in a more dovish monetary policy stance. But as economic conditions have shifted, that outlook has changed. BofA economists now note: “We no longer expect the Fed to cut rates at all this year.” They also highlight that several economic headwinds — including the Iran conflict, tariffs, and the rise of artificial intelligence — have made forecasting rate moves increasingly challenging. Notably, larger divergences in Fed rate decisions typically lead to longer stretches of unchanged policy. At the Fed’s latest FOMC meeting in April 2026, an 8-4

On May 9th, per Coinbob Popular Address Tracker (link: https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN), on-chain trader Loracle topped Hyperliquid’s weekly contract profit rankings with over $11 million in gains over the past seven days. His key profit drivers included long positions in ZEC and TON, plus a crude oil short position. Both his long and short positions on WTI and Brent crude closed precisely at yesterday’s lows. Currently, Loracle’s largest profitable positions are a $20.9 million ZEC long and a $9.6 million TON long—combining for $9.7 million in gains, with no reductions to these positions yet. Notably, Loracle is Hyperliquid’s biggest long holder for ZEC and TON, and largest short holder for HYPE. His total account position size exceeds $100 million, with over $36 million in profits over six months. His latest trade: a 3x leveraged long position in AZTEC at an average entry price of $0.0246. Address: 0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae

**Singaporean Ex-Navy Diver Sentenced for $1.7M Crypto Theft** Singaporean former elite naval diver Captain Zhang Rongxuan has been sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison for stealing 1.7 million USDT from a crypto cold wallet, court records confirm. The incident unfolded on May 9: Zhang obtained an access card during a friend gathering, then snuck into the victim’s apartment while the victim was out. He covertly photographed the victim’s cold wallet seed phrase—key to accessing crypto funds—and made off with the 1.7 million USDT. Zhang used the stolen funds to buy luxury watches, gamble, repay his mortgage, and purchase shares in an NFT platform he co-founded with the victim (where he served as CEO). He pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including offenses under Singapore’s Computer Misuse Act and money laundering. A Singapore National Court judge handed down the sentence. Police recovered partial stolen assets, but Zhang did not substantially compensate the vi

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) has released its Q3 fiscal 2026 performance and key business updates, per monitoring from Dongcha Beating. The bitcoin mining firm signed a $340 million, 5-year AI Cloud contract with NVIDIA, deployed Blackwell GPUs, and secured a 5GW strategic partnership. NVIDIA holds an option to subscribe to up to 30 million shares of IREN common stock, with a potential $2.1 billion investment. IREN is accelerating its shift from bitcoin mining to AI Cloud, targeting 480MW of capacity by 2026 (fully contracted operating capacity, with contracted annual recurring revenue (ARR) hitting $3.1 billion and a year-end target of $3.7 billion). Under-construction capacity is expected to reach 1.21GW by 2027. Acquisitions of Nostrum (490MW in Spain) and Mirantis will strengthen its European footprint and software capabilities, while locking in 5GW of global power resources. For Q3, IREN reported total revenue of $14.48 billion (down sequentially, primarily due to lower bi