Odaily Planet Daily reports that analyst Axel Adler Jr. wrote on the X platform that Bitcoin has been rejected again at $82,000, marking the third time it has failed at this level. The SOPR indicator for short-term holders has still failed to hold above 1.0, indicating that short-term holders are continuing to sell on every rebound. Currently, crude oil is near $106, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 537 points, and interest rates face the risk of remaining high for an extended period.

In the past hour, total liquidations across the network reached $10.14 million, with $439,820.72 from long positions, with $9.70 million from short positions. BTC liquidation $5.83 million, ETH liquidation $1.70 million.

According to official sources, Binance Alpha will list Zest Protocol (ZEST) on May 19th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after trading opens.

Odaily Planet Daily reported on the 17th local time that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghae posted on his social media account, criticizing the United States and Israel for justifying their military actions against Iran under the pretext of "maintaining peace and stability in the global energy market." Baghae stated that the US and Israel are fabricating yet another "huge lie" for their "illegal war," claiming that they are "maintaining peace and stability in the global energy market." He said that it was precisely the actions of the US and Israel that undermined the originally "hopeful" diplomatic process and deliberately created insecurity in key energy transport routes through "unprovoked military aggression" against Iran, before turning around and accusing Iran of destabilizing the situation. Baghae stated that this approach is repeating the usual tactic of "creating crises and wars, and then further escalating the situation under the guise of restoring stability and defending peace." (CCTV News)

According to Iranian media reports on the 17th, a senior spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces responded to recent remarks by US President Trump regarding Iran, warning the US against launching new military action against Iran. The spokesperson stated that any attempt to "save face" by taking further action against Iran would result in a "more severe and heavier blow" to the US. The spokesperson also stated that if the US again threatens or takes military action against Iran, its military assets and forces in the region will face a "completely new, offensive, unexpected, and storm-like response." (Xinhua)