Germany's Finance Minister Klingbeil plans to end the crypto tax exemption in 2027, taxing capital gains at 25% regardless of holding period. Industry pushes back.

Samson Mow argues that Strategy retaining the option to sell bitcoin gives the company strategic flexibility, after Michael Saylor hinted the firm may sell some BTC to fund dividends.

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IREN and Nvidia announce a strategic partnership for 5 GW of AI infrastructure. Nvidia receives warrants for 30 million shares worth $2.1 billion, sending IREN stock up 25%.

Block Inc reports a $173M unrealized Bitcoin loss in Q1 2026, but raises full-year guidance with 27% gross profit growth and record adjusted operating margins.

The Stratum V2 Working Group welcomes seven major Bitcoin mining players including Antpool, Foundry and F2Pool to drive adoption of the open mining protocol.

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The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a May 14 markup to advance sweeping federal crypto legislation, its second attempt after a January cancellation.

CryptoQuant's head of research says bitcoin's recent 20% surge is a bear market rally, with profit-taking rising and correction risk building even as demand conditions remain supportive.

Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company will sell bitcoin only when doing so is more accretive to shareholders than issuing equity, primarily to fund preferred stock dividends.

The American Bankers Association is urging members to lobby senators against crypto market structure legislation ahead of a Senate Banking Committee markup, warning that stablecoin yield-like rewards could drain deposits from the banking system.

The Senate Banking Committee released the full text of the CLARITY Act, a sweeping 309-page crypto market structure bill requiring 1:1 reserves for stablecoins and drawing a hard jurisdictional line between the SEC and CFTC.

U.S. consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April 2026, the highest rate since May 2023, driven by surging energy costs, tariff pressures, and shelter inflation, while real wages fell.

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Bitcoin Society suspends its Bitcoin treasury accumulation plan after BTC drops 20% in Q1 2026, citing unfavorable conditions for raising capital to buy BTC reserves.

Bhutan's government transferred 100.44 BTC worth $8.2M in May 2026. Total outflows now exceed $230 million, with reserves down to 3,119 BTC from a 13,000 BTC peak.

The Senate voted 51-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve's board of governors and advanced his nomination to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair.

Charles Schwab has begun rolling out its 'Schwab Crypto' platform to select retail clients, allowing direct trading of bitcoin and ether alongside other investments.