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Data: If ETH falls below $2,083, the combined long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $537 million
According to ChainCatcher, referencing Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $2,083, the total liquidation strength of long positions across major CEXs will reach $537 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,285, the total liquidation strength of short positions across major CEXs will reach $492 million.
According to ChainCatcher, referencing Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $2,083, the total liquidation strength of long positions across major CEXs will reach $537 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,285, the total liquidation strength of short positions across major CEXs will reach $492 million.
Trump and his staff made over 3,700 trades in Q1 2026, totaling tens of millions of dollars
"New Bond King" Gundlach: It is impossible for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates
LiveRamp Holdings announces its fourth quarter financial results.
trade.xyz has acquired the SPCX ticker and will soon launch the SpaceX Pre-IPO Perpetual Contract in the coming days.
BlockBeats News, May 17th, according to MLM Monitor, trade.xyz purchased SPCX code on HIP-3 1 hour ago. It may launch SpaceX's Pre-IPO perpetual contract in the next few days.
This will be the second project to go live on the platform's Pre-IPO section following Cerebras Systems. Earlier, according to Reuters, SpaceX's stock is set to debut as early as June 12th.
BlockBeats News, May 17th, according to MLM Monitor, trade.xyz purchased SPCX code on HIP-3 1 hour ago. It may launch SpaceX's Pre-IPO perpetual contract in the next few days.
This will be the second project to go live on the platform's Pre-IPO section following Cerebras Systems. Earlier, according to Reuters, SpaceX's stock is set to debut as early as June 12th.
Data: Two wallets spent $2.33 million to purchase over 656,000 UNI in the past 5 hours
According to ChainCatcher, monitoring by Lookonchain reveals that two wallets spent 2.33 million US dollars to purchase 656,338 UNI in the past 5 hours.
According to ChainCatcher, monitoring by Lookonchain reveals that two wallets spent 2.33 million US dollars to purchase 656,338 UNI in the past 5 hours.
Institutions: The extent of global central bank policy tightening may be quite limited
A major HYPE short seller increased their position by another 75,000 tokens tonight, bringing their holdings’ value to $16.02 million.
Foresight News reported, according to monitoring by Ai Auntie, a whale who shorted 300,000 HYPE has increased their position by an additional 75,000 HYPE tonight. Their current total holdings have grown to 375,033 HYPE, valued at 16.02 million US dollars. The average opening price is 43.298 US dollars, with an unrealized profit of 225,000 US dollars.
Foresight News reported, according to monitoring by Ai Auntie, a whale who shorted 300,000 HYPE has increased their position by an additional 75,000 HYPE tonight. Their current total holdings have grown to 375,033 HYPE, valued at 16.02 million US dollars. The average opening price is 43.298 US dollars, with an unrealized profit of 225,000 US dollars.
Greeks.live macro researcher: The recent decline has not caused worry in the market, and the current market does not support short selling.
According to Odaily, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on X that analysis of the weekend market through Options Terminal revealed that large funds mainly engaged in three types of operations:
Selling near-term gamma and short-term volatility;
Buying mid-to-long-term downside protection, or building defensive structures such as put fly or collar;
Conducting pin and roll operations around the $79,000 to $80,000 range.
He stated that the current market does not support short chasing, the drop has not caused concern in the market, and large players expect short-term fluctuations.
According to Odaily, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on X that analysis of the weekend market through Options Terminal revealed that large funds mainly engaged in three types of operations:
Selling near-term gamma and short-term volatility;
Buying mid-to-long-term downside protection, or building defensive structures such as put fly or collar;
Conducting pin and roll operations around the $79,000 to $80,000 range.
He stated that the current market does not support short chasing, the drop has not caused concern in the market, and large players expect short-term fluctuations.
Viewpoint: New Federal Reserve Chair Walsh Faces Dual Challenges of Inflation and Balancing Pressure from Trump to Cut Interest Rates
BlockBeats news, on May 17, FOX reporter Charles Gasparino wrote that the new Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh, faces dual challenges at the start of his tenure: persistently rising inflation and pressure from Trump to cut interest rates. Annualized consumer inflation has risen to 3.8%, the highest since May 2023, with the Iran war pushing energy prices higher as the main factor. Last week, wholesale price increases even outpaced those at the consumer level. On Friday, the futures market began pricing in the possibility of interest rate hikes within the year, and previous expectations for rate cuts have largely faded.
Warsh himself is a staunch inflation hawk. After leaving the Federal Reserve for an academic post in 2011, he repeatedly wrote op-eds criticizing the “loose monetary” policy under Bernanke, Yellen, and Powell, advocating for more “restrained” policies to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet. He believes the Federal Reserve’s years of loose monetary policies are the root cause of current inflation pressures. However, faced with high inflation, he has very limited room for cutting rates.
Meanwhile, the internal Federal Reserve interest rate decision committee is no longer unified. Former Chair Powell, replaced by Trump, still retains voting rights as a board member. Powell stated that he will not leave until the dust settles on the Congressional investigation into the cost of the Fed’s new headquarters—an investigation launched by Trump, which previously delayed Warsh’s appointment process. Trump is both appointing Warsh and exerting pressure to cut rates, but if Warsh were to fulfill this, it would directly contradict his longstanding policy stance. The Iran war has entered its third month and its outcome is still uncertain; if oil prices break above $200 per barrel, the US economy could face a risk of “stagflation” similar to the 1970s.
BlockBeats news, on May 17, FOX reporter Charles Gasparino wrote that the new Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh, faces dual challenges at the start of his tenure: persistently rising inflation and pressure from Trump to cut interest rates. Annualized consumer inflation has risen to 3.8%, the highest since May 2023, with the Iran war pushing energy prices higher as the main factor. Last week, wholesale price increases even outpaced those at the consumer level. On Friday, the futures market began pricing in the possibility of interest rate hikes within the year, and previous expectations for rate cuts have largely faded.
Warsh himself is a staunch inflation hawk. After leaving the Federal Reserve for an academic post in 2011, he repeatedly wrote op-eds criticizing the “loose monetary” policy under Bernanke, Yellen, and Powell, advocating for more “restrained” policies to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet. He believes the Federal Reserve’s years of loose monetary policies are the root cause of current inflation pressures. However, faced with high inflation, he has very limited room for cutting rates.
Meanwhile, the internal Federal Reserve interest rate decision committee is no longer unified. Former Chair Powell, replaced by Trump, still retains voting rights as a board member. Powell stated that he will not leave until the dust settles on the Congressional investigation into the cost of the Fed’s new headquarters—an investigation launched by Trump, which previously delayed Warsh’s appointment process. Trump is both appointing Warsh and exerting pressure to cut rates, but if Warsh were to fulfill this, it would directly contradict his longstanding policy stance. The Iran war has entered its third month and its outcome is still uncertain; if oil prices break above $200 per barrel, the US economy could face a risk of “stagflation” similar to the 1970s.