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De hogere staatsschulden en de verantwoordelijkheid voor de financiële stabiliteit zijn een risico. Ook kan het uitgedijde mandaat van centrale banken zijn weerslag hebben op de onafhankelijkheid bij monetair beleid. 

Vitalik Buterin said that the Ethereum Foundation will become a "smaller ship" that pushes for "longevity over breadth."

Украинский актер и военный Владимир Ращук признался, почему на самом деле крестины его 7-месячного сына Яремы прошли без него.

With at least nine senior Ethereum Foundation (EF) members having left in 2026 and years of community frustration over EF-linked ETH sales, Vitalik Buterin posted his perspective on the Foundation's direction. For Buterin, the EF should become smaller, more opinionated, and less central to Ethereum's future. He said this reflects his view alone and that […] The post Vitalik’s smaller Ethereum Foundation tests ETH holders’ demand for execution appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin traders predicted a short squeeze to $80,000, but a lack of overall demand and the return of leverage sparked warnings of more liquidation events to come. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of May with traders optimistic about an $80,000 rebound — will it end up as a liquidity grab? Bitcoin price action struggled over the weekend, dipping below $75,000 to its lowest levels since mid-April, per data from TradingView. A rebound then brought $77,000 back into focus in line with optimism around a US-Iran peace deal. Read more

Influence360 today announced the launch of its platform, introducing a new infrastructure layer for Web3 influencer marketing built around trust, data, and global execution. Influence360 introduces a campaign engine that enables Web3 projects to discover KOLs globally, execute structured campaigns, and track real performance across regions, languages, and channels. A benchmark study of 143 Web3 KOLs highlights major gaps in payments, access, and campaign infrastructure, providing context for the platform’s launch. May 25, 2026 — Influence360 today announced the launch of its platform, introducing a new infrastructure layer for Web3 influencer marketing built around trust, data, and global execution. Projects can discover web3 KOLs across 10+ languages and key platforms, including X, YouTube, TikTok, and Telegram; launch structured campaigns; and manage execution in one place with AI-powered optimization, smart contract escrow, and real-time performance tracking, enabling transparent payments and clear attribu...

Crypto has solved tokenization, but not distribution and Prometheum says broker-dealers and RIAs are the key to bringing digital assets into mainstream finance.

Deelnemers kunnen een beleggingsprofiel kiezen in het nieuwe stelsel, maar ze maken daar geen gebruik van. Vooral jongeren blijven achter, concludeert toezichthouder AFM.

Since October, 890 Gazans have been killed by Israeli fire despite the supposed 'cease-fire.' Forty-two of them were police officers whose job it is to maintain some semblance of order in a tormented and fractured society

In Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, the number of casualties from this morning’s Russian drone attack has risen to 10.

ФСБ заявила, что в российский порт Усть-Луга прибыло судно из Бельгии, на корпусе которого нашли морские мины.

В апреле украинцы купили 4800 подержанных автомобилей, ввезенных из-за границы, в возрасте до пяти лет.

The animals arrive before the city wakes. By three in the morning, a few weeks before Eidul Azha, the livestock markets on the periphery of Karachi are already dense with noise and colour, the restless lowing of cattle from Sindh’s interior, the sharper bleating of goats driven down from Balochistan, the occasional camel standing in imperious silence while traders haggle beneath fluorescent lights. The men who have brought these animals have been travelling for days. They have fed these animals, watered them, negotiated their passage across provincial checkpoints and absorbed the cost of fodder — the price of which has only increased in the past three years — and the ever-increasing cost of transportation, courtesy a sovereign that refuses to be fiscally responsible. They are supply-side participants in one of Pakistan’s largest annual markets. But no official body counts them with any precision. Every Eidul Azha, millions of Pakistanis participate in a decentralised economic event larger than half the federa...

В ближайшие дни в Украине ожидается масштабное и длительное похолодание. Температура воздуха по стране может снизиться на 10-15 градусов, также прогнозируют дожди, грозы и сильный ветер.

A New York lawsuit seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, raising questions over lost crypto, private keys and property law. A New York lawsuit filed by Noah Doe and two Wyoming-based LLCs, ABC Company and XYZ Company, seeks a court order declaring ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses, raising important questions about the legal treatment of inactive Bitcoin under property laws. Filed on May 1, the suit claims that the coins tied to the listed addresses represent legally abandoned property they found and reported to the New York Police Department and claimed under New York lost-property law. The plaintiffs claim that the dormant Bitcoin wallets were legally “abandoned” property that they found, including wallets belonging to early Bitcoin miners and addresses attributed to Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, among other lost coins and unidentified entities. They claim that these constitute seizable property, akin to traditional bank accounts. Read more

A viral social media account focusing on the concerns of India’s Gen Z has come under attack, with its founder alleging hacking and threats to his family after it won millions of followers disenchanted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The satirical “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) account garnered more than 22 million followers on Instagram within days, reflecting mounting unease among young users on issues it highlighted, from unemployment to the leaks of exam questions. “The government has taken down our iconic website,” founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote on X, adding that its X account had been withheld in India while the group’s Instagram account had been compromised and his family had received threats. Reuters could not independently verify the claim of a government takedown. The government has not publicly confirmed any action against the website or the Instagram account. India’s home and IT ministries did not respond to requests for comment. State electoral wins by Modi’s party The surge in popul...

После заявлений Владимира Зеленского и Александра Сырского о возможной угрозе наступления со стороны Беларуси север Украины снова начали готовить к обороне. В приграничных областях усиливают рубежи, проводят проверки и готовят планы эвакуации. Но действительно ли Россия готовит новый удар с севера — или вокруг белорусского направления уже началась большая политическая игра?

Georgia’s central bank released stablecoin rules in March covering reserve backing, issuer documents and external auditor verification. Stablecoin issuer Tether and the government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin called “GELT” that would represent the Georgian lari under the country’s digital asset regulatory framework. On Monday, Tether said the stablecoin is expected to support cross-border commerce and digital payments in Georgia. The company said GELT's structure, rollout and regulatory implementation will be announced at a later stage. The plan builds on Georgia’s recent efforts to develop rules for digital assets and stablecoins, including a framework covering reserve management, redemption rights, issuer oversight and Anti-Money Laundering compliance. In March, the National Bank of Georgia said it had developed rules for the initial offering of “stable virtual assets,” including requirements for full reserve backing, offering documents and external auditor verification.  Read more

Rescue workers plan to complete their work on Monday at sites in Kyiv that were damaged by yesterday’s Russian attack on Ukraine.

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday extended felicitations to King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the people of Jordan on their Independence Day, annually observed on May 25.