Crypto News & Market Updates

According to Bijie.com, Bescent stated that easing sanctions on Iran will depend on the extent of Iran's concessions on the nuclear issue. He pointed out that whether the U.S. lifts some sanctions or unfreezes assets will depend on whether Iran meets the core conditions set by the Trump administration. He emphasized that the US-Iran negotiations are a "multi-level agreement," and until Iran makes clear commitments, "nothing will truly be put on the table." Bescent also mentioned that any easing of sanctions would correspond to the degree of concessions Iran makes on the nuclear issue, including whether it transfers highly enriched uranium. Additionally, he did not directly respond to whether the U.S. would unfreeze funds or provide cash support to Iran, stating that the Trump administration is continuing to tighten restrictions on Iran's aviation system, emphasizing that Iranian airlines "have become illegal entities" and that the U.S. will not allow them to continue normal operations.

According to ChainCatcher and Jin Shi, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent expressed confidence that Fed Chair Wash will take the right steps to balance inflation and growth.

According to Bijie.com, according to Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered is telling clients that the recent decline in Ethereum prices should be viewed as Jeff Bezos told Amazon shareholders in 2001 about the burst of the internet bubble, believing that the token's "stock is not the company," and fundamentals will force the price to catch up in the next cycle. Jeffrey Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, said he views Ethereum as "very much like Jeff Bezos's description of Amazon's stock price during the 2001 tech bubble burst," and insists that the recent decline "does not reflect ongoing improvement in the Ethereum network's fundamentals." In a report summarized by journalists Yogita and The Block, Kendrick cited Bezos's famous saying, "Stocks are not companies," noting that after Amazon fell to about $6 in the early 2000s, it eventually grew into a trillion-dollar giant. Kendrick and his team have maintained a price target of $4,000 by the end of 2026 and $40,000 by 2030, implying about a doubling increase in the next 18 months and a 20-fold increase by the end of 2030.

According to Bijie.com, the EU plans to restart the CHIPS Act, which is expected to require an investment of 120 billion euros (about 140 billion USD) by 2035 to revitalize the domestic chip industry. The draft shows that the EU will take practical measures to boost demand for domestic chips, so previous legislation failed to successfully expand market share. A major project under consideration is to invest 30 billion euros to build a new factory for producing AI semiconductors and advanced 3-nanometer chips, with funding to be jointly provided by the European Commission, member states, and private enterprises. Additionally, the European Commission will facilitate connections between companies in industries such as telecommunications, defense, and automotive with chip suppliers to develop technologies that meet these needs. The draft plan will be submitted to lawmakers for review next week, but changes may still occur.

According to Bijie.com, Hyperliquid's SpaceX-USDH perpetual contract experienced a sharp flash crash on Thursday afternoon, dropping from an opening price of $2,277 to $1,254, a drop of nearly 45%, before partially rebounding to around $2,169. This volatility led to the liquidation of 1,393 positions by 405 users, totaling $1.51 million. In the past 24 hours, the contract's trading volume was only $4.87 million, indicating a lack of market depth and liquidity. The median margin for liquidation positions is only $31, indicating that users trade with 3x leverage and have very low risk tolerance. Unlike perpetual contracts for Bitcoin or Ethereum, SpaceX contracts have no public price benchmark, and their shares are traded only through private secondary markets for qualified investors. At settlement, the marked price was $2,132, still above the oracle price of $1,908, indicating that the contract maintained a premium after the crash. Despite the positive response from the U.S. stock and bond markets to another peace agreement, the crypto market remains under tremendous pressure.

According to Beating monitoring, Anthropic wrote at the end of the Claude Opus 4.8 announcement, "We also plan to release a brand-new level of model with intelligence surpassing Opus." As part of the Project Glasswing initiative, a few organizations are already using Claude Mythos Preview for cybersecurity-related work. Models at this capability level need to be equipped with stronger cybersecurity protection before being widely released. We are rapidly advancing the development of these protective measures and expect to bring Mythos-class models to all customers in the coming weeks. （We're making swift progress on developing these safeguards and expect to be able to bring Mythos-class models to all our customers in the coming weeks.） It is worth noting that current public reports disagree on Anthropic's claim to "bring Mythos-level models to all customers," and the specific models referred to and the definition of "all customers" remain debatable. On May 23, Anthropic reiterated in its latest software security collaboration program, Project Glasswing, that even if internal tests prove that the next-generation security foundation model Claude Mythos Preview possesses extremely strong vulnerability detection and cyber capabilities, until a more robust security alignment mechanism is developed, the company will indefinitely prohibit opening Mythos-level models to the public and commercial markets. --------------------------------- Click the original link below to join Beating · Feishu AI news channel provides 24×7/7 uninterrupted monitoring of global AI hotspots and news.

According to Bijie.com, p2p.org today launched Syncro Datastream, a real-time blockchain data streaming service for SUI and Hyperliquid. This product provides on-chain transaction and order flow data directly from active validator nodes in p2p.org, reducing delays in data propagation to public infrastructure. Syncro Data Stream is now live, priced at $2,000 per month, with new customers enjoying a one-week free trial. Syncro is part of p2p.org's crypto trading infrastructure product line, designed to provide faster data access for trading teams and market makers.

According to ChainCatcher and Golden Ten, Fed Musalem stated that Fed policy appears to be at or below a long-term neutral level.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that tech giant IBM announced plans to invest over $10 billion in the quantum computing field over the next five years, further strengthening its investment in this cutting-edge technology track. The goal is to build the world's first large-scale quantum computer capable of stably and error-free execution of complex computational tasks by 2029. IBM stated that this $10 billion investment will cover multiple areas, including R&D spending, capital expenditures, ecosystem collaborations, manufacturing capacity expansion, and mergers and acquisitions. The company will also invest $1 billion in Anderon. In the future, Anderon will not only serve IBM itself but also provide its chip manufacturing technology to external customers. Currently, the company has begun engaging with potential clients. (Reuters)