Wash Trading

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Billion-Dollar Volumes and Then a Steep Drop Prompts Allegations of Wash Trading on Aevo
In response, Aevo says customers suddenly traded more on its decentralized exchange to try to get some of its airdrop.
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Over $30B of NFT Trading Volume on Ethereum Is Wash Trading, Research Suggests
Based on data pulled from Dune Analytics, the shady trades accounted for over half of the total NFT trade volumes in 2022, and nearly 45% of all-time NFT volume.
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Wash Trading: How to Protect Yourself
Wash Trading: How to Protect Yourself
How can you spot when an NFT’s price is being artificially inflated? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Wash Trading: How to Protect Yourself

Thai SEC clamps down on artificial trading on two Bangkok exchanges. (Waranout Joe/Unsplash)
Crypto Exchange Bitkub, 4 Others Sued by Thai SEC Over Fake Volume Claims
The move comes after the regulator fined crypto exchange Bitkub's CTO $250,000 for insider trading.
Thai SEC clamps down on artificial trading on two Bangkok exchanges. (Waranout Joe/Unsplash)

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Crypto Bear Market Opportunities: Make the Most of a Crypto Downturn
In traditional markets, the wash-sale rule stops people from selling an investment for a loss and then quickly rebuying it. But this is the crypto market.
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Canada Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Accused of Wash Trading by Watchdog
The Ontario Securities Commission alleges Coinsquare manipulated markets with fake trading volumes between 2018 and 2019.
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Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Funding Rounds for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
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.
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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.
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Huobi Clamps Down on Crypto Wash Trading After Bitwise Report
Huobi said it has taken steps to discourage wash trading in the wake of a report that implied the exchange inflated trading volume.
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CoinMarketCap Announces Changes to Counter Fake Volume Concerns
CoinMarketCap explained the difficulties in offering volume data on Thursday, but added it would incorporate new features to reduce this.
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