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Xinhua News Agency reported on May 9 that Ibrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, warned in a social media post the same day that governments should not back the U.S.-driven Iran agreement — or face “serious consequences.” “The Strait of Hormuz is a vital lifeline,” Azizi wrote. “Don’t close the door on this vital lifeline with your own hands.”

On May 9, on-chain analytics firm LookIntoBitcoin reported that an Ethereum OG address—dormant for 3 years—moved all 52,170 ETH (worth approximately $120.61 million) to a new wallet 4 hours prior. The address had previously withdrawn 42,572 ETH from exchange Kraken 6 years ago, when ETH traded at just $246. That withdrawal totaled roughly $10.48 million at the time.

May 9 The U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked over ceasefire terms and negotiations, The New York Times reported Thursday. While both sides say the month-long ceasefire agreement is still holding, multiple rounds of attacks between them have occurred in the past week—with no breakthrough in talks. The U.S. recently targeted two Iranian oil tankers bound for an Iranian port, the report noted. In response, Iran has continued blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has put forward proposals including lifting port blockades, resuming navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and extending the ceasefire by 30 days—but the core negotiation disagreement still centers on Iran’s nuclear restrictions. Separately, the U.K. announced it’s deploying a destroyer to the Middle East as a pre-deployment for future escort missions in the Strait of Hormuz. France, meanwhile, has already sent an aircraft carrier battle group to the Red Sea. Both nations are pushing to establish a “multinational joint

On May 9, OnchainLens data indicates that "BTC OG Whale Insider" figure Garrett Jin has deposited 108,169 ETH to Binance, with the transaction valued at roughly $250 million.

On May 9, Andre Cronje said in a post that the annualized yield for USDC on the Sonic Network hit 5.11%, while yields for USDT and ftUSD on Ethereum reached 5.27%. He emphasized the yield doesn’t depend on token incentives, subsidies, point systems, cyclical leverage, staking unlock periods, or exit queues—and it offers instant redemptions and liquidity. Cronje noted DeFi hasn’t hit its peak yet: “There’s still plenty of room for exploration and building in the on-chain space.”

**May 9th — At Consensus 2026, Trust Wallet CEO Felix Fan and Mesh CTO Arjun Mukherjee noted that AI agents are driving a restructuring of crypto wallet architecture, enabling AI to hold assets, conduct on-chain transactions and establish on-chain identities.** **Trust Wallet has launched its Agent Kit, letting AI agents autonomously execute transactions, transfers and other on-chain operations. The company is also advancing Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 8004 to provide AI agents with on-chain identity and credit scoring systems. Fan added that on the consumer side, the model still follows the “users hold the keys, incremental authorization” framework — with AI acting mainly as an on-chain operation assistant. For developers, agents get more autonomy to run operations.** **Mesh has rolled out Smart Funding technology, which automatically routes funds across chains, accounts and tokens to cut down Web3 complexity. Its CTO pointed out one core challenge for AI agents: the “co