Odaily Planet Daily reports that US Republican lawmakers are accelerating the passage of a new version of the ARMA Act, hoping to sign it while the Republicans still control both houses of Congress. The bill advocates for the establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve and plans to hold approximately 5% of the global circulating Bitcoin supply long-term. The report states that Republicans are attempting to elevate the strategic Bitcoin reserve to the level of national financial and geopolitical competition, arguing that the US should seize a dominant position in the global digital asset system. If the bill passes, the US government could become one of the world's largest Bitcoin holders, further reinforcing the narrative of BTC as "digital gold" and a sovereign reserve asset. (Bitcoin News)

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale has opened a 25x leveraged long position in GOLD, currently valued at $12.6 million. The whale also holds a 20x leveraged short position in crude oil, currently showing a floating profit of over $324,000.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the US stock market will be closed on Monday, May 25th, due to the Memorial Day holiday. Trading in CME Group's precious metals and US crude oil futures contracts will end early at 02:30 Beijing time on May 26th, while trading in US stock and Treasury futures contracts will end early at 01:00 Beijing time on May 26th. Due to the Buddha's Birthday holiday, the Hong Kong stock market will be closed on May 25th, with both northbound and southbound trading suspended. The South Korean stock market will also be closed on the same day. Furthermore, due to the spring bank holidays, the UK stock market will be closed on May 25th; trading in ICE Brent crude oil futures contracts will end early at 01:30 Beijing time on May 26th. Investors are advised to take note. (Jinshi)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, recordings from public radio channels near the Strait of Hormuz show that the US military continued to fire warning shots at ships entering and leaving Iranian ports on the 24th, indicating no easing of the maritime blockade. Recordings provided by crew members on ships stranded near the strait show that the US military fired warning shots at a vessel that day, forcing it to remain in waters near the Iranian port of Chabahar. Wenward Maritime Analysis, a UK-based company, stated on the 24th that despite reports of a possible agreement between the US and Iran, the navigation situation in the Strait of Hormuz has not changed significantly. Satellite imagery obtained by the company shows that large oil tankers remain anchored near Iranian islands such as Larak Island in the northern part of the Strait of Hormuz or at key locations in the shipping lanes, with only a small number of ships, mainly small cargo vessels, entering and leaving the strait. (Xinhua)

According to a recent report by Keyrock, a crypto market-making and investment firm, as traditional bank card payment systems struggle to meet the demands of micro-payments, blockchain-based stablecoin payment platforms are gradually becoming the default payment layer for AI Agents. The report shows that between May 2025 and April 2026, AI Agents completed over 176 million transactions through on-chain infrastructure, with a settlement volume exceeding $73 million. "Agentic Payments" refer to AI software's ability to autonomously purchase data, computing power, APIs, or AI services without requiring manual authorization for each transaction. For example, AI trading agents can continuously and automatically purchase market data, cloud computing resources, or AI analytics services. Keyrock believes this growth rate may even surpass the early explosive growth phase of stablecoins. Currently, Coinbase's x402 protocol has become one of the leading crypto-native machine payment solutions, allowing AI Agents to directly pay for on-chain analytics, cloud services, and other resources using USDC, without the need for accounts or subscription systems. Data shows that approximately 76% of AI Agent payments are below the traditional bank card's fixed fee threshold of 30 cents, with most transactions ranging from 1 to 10 cents. Therefore, traditional payment networks are not suitable for machine-to-machine micro-payments. On chains like Base and Tempo, stablecoin settlement costs are less than one cent. However, regulation may still be a limiting factor for industry growth. The report points out that new regulatory frameworks, including the European MiCA, the US GENIUS Act, and the EU AI Act, do not yet directly address key issues such as AI Agents' autonomous transactions, liability attribution, and identity verification. (CoinDesk)