Be Orange – The Bitcoiners Meeting confirms first speakers

The event will take place on May 24 at Sinergia Faro, Montevideo, Uruguay. Designed to become the meeting point between bitcoiners, entrepreneurs and institutions. Be Orange – The Bitcoiner Meeting, the closing event of Bitcoin Week Uruguay, is making progress in confirming speakers for its agenda. The activity will take place next Sunday, May 24, … Read more

Europe’s largest asset manager launches its tokenized fund on Solana

The SAFO fund was initially announced on Ethereum and Stellar before expanding to Solana. Tokenized money funds and Treasury bonds are currently leading the market growth. Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, with €2.4 trillion in assets under management, and tokenization platform Spiko announced plans on May 15 to bring the Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund, … Read more

European Union extends sanctions against cyberattack actors

The European Union extended until May 18, 2027 the sanctions against people and entities linked to cyber attacks considered threats to the bloc, according to a decision announced by the European Council on May 11, 2026. In addition, Brussels extended until May 2028 the legal framework that allows this regime of restrictive measures to be … Read more

Bitcoin faces “headwinds,” according to Grayscale

Digital asset investment firm Grayscale warned on May 14, 2026 that a prolonged high interest rate scenario in the United States could put pressure on bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, while driving the tokenization of traditional financial assets and increasing revenues for issuers of stablecoins like USDC. In a report prepared by Zach Pandlthe company … Read more

Bitcoin faces “headwinds,” according to Grayscale

Digital asset investment firm Grayscale warned on May 14, 2026 that a prolonged high interest rate scenario in the United States could put pressure on bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, while driving the tokenization of traditional financial assets and increasing revenues for issuers of stablecoins like USDC. In a report prepared by Zach Pandlthe company … Read more

Why can Latin American banks no longer ignore cryptocurrencies?

For decades, the channels for sending money across Latin American borders have operated under the same script: processes that take days and corporate commissions that bite into pockets. However, this scenario of financial friction is changing as conventional banks discover that they can no longer ignore the digital asset ecosystem if they want to retain … Read more

Bitwise launches hyperliquid ETF with its own staking

Asset management firm Bitwise launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) today, May 15, 2026. The instrument is called Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF and trades under the symbol BHYP on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). So far in its first trading day, the BHYP has already report capital inflows reaching $750,000. The fund is based on … Read more

Despite on-chain data, the “customer war” in Bitcoin does not subside

Murch, Bitcoin Core developer and editor of the official network improvement proposals (BIP) repository, published on-chain data showing that OP_RETURN outputs larger than 83 bytes represent just 0.0032% of Bitcoin’s total block space. In his publication, he described that percentage as “shocking” (in an ironic tone) directed towards those who warned that Bitcoin Core v.30 … Read more

Chainlink accumulates 5 months without having a single day of money outflows from its ETFs

The adoption of Chainlink technology drives interest in these ETFs. According to some analysts, the price of chainlink (LINK) would be undervalued. Chainlink (LINK) cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States have set a record of stability by completing five consecutive months without recording a single day of net capital outflows. According to data … Read more

Europe needs Bitcoin mining

In Spain, 16% of solar generation was disconnected in the first quarter of 2026. BTC mining absorbs electrical surpluses and turns off when the electrical grid needs it. Europe will waste around 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) of solar energy in the coming months, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of the entire London metropolitan area. This … Read more