Odaily Planet Daily reports that Israeli Defense Minister Katz stated that Israel is determined to weaken Hezbollah in Lebanon. He said, "The enemy will lose its strategic positions one by one." (CCTV International News)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has proposed allowing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to use digital assets, virtual assets, and intellectual property as collateral for bank loans in a policy proposal aimed at improving access to funding for private enterprises and technology startups. This proposal has been included in the draft amendment to the Law on Supporting SMEs, which is currently open for public comment. According to the draft, the government seeks to diversify the forms of acceptable loan collateral, moving away from a primary reliance on traditional assets such as real estate. The draft encourages credit institutions to expand lending based on credit ratings, business plans, market expansion potential, and corporate cash flow, rather than heavily relying on fixed asset collateral. Data shows that as of the end of April, outstanding loans in Vietnam's SME sector amounted to only nearly 3.8 quadrillion VND, equivalent to approximately US$144.2 billion, representing only about 20% of the total credit volume of the entire banking system. (vietnamnews)

According to Huoxun Finance, ten judicial departments in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in conjunction with local security forces, launched a large-scale operation, conducting 90 simultaneous raids, arresting 24 people, seizing over 8 million USDT and nearly 60 million USD in cash, and also confiscating 80 mobile phones, computers, tablets, and processors. The case involves investment fraud, resulting in losses of nearly 3 billion USD. The operation was coordinated by the local Attorney General's Office's Crypto Asset Assistance and Coordination Group, and the amount seized this time exceeds the group's previous record of 2 million USD seized during the RainbowEx operation in 2024.

According to Reuters, the Israeli military has confirmed that it has captured Beaufort Citadel in southern Lebanon. (Jinshi)

Odaily reports that the Buenos Aires Provincial Attorney General's Office in Argentina coordinated with multiple local judicial departments and police in a large-scale joint operation codenamed "Fake Coins" targeting cryptocurrency investment scams. Police conducted 90 simultaneous raids nationwide, arresting 24 suspects. The operation successfully intercepted and seized a total of 8 million USDT, worth over $8 million, and confiscated nearly 6 million pesos in cash, along with a large number of electronic devices. Investigations revealed that the criminal group lured victims into investing through social media and fake apps, resulting in losses of nearly 3 billion pesos. The San Siro judicial department seized the majority of the cryptocurrency assets during an investigation of a Chinese criminal group. This group developed malware to steal user information and launder money; some of the funds were converted into USDT through Binance P2P trading. (infobae)