FBI Busts 276 in Global Crypto Pig Butchering Scam Sweep 2026
Cross-border enforcement efforts stepped up this week as a coordinated international task force, including the FBI, arrested 276 suspects tied to cryptocurrency investment fraud networks. First revealed on April 29, 2026, the operation targeted “pig butchering” schemes that use social engineering methods to defraud retail and institutional players. The move also highlights how law enforcement
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Powell’s Final Fed Meeting Just Triggered the Most Dissenting Votes Since 1992 – Is BTC About to Pay the Price?
Bitcoin price is bleeding, BTC trades at $76,000, down 1.75% over 24 hours and 2.15% over the past week, a slide that’s accelerating bearish prediction on macro headwinds most traders didn’t fully price in. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s final press conference Wednesday delivered the catalyst. Bitcoin dropped 2% to $75,000 in the immediate aftermath […]
Shiba Inu Price Prediction: SHIB Super-Whale Offloads $4.9M
A wallet that turned a $13,760 entry into one of crypto’s most extraordinary fortunes just offloaded 800 billion Shiba Inu tokens for $4.9 million, with the total gain now past $660 million, having bought the token at an early price level and hitting his prediction right. Shiba Inu trades at roughly $0.00000659 right now, flat […]
Bitcoin ETF News: Cathie Wood Rotates to Robinhood as BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Hits a Wall
In Bitcoin ETF news today, ARK Invest sold 243,147 shares of its own ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF for approximately $1.35M on April 29, while simultaneously pouring $45.5M into Robinhood Markets stock. The message is clear: Cathie Wood is rotating out of direct crypto exposure and into the platforms people use to access crypto. This move […]
Grayscale’s Zcash Trust Just Doubled Its Volume as Shielded Supply Hit an All-Time High: Is $400 the Next Target?
Grayscale’s Zcash Trust (ZCSH) just doubled its trading volume, pushing daily volume past $2 million as Zcash’s shielded supply reached an all-time high. Two separate signals, one institutional, one on-chain, converging at the same time, is not a coincidence you ignore. Shielded supply now represents approximately 30% of ZEC’s circulating supply, its highest share on […]
Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by The End of May 2026
I fed Grok AI a precisely engineered prompt, and what came back was not just optimistic noise; it was a structured, high-conviction price predicts for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP that assumes the next leg of the cycle is already forming. According to Grok’s projections, Bitcoin is positioned for a move toward $88,000–$95,000, Ethereum is expected […]
What The Bitcoin Drop Since Gensler Left Says About Markets And Regulation
When Gary Gensler left the US Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2025, Bitcoin was trending higher, and many expected a more favorable regulatory backdrop to drive further upside. Instead, BTC has fallen sharply to a zone that complicates a once-popular narrative that regulation, or Gensler specifically, was the primary force holding the market back. […]
US Treasury yields spike to highest levels in a year adding new problem for Bitcoin liquidity
Bitcoin’s April rebound is now facing a two-front macro test. The official Treasury curve for Apr. 29 placed the 10-year yield at 4.42%, the 30-year at 4.98%, and the 5-year at 4.05%. Today, market charts show the same pressure zone, with the 10-year near 4.40%, the 30-year near 5%, the 5-year near 4.04%, and WTI […]
Bitcoin analysts explain why BTC price can’t take out $80K
A large overhead supply cluster, increased profit-taking activity and the resumption of spot Bitcoin ETF outflows are key factors keeping BTC price pinned below $80,000.
XRP and SOL Holders Get New Perk With Nexo’s Zero-Interest Credit
The cryptocurrency wealth management platform Nexo has announced it will expand its first-of-a-kind Zero-interest Credit (ZiC) product to the Solana and Ripple ecosystems. According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, Solana (SOL) and XRP holders can now pledge their assets as collateral for ZiC. The product offers a 0% annual percentage rate (APR) and […]
Coinbase’s asset manager to offer stablecoin credit fund with tokenized share class
The fund, dubbed CUSHY, targets yield from onchain lending and private credit, offering tokenized access through Superstate for institutional investors.
Banks push to slow stablecoin law as Agora races for charter
U.S. banks are looking to delay landmark stablecoin legislation even as crypto firms like Agora push ahead.