After the release of the "Small Nonfarm Payrolls" data, the probability of the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady in June is 93.9%.

May 6th — Per an official announcement, Coinbase has launched gold and silver perpetual futures contracts, available for trading to eligible non-U.S. users. Specifically, the GOLD-PERP tracks 1 troy ounce of physical gold, while the SILVER-PERP tracks 1 troy ounce of physical silver. Both contracts settle in USDC, offer 24/7 trading, and support up to 25x leverage. Institutional users may trade on the Coinbase International Exchange, and retail users can access the contracts via the Coinbase website and app. Coinbase noted this is part of its “traditional financial assets on-chain” strategy, which aims to build an “Everything Exchange” encompassing crypto assets, traditional assets, and new products. Additionally, Coinbase said it is working with the CFTC to expand 24/7 gold and silver futures trading in the U.S. market. The firm expects this to enable weekend hedging, continuous price discovery, and cross-asset strategy execution.

On May 6, per Onchain Lens data, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" transferred 166,023 ETH (~$395M) to Binance. The whale currently holds 381,695 ETH (~$907M).

On May 6, ARK Invest’s Director of Fintech Research Nick Grous noted Robinhood’s true growth engine isn’t its trading business—but its $5-per-month premium subscription service, Robinhood Gold. Robinhood’s Q1 trading revenue fell short of expectations, though the trading segment is cyclical by nature. More critically, Gold is emerging as the platform’s entry point: subscribers gain access to banking, credit cards, portfolio management, margin trading, a 3.35% yield on idle cash, and research tools. As of Q1 2026, Gold penetration among funded accounts hit 15.8%, with nearly 40% of new users signing up directly. Data shows Gold users hold 5x more assets than regular users, have 1.2x faster deposit growth, and are 3.3x more likely to open a retirement account. Additional metrics: Robinhood Banking’s deposits rose from ~$100 million to $1.6 billion in the two quarters post-launch; Gold Card holders grew ~4x year-over-year to 765,000. ARK Invest believes Robinhood is shifting f

On May 6th, market data from Bitget indicated that at the opening bell of U.S. equity markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.97%, the S&P 500 gained 0.70%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.75%. Crypto-related stocks were broadly higher, with the following moves: Riot Platforms (RIOT) up 11.23%; MARA Holdings (MARA) up 4.48%; Circle (CRCL) up 1.54%; Gemini (GEMI) up 1.46%; Sharplink (SBET) up 1.45%; and Robinhood (HOOD) up 0.94%.

On May 6, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester noted that a reasonable scenario points to interest rates needing to stay steady for some time. (FX168)

Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark on May 6 released its April operational update, reporting it produced 640 bitcoins in the month and sold 748 bitcoins at an average price of $74,807 each. As of April 30, CleanSpark holds 13,453 BTC, operates at a hash rate of 50 exahashes per second (EH/s), and has deployed 224,473 mining rigs. Additionally, the company has secured contracts for a total power capacity of 1.8 gigawatts (GW), is actively advancing its Megawatt AI infrastructure platform, and is pursuing its first large-scale AI client.