Wash trading volume on DEXs
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) promised to fix the flaws of centralized platforms—no middlemen, no custody risk, no opaque practices. Yet one…
Year: 2025
Bot trading manipulation in low-liquidity pairs
Crypto markets pride themselves on openness and accessibility. Anyone can list tokens, trade them, or even build automated strategies. But…
Exchange outages during price crashes
Crypto markets never sleep. Prices can soar or collapse within minutes, and millions of traders depend on exchanges to buy,…
ClearToken Wins FCA Approval, Redefining Crypto Clearing in the UK
The UK’s financial sector just took a decisive step toward integrating digital assets into the mainstream. ClearToken, a London-based clearing…
Orchestrated FUD to buy low
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt—better known as FUD—has always haunted financial markets. In cryptocurrency, where sentiment moves faster than fundamentals, FUD…
NFT wash trading to inflate floor prices
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploded into the mainstream as digital art, collectibles, and metaverse assets. Their unique nature and blockchain-based ownership…
Coordinated flash loan attacks
When flash loans first appeared in decentralized finance (DeFi), they were hailed as an innovation. These instruments allowed anyone to…
“DeFi whale games” in liquidity pools
Decentralized finance (DeFi) promised to democratize finance—an open system where anyone could provide liquidity, earn yields, and trade without intermediaries.…
Pump-and-dump Telegram groups
Cryptocurrency markets are famous for their volatility, but behind the wild price swings often lies a coordinated effort. Among the…
Spoofing order books to fake demand
Crypto markets are often marketed as transparent, open, and free of the manipulative tricks found in traditional finance. But reality…