Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction

Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool are among seven pools joining the Stratum V2 working group, putting nearly three-quarters of global bitcoin hashrate behind a protocol that returns block construction decisions to individual miners.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/11/bitcoin-mining-pools-with-75-of-btc-hashrate-join-open-standard-for-block-construction

XRP spikes 2.5%, beating bitcoin and ether, in breakout above $1.45

Sharp move through resistance came with one of the biggest volume spikes in weeks, though profit-taking quickly emerged near session highs.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/11/xrp-spikes-2-5-beating-bitcoin-and-ether-in-breakout-above-usd1-45

A bitcoin whale that went silent in 2013 moves $40 million in BTC

A long-dormant whale woke up Sunday, moving millions worth of bitcoin on-chain.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/11/a-bitcoin-whale-that-went-silent-in-2013-moves-usd40-million-in-btc

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

This was a hectic week.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/10/policy-at-consensus-miami-state-of-crypto

Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami

Senior figures from PayPal and Google Cloud said open payment protocols, machine-readable merchant catalogs and multi-party crypto custody are needed to scale agentic commerce.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/10/agentic-commerce-will-run-on-crypto-rails-paypal-and-google-reps-tell-consensus-miami

Bored Ape NFTs are finally making a comeback as crypto traders rediscover their appetite for risk

BAYC floor prices have doubled in a month as traders rotate back into speculative crypto bets, reviving hopes of a broader NFT recovery.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/10/bored-ape-nfts-are-finally-making-a-comeback-as-crypto-traders-rediscover-their-appetite-for-risk

Senate Banking Committee plans to hold key market structure hearing on Thursday

The Senate Banking Committee announced it would hold its markup hearing for the Clarity Act on March 14.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/08/senate-banking-committee-plans-to-hold-key-market-structure-hearing-on-thursday