Market Manipulation
5 Charged for Hydro Token Market Manipulation
The US Department of Justice has charged five individuals for conspiring to manipulate the market in relation to an alleged scheme involving the Hydro (HYDRO) token. The charges include conspiracy to commit securities price manipulation and wire fraud, with potential penalties ranging from five years to 20 years in prison. The alleged manipulation of the Hydro token price resulted in the co-conspirators making an approximate total of $2 million in ill-gotten profits. In addition, Hydrogen Technology Corporation and former CEO Michael Ross Kane were ordered to pay $2.8 million in remedies and civil penalties in a separate case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Binance faces investor backlash and Bitcoin withdrawals following CFTC lawsuit
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, denies market manipulation allegations made by the CFTC. However, investors withdrew over 3,400 BTC from Binance within 24 hours of the lawsuit announcement, leading to a decrease in Binance's total Bitcoin balance while competing exchanges saw an increase.
Bitcoin’s Price Boom is Artificially Inflated, says Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff claims that the current rise in bitcoin prices is due to market manipulation.
University of Sussex Researchers Say Blatant Market Manipulation is a Disaster to Traditional Safe Havens
The University of Sussex Business School recently published an analysis indicating that widespread market manipulation is a serious problem that regulators should deal with so that to confront false prices and avoid distorting the minds of investors. According to the analysis report, the COVID-19 pandemic has created huge volatility in global financial markets. But as one might expect, prices of safe-haven assets like Bitcoin and gold are not surging, a problem that is caused by large-scale and intense manipulation.