As Bitcoin's price continues to struggle, online speculation has pinned blame on a major Wall Street firm. We examine the allegations and what they mean for long-term investors.
In a sweeping regulatory push, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service announces intensified scrutiny of cryptocurrency market practices and stricter fines for financial sector IT failures, following recent high-profile incidents.
A woman identifying herself as Justin Sun's former girlfriend has publicly accused the cryptocurrency magnate of orchestrating a scheme to artificially inflate the price of TRX tokens. She claims to possess extensive evidence and has offered to cooperate with regulators.
While hailed as 'truth machines,' prediction markets face a credibility crisis when derivative contracts create perverse incentives for manipulation, generating misleading signals that can ripple into mainstream media.
South Korea's Financial Security Service has initiated a probe into a dramatic, short-lived price surge of the ZKsync token on the Upbit exchange, warning that coordinated 'buy walls' could lead to severe penalties under the country's strict crypto laws.
South Korean financial regulators are deploying advanced artificial intelligence to monitor cryptocurrency transactions in real-time, aiming to detect and preempt market manipulation. The move, part of a broader crackdown, could see violators face severe penalties, including life imprisonment.
Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market staged a dramatic recovery this week, with prices surging to multi-week highs. The rally, which caught many traders off guard, appears linked to a lawsuit alleging that Wall Street giant Jane Street engaged in practices that suppressed Bitcoin's price. While the firm denies the claims, the market's reaction suggests a significant shift in sentiment.
An anonymous crypto trader dubbed ‘0x007’ capitalized on silver’s historic volatility with a perfectly timed short, netting over $2 million. The windfall coincides with revelations that quantitative giant Jane Street amassed a record $1.6 billion stake in the iShares Silver Trust (SLV), fueling intense speculation about its potential to sway prices.
As silver prices experience historic volatility, quantitative trading firm Jane Street's record $1.6 billion position in the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) has drawn intense scrutiny and allegations of potential market influence, echoing similar controversies surrounding its crypto activities.
The secretive trading giant faces a 2026 lawsuit alleging its actions worsened the Terra collapse, while its recent maneuvers—selling Bitcoin at key moments and buying MicroStrategy stock—draw scrutiny and accusations of market manipulation.
As prediction markets surge in the US, seasoned UK experts from Bettormetrics analyze the blurred lines between speculation and gambling, the specter of democratized insider trading, and the uncertain future of this fast-evolving sector.
Elon Musk is set to testify in a San Francisco federal court this week, defending against allegations that he deliberately depressed Twitter's stock price through public statements before finalizing his $44 billion acquisition of the platform in 2022.
The bizarre tale of a struggling New Jersey deli that achieved a nine-figure market valuation, ensnaring two elite university endowments and exposing a complex stock manipulation scheme rooted in decades of friendship.
A woman identifying herself as Justin Sun's former partner has leveled serious market manipulation claims against the Tron founder, alleging he used employee-linked Binance accounts to inflate TRX's price during the 2017-2018 crypto boom before cashing out, leaving retail investors holding the bag.
Social media figure Kaleb 'Cash Cartier' Mickens has been sentenced to four decades in prison after pleading guilty to the aggravated assault and drugging that led to Sheila Cuevas's death in 2023—a case he first attributed to a pet later euthanized.
The rapid rise of platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, allowing users to wager on everything from political races to geopolitical events, is raising alarms about market manipulation, ethical boundaries, and the blurring line between informed speculation and gambling.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan defends the informational value of prediction markets amid surging volumes on conflict-related contracts, acknowledging growing regulatory and ethical scrutiny as the industry seeks new funding at multi-billion dollar valuations.
After a meteoric rise to $120 in early 2026, silver prices have corrected sharply. While some declare the bubble burst, market veterans point to a deepening physical shortage, extreme backwardation, and potential futures market strains as signs this selloff may be a prelude to the next leg higher.
Kalshi, a leading U.S. prediction market, is bolstering its surveillance team with high-profile financial intelligence experts and new technology, following the referral of multiple suspicious trading cases to authorities. The move comes as the largely unregulated industry faces scrutiny over potential insider information advantages.
The U.S. derivatives regulator issues formal guidance and launches a rulemaking review for event contracts, signaling a more assertive stance as it navigates a jurisdictional gray area between financial instruments and gambling.
