Odaily Planet Daily reports that World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier stated on May 8th that the WHO has initiated a response to the current Hantavirus outbreak in accordance with the International Health Regulations. In addition to the cruise ship affected by the outbreak, contact tracing is ongoing. Regarding public concern about the transmissibility of the Hantavirus, Lindmeier emphasized that the virus is not highly contagious and does not easily spread from person to person. Many people who have had close contact with infected individuals during this outbreak have tested negative for the virus, which sufficiently demonstrates that the risk of Hantavirus to the general population is very low. (CCTV International News)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitget has officially launched its new educational series, "UEX Roundtable." This series focuses on advanced traders, with "Beyond the Chart" as its core concept, covering advanced technical analysis, cross-asset allocation strategies, order flow interpretation, and risk control system building. The series invites senior industry analysts to deeply analyze real-world trading cases, helping traders overcome the key hurdle from "reading charts" to "execution," and gradually build a more systematic trading framework. The Bitget UEX product manager stated: "The crypto market is never short of information; what's truly scarce is a mature trading system. Most traders are overwhelmed by massive amounts of market signals daily, making it difficult to efficiently identify and apply them effectively. 'UEX Roundtable' adheres to a one-topic-per-episode format, relying on practical case studies to ensure the content is understandable, reusable, and applicable." The first episode of "UEX Roundtable" premiered on YouTube and was simultaneously released on the X platform, Telegram, and other social media channels. At the same time, we will open up a voting mechanism for audience topics to encourage content co-creation and continuously output professional content that is relevant to market dynamics and focuses on practical application, so as to continuously empower advanced traders.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bank of America's latest forecast indicates that the Federal Reserve will postpone interest rate cuts until the second half of 2027, primarily due to high inflation and strong job growth. Bank of America's global research division had previously predicted that the Fed would cut rates twice this year, in September and October, a view partly based on the expectation that Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chairman would guide policymakers towards looser monetary policy. However, this view has changed with evolving economic conditions. Bank of America economists recently stated, "We no longer expect the Fed to cut rates this year." They also pointed out that multiple shocks affecting the economy, including the Iran war, tariffs, and the rise of artificial intelligence, have made predicting interest rate changes more difficult. (Jinshi)

According to Huoxun Finance, Hyperinsight monitoring shows that a whale on Hyperliquid, known for its scalping strategy, briefly opened a 40x leveraged short position in BTC, with a position size of $15.3 million, an average entry price of $80,600, a take-profit target of $80,100, and a stop-loss at $80,700. This is the third time this week that the whale has used such a large position to try and profit from a narrow price range. The total net profit from these multiple trades is only about $8,000, resulting in an overall account return of less than 2%.

According to Huoxun Finance, Zhang Rongxuan (35 years old), a former elite diving unit captain in the Singapore Navy, stole 1.7 million Tether (approximately S$2.3 million) after learning that a friend had stored cryptocurrency in a cold wallet. He used the proceeds to buy luxury watches, gamble, and pay off his mortgage, and was ultimately sentenced to six years and ten months in prison. It is understood that Zhang Rongxuan and the victim had previously co-operated an NFT trading platform owned by Upstairs Research Pte Ltd and DiGi Selection Holdings Pte Ltd. After a security company tracked the cryptocurrency wallet, he confessed that he committed the crime because he suffered huge losses due to the collapse of the FTX exchange.