Wu says it's a daily choice of encrypted news + macro-indicator this week

1. Bitmine stands at 717 000 ETH with a total hold of 5278 000

Bitmine (BMNR), with an increase of 7.17 million ETH in the past week, has now increased to 5.27 million ETH warehouses, representing approximately 4.37 per cent of the total supply of ETH, valued at approximately $11.56 billion at current prices. The company's total investments in encrypted assets, cash and “moonshots” amounted to $12.6 billion, including $685 million in cash and approximately $83 million in holdings of Eightco (ORBS). Bitmine has now pledged 4.71 million ETHs and is expected to generate approximately $289 million in annual MCs。

2. Strategy purchased 24,869 BTCs for approximately $2.01 billion, total warehouse 843,738

Strategy announced that it had purchased 24,869 BTCs at an average price of approximately US$ 80,985 for approximately US$ 20.01 billion. According to the company, BTC Yield has reached 12.6 per cent since 2026. As at 17 May 2026, Strategy held 843,738 BTCs, with a total acquisition cost of approximately $63,877 million and an average cost of approximately $75,700。

Goldman Sachs Clear XRP and Solana ETF

Goldman Sachs ' latest 13F document showed that it had cleared XRP and Solana ETF in the first quarter of 2026, after holding approximately $154 million XRP ETF and being one of the largest institutional holders at the time. At the same time, Goldman Sachs still holds about $700 million bitcoin ETF, and reduced about 70 per cent of the ETF hold-up; it also raises shares such as Circle, Galaxy, Coinbase and shares such as Strategy, IREN, Bit Digital and Riot。

4. Launch of Bitcoin Clearing Marine Insurance Platform in Iran

Iran launched a State-supported digital maritime insurance platform, Hormuz Safe, which issues maritime insurance policies for ships passing through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and settles through bitcoin and other encrypted currencies. The platform, which is supported by the Iranian Ministry of Economy, aims to reduce reliance on traditional financial infrastructure by bypassing SWIFT and Western intermediaries. Supporters within the Government of Iran expect to earn more than $10 billion if they receive an effective share of the Persian Gulf shipping insurance market. The platform continues to face international recognition issues and the risk of secondary United States sanctions, with initial clients or limited to ships already operating in the grey area of sanctions。

5. Blockaid: Verus-Etheum Bridge attacked and lost approximately $1158 million

The security agency Blockaid issued a community alert that its gap detection system found Verus-Etheum Bridge under attack and that approximately $1158 million had been stolen. According to Peck Shield AlertMonitoring, Verus-Etheum Bridge has stolen 103.6 tBTC, 1625 ETH and 147,000 USDCs. The assailants converted the stolen assets to 5402.4 ETH (approximately $11.4 million), which is currently stored at the address 0x65Cb 25F9. The assailant ' s address was about 14 hours ago when he first obtained 1 ETH fund through Tornado Cash. The Verus team reminds that any account number claiming to be a member of the Verus team or community, providing a “compensation” or “compensation plan” in Discord, private correspondence or other channels is a fraudster. Officially, there are currently no payment items and users are called upon to refrain from interacting with relevant personnel and to report them to Discord or X platforms。

6. Wu says macro-indicators and analyses this week: the Federal Reserve Conference Proceedings, the British Weeda Press

Summary

Last week, US inflation data, CPI & PPI, were over-anticipated, and a summary of comments from the Japan Central Bank’s monetary policy meeting revealed significant internal disagreement about the interest rate hike path; this week focused on the Fed’s proceedings and the British press。

Last week

• IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNSEALED CPI ANNUAL RATE RECORDED 3.8 PER CENT IN APRIL, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE MARKET FORECAST OF 3.7 PER CENT SINCE MAY 2023。
• IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CORE PPI RING RATIO ROSE BY 1 PER CENT IN APRIL, THE LARGEST INCREASE SINCE MARCH 2022。
• By the beginning of the week of 9 May, the United States had 211,000 unemployed persons, 205,000 expected, and the previous value had been revised from 200,000 to 199,000. In the United States, the monthly rate of the import price index in April was 1.9 per cent, with 1 per cent expected, with the front value revised from 0.80 to 0.9 per cent。
• The announcement by the Central Bank of Japan of a summary of the views of the Conference on Monetary Policy revealed a marked internal disagreement over the interest rate hike path. While the Committee generally agreed that the United States tariff policy placed pressure on the Japanese economy, some members stressed that the possibility of achieving inflation targets had not been fundamentally shaken and that the space for future policy adjustments remained. Differing views: The suspension of the interest rate hike was not a summary of the terminal session, and some members felt that if the United States tariff policy were to stabilize, the JCB might restart the austerity process after the suspension。

focus event & indicators for the week

19 May

• Russian President Putin's State visit to China from 19 to 20 May
• Google Congress: Google I/O 2026 Development Conference

20 May

• SpaceX Starship Starship V3 Scrambling Fly

21 May

• Federal Reserve Publication of Proceedings of the Monetary Policy Conference (02:00)
• Young Waida publishes a financial report after the American stock (04:00)
• Number of people in the United States who received unemployment benefits at the beginning of the week of May 16th (in thousands) (20:30)

22 May

• United States Final Consumer Confidence Index, Michigan University, May (22:00)
• United States Expected end value of annual inflation in May (22:00)