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Sonic has launched native USDC and CCTP V2, enhancing cross-chain performance and institutional support. The upgraded native USDC improves network security, enhances liquidity, enables cross-chain transfers, and opens up centralized exchange support, providing users with institutional-grade deposit/withdrawal channels. Additionally, CCTP V2 supports near real-time USDC cross-chain transfers, offering CEX more powerful functionalities.

Two Republican senators urged the Treasury Department to clarify the tax rules for Crypto Assets to avoid unfair taxation, arguing that the new regulations could lead to inequitable taxes and stifle investment in the United States. They emphasized the need for a clear explanation of the tax implications for unrealized gains in digital assets, to prevent companies from being forced to sell assets to pay taxes, which would undermine fairness and penalize companies that innovate financial strategies. They are willing to respond promptly to tax policies related to Crypto Assets.

The US SEC has postponed the decision on the physical redemption of BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF and has begun soliciting opinions, which may improve trading efficiency. At the same time, the proposals for Solana and DOGE have also been postponed for review, and the SEC is seeking public opinions.

On May 14, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a month ago, a certain Whale spent 74.5 SOL, worth about $91,000, to purchase 20.31 million LAUNCHCOIN. Currently, these LAUNCHCOIN are worth over $3.51 million.

[A whale purchased 4586 ETH, worth over 11 million dollars] According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale address starting with 0x454 purchased 4586.79 ETH at a price of 2455 dollars each. This transaction used 67 WBTC (approximately 6.85 million dollars) and 4.41 million dollars of DAI, with a total transaction amount exceeding 11 million dollars.

Virtuals Protocol announces the launch of the VIRTUAL stake feature, locking VIRTUAL to obtain veVIRTUAL and enjoy a 20% allocation of Virgen Points. This marks a shift in the participation reward mechanism of the Virtuals ecosystem.

[VanEck and Securitize Launch Tokenized US Treasury Fund] VanEck and Securitize have collaborated to launch a tokenized US Treasury fund, providing investors with an on-chain avenue to invest in US Treasuries. The fund utilizes Securitize's integrated services and will initially be available on four blockchains: Avalanche, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Solana, with cross-chain interoperability achieved through Wormhole.

On May 13, according to market data, CEX's stock price briefly surpassed $250, currently quoted at $249.54, with an increase of 20.53%. Previously, it was reported that CEX was included in the S&P 500 index.

A publicly traded company focused on Bitcoin has announced the purchase of a large amount of Bitcoin through TETHER and plans to establish "Twenty One" with an initial reserve of 42,000 Bitcoins, worth $3.9 billion. The company, led by Brandon Lutnick, will provide Bitcoin Financial Services and create a Digital Money media platform.

On May 14, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Abraxas Capital has once again purchased 33,482 ETH ($84.7 million) in the past 12 hours, bringing its total purchases over the past 6 days to 211,030 ETH ($477.6 million).

[A certain Whale transferred the remaining 30,874 ETH to CEX, with total profits reaching 131 million USD] According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, "the Whale/institution that hoarded 120,874 ETH in September 2022" completed the transfer of the last 30,874 ETH from the previous Address to CEX within 20 minutes, closing all positions, with total profits as high as 131 million USD.

[A certain whale purchased 4586 ETH, valued at over 11 million US dollars] According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a whale address starting with 0x454 purchased 4586.79 ETH at a price of 2455 US dollars each. This transaction used 67 WBTC (approximately 6.85 million US dollars) and 4.41 million US dollars in DAI, with a total transaction amount exceeding 11 million US dollars.

According to the announcement of CEX Wallet, the 16th exclusive TGE will be held on May 14, 2025 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Beijing time), and the project is Privasea (PRAI), which will be carried out through PancakeSwap. From this time onwards, users will need to use Alpha Points to participate, and an additional 40 million PRAI will be used for follow-up activities. More details will be announced on the event page.

Virtuals Protocol announces the launch of the VIRTUAL stake feature, where locking VIRTUAL can earn veVIRTUAL and enjoy a 20% distribution of Virgen Points. This marks a shift in the rewards mechanism for participating in the Virtuals ecosystem.

[The number of wallets holding more than 0.1 SOL has increased to 11.04 million in the past two weeks] According to on-chain analyst @ali_charts, in the past two weeks, the number of wallets holding more than 0.1 SOL has increased to 11.04 million.

[Trump Calls on Powell to Drop Interest Rates Again] U.S. President Trump stated in a post on "Truth Social" that there is no inflation, and the prices of gasoline, energy, groceries, and almost all other goods are falling! The Federal Reserve (FED) must drop interest rates like Europe and China. "Mr. Too Late" Powell, why are you still hesitating? This is unfair to America, which is ready to thrive. Let everything take its course, and it will be a wonderful thing!

On May 13, according to market data, CEX's stock price briefly exceeded $250, currently quoted at $249.54, with an increase of 20.53%. Previously, it was reported that CEX was included in the S&P 500 index.

[Decentralization] perpetual futures [exchange] Perpl has announced the completion of $9.25 million, led by Dragonfly, with participation from Ergonia, Brevan Howard, Breed, L1D, and CMS. The new funds are intended to be used for building on Monad, with the [Testnet] expected to be launched by the end of this year.

On May 13, U.S. President Trump stated that tariffs would be increased on countries that impose tariffs on the United States. ( Jin10 )

On May 13, according to Lookonchain monitoring, DWF Labs transferred 3 million SIREN from Gate.io 9 minutes ago, worth approximately $541,000.