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Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Accused of a Pump and Dump Scheme, HUT Shares Plummet
19.1.2024
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has been accused of hiding stock ownership in a perceived pump-and-dump scheme. The accusation comes from an unconfirmed report by JCapital Research. In a Jan 18 release, the firm leveled accusations against the Bitcoin miner stemming from its recent partnership with US Bitcoin...
New Coin Listing EAGLE Explodes 2,000% on UniSwap as New Bitcoin ETF Project Launch Approaches
6.12.2023
New coin listing EAGLE has surged by over 2,000% after appearing on Uniswap yesterday, with the meme token reaching a record high of $0.0012 earlier today. However, the coin has already begun dumping fast, sinking to $0.00005215 as of writing. This would suggest that EAGLE could be yet another...
Tesla’s Elon Musk Denies Dogecoin Whale Allegations, Attorney Challenges Wallet Associations
17.6.2023
According to a recent letter viewed by the press, Elon Musk denies being a dogecoin (DOGE) whale in the lawsuit that accuses the Tesla executive of engaging in pump-and-dump activities with the meme coin token, which allegedly harmed retail investors. Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, stated in...
Beware of Bing AI chat and ChatGPT pump-and-dump tokens — Watch The Market Report live
21.2.2023
On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss ChatGPT pump-and-dump tokens and why you should be cautious
Crypto investors spent $4.6B buying 'pump and dump' tokens last year
17.2.2023
Nearly 10,000 tokens launched on BNB and Ethereum last year are suspected to have been created just to dump on investors, according to Chainalysis
Today in Crypto: 24% of New Tokens in 2022 Similar to Pump-and-Dump Schemes, Mercuryo & ConsenSys Reveal Integration within MetaMask, Unstoppable Domains & Opera Expand Partnership
16.2.2023
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Craig Wright calls XRP a Pump-and-Dump Scheme, Ripple CTO responds
27.12.2022
Twitter witnessed its latest feud revolving around cryptocurrency recently. It all started with Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, stating that institutional investors cannot adopt BTC unless it recovers under a legal order. The statement did not bode well with David Schwartz...
Altcoin SNM’s 4,000% Price Surge in 24 Hours Fuels Pump and Dump Claims
20.11.2022
The trading price of the altcoin SNM suddenly rose by over 4,000% to $10.91 on Nov. 20, 5:30 a.m. (ET), while the coin’s 24-hour trade volume stood at just over $720 million. The altcoin’s abrupt price surge has fueled speculation that the altcoin is being targeted by a pump-and-dump...
SEC Charges 2 Firms and 4 Individuals in Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme
2.10.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against two firms and four individuals allegedly perpetrating a crypto pump-and-dump scheme. “Although this case involves crypto assets, it bears the hallmarks of a classic pump and dump scheme,” said the SEC....
SEC Accuses 2 Firms of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme
30.9.2022
The complaint alleges the two companies pumped the price of their cryptocurrency by falsely claiming they had acquired $10 billion in gold bullion to back it
‘I've done nothing wrong’ — Lark Davis denies ‘pump-and-dump’ allegations
30.9.2022
Davis claimed he received nothing for free from the projects it's alleged he profited from, and the amounts he sold weren’t enough to “dump the price.”
Waves Undergo Pump and Dump After Growth Over the Years!
24.8.2022
2022 has been a crazy year for Waves blockchain and its cryptocurrency; when a majority of cryptocurrencies were under strong selling pressure since hitting their peaks in November of 2021, Waves maintained consistent growth and went almost double their November peak in March of 2022. The outlook...
What are crypto pump and dump groups? Are they legal?
3.8.2022
Self-organized teams that support crypto scams on Discord or Telegram are not illegal in the crypto market except in regulated exchanges
How to identify and avoid a crypto pump-and-dump scheme?
16.7.2022
Pump-and-dump in crypto is an orchestrated fraud that involves misleading investors into purchasing artificially inflated tokens — typically marketed and hyped by paying celebrities and social influencers
SafeMoon pump and dump lawsuit targets Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, and others
20.2.2022
The new proposed class action alleges that SafeMoon recruited a number of celebrities to lure investors in with misleading promotions
ASIC reveals how it infiltrated crypto ‘pump and dump’ Telegram groups
29.12.2021
The Australian financial watchdog has revealed the details of how it took down ASX traders suspected of taking part in a coordinated Telegram pump and dump scheme
ASIC targets pump and dump Telegram groups
15.10.2021
“Coordinated pumping of shares for profits can be illegal. We can see all trades and have access to trader identities,” said ASIC in a message to the ASX Pump Organization on Telegram
FLOW faces 20% crash risk after intraday pump-and-dump
8.7.2021
A recent rundown in the FLOW market has activated a bearish technical pattern, risking huge declines in the sessions ahead
Sygnia CEO criticizes Elon Musk for alleged Bitcoin pump and dump
11.6.2021
“What we have seen with Bitcoin is price manipulation by one very powerful and influential individual," said Magda Wierzycka
DOGE and XRP rally as pump and dumps sneak back into crypto markets
7.2.2021
Amid the r/Wallstreetbets revolution, several altcoins are falling prey to pump-and-dump schemes