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Individual miners in Bitcoin mining pools must rely on block templates provided by the mining pool operator. Seven major Bitcoin mining pools have joined the Stratum V2 working group to develop an industry-wide open standard protocol used by mining pool operators to communicate with individual miners in their pools. AntPool, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, MARA Foundation, SpiderPool, and DMND all joined the working group to collaborate on the mining pool communication standard, which could reduce the time it takes pools to successfully mine blocks, according to an announcement from Stratum V2. “Bitcoin mining is competitive and fragmented by design. It is a race for efficiency where a millisecond can determine whether a miner wins a block or loses to a competitor,” the announcement said. Read more

Strategy's Bitcoin sales will not move the markets, despite it owning more than 4% of the digital currency's maximum supply, Le said. Phong Le, the CEO of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, outlined conditions during an interview on Friday, under which the company would sell some of its Bitcoin holdings.  The company will sell Bitcoin to pay the dividend on its Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), a corporate credit instrument that pays an 11.5% dividend to holders, and to defer or offset taxes, Le told CNBC. He added: Le added that the company would only sell BTC to pay for the yield owed to holders of its credit instruments if the sales are “accretive” to Strategy’s shareholders, meaning the company increases the BTC per share metric. Read more

Despite the headline loss, the company emphasized that it continued accumulating Bitcoin rather than selling into weakness.

The "biggest market" in crypto is conducting the vast majority of its trading volume outside of US-based exchanges, according to Attorney Bill Hughes. Passing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, also known as CLARITY, will help to reshore the crypto industry in the United States, according to Bill Hughes, the senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters at Consensys, a crypto infrastructure company.  “The US dollar is the world's largest fiat on-ramp for cryptocurrency, accounting for over $2.4 trillion in volume between July 2024 and June 2025,” Hughes said. However, the vast majority of crypto trading volume takes place on exchanges based outside of the United States, Hughes said, adding that Binance alone accounted for over 38% of all centralized exchange trading volume in December 2025. Read more

Matthew Sigel of VanEck said Bitcoin could reach $1 million by the next US Presidential term. That puts a 1,150% increase as a 2031 target inside a market that is still trying to prove it can hold the $80,000 area. CryptoSlate's Bitcoin page shows BTC near $80,200 on May 9, with a market capitalization near […] The post Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Early reports framed the incident as a 1inch exploit, but the protocol clarified that it was not compromised and no user funds were affected.

Iran entered the final night of February 2026 under a near-total internet shutdown. In the wake of a joint strike by the United States and Israel, Tehran almost completely severed the country's connection to the global internet — likely leaving only users on a government whitelist with access to the outside world. Iran’s internet formally remained part of global routing, but user activity fell almost to zero. That points to a managed restriction on citizens’ access to the external network. Source: IODA. But in that digital darkness, one vital financial service continued to operate without interruption: Nobitex, a cryptocurrency exchange linked to Iran’s ruling elite. Read more

The loss was primarily driven by $244 million in unrealized losses on cryptocurrency holdings and an additional $108.2 million investment loss.

Two men face money laundering and drug charges following the seizure of $4.2 million in Bitcoin from alleged darknet marketplace dealings.

Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky said his company will transition to a federal Designated Contract Market framework this summer to launch in all 50 states, while 57 Maiden's Adam Mastrelli said he was banned from two major sportsbooks within two months for being “sharp."

Bank of Canada stablecoin regulations could arrive in mid or late 2027, pushing the detailed rulebook later into the same year that Canada's government has already marked for its framework to take effect. That timing lands just as Visa Canada and Wealthsimple are piloting USDC settlement for certain card-network obligations in Canada. The result is […] The post Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Quantum computing does not only pose a risk to up to $3 trillion in digital assets, it also threatens the security of banking systems, military communications, digital identities and more, Project Eleven’s report warns.

The bill's progress follows talks on jurisdiction, consumer/developer protections, and stablecoin rewards, with crypto firms backing a yield compromise.

One point three billion adults lack financial services, 4.7 billion lack credit, and 1.4 billion savers in low-income nations earn no deposit interest, Binance said.

The “Copy Fail” Linux bug could impact crypto infrastructure that relies on Linux servers, highlighting growing cybersecurity risks in the digital asset industry. Format: Explained A recently uncovered security flaw in Linux is drawing concern from cybersecurity specialists, government agencies and the cryptocurrency sector. Codenamed “Copy Fail,” the vulnerability affects many popular Linux distributions released since 2017. Under specific circumstances, the flaw could let attackers escalate privileges and gain full root control of affected machines. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the issue to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, highlighting the serious threat it poses to organizations worldwide. Read more

The initiative sought to amend Switzerland's constitution, requiring the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold BTC alongside gold and foreign-currency reserves.

Dogecoin's 29% rally has reversed sharply, with DOGE down over 11% in seven days and support at $0.10582 under pressure. Here's what the data says about the next move. The post Dogecoin Rally Has Stopped: Maxi Doge ICO Approaching $5 Million appeared first on Cryptonews.

CME Group plans to launch bitcoin volatility futures on June 1 pending regulatory approval bringing a easy way to bet on the degree of price swings.

Bitcoin $120K Path Stalls as Wage Growth Offsets Jobs Miss The post Bitcoin News: $120K Path Hits Wage Growth Speed Bump as U.S. Miss Payrolls appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeFi is quietly shifting from niche crypto experiment to a legitimate financial tool across the region, explains Serrano.