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,…

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Key Takeaways Lazarus Group attacked Layerzero Labs internal RPCs and poisoned data sources in order to attack the KelpDAO DeFi project. The security breach impacted 0.14% of applications and roughly 0.36% of asset value associated with Layerzero. Layerzero Labs is migrating all defaults to a 5/5 DVN setup to improve cross-chain security. Layerzero Labs Apologizes…

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A company that publicly commits to only ever accumulating BTC will give short sellers and arbitrageurs more angles to exploit. Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow has pushed back against criticism that Strategy has betrayed its principles by saying it would sell BTC at some point in the future to pay dividends. In a post published…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Arthur Hayes has a theory about what controls the Bitcoin price. Speaking during Consensus Miami 2026, Hayes positions that Bitcoin’s value is mostly propped up by the expansion of the fiat money supply across the United States and the rest of the…

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Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block rose 7.9% in after-hours trading as its Q1 earnings surpassed analyst estimates, despite posting its first loss in three years. Block’s Q1 earnings came in at 85 cents per share, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of 68 cents per share. Investors responded positively, driving Block shares to $75.70 after hours,…

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Key Takeaways 21shares launched TCAN on Nasdaq with direct exposure to Canton Coin. U.S. investors gain regulated access to Canton’s privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure. Validator participation extends 21shares’ role across Canton Network operations. 21shares Brings Canton Network Exposure to US ETF Investors 21shares announced on May 7 the launch of the 21shares Canton Network ETF (Nasdaq:…

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Morgan Stanley is bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading to E*Trade clients soon. One of the world’s largest wealth management firms, Morgan Stanley, is all set to introduce cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform, which it acquired for $13 billion six years ago. It aims to compete on lower costs. Morgan Stanley Joins Crypto…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is once again at a critical technical crossroads, with a widely discussed chart structure suggesting that a sharp decline could be on the table. A recent analysis shared on X by crypto trader @0xPepesso points to a classic bearish continuation pattern…

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Key takeaways: While Bitcoin onchain activity and derivatives show a lack of participation from traders, record spot ETF inflows point to strong institutional demand. The absence of leveraged longs may actually fuel further upside as sellers are forced to buy back if Bitcoin edges higher. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 7% over the past week, breaking above…

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Key Takeaways: A new Hyperliquid wallet opened a 6x TON long worth $1.31M on May 5, with a $1.42 liquidation price. The trade signals elevated risk appetite as bitcoin surged past $81,000 for the first time since January. Hyperliquid has continued attracting large traders after launching its HIP-4 prediction markets on May 2. A Trader…

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