News Preview:
Russian President Putin will make a state visit to China;
Pyth Network (PYTH) will unlock approximately 2.13 billion tokens at 10:00 PM Beijing time on May 19, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 36.96%, worth approximately 95.5 million USD;
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7:00 PM Beijing time on May 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 5.07%, worth approximately 33.4 million USD;
NVIDIA will announce its Q1 2027 financial report at 5:00 AM Beijing time on May 21;
Y Combinator will conduct its first in-person interviews for crypto and fintech startups in New York on May 21;
Coinbase will suspend trading of 12 perpetual contracts, including KAITO, on May 21.
May 18
Macroeconomics:
The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting will be held from May 18 to 19.
Exchanges:
Coinbase will launch four AI infrastructure stock perpetual contracts on May 18
Coinbase announced it will launch four AI infrastructure stock perpetual contracts on May 18, including Cerebras Systems (CBRS), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Nebius Group (NBIS), and Bloom Energy (BE). These contracts support long and short positions, leverage trading, and 24/7 trading, and will be available to retail and institutional traders in regions meeting liquidity conditions.
Binance will launch multiple USDT TradFi perpetual contracts on May 18
According to the official announcement, the Binance Futures platform will launch perpetual contracts at the following times:
May 18, 2026, 21:55 (UTC+8): FLNCUSDT perpetual contract, with a maximum leverage of up to 10x
May 18, 2026, 22:00 (UTC+8): DRAMUSDT perpetual contract, with a maximum leverage of up to 20x
May 18, 2026, 22:05 (UTC+8): RKLBUSDT perpetual contract, with a maximum leverage of up to 10x
Binance Futures will launch the BTCUSD1 perpetual contract at 09:00 UTC on May 18 (17:00 Beijing time), with a maximum leverage of up to 100x. This is also the first perpetual contract trading pair on the Binance Futures platform priced in USD1.
Meanwhile, USD1 has entered the highest collateral tier in Binance Futures' Portfolio Margin system, with a collateral ratio of up to 99.99%. This means that within Binance's unified account system, USD1 can not only be used as a stablecoin asset but also has efficient margin and collateral properties. After this update, USD1 is starting to form a more complete trading loop on leading trading platforms, serving both as a trading currency and as margin assets and collateral in the unified account.
Binance will support Enjin Coin (ENJ) network upgrades on May 18, pausing deposits and withdrawals
Binance expects to suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Enjin Coin (ENJ) network at 21:35 (UTC+8) on May 18, to support its network upgrade. The project will upgrade at block height 15,543,000 (expected at 22:35 UTC+8 on May 18).
Project Updates:
The decentralized exchange VOOI supported by YZi Labs announced on platform X that due to the chain abstraction infrastructure provider OneBalance deciding to cease its chain abstraction (CA) solutions, VOOI Light will stop services starting May 18. Users are required to close all outstanding orders and withdraw funds from the designated page before May 18; otherwise, funds may be lost. VOOI stated it is connecting with a new provider, and additional information for VOOI stakers and airdrop recipients will be announced separately.
Token Unlock:
YZY (YZY) will unlock approximately 20.83 million tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on May 18, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 4.46%, worth approximately 6.2 million USD;
May 19
Macroeconomics:
Russian President Putin will make a state visit to China
According to CCTV news, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russian President Putin will visit China from May 19 to 20.
On May 19, Tuesday at 20:00, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will speak at the European Central Bank research conference;
Project Updates:
Base announces the selection list for Batches 003 accelerator and will hold a live Demo Day on May 19
Base revealed the selection list for Base Batches 003 accelerator, covering 12 projects. These include AI agent infrastructure Blockrun.ai, prediction market Stealth, AI agent payment infrastructure 4Mica, privacy Perp DEX OPAL, gamified social prediction platform Onsight, no-collateral lending protocol Credifi, collateralized stablecoin lending platform Tomorrow, AI coordination and execution trading routing layer Agently, on-chain foreign exchange hedging platform Nivo, opinion market JPEG App, credit services for AI agents and institutions Floe Labs, and digital bank Liminal. The official will provide exclusive guidance, resource support, and funding opportunities for selected projects, culminating in a live Demo Day in San Francisco on May 19.
Token Unlock:
Pyth Network (PYTH) will unlock approximately 2.13 billion tokens at 10:00 PM Beijing time on May 19, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 36.96%, worth approximately 95.5 million USD;
May 20
Macroeconomics:
On May 20, Wednesday at 7:00, 2026 FOMC voter and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will speak
Meta plans to lay off about 10% of its workforce on May 20, affecting 8,000 positions
Meta Platforms plans to lay off about 10% of its workforce, approximately 8,000 positions, aiming to improve operational efficiency while increasing investments in AI.
Project Updates:
Senator Warren writes to Zuckerberg, requesting Meta to explain its stablecoin integration plans by May 20
According to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Elizabeth Warren, the Chief Minority Member of the Senate Banking Committee, recently wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, requesting that he respond to seven questions regarding the stablecoin integration plan by May 20, covering pilot stablecoin names, launch timelines, changes to the MetaPay wallet, business arrangements with third-party issuers, privacy protection measures, and illegal financial control. Warren warned in the letter that integrating or prioritizing a specific stablecoin on Meta's platform with 3.5 billion daily active users could have serious implications for competition, privacy, the integrity of payment systems, and financial stability. She also mentioned that Meta indicated last year to Congress that it had no intention of issuing a stablecoin, but it did not disclose its business relationship with third-party stablecoin issuers.
Previously, Meta planned to re-enter the stablecoin space in the second half of this year and is looking to integrate third-party suppliers to support stablecoin payments and launch a new wallet. Insiders stated that Meta has issued product requirements to third-party companies, and long-term partner Stripe is a potential candidate for the pilot.
Token Unlock:
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7:00 PM Beijing time on May 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 5.07%, worth approximately 33.4 million USD;
KAITO (KAITO) will unlock approximately 17.6 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on May 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 4.70%, worth approximately 7.9 million USD;
May 21
Earnings Report:
NVIDIA will announce its Q1 2027 earnings report at 5:00 AM Beijing time on May 21
Macroeconomics:
On May 21, Thursday at 2:00, the Federal Reserve will publish the minutes from the monetary policy meeting
Exchanges:
Coinbase will suspend trading of 12 perpetual contracts on May 21
Coinbase will suspend trading for the following perpetual contracts around 21:00 (Beijing time) on May 21: KAITO, SENT, SAHARA, CAKE, TOSHI, AKT, VET, ANIME, THETA, ZK, KERNEL, BARD. Any open positions at that time will be automatically settled, and the final settlement price will be calculated based on the average index price over the 60 minutes prior to the suspension of trading, with the funding rate for the last settlement period set to zero.
Developer Activity:
Y Combinator will host its first in-person interviews in New York, focusing on crypto and fintech startups. Selected teams will join the Summer 2026 batch in San Francisco and receive a standard investment of 500,000 USD for 7% equity. YC previously launched the option to issue investments through the Circle stablecoin USDC. This interview will take place in New York on May 21, and YC stated that New York is becoming a key ecosystem for stablecoins, asset tokenization, trading, agency e-commerce, and capital markets. Nemil Dalal, the visiting partner responsible for the crypto direction, mentioned that more teams calling themselves "non-crypto" in fintech will also start using on-chain infrastructure in the future.
May 22
Special Attention:
UK court allows victims of Blue Sky Greyscale to register evidence with the high court before May 22
The UK High Court held a hearing from February 16 to 17 regarding the asset disposal of the laundering case involving approximately 60,000 Bitcoins, with over 11,300 claimants from China, accounting for about 8.8% of the 128,400 victims. The related Bitcoin funds originated from the illegal public deposit case of Tianjin Blue Sky Greyscale Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., where the main perpetrator, Qian Zhimin, fled to the UK with the coins, triggering anti-money laundering scrutiny due to the purchase of luxury homes, and was ultimately sentenced to 11 years and 8 months. The over 60,000 Bitcoins held by him were frozen by UK authorities. The UK allows Blue Sky Greyscale victims to register evidence for making claims on the frozen assets with the high court by May 22 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Project Updates:
A New York judge has delayed Aave's emergency motion to unfreeze 71 million USD in ETH, requiring both sides to submit supplementary statements by May 22
Federal Judge Margaret M. Garnett in the Southern District of New York has postponed the ruling on Aave's emergency motion, requiring both the plaintiff and defendant to submit supplementary statements by May 22, with a new hearing scheduled for June 5. The judge stated that Aave had not sufficiently explained in earlier filings the specific circumstances under which "compounding losses" could occur if the injunction remained in place, thus requiring both parties to provide additional arguments on several legal issues, including the applicability of New York's "safe harbor principle," the legal distinctions between fraud and theft, creditor priority, the applicability of resulting trusts, and whether individual victims could be identified and compensated proportionately.
Token Unlock:
MBG By Multibank Group (MBG) will unlock approximately 27.15 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on May 22, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 8.09%, worth approximately 8.7 million USD;
SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 13.32 million tokens at 5:00 PM Beijing time on May 22, with a ratio to circulating supply of about 4.17%, worth approximately 5 million USD;
May 23
Project Updates:
Cardano's NFT marketplace JPG Store announces it will close on May 23
Cardano's NFT marketplace JPG Store announced on platform X that it will close JPG Store and Comet platforms on May 23, as the platform can no longer operate sustainably. The website will cease operations, but smart contracts will continue to run. NFTs in self-custody wallets and JPG Store contracts will always belong to the users and can be accessed through other aggregation platforms or the Cardano command line interface. Users with social login wallets need to transfer assets to self-custody wallets within 30 days. The platform will maintain full functionality during the final 30 days to assist users in completing the transition.
May 24
No updates
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