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【Global publicly listed companies' net Bitcoin purchases reach $2.03 billion in a single week, a 44-fold increase week-over-week】 On May 18, according to SoSoValue data, global publicly listed companies (excluding mining firms) had a total net Bitcoin purchase of $2.03 billion last week, a 4,403.11% increase week-over-week. Among them, Strategy invested $2.01 billion, buying 24,869 Bitcoins at an average price of $80,985 each, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 Bitcoins. Additionally, four companies—Strive, The Smarter Web Company, Capital B, and OrangeBTC—increased their BTC holdings. As of now, global publicly listed companies (excluding mining firms) collectively hold 1,113,841 BTC, valued at approximately $86.16 billion, accounting for about 5.6% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap. $BTC

[Publicly Listed Companies' Single-Week BTC Net Buy Rebounds Strongly to $2.03 Billion, Surging Over 44 Times Compared to Last Week] According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on May 18, 2026, the total net BTC purchases by global publicly listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the past week reached $2.03 billion, an increase of 4,403.11% compared to the previous week. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $2.01 billion (a 4,574.4% increase from last week), purchasing 24,869 BTC at an average price of $80,985, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC. Japanese publicly listed company Metaplanet did not purchase BTC last week. Additionally, four other companies bought BTC last week. Asset management firm Strive announced on May 12 the purchase of 9 BTC, with the exact amount spent undisclosed, bringing its total holdings to 15,009 BTC; UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced purchases on May 12 and May 15, investing $2.84 million to buy 25 BTC at $81,592.67 and 10 BTC at $79,662, respectively, with total holdings reaching 2,840 BTC; French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on May 18 an investment of $15.02 million to purchase 192 BTC at $78,205.4, bringing total holdings to 3,135 BTC; Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on May 18 an investment of $390,900 to buy 5 BTC at $78,180, with total holdings reaching 3,737 BTC. As of the time of reporting, the total BTC holdings of the global publicly listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics amount to 1,113,841 BTC, an increase of 2.37% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $86.16 billion, accounting for 5.6% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap. $BTC

【Verus: Network is now suspended, bounty offered if attacker returns funds】 Verus confirmed on the X platform that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked, resulting in the theft of ETH, USDC, and tBTC from the Ethereum on-chain contract. Currently, other bridged assets have not been affected. The Verus network is now suspended, with most block-producing nodes voluntarily going offline following the attack's impact. The development team is fully investigating the scope of the incident, attack vectors, and subsequent handling plans, and will announce updates once more information is confirmed. Verus stated willingness to cooperate with relevant law enforcement agencies to pursue legal responsibility; however, if the attacker returns the full amount of funds, the project team is willing to offer a bug bounty and will not pursue further legal action. Verus also warns that anyone claiming to be a Verus team or community member in public channels, private messages, or other means offering "compensation" or "reimbursement plans" is a scammer. The official statement emphasizes not to interact with anyone claiming to have compensation projects or offering reimbursements, and to promptly report such accounts to Discord or the X platform. Previous reports indicated that the Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge attack resulted in a loss of approximately $11.58 million. $ETH

【Goldman Sachs Fully Liquidates XRP and Solana ETF Holdings in Q1, Still Holds Over $700 Million in Bitcoin ETFs】 Goldman Sachs significantly reduced its crypto ETF exposure in the first quarter of 2026 and has completely exited its XRP and Solana-related ETF positions. Documents show that in Q4 2025, Goldman Sachs held approximately $154 million in XRP-related ETFs, including products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares, making it one of the largest institutional holders of XRP ETFs at that time. Additionally, it previously held Grayscale Solana Trust ETF, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, and Fidelity Solana Fund, all of which it has now fully exited. However, Goldman Sachs still maintains sizable BTC and ETH ETF holdings. It holds about $690 million in BlackRock IBIT and approximately $25 million in Fidelity FBTC, although both positions have decreased by about 10% compared to the previous quarter. Meanwhile, its BlackRock ETHA position has shrunk by about 70%, leaving around 7.2 million shares valued at approximately $114 million. Furthermore, Goldman Sachs increased its holdings in crypto-related stocks such as Circle, Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, Robinhood, and PayPal, while reducing positions in mining and infrastructure companies like Strategy, Bit Digital, Riot Platforms, and IREN. $BTC $ETH

[A certain whale goes 40x long on BTC, with a scale of 2.4 million USD] On May 18, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, a certain whale on Hyperliquid went 40x long on 31.36 BTC, with a scale of 2.4 million USD, an average entry price of 77,008 USD, and a liquidation price of 76,032 USD. This address has fully closed its long positions on 10 previously held coins during today's market-wide decline. These long positions were held for about 30 days, and all unrealized profits were completely lost in this downturn, ultimately exiting at break-even. Address: 0x21ed8665dabe127dba334147de0a73c2978f6995$BTC

[Whale holding 137,400 ETH increased position by 5,001 ETH 3 hours ago, liquidation price around $1324] A whale holding 137,400 ETH added 5,001 ETH to their position 3 hours ago. Data shows this address borrowed approximately 10.6 million USDT via Spark and Aave, and purchased 5,001 ETH at an average price of about $2120. Currently, their total holding reaches 137,400 ETH, valued at around $290 million, with leverage from Aave and Spark loans. The current overall liquidation price is approximately $1324. $ETH

ETF fund flows are currently dominating Ethereum's price movement As of May 18, Ethereum's recent price performance is increasingly driven by ETF fund flows. Over the past year, the 30-day moving average of the daily net inflows of ETH ETFs has been highly synchronized with Ethereum's price trends, indicating a significant increase in Ethereum's price sensitivity to institutional capital. One of Ethereum's core narratives is its approximately 2.5% net staking yield. However, with inflation accelerating again and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rising above 4.6%, Ethereum's staking yield advantage is weakening compared to risk-free assets like U.S. Treasuries. Since May, Ethereum ETFs have again experienced fund outflows, consistent with this logic. If this trend continues, Ethereum is likely to remain in a consolidation phase. $ETH

[US Bitcoin ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Will Gradually Shut Down Operations] On May 18, according to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District Court of Texas to gradually wind down its business. CEO Alex Holmes stated that changes in the regulatory environment have made the current business model unsustainable. States have implemented stricter compliance obligations, including new transaction limits, and some jurisdictions have even directly restricted or banned Bitcoin ATM operations. In April, the company experienced a security breach resulting in a theft of $3.7 million. Last week, the company reported a "significant deficiency" in cash transport reconciliation, preventing timely delivery of its first-quarter financial report. Preliminary unaudited data shows first-quarter revenue declined 49.2% year-over-year, with a net loss of $9.5 million, compared to a net profit of $12.2 million in the same period last year.

🚗 XPeng Motors launches mass production of autonomous taxis in Guangzhou Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng Motors announced on May 18 that its first autonomous taxi (Robotaxi) has officially entered mass production at its Guangzhou headquarters. This model is built on the XPeng GX platform and is the first domestically produced autonomous taxi fully developed with in-house technology and ready for mass production. XPeng Motors plans to start pilot operations in the second half of this year and aims to achieve fully driverless operations by early 2027. According to XPeng Motors President Gu Hongdi, the company expects to produce hundreds to thousands of autonomous taxis within the next 12 to 18 months to meet the increasingly fierce market competition.

MOTOROiD 2, Yamaha's latest autonomous and self-balancing motorcycle.