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Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Christine Lagarde’s warning on euro-denominated stablecoins, the IMF’s concern that AI could increase cyber risk in the financial system, AI agents as possible crypto users, Block’s bitcoin-related quarterly loss, stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data, Stratum V2 mining adoption, GameStop’s eBay bid, and the rise in crypto wrench attacks. This one touches bitcoin technology, financial news, macro news, and the very strange place where AI, payments, and crime all start sharing a conference room. 
Topics for today: 

•  Lagarde warns on euro stablecoins 
•  IMF flags AI cyber risk 
•  AI agents and crypto payments 
•  Block raises guidance after Q1 
•  U.S. jobs beat expectations 
•  Stratum V2 mining push 
•  Canvas breach and data risk 
•  GameStop’s eBay credit wall 
•  Bitcoin and corporate strategy 
•  Europe’s crypto wrench attacks 

Today's Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, AI, and financial security:
 
https://www.theblock.co/post/400548/ecbs-lagarde-flags-euro-denominated-stablecoins-as-financial-stability-risk-diverging-from-bundesbank-stance

https://decrypt.co/367178/imf-warns-ai-supercharge-cyberattacks-global-financial-system

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/08/ai-agents-could-solve-crypto-s-user-problem

https://atlas21.com/block-inc-guidance-raised-after-solid-q1-173-million-bitcoin-loss/

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/07/u-s-added-115k-jobs-in-april-nearly-doubling-expectations

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/antpool-block-inc-f2pool-foundry-spiderpool-dmnd-join-stratum-v2-working-group

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/education/canvas-hacked-down-data-breach.html

https://atlas21.com/gamestop-56-billion-bid-for-ebay-hits-credit-wall/

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/ebay-ignore-gamestop-bitcoin

https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-crypto-wrench-attacks-losses-101m-certik-report
 

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