Market Manipulation

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Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading
The crypto exchange is conducting a "risk management initiative" targeting some crypto projects with a relatively small market capitalization or whose tokens form lower-liquidity trading pairs.
Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg said he followed a "highly profitable trading strategy."
Mango Markets Exploiter Must Stay Detained Pending Trial, Court Rules
Avraham Eisenberg may be a risk to flee the U.S., a judge in Puerto Rico suggested.
Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg said he followed a "highly profitable trading strategy."

Mango DAO's Discord channel celebrated the news of Avraham Eisenberg's arrest with memes. (Mango Discord)
Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Arrested in Puerto Rico
The investor drained $110 million in cryptocurrencies from the platform.
Mango DAO's Discord channel celebrated the news of Avraham Eisenberg's arrest with memes. (Mango Discord)

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Crypto News Roundup for May 4, 2022
With bitcoin holding trend line support ahead of the Fed meeting, plus a look at the lessons a recent, alleged fraud on Wall Street can teach to crypto traders, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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What the Archegos Arrests Tell Us About the Financial System
Bill Hwang is being accused of market manipulation.
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Archegos Capital management owner Bill Hwang was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto
Archegos levered a small basket of equities to the moon before it imploded - and took big stocks down with it. Similarly overlooked risks in crypto could leave traders holding the bag.
Archegos Capital management owner Bill Hwang was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Former CFTC Chairman: Crypto Regulation, Market Manipulation and More
Former CFTC Chairman: Crypto Regulation, Market Manipulation and More
Chris Giancarlo, Willkie Farr & Gallagher senior counsel and former CFTC chairman, joins “First Mover” to discuss the crypto regulation landscape in the United States, looking specifically at the the CFTC chair Rostin Behnam’s request to Congress asking for additional funding to oversee the crypto spot markets.
Former CFTC Chairman: Crypto Regulation, Market Manipulation and More

Elon Musk Accuses the SEC of Harassment on Free Speech
Elon Musk Accuses the SEC of Harassment on Free Speech
Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of harassment in a calculated effort to “chill” his right to free speech. The SEC closely watches the billionaire’s Twitter account with the concern he is manipulating the stock of Tesla.
Elon Musk Accuses the SEC of Harassment on Free Speech

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Northern Data Slumps as Market Manipulation Allegations Surface
Investors have lost about $300 million after reports BaFin filed a complaint against the company.
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CEX, Lies and Videotape: Binance Accuses Rivals of Fighting Dirty
A bogus video on Chinese social media has intensified a long-standing feud involving Binance, Huobi and OKEx.
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