A report from security firm CertiK, published on May 8, 2026, warns that Europe has become the main global focus of so-called wrench attacks, which are physical “assaults” aimed at gaining control of cryptocurrencies through coercion. Between January and April of this year, 34 verified incidents were recorded globally, of which 28 occurred in European … Read more
Atkins proposes formal rulemaking to define what an exchange is in cryptocurrency networks. It is proposed to adjust the legal framework for systems that execute trading, liquidity and settlement. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) evaluates modernizing securities regulations to adapt them to the markets on chain and to operations developed on cryptocurrency … Read more
Ether is still considered a higher risk asset than bitcoin, says Ignacio Moreno De Vicente. Given the uncertainty, many funds choose to first reduce their exposure to ETH. The influx of capital from large investors into the cryptocurrency market after the market bottom reached last February shows a marked disparity between bitcoin (BTC) and ether … Read more
Its mining structure involved an energy expenditure of “1,100 dollars.” This miner’s hashrate represents 0.000000054% of Bitcoin’s current computing power. A person mining Bitcoin alone from his home found his second block in seven months on May 6, as he explained in a post on Reddit, accumulating nearly USD 600,000 in rewards between both finds. … Read more
“The remaining supply is consolidated in the hands of those with the most conviction,” says Santiment. In the past, this behavior helped lay the foundation for subsequent bull runs. The Bitcoin network has registered a decrease of 245,000 wallets with balance in just five daysbetween May 2 and 6, 2026. According to the data the … Read more
Colombia shows an increasingly mature and functional adoption of digital assets. Far from being limited to speculation, cryptoassets are integrated into users’ financial routine to protect themselves from the volatility of the peso and facilitate daily transactions, according to Bitso’s Latin American Crypto Panorama report. He most relevant data is the strong preference for stablecoins. … Read more
Venezuela registers 5 EH/s in the Bitcoin network despite the total veto in force since 2024. National electricity consumption reached 15,579 MW, a maximum in nine years, according to Corpoelec. Despite the absolute ban on cryptocurrency mining in force in Venezuela since mid-2024, the country records approximately 5 exahashes per second (EH/s) contributing to the … Read more
The SV2 protocol, focused on privacy and autonomy, regulates communication between miners and pools. OCEAN pool miner Bitcoin Mechanic questioned the announcement’s decentralizing narrative. The Bitcoin mining pools Foundry, AntPool, F2pool, Block, MARA pool, SpiderPool and Demand Pool joined the Stratum V2 (SV2) Working Group on May 7, the consortium that develops the open standard … Read more
The Ministry of Electric Energy of Venezuela announced this May 7 that the absolute ban on mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will be maintained throughout the national territory, as part of the measures adopted to protect and stabilize the National Electric System (SEN) in the face of the historic increase in energy demand. In a … Read more
Project Eleven estimates Q-Day in a base case around 2033. Final quantum advances would follow the logic of state intelligence, not academic publishing. Project Eleven, a research firm specialized in post-quantum cryptography applied to cryptocurrency ecosystems, warns that the latest milestones in the development of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) will be classified as … Read more