Capital B has increased its holdings by 192 bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 3,135 BTC.

On May 18, the yield on Germany’s 10-year government bond rose to 3.187%, hitting its highest level since 2011. (FX168)

May 18th. New data from DefiLlama shows trade.xyz—an on-chain platform focused on TradFi asset perpetual contracts—is reinforcing its leading position in on-chain stocks, indices, commodities, and Pre-IPO perpetual markets. The platform’s total open interest (OI) has surpassed $23.8 billion, with weekly trading volume hitting $12.542 billion and 30-day trading volume reaching $52.014 billion. Its protocol revenue over the past 30 days stands at $1.89 million, further solidifying its dominance in the on-chain TradFi perpetual space. Trade.xyz’s rapid rise is closely tied to its innovative pricing mechanisms. For example, Pre-IPO perpetual contracts lack consistent external pricing, so the platform has adopted an "Internal Impact Price + EMA Dynamic Smoothing" system. Once the underlying assets go public, it seamlessly switches to external oracle pricing, enabling true 24/7 price discovery. During recent CBRS-related events, trade.xyz’s Pre-IPO prices accurately reflected post-IPO marke

NVIDIA is scheduled to release its Q1 FY2027 earnings report after U.S. markets close this Wednesday (early Thursday morning Beijing time), followed by an accompanying earnings call. Wall Street consensus projections peg the chipmaker’s quarterly revenue at roughly $78–79 billion, representing a ~78% year-over-year surge, with non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) landing around $1.77—marking a material jump from the same period last year. Key highlights to watch for in the results include robust shipments of NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform and sustained strong demand for its data center solutions. Analysts note that if NVIDIA’s actual earnings and second-quarter guidance again top consensus estimates, its stock price looks set to keep climbing. Conversely, any underperformance relative to expectations—given the stock’s lofty valuation—could spark volatility, triggering ripple effects across global AI-linked assets. Per Bitget market data, NVIDIA’s current market cap stands at a record $5.46

May 18: According to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), address 0x54d…e6029 purchased 5,001 ETH (approximately $10.6 million) via Cowswap over the past two hours, at an average price of $2,119.29. This address previously locked in a profit of more than $1.085 million from buy-low, sell-high ETH trades.

May 18 — U.S. Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot (Nasdaq: BTM) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which the company says will let it wind down operations and sell off assets in an orderly fashion. Bitcoin blamed the move on a rapidly shifting regulatory landscape: states have stepped up compliance rules, imposed transaction limits on crypto ATMs, some regions have banned or restricted its operations entirely, and the firm faces mounting litigation and enforcement pressure. Those issues have made its core business model unsustainable. Founded in 2016, Bitcoin Depot was once the largest crypto ATM operator in North America — and is now officially exiting the market.

May 18th: According to Hyperinsight monitoring, during recent market volatility, two major institutional liquidity provider (LP) addresses on the Hyperliquid platform conducted synchronized large-scale selling or withdrawal activities, with an estimated total scale of up to $100 million. Specifically, over the past two hours, the Auros Global LP address liquidated all its positions on the platform and withdrew approximately $6 million to Binance. Earlier, this LP had provided liquidity for 175 tokens on the platform, with its BTC liquidity pool alone reaching up to $45 million. Meanwhile, the address of prominent liquidity provider Wintermute has significantly cut its market-making exposure on Hyperliquid. Hyperinsight compared current data with previous records and found that its liquidity provision for BTC and ETH has dropped by roughly 90%. Previously, its combined liquidity for these two major tokens was around $40 million, which has now plummeted to $4 million. Though Wintermute