Market Manipulation

Solidus Labs Believes Its Crypto Surveillance Tool Can Help Launch a Bitcoin ETF
Solidus Labs believes its new surveillance tool can help regulators maintain confidence in crypto markets, potentially leading to the approval of a bitcoin ETF.

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper's Business Is Still Thriving
Remember that college student who spoke candidly about inflating crypto trading volumes? He’s still at it – and COVID-19 has kept his business brisk.

The Mechanics of Market Manipulation
The crypto market's fragmented and decentralized structure can make it more vulnerable to manipulation, writes CoinDesk Research’s Galen Moore.

WATCH: He Admitted to Faking Crypto Volumes, Then Got 5 New Clients
Here's CoinDesk's full interview with Alexey Andryunin, the 20-year-old ICO pumper who was in the business of market manipulation.

For $15K, He'll Fake Your Exchange Volume – You'll Get on CoinMarketCap
A 20-year-old college student explains how he made a business of faking trade volumes at crypto exchanges.

Exchange Volumes May Be Fake, But Bitcoin's Value Is Real
More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential.

Goldman Sachs Veterans Raise $3 Million to Fight Crypto Manipulation
A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.

OKEx Denies Manipulation Claims After Bitcoin Futures Rollback
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OKEx is saying it had no role in its exchange's irregularity from last week.
