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MARKETS DAILY: Is Bitcoin Market Manipulation Profitable?
With markets recovering, we take a look at Bitcoins' recent behavior and wonder whether it's still a safe haven? Later, we're joined by Galen Moore for quick discussion on alleged bitcoin market manipulation...
Updated May 2, 2022, 3:45 p.m. Published Dec 4, 2019, 4:51 p.m.
Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action in the markets, interesting longer-term trends and some of the most important crypto industry developments of the day.
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On Today's Show:
- Crypto & traditional markets update
- Is Bitcoin getting boring? Is it still a Safe Haven?
- The Mechanics of Bitcoin Market Manipulation with CoinDesk Research's Galen Moore
- How Litecoin is dealing with falling miner participation
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