Headline: Israel Enters Highest Alert Level to Prevent Further Escalation with Iran

On May 23, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced in an evening social media post dated May 22 that he held a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the latest regional developments and diplomatic progress in Iran-U.S. talks mediated by Pakistan. In the post, Zarif charged that the United States has repeatedly acted in bad faith and launched military aggression against Iran, noting Washington’s contradictory positions and recurring excessive demands have served as key obstacles to the Pakistan-mediated negotiation process. Zarif also added that despite deep distrust of U.S. motives, Iran is continuing to engage in the relevant diplomatic process in a responsible, earnest manner, striving to secure a fair and just outcome.

May 23: Crypto analytics platform Santiment reported that the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF has logged a roughly $1.26 billion net outflow over the past six trading days—a move Santiment says could paradoxically serve as a "reverse buy signal" for Bitcoin. The firm notes that ETF fund flows here track retail investor sentiment more closely than shifts in positions held by "smart money" players. In May, some retail investors grew frustrated after Bitcoin couldn’t hold above the $80,000 threshold; currently, BTC trades around $75,400, down from its May 16 peak of about $79,000. Santiment adds that historically, sustained ETF outflows often correspond to a phase "well-suited for patient accumulation" rather than widespread market panic. This view clashes with the mainstream market narrative, though. Most analysts contend that continuous outflows from U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs typically point to weakening sentiment and potential further price downside. On another front, Bloomberg ETF analyst

May 23 – Digital asset trading platform BitradeX hosted its first-anniversary summit in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 9 to 12, 2026. The event brought together over 1,500 global ecosystem partners, industry builders, technical teams, quantitative experts, and capital representatives to celebrate the platform’s first-year milestones and preview its upcoming ecosystem roadmap. One of the summit’s most anticipated highlights was BitradeX’s on-site Porsche 911 award, given to the winner of the event’s pinnacle invitational race. This high-profile prize underscored BitradeX’s longstanding commitment to supporting its core community members and ecosystem contributors. During the gathering, BitradeX announced its global registered user base has surpassed 2 million. The platform also climbed to the No. 64 spot on CoinMarketCap, demonstrating its market influence and rapid growth rate. For the first time, BitradeX revealed its three-year future ecosystem strategy, with AI and real-world ass

May 23 – The New York Times reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was deeply involved in the early phase of the U.S.-Iran tensions, participating in the Trump administration’s development of its Iran strategy, leading discussions about a joint strike on Iran, and advocating for regime change in the Islamic Republic. But as the situation progressed and the U.S. pursued a ceasefire and negotiations with Iran, Israel was notably sidelined. Per the report, Israeli officials were almost entirely excluded from the U.S.-Iran talks, relying only on regional diplomatic channels and their own intelligence networks for information. This shift has dealt a significant political setback to Netanyahu. Long billed as the “Israeli leader who understands Trump best,” he publicly claimed he had “almost daily” conversations with Trump and that the two made joint decisions on key matters. Now, with the U.S. scaling back coordination with Israel on critical diplomatic processes, Netanyah

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May 23 — CoinDesk’s newly released April 2026 Exchange Review Report reveals that among global centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, Huobi HTX’s spot market share climbed by 0.88% (ranking third in growth), holding a 3.79% spot share to place it in the top four of Chinese-centric exchanges. Additionally, in the centralized derivatives market share ranking, Huobi HTX secured sixth place among Chinese platforms with a 1.98% share.