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ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain whale sold 20,000 ETH at an average price of $2,059 in the past hour, worth $41.18 million.

BlockBeats News, May 23rd. Data shows that the 2026 Shiller P/E ratio of the U.S. stock market has risen to a range of approximately 39.5 to 41.7, the highest level in the past 25 years, only below the about 44 times during the peak of the 1999 Internet bubble. Analysis points out that the surge in valuation in this round is mainly driven by the AI concept, including the continuous rise of tech giants in the semiconductor, cloud computing, and AI infrastructure sectors. A few large-cap tech stocks have accounted for most of the S&P 500's gains. The market is concerned that the current trend bears similarities to the 1999 Internet bubble. However, the report believes that unlike the large number of unprofitable Internet companies back then, today's AI industry leaders generally have strong cash flow, mature business models, and high-profit margins, providing a stronger fundamental support. The current AI investment frenzy has expanded into data centers, energy, the power grid, and enterprise-level AI applications. Analysts warn that the current market is highly concentrated on a few AI giants. If interest rates rise in the future, AI commercialization falls short of expectations, or profit growth slows down, the U.S. stock market still faces valuation compression and volatility risks. Historical data shows that after the Shiller P/E ratio enters a historically high range, the actual return on the U.S. stock market over the next decade usually tends to be low single digits.

BlockBeats News, on May 23, Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC announced that its Series B second round of financing is about to be completed, with a total accumulated financing amount expected to reach approximately 5 billion yen. New investors in this round include Life Design Fund, IHD STRATEGY FUND, Awagin Future Creation Fund, and Meiji Yasuda Future Co-Creation Fund, among other institutions. JPYC stated that the new financing will be primarily used for system and application development, recruitment for business expansion, advancement of stablecoin payment and management operations, as well as building M2M (machine-to-machine) payment scenarios for AI Agents. JPYC obtained a Japanese Funds Transfer license in 2025 and began issuing the JPYC stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the yen, in the same year. The company stated that within about 7 months of issuance, the number of accounts reached 18 thousand, the cumulative issuance exceeded 2.5 billion yen, and total transaction volume surpassed 35 billion yen. Currently, JPYC is deployed on the Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Kaia blockchains, and has been integrated into the LINE ecosystem Web3 wallet "Unifi," aiming to promote stablecoin adoption among everyday users in Japan.