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According to Golden Ten Data on May 23, citing an internal document reported by Reuters, 27 countries have initiated domestic crisis response mechanisms in order to apply for funding from the World Bank to address the global economic impact caused by the Iran conflict. The World Bank document does not specify the names of the countries or the total potential funding requested, but officials from Kenya and Iraq have confirmed they are seeking rapid financial support from the World Bank to cope with the effects of the conflict, such as surging fuel prices and a sharp decline in oil revenues.

Golden Ten Data reported on May 23 that the Shanghai Shipping Exchange released its weekly report on China's export container shipping market for the week of May 23. The report shows that overall, China's export container shipping market remained stable with a positive trend this week, as freight rates on long-distance routes continued to rise, driving the composite index higher. Currently, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East remains stable, and the volatility of related route shipping markets is also stabilizing. On May 22, the Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index stood at 2,218.15 points, an increase of 3.6% from the previous period. On the Persian Gulf route, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East remained relatively stable, and spot market freight rates rose slightly this week. On May 22, the freight rate (ocean freight and surcharges) from Shanghai Port to major basic ports in the Persian Gulf was $4,306 per TEU, up 4.2% from the previous period.

Odaily reported that Bitdeer, a Bitcoin mining company listed on Nasdaq, released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X. For the week ending May 22, its Bitcoin mining output reached 201.6 BTC, but it sold 201.6 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 0 BTC. Bitdeer currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.