OPENAI CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST APPLE, DUE TO UNMET EXPECTATIONS FROM PARTNERSHIP, AS OPENAI BEGINS DEVELOPING ITS OWN HARDWARE: BBG

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CLARITY BILL ADVANCES THROUGH BANKING COMMITTEE ON BIPARTISAN VOTE: SENATE

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ETF Flows: 14 May 2026

🟢 Bitcoin ETFs: $131.3M net inflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$5.6M net outflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $6.5M net inflows

$IRYS listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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STRATEGY BUYS BACK $1.38B OF DEBT NOTES IT HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED: FILING

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CME AND NYSE ARE PUSHING THE US TO REGULATE HYPERLIQUID, DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT MARKET MANIPULATION AND SANCTIONS EVASION: BBG

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ETF Flows: 15 May 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$290.4M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$65.7M net outflows

🔴 Solana ETFs: $0.0M net outflows

TradeXYZ bought the $SPCX ticker on HIP-3 10 minutes ago.

They will likely launch an IPOP for SpaceX sometime in the next few days.

https://hypurrscan.io/tx/0xf7f5fe86e25f02d3f96f043b9c57500201b5006c7d5221a69bbea9d9a152dcbe

WEEKLY BRIEF May 10–May 17, 2026

Headlines
• Circle raises $222M for ARC token presale at a $3B valuation from BlackRock and Apollo
• Strategy acquires 535 BTC for $43M at an average price of $80,340
• Payward reportedly raises fresh funding at a $20 billion valuation
• U.S. CPI comes in at 3.8% YoY, exceeding market expectations of 3.7%
• Google in talks with SpaceX to launch data centers in orbit
• Coinbase acquires Hyperliquid’s USDH brand assets and stakes $20M in HYPE
• Ledger puts U.S. IPO plans on hold due to unfavorable market conditions
• OpenAI considers legal action against Apple and begins developing its own hardware
• SoftBank and Arm attempted to acquire Cerebras weeks before its planned IPO

Weekly ETF Flows
• BTC: -$995.5M net outflows
• ETH: -$255.2M net outflows
• SOL: +$58.2M net inflows

Exchange Listings
• Upbit: $VVV (KRW spot), $UP2 (KRW spot), $IRYS (KRW spot)
• Bybit: $CRWV (futures), $BABA (futures), $MRVL (futures), $ARM (futures), $BZ (futures), $BMNR (futures), $LLY (futures), $IWM (futures), $SPY (futures), $PHAROS (futures)
• Bithumb: $UP (spot)
• Binance: $PHAROS (futures), $STAR (futures), $AIGENSYN (spot), $GENSYN (spot)
• Hyperliquid: $PURRDAT (HIP-3), $SPCX (HIP-3)

Regulatory
• Clarity Bill advances through Senate Banking Committee with bipartisan vote
• CME and NYSE urge U.S. regulators to oversee Hyperliquid over manipulation concerns

Market Flows
• Anchorage and Grupo Salinas ink partnership for cross-border payments in Mexico
• Polymarket indicates Cerebras IPO will close at $256/share vs $150-$160 pricing
• Strategy buys back $1.38B of previously issued debt notes

$AIGENSYN listed on Bithumb spot

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$TRAC listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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$AI listed on Bithumb spot

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$GWEI listed on Bybit futures — Trade now

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$CBRS listed on Binance futures

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STRATEGY BUYS 24,869 BITCOIN FOR AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE $2.01B: BBG

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STRATEGY HAS ACQUIRED 24,869 BTC FOR ~$2.01 BILLION AT ~$80,985 PER BITCOIN

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STRATEGY BUYS $2.01B IN BITCOIN OVER PAST WEEK, ALSO DID NOT SELL ANY BITCOIN, POLYMARKET ODDS THAT THEY SELL BITCOIN BY MAY 31ST AT 36%: FILING

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STRATEGY HAS ACQUIRED 24,869 BTC FOR ~$2.01 BILLION AT ~$80,985 PER BITCOIN

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IRAN STARTS BITCOIN-BACKED SHIPPING INSURANCE FOR HORMUZ STRAIT: BBG

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