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Polymarket presidential election odds rife with wash trading — report
30.10.2024
According to the current Polymarket presidential election odds, Donald Trump is favored to win the election at 65.5%
MyTrade Head First to Plead Guilty Among Group of Firms Accused of Gaming Markets
30.10.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice said it secured a guilty plea from the operator of crypto "market maker" MyTrade, which was one target in a wide-ranging sting that brought manipulation charges to multiple firms and individuals earlier this month
Fortune Claims Polymarket Is 'Rife' With Wash Trading
30.10.2024
As much as a third of the prediction market's volume is inflated by traders buying and selling the same shares repeatedly, Fortune reported, citing blockchain researchers. They could be doing it to farm a future airdropped token
It's Possible You Shouldn't Tell Journalists About Your Wash Trading Biz
19.10.2024
Last week, the Department of Justice announced charges against over a dozen individuals and entities, arguing these market makers were actually wash trading funds and defrauding people
SEC Hits Market Makers With Fraud Charges for Misleading Crypto Investors
12.10.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged multiple market makers and individuals with manipulating crypto asset markets, alleging they created fake trading activity to mislead retail investors. These schemes, including practices like wash trading, aimed to fabricate the illusion...
FBI Seeks Crypto Fraud Victims in Major Market Manipulation Case
11.10.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging potential victims of cryptocurrency fraud to come forward as it investigates market manipulation involving several cryptocurrency companies. Accusations include “wash-trading” and artificially inflating trading volumes to deceive...
FBI Creates Crypto Token to Expose Fraud — Seizes $25M in Cryptocurrency, Charges 18
10.10.2024
Eighteen individuals and entities have been charged with fraud and market manipulation in the cryptocurrency industry. The charges involve deceptive practices such as wash trading and pump-and-dump schemes that inflated token prices, resulting in the seizure of $25 million in cryptocurrency....
SEC, FBI, DOJ coordinate takedown of 4 fraudulent crypto firms
9.10.2024
A complex set of overlapping companies, individuals and alleged crimes have been tackled by US federal authorities
SEC, FBI, DOJ coordinate takedown of fraudulent crypto firms
9.10.2024
A complex set of overlapping companies, individuals and alleged crimes were tackled by US federal authorities
3 ways traders can avoid trading tokens with manipulated volumes
30.6.2024
Manipulated trading volumes are rampant on some crypto exchanges. Here are three ways to use data to avoid being washed out
Binance Fired Investigator Who Uncovered Market Manipulation at Client DWF Labs: WSJ
9.5.2024
A Binance team found that "VIP" clients – those trading more than $100 million per month – were engaging in pump-and-dump schemes and wash trading, the Wall Street Journal said
Billion-Dollar Volumes and Then a Steep Drop Prompts Allegations of Wash Trading on Aevo
15.3.2024
In response, Aevo says customers suddenly traded more on its decentralized exchange to try to get some of its airdrop
Joe Biden’s budget plan covers a mining tax and crypto wash trading
14.3.2024
An excise tax on cryptocurrency mining has been proposed by the administration of US President Joe Biden in an effort to reduce energy consumption and promote a more environmentally sustainable policy in response to the expansion of digital asset mining. An organization that leases or possesses...
Decentralized exchanges a magnet for crypto wash traders: Solidus Labs
13.9.2023
Token deployers and liquidity providers wash-traded over $2 billion worth of crypto on Ethereum-based DEXs since 2020, a Solidus Labs report claims
Celsius creditors allege Wintermute facilitated 'wash trading': Report
24.6.2023
It was alleged that Celsius executives engaged Wintermute to conduct wash trading to “fraudulently" manipulate trading volumes on the Celsius platform
Binance CEO Rejects Claims of Manipulating Market to Bolster Native Exchange Coin BNB
14.6.2023
Crypto fraud accusations against Binance and its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao are casting a shadow over the reputation of the industry giant.
Prominent market commentators, among them analyst Dylan LeClair and Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, have implied that Binance could be guilty of underhanded...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao denies rumors of selling Bitcoin to bolster BNB
14.6.2023
While several theories emerged, the Binance CEO asserted that no BTC or BNB trading activity is happening behind the scenes
OpenSea collector fat fingers a 100 ETH bid for a free NFT
6.4.2023
Some pundits have argued the trader mistakenly put up a bid for 100 ETH which was quickly snapped up, while others believe the sale was a wash trade
NFT wash trading increases by 126% in February: data
20.3.2023
The NFT market saw an uptick in wash trading following a recovery in NFT marketplace trading volume which hit $1.89 billion in February
4 out of 10 NFT sales are fake: Learn to spot the signs of wash trading
14.3.2023
NFT wash trading creates a phoney appearance of popularity to push up prices and rip collectors off. But you can learn how to spot the signs