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Federal grand juries have indicted ten individuals tied to alleged pump-and-dump schemes, following an FBI undercover operation.

US Fed Governor Michael Barr said clearer US rules could help the market grow, but warned that GENIUS Act implementation must still guard against runs, weak reserves and illicit finance. US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Tuesday that clearer US stablecoin rules could speed the market’s growth, but warned that regulators still need to address money laundering risks, bank run risks and consumer safeguards as they implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. Speaking at a Federalist Society event on stablecoin regulation, Barr said the law provides “needed clarity” for issuers, but that “a great deal will depend on how federal and state regulators implement the statute.” Barr said stablecoins are still used mainly for crypto trading and as a US dollar store of value in some foreign markets, though they could also lower remittance costs, speed up trade finance processing and help firms manage treasury operations. He also highlighted the risk of bad actors...

Extraditions of executives from market makers Vortex, Contrarian, Gotbit and Antier mark the latest step in a multi‑agency effort targeting alleged “market‑manipulation‑as‑a‑service.” Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in federal court in Oakland on Monday as US prosecutors expanded a wash-trading case that has now charged 10 foreign nationals tied to four crypto market-maker companies. The court appearances mark the latest step in a US crackdown on alleged wash trading in digital asset markets that began with an undercover operation unsealed in October 2024, according to a Tuesday press release from the US Justice Department (DOJ). The DOJ said the cases, which center on Gotbit, Vortex, Antier and Contrarian over conduct dating back to 2018, involve schemes to inflate token prices and volumes through coordinated trading that made assets appear more liquid and in-demand than they really were. Read more

Shiba Inu is consolidating below $0.000006 price level, a line that has flipped from support to resistance, dragging any bullish prediction. The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: Time to Say Goodbye To Millionaire Dreams? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin’s price retraces to old highs, signaling slower growth and a maturing market.

The listing makes CoinShares the latest crypto firm to list in the U.S., following the likes of BitGo, Circle, Bullish and Gemini.

Solana price is holding; it is barely moving with just 1% gain in the last 24 hours, even with bullish catalysts that bring a good prediction. The post Solana Price Prediction: Interactive Brokers Supports SOL, Galaxy Doubles Down appeared first on Cryptonews.

Google’s latest quantum research did more than cut the estimated hardware needed to crack elliptic-curve cryptography. It used Bitcoin and other blockchain systems to show what a future signature failure could look like in public, with real assets, visible wallets, and little room for reversal. On Mar. 30, Google Quantum AI published a 57-page whitepaper […] The post Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now appeared first on CryptoSlate.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended Q1 in the red, with about $500 million of net outflows despite March inflows, as sentiment remained weak amid geopolitical tensions. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished the first quarter of 2026 with net outflows, even after March delivered the category’s first monthly inflows of the year. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $1.32 billion in March inflows, the first monthly gain of 2026 and the first since October 2025, according to SoSoValue. The inflows were not enough to offset monthly redemptions of $1.61 billion in January and $207 million in February, resulting in roughly $500 million in net outflows in Q1. Read more

Oil futures prices ended March with the most significant gains in their nearly 40-year history.

The perpetual preferred yield holds at 11.5% for April as the 30-day volume weighted average price stabilizes near $100.

Ethereum is at $2,140 with 4.4% 24-hour gain, a huge movement for a coin at this size, but the picture tells a more compelling prediction. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Outperformed Bitcoin Last Month – Altcoin Season Approaching? appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC was inches away from closing its six consecutive month in red, which would equal a negative streak.

Exchanges and custody platforms must obtain financial services licenses within six months under the new framework.

Bitcoin price climbed back above $69,000 as Iran's President signaled a willingness to end the conflict, lighting up risk assets prediction. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Bullish as Iran Willing to End Conflict – BTC and Stocks Rise, Oil Slides appeared first on Cryptonews.

A shallower Bitcoin drawdown than previous cycles "indicates a maturing market with reduced volatility and stronger institutional confidence," said Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research. Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by about 50% this market cycle, far less than in previous cycles, Fidelity Digital Assets said, adding this trend could continue over time.  Bitcoin’s post-all-time-high drawdowns have historically been steep, at about 80% to 90%, but this cycle has been about 50%, Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Zack Wainwright said Tuesday. One can see the “diminishing returns” that have developed from cycle to cycle when looking at Bitcoin’s price performance from the perspective of the previous all-time high, he said. Read more

Block cut 4,000 of its staff in February as part of its AI-driven pivot. A new post by Block's Jack Dorsey has shed light on how the company and others might operate in the future. Block co-founder Jack Dorsey has shared his vision of a future workplace where artificial intelligence could take the role of middle managers, weeks after the company cut around 4,000 employees because of AI.  In a blog post on Tuesday, Dorsey and Block’s lead independent director, Roelof Botha, said AI can track projects, identify issues, assign work and share critical information faster than humans, adding that Block is in the “early stages” of transitioning toward a model where the technology performs these tasks.  “We're questioning the underlying assumption: that organizations have to be hierarchically organized with humans as the coordination mechanism,” they said.  Read more

The so-called quantum-resistant coins rally as traders switch to potential long-term security.

Earlier today, the Trump administration said the US could "be done" in Iran within 2-3 weeks.

“There’s a myth in mainstream media and social media that insider trading doesn’t apply in the prediction markets … That is wrong,” said CFTC enforcement director David Miller. The US commodities regulator’s chief enforcement director sent a cautionary message to prediction market insider traders on Tuesday, vowing that violators will face enforcement action. “We are aware of the speculation about insider trading,” CFTC enforcement director David Miller said at a panel at New York University on Tuesday. “We are watching.” Miller, a former federal prosecutor who was appointed to the position on March 2, said the Commission will use its prosecutorial discretion and will not dedicate resources to “trivial” cases. Read more