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The British Museum collaborates with Asprey Studio to recreate Dürer's 1515 masterpiece "Rhinoceros" as 11 pure silver sculptures, integrating Bitcoin blockchain inscriptions for provenance assurance. The works are custom-made by British craftsmen, reflecting a fusion of Renaissance spirit and modern digital art. This initiative continues the museum's previous collaborations with LaCollection and The Sandbox.

The Nebraska state legislature has just passed a bill regulating Bitcoin miners. The LB 526 bill requires large miners to bear the costs of infrastructure upgrades, mandates miners to report energy usage, and allows authorities to interrupt services. The bill was unanimously passed with a vote of 49:0. The Bitcoin mining bill LB 526 is not a major setback for companies in the state of Nebraska. Unlike anti-mining bills, it does not involve carbon emissions or other environmental impacts. Instead, it focuses almost entirely on the power grid. (BeInCrypto)

Nathan McCauley, CEO of the encryption bank Anchorage Digital, denied at Consensus 2025 that the company is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, calling the related reports "nonsense" and stating that lawyers have confirmed there is no investigation. Previously, reports indicated that the DHS AML group was in contact with former employees. Anchorage received approval from NYDFS last year.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on Digital Assets, stated at Consensus 2025 that Trump is expected to sign the stablecoin and market structure bill before the August congressional recess, although details are still being adjusted. He responded to the involvement of the Trump family in Crypto Assets business by saying that the president's children are legitimate and compliant as private investors, emphasizing that "the president cannot be bought." He also revealed that the White House remains committed to promoting a strategic Bitcoin reserve. (CoinDesk)

Wu learned that Haun Ventures announced a strategic investment in Squads to support the development of the stablecoin account Altitude, which provides global enterprises with a USD account that does not rely on traditional banks. Squads also launched the Multi-signature Wallet Squads Multisig and the consumer-facing USD account Fuse, serving team fund management and global user payments, respectively.

The French Minister of the Interior announced that he will convene practitioners from the Crypto Assets industry to discuss security measures in response to multiple kidnapping incidents related to Crypto Assets. This move comes after several recent incidents, including an attempted kidnapping of the family of a co-founder of a crypto trading platform. The co-founder of Ledger also faced a kidnapping.

Institutional-level encryption financial services and solutions provider Amber International announced a strategic partnership with Web3 venture capital firm Hash Global to launch a new BNB fund. The BNB fund, launched by Amber Premium in collaboration with Hash Global, provides institutional investors with blockchain-native yield products to meet their increasing demand for BNB on-chain yield, aiming to enhance the recognition and influence of BNB within traditional financial institutions.

The SEC has delayed the review of multiple crypto ETF applications, including the Grayscale SOLANA ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust. Bitcoin has returned to $100,000, but the derivatives market has not overheated, which may support new highs. The Ethereum Foundation has launched a "trillion-dollar security plan" to enhance ecosystem security. Three major presidential candidates in South Korea support Bitcoin ETFs and institutional investment. Tiger Brokers Hong Kong has launched crypto assets services, supporting BTC, ETH, and more.

According to Wu's report, monitoring by Arkham shows that the TRUMP Whale: BwoerV…D9DgQn transferred 1 million TRUMP to Binance Deposit at 21:40 UTC+8 today, valued at approximately 13.37 million USD. This TRUMP Whale withdrew 1 million TRUMP from Binance on May 6, when it was valued at approximately 10.86 million USD, and has now realized gains of about 2.51 million USD.

According to Wu, as reported by the Economic News Agency, MSCI has recently announced its semi-annual adjustments, which include the addition of 7 stocks to the Hong Kong micro cap index and the removal of 16 stocks. The 7 stocks include: Hong Kong Asia Holdings ( 01723-HK ), Yi Da Zong ( 01733-HK ), Liang Qing Holdings ( 08603-HK ), Haotian International Construction Investment ( 01341-HK ), JUNEE ( US JUNE ), etc.

According to Wu's report and the data dashboard from @defioasis, Axiom achieved a single-day volume of $321 million on May 13, capturing $3.338 million in fees, with 44,000 trading users, all of which are historical highs. Currently, Axiom's volume in the Meme trading terminal accounts for over 60%.