SEC Hits Market Makers With Fraud Charges for Misleading Crypto Investors
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 of active trading, violating securities laws. The SEC seeks penalties, including bans and disgorgement, […]
SEC Hits Market Makers With Fraud Charges for Misleading Crypto Investors
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 of active trading, violating securities laws. The SEC seeks penalties, including bans and disgorgement, […]
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives
There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis Jarvis. The gross mismanagement and outright fraud in 2022 by many opaque centralized exchanges are driving people back to the core tenets of crypto, such as decentralization, self-custody, transparency, and […]
Report Shows Financial Troubles Plagued Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research as Early as 2018
Before FTX collapsed it was assumed that Alameda Research was one of the top quantitative trading firms and market makers within the industry. However, much of that perception may have been a facade as a recent report details that Alameda suffered from financial troubles as early as 2018. People familiar with the matter said Alameda […]
Venezuelan Currency Plunges Almost 40% Against the US Dollar, Analysts Cite Crypto Drought as Part of the Problem
The Venezuelan fiat currency, the bolivar, has lost almost 40% in its exchange rate against the U.S. dollar in a month. According to reports, the seasonal payments that the government has to make, and the lack of liquidity of the government to intervene in the currency market are part of the equation leading to this, […]
Altcoin SNM’s 4,000% Price Surge in 24 Hours Fuels Pump and Dump Claims
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 group. Binance Dominates the Altcoin’s Trade […]
Citadel Plans to Start Making Markets in Crypto in Coming Months, CEO Ken Griffin Says
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a bitcoin skeptic, admits he has not been right on his crypto call. He now says: “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in cryptocurrencies.” Citadel Getting Into Crypto The CEO and founder of financial services firm Citadel, billionaire Ken […]