Colombia wants to mine bitcoin with surplus renewable energy

President Gustavo Petro said Colombia’s Caribbean coast could host bitcoin mining facilities powered by surplus renewable energy, following a path similar to Paraguay.

President Gustavo Petro said Colombia’s Caribbean coast could host bitcoin mining facilities powered by surplus renewable energy, following a path similar to Paraguay.

The privacy coin extended its multi-month rally on Tuesday with $46.7 million in shorts liquidated, after Multicoin Capital disclosed a significant ZEC position.

The bank is rolling out crypto trading on E*Trade with lower fees than Coinbase, Robinhood and Schwab, according to Bloomberg.

Privacy trading infrastructure Gh0st has officially launched on BNB Chain, deploying a multi-wallet orchestration system that severs the onchain link between a user’s primary address and their actual trade execution. Key Takeaways: Gh0st has launched on BNB Chain, routing trades…

A trader closed a 700 bitcoin short position on Tuesday at a $1.94 million loss, erasing all $1.71 million in profits from 11 consecutive winning trades in a single position gone wrong. Key Takeaways: Wallet 0x004e closed a 700 BTC…

Russia’s largest regulated exchange is making news with a move on Ripple. Moscow Exchange (MOEX) is set to publish an official XRP index as part of a crypto expansion that also covers SOL, TRX, and BNB, using global price feeds…

The deal brings a regulated transfer agent into the Bullish stack, expanding the firm’s end-to-end tokenization capabilities.

Crypto markets climb Tuesday with BTC above $80,000, altcoins gaining momentum, and investors rotating into higher-risk plays amid improving sentiment.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following the US-Iran ceasefire.

Over $150 million in crypto short positions were wiped out in a single hour on May 4, 2026, as bitcoin’s breach of $80,000 triggered one of the sharpest short squeezes seen in recent months. Key Takeaways: $150 million in crypto…