Central banks bought almost 250 tons of gold

Poland leads a movement that seeks to shield economies from geopolitical risks. Official gold reaches its highest weight against US bonds in the last three decades. Central bank vaults are receiving a steady flow of bullion not seen in decades. It happens that at the same time that the common citizen cautiously observes the price … Read more

Bitcoin approaches USD 82,000 due to signs of peace between the US and Iran

The price of bitcoin (BTC) this Wednesday, May 6, 2026, exceeded $81,900. This price level has not been recorded since the end of January 2026, and the main cause seems to be outside the technical charts: a possible thaw in the war that is keeping the global economy in suspense. The following graph shows how … Read more

Bitcoin price battles key resistance at $81,500

According to an analyst, if BTC ends the day above USD 81,500, it would go to USD 87,000 soon. The geopolitical context remains unstable and calls into question the continuity of the bullish movement. The price of bitcoin (BTC) has exceeded $81,500 this Tuesday, May 5, 2026, reaching a point of technical convergence that could … Read more

President of Colombia recognizes economic potential of bitcoin mining

The president highlighted the regional energy potential to expand sustainable mining Paraguay is positioned as a leader in the sector due to its abundant surplus of hydroelectric energy Bitcoin mining returned to the center of the discussion in Latin America after the recent statements by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who focused on the … Read more

A critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Core was active for almost a decade

The bug has been present since Bitcoin Core 0.14.0, released in 2017. The fix was covertly integrated into GitHub PR #31112. Bitcoin Core publicly disclosed on May 5 a high-severity vulnerability that affected its software between versions 0.14.0 and 28, a range that spans approximately nine years of development. According to the official notice, the … Read more

CME to launch futures based on bitcoin volatility

CME Group, one of the world’s leading derivatives markets, announced on May 5, 2026 that it will launch bitcoin (BTC) volatility futures on June 1, a product that will allow investors to directly trade the asset’s volatility, separating it from its price behavior. The start of these contracts still depends on regulatory approval. These contracts, … Read more

Bitcoin advances in the most punished nation in Latin America due to state abandonment

In Haiti, where the distance between life and death is often measured in the more than 45 kilometers that separate an injured person from the nearest hospital, Bitcoin (BTC) emerges as the last refuge of dignity. This is the urgency of a mother or a worker who, faced with the collapse of the State, finds … Read more

Sequans has already sold 2,000 bitcoin

Sequans Communications, a French company that adopted bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury asset following the model of Michael Saylor (founder of Strategy), has sold more than 2,000 BTC. The company presented its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 today, May 5, in which he revealed that its holdings were reduced to 1,114 BTC. … Read more

SBI, Japanese banking giant, will buy bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange

The Japanese financial conglomerate, SBI Holdings, announced this May 1, 2026 that it has begun formal negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Bitbank, one of the most important bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchanges in the Asian nation. This expansion occurs through the presentation of a letter of intent by Yoshitaka Kitao, president and CEO … Read more

Bitcoin needs social consensus to migrate to post-quantum cryptography

The Project Eleven “debacle” triggered the debate on the urgency of post-quantum migration at Bitco For Guillemet, the central question in the face of the quantum threat is when and how to act. Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer (CTO) of Ledger, warned on April 27 that, faced with the threat of quantum computing, Bitcoin faces … Read more