Analysis: Crypto Market Sentiment Sees Significant Reversal, Traders are Now Paying a Premium to Maintain Long Positions

May 26 — The Wall Street Journal issued a correction to an earlier report, stating that a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command clarified the U.S. has not restarted its "Freedom Plan," and reports of the plan’s relaunch are inaccurate. Earlier, the Journal had reported that U.S. military officials disclosed the U.S. Navy had resumed assisting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, framing that escort operation as the restart of the "Freedom Plan."

May 26 — Official sources report that Optimism is rolling out its first-ever adjustment to transaction ordering rules for the OP Mainnet, effective today. For years, the network’s sequencer operated exclusively on a "highest-priority gas fee first" framework, and now an additional staking-based priority option is being introduced. This four-week experiment runs through June 23, after receiving approval from Optimism’s governing body earlier this month. Participation is optional: users must stake a minimum of 100,000 OP tokens to the PolicyEngineStaking contract to take part. The experiment is split into two phases: 1. Phase 1 (Week 1): Uses First-In-First-Out (FIFO) ordering, where staking amounts above the threshold do not impact transaction priority. 2. Phase 2 (Weeks 2–4): Shifts to a priority gas multiplier system tied to staking duration, meaning longer lockup periods for stakes will earn higher transaction priority. For users not joining the experiment, their existing transact

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May 26 — The Jerusalem Post, citing Israel’s i24 News diplomatic correspondent, reports U.S. officials have denied the U.S. has resumed both escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz and its participation in the Freedom of Navigation Initiative.

May 26: According to official sources, CME Group announced it is continuously expanding its cryptocurrency product lineup, launching futures contracts for Avalanche (and Micro AVAX) and Sushi (and Micro SUSHI). The new contracts further extend coverage to the high-throughput Layer-1 public chain segment, per the derivatives exchange’s statement.