Tether launches scholarship program for AI and wallet developers

The grants focus on: core libraries, documentation, applications and decentralization. The program has no maximum funding limit and pays for specific tasks with defined deadlines. Tether, the issuing company of the USDT stablecoin, announced the launch of a grant program to finance developers who build open technological infrastructure in artificial intelligence (AI) and self-custody wallets. … Read more

They launch Nostr Mail, a decentralized email inspired by Bitcoin

The project is built on Nostr, the decentralized communications network. Nmail, the reference client, is open source and encrypts messages end-to-end. Renaud Lifchitz, computer security expert and developer linked to the Nostr ecosystem, announced on May 10, 2026 the launch of Nostr Mail, a decentralized email protocol inspired by the principles of Bitcoin: that the … Read more

Bitcoin remains above USD 81,000 despite Iran’s tough tone in response to the US

Bitcoin (BTC) regained momentum and managed to stay above $81,000, in a context marked by new diplomatic signals between Iran and the United States. The movement occurred after, this Sunday, May 10, 2026, Tehran formally delivered its response to the latest peace proposal launched by US President Donald Trump, using Pakistan as a mediator. Iran’s … Read more

Institutional bitcoin purchases reach highs not seen since 2025

Corporate reserves already exceed 1.2 million accumulated BTC. Mining companies sold almost 7,000 BTC despite the surge in institutional purchases. Listed companies and institutional investors grew around 38% in one month, adding more than 64,000 bitcoin (BTC) to their reserves during April 2026, according to data published by the Bitcoin Treasuries firm. According to the … Read more

El progreso tecnológico por fin alcanzó al sistema financiero gracias a Bitcoin

Una tarde de 1871, en una oficina de Rochester, Nueva York, un hombre con bigote y chaleco entregó un fajo de billetes al empleado detrás del mostrador.   El empleado los contó dos veces, anotó la suma en un libro contable y se dio vuelta hacia el aparato Morse. Empezó a golpear la palanca con ritmo entrenado: puntos … Read more

Bitcoin price at 80 thousand will correct in the short term, according to data from Santiment and CriptoQuant

A market analysis with the price of bitcoin resting on the fine line of $80,000 contradicts the bullish sentiment that investors expect for the second half of May. According to Santiment data, Tether (USDT) on Ethereum saw highest net outflow from exchanges in three monthswith 1.29 billion USDT on Friday, May 8. The chart provided … Read more

Every company will have a Bitcoin treasury

Aldona Żukowska-Caramés arrives at episode twenty-seven Separating Money and State with an unusual credential: twenty years in traditional banking—Santander, Unicredit, Openbank—building operations, technology centers and transformation projects, before crossing over to Bitcoin after Michael Saylor’s discovery during the pandemic. Its central thesis, today materialized in MadBitcoin and in the MadBitcoin Summit held in Madrid, is … Read more

What to do if the Spanish Treasury sends you a notification for using cryptocurrencies?

There are 3 factors that allow anyone to respond effectively to the Spanish Treasury. “Disorder is what complicates your life,” warns tax advisor Jesús Lorente. The increase in tax surveillance in Spain has led to a massive sending of notifications and letters to taxpayers who transacted with bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies during the 2025 financial … Read more

Kraken seeks to create a federal trust company for cryptocurrencies

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States (OCC) on May 8 to obtain a national trust company license, in a bid to expand its regulated digital asset custody business. According to the releaseIf the company receives approval, … Read more