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Cleaning Up Crypto Exchange Wash Trading Will Take Global Regulation
29.7.2020
Wash trading hurts investors and taints the crypto industry, but extinguishing it will be difficult absent global regulation
For Some Reason, Wash Trading Happens on Decentralized Exchanges Too
25.7.2020
Wash trading is happening in some instances on Binance DEX and Loopring, showing that decentralized exchanges are not immune to volume inflation
Coinsquare Exchange Execs to Resign Over Wash Trading Scandal
22.7.2020
In a settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission, three seniors executives at the Canadian exchange agreed to step down and pay penalties over fake trades
Coinsquare’s Leadership Forced Out After Wash Trading $5.5B
22.7.2020
The CEO, President, and the COO of Canadian exchange Coinsquare have stepped down following an agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission
Canada Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Accused of Wash Trading by Watchdog
20.7.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission alleges Coinsquare manipulated markets with fake trading volumes between 2018 and 2019
Canadian Regulator Accuses Coinsquare of Wash Trading
19.7.2020
Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission officially accuses Coinsquare of market manipulation
Canadian Regulator Accuses Coinsquare of Market Manipulation With Wash Trades Worth 590K BTC
18.7.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission has started a proceeding against cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare and its executives. The Canadian regulator has accused the company of market manipulation, with 840,000 wash trades worth approximately 590,000 bitcoins, representing 90% of the exchange’s...
Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Pre-Seed Round for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
18.5.2020
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space
Global Wash Trading on Crypto Markets Down by Over 35%, BTI Reports
1.10.2019
Global wash trading on crypto markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute
OKEx Defends Itself from Wash Trading Accusations With a BTC 100 Bet
24.9.2019
After Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI), the group of anonymous blockchain data researchers and enthusiasts, reported that a large majority of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx's volume is fake, the exchange’s CEO Jay Hao wants to challenge this claim with a bet worth BTC 100 (USD 970,000)....
OKEx Slams New Wash Trading Allegations as ‘Inaccurate and Misleading’
23.9.2019
OKEx claims that the wash trading allegations made in a recent report are based on questionable data collection methods
For $15K, He’ll Fake Your Exchange Volume – You’ll Get on CoinMarketCap
18.7.2019
A 20-year-old college student explains how he made a business of faking trade volumes at crypto exchanges
Huobi Clamps Down on Crypto Wash Trading After Bitwise Report
30.5.2019
Huobi said it has taken steps to discourage wash trading in the wake of a report that implied the exchange inflated trading volume
These 10 Crypto Exchanges Passed Wash Trading Test
27.5.2019
Only 10 out 83 cryptocurrency exchanges, analyzed by crypto investment company Bitwise Asset Management, passed a test aimed to show if they were reporting systematically inflated bitcoin trading volumes.
The 10 that passed, in the order of their average daily volume during April 2019 from...