SEC Weighs Rule Changes for Blockchain Markets and AI-Driven Finance

CoinDesk reported on May 9 that SEC Chair Atkins said the agency is evaluating potential regulatory adjustments for blockchain markets and AI-related finance. Other highlights: 1. Tether has frozen more than $514 million in USDT across 370 wallet addresses. 2. Bitcoin ETFs posted a combined net outflow of $268 million. 3. BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF saw a single-day net outflow of 1,224 BTC, worth about $98.02 million. 4. American Bitcoin bought 11,298 mining rigs from Bitmain and pledged 314 BTC as collateral. 5. The SEC said legislation addressing Bitcoin and crypto market structure would improve regulatory clarity. 6. Bitcoin fell below $80,000 as profit-taking emerged after a Trump-related rally. 7. China's State Administration for Market Regulation approved the release of 402 national standards. 8. Anthropic is seeking summer financing in the tens of billions of dollars to secure computing capacity; its valuation could approach $1 trillion, potentially topping OpenAI. 9. OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 Cyber, expanding permissions for penetration testing.