UniCredit: Europe lacks the tools to manage a stablecoin-driven banking crisis
A senior UniCredit executive warns that MiCA rules create an alliance between stablecoins and banks without the insurance safeguards needed...
USA: Bessent reiterates no to CBDC and pushes for the Clarity Act
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the Trump administration will never introduce a central bank digital currency.
BlackRock IBIT: $528 million outflow, second all-time record
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF recorded its second largest daily outflow in history on Wednesday, driven by tensions in the Middle East.
USA: FBI seizes 303 gold bars from CIA official in $40 million case
David Rush, a senior CIA official with top-secret clearance, was arrested on May 19, 2026, after more than $40 million...
Bitcoin ETFs: $1.32 billion in outflows, worst week of 2026
Digital asset investment products record a second consecutive week of redemptions, as the US bond market stifles hopes of rate...
Bitcoin: 107 BTC worth $8.2 million burned by five anonymous addresses
Five addresses created in 2014 simultaneously transferred 107 Bitcoin to a burn address, permanently destroying the funds.
CoinJoin: comparison of tools to improve privacy on Bitcoin
Wasabi Wallet, Whirlpool and JoinMarket: operational models, decentralization, costs, usability and waiting times to increase the privacy of your UTXO.
Spark: the layer 2 launched by Lightspark
Lightspark introduces a layer 2 for instant payments, stablecoins and interoperability with Lightning.
Guide to using the Liquid Network
How to use Bitcoin’s sidechain: peg-in, peg-out, and swaps.
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