Seven of the largest names in bitcoin mining formally joined the Stratum V2 
Working Group this week, signaling the clearest industry shift yet toward 
miner-controlled transaction selection. 7 Bitcoin Mining Pools Back Stratum V2 
as Miners Push for Block Template Control Antpool, F2pool, Foundry, 
Spiderpool, Block Inc., MARA Foundation, and DMND are now part of […]

Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift

The high-level Miami meeting underscores the critical need for unified 
diplomatic efforts to ensure effective implementation of the Gaza ceasefire.
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Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff meet Qatari PM in Miami as Middle East diplomacy intensifies

The lease deal boosts xAI&#8217;s IPO prospects, reshapes AI infrastructure 
dynamics, and intensifies competition in the AI compute market.
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xAI leases Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic for $5B ahead of planned IPO

Campaign founder Yves Bennaim isn&#8217;t giving up. Even after his group failed to 
gather enough signatures to force a Swiss national referendum on Bitcoin 
reserves, Bennaim said another push could follow. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
Supply Shock: 100,000 BTC Vanish From Exchanges In Under 90 Days The Swiss 
direct democracy system requires campaigns to hit a signature threshold within 
18 months — his team didn&#8217;t make it. A Bold Proposal That Didn&#8217;t Get Off The 
Ground The initiative would have required the Swiss National Bank to hold 
Bitcoin alongside gold and foreign currencies. Supporters argued that adding 
Bitcoin to the SNB&#8217;s reserves would reduce dependence on the US dollar and the 
euro. Bennaim drew a parallel to Switzerland&#8217;s long-standing tradition of 
neutrality, framing Bitcoin as an independent alternative to the dominant 
global currencies. He also pushed back against claims that Bitcoin lacks 
liquidity, pointing to the billions of dollars moving through international 
crypto exchanges every day. LATEST: 🇨🇭 Swiss crypto advocates are abandoning 
their bid to force the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin, falling short of 
the 100,000 signatures needed for a constitutional referendum. 
pic.twitter.com/q95Eio5uCq — CoinMarketCap (@CoinMarketCap) May 8, 2026 But 
the SNB wasn&#8217;t persuaded. The bank has remained cautious, and European Central 
Bank policymakers have made their position clear — reserve assets must be 
liquid, secure, and stable. Bitcoin&#8217;s price record hasn&#8217;t helped its case. The 
cryptocurrency has dropped roughly 7% so far this year, following a record 
$126k ATH in October 2025. Europe Still Divided On Crypto In Central Bank 
Reserves Based on reports from Reuters, the failed Swiss campaign reflects a 
wider disagreement across Europe. Policymakers have not reached any consensus 
on whether digital assets belong in central bank reserve strategies. That 
debate has sharpened as crypto has become harder to ignore in global finance. 
Some institutions have been testing blockchain-based systems. Others remain 
focused on concerns about price swings, safety, and the ability to sell large 
holdings quickly without moving markets. Bennaim&#8217;s team framed the campaign as 
more than just a Bitcoin bid. They wanted Swiss officials to seriously assess 
the technologies reshaping the financial sector. A future initiative, they 
said, remains possible. AMINA is now the first regulated bank to support 
custody and trading for Canton Coin. For institutional, corporate, and 
professional investors, digital assets are increasingly about infrastructure, 
scale, and execution discipline, not experimentation. @CantonNetwork… 
pic.twitter.com/04b9Urx1Er — AMINA Bank (@AMINABankGlobal) May 6, 2026 Swiss 
Financial Firms Push Ahead With Blockchain The campaign&#8217;s collapse hasn&#8217;t 
slowed the broader Swiss financial industry. AMINA Bank recently became the 
first institution registered with Swiss financial regulator FINMA to offer 
custody and trading services for Canton Coin. Related Reading: XRP Market Now 
Controlled By Whales? Dominance Reaches 91% On Binance Through the move, 
institutional clients gain access to the Canton Network, a platform built for 
tokenization, collateral management, and settlement. Goldman Sachs, Visa, 
Citadel, and the Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation are among the 
organizations backing the network. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from 
TradingView

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Effort Withdrawn After Resistance From Central Bank

CME Group announced this week it plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures 
(BVI) on June 1, 2026, giving institutional traders their first CFTC-regulated 
contract to trade bitcoin’s expected price swings independently of price 
direction. CME’s BVI Futures Let Traders Go Long or Short Bitcoin Volatility 
Starting June 2026 The contracts will carry the ticker BVI […]

CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC Review

Revolut&#8217;s glitch highlights the importance of robust data validation and the 
need for investors to cross-check prices to avoid unnecessary panic.
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Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift

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