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Bitget, Floki teams accuse each other of manipulation after token listing

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The teams for crypto exchange Bitget and Web3 protocol Floki blamed each other for allegedly misleading investors. The teams behind the Floki protocol and Bitget crypto exchange have accused each other of market manipulation after the protocol’s token, TokenFi (TOKEN), was listed and delisted by Bitget. This is according to an October 31 social media post from the Floki team and a blog post from Bitget.  The Floki team claimed that Bitget listed the token before it was launched, referring to the Bitget listing as a “fake token,” while Bitget claimed that the Floki team was “suspected of market manipulation by maliciously controlling the initial liquidity.” Bitget statement on TokenFi delisting. Source: Bitget. The Floki team said it submitted a proposal on October 18 to the Floki decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to launch a staking program with a reward token that would “target a trillion-dollar industry with strong potential.” Meanwhile, the team was talking with centrali...

CEO admits to manipulating crypto futures in cherry-picking scandal

Former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management LLC Peter Kambolin has pleaded guilty to a “cherry-picking” scheme involving crypto currency futures contracts, marking a first-of-its-kind case. In an unprecedented case, Peter Kambolin, ex-CEO of Systematic Alpha Management LLC (SAM), has admitted guilt in a “cherry-picking” scheme involving crypto currency futures contracts. This practice, known as “cherry-picking”, involves investment managers purposefully allocating lucrative or unprofitable trades to select accounts, allowing them to garner significant profits. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Kambolin manipulated the allocation of profits and losses from these futures trades to benefit his personal accounts. CEO Pleads Guilty to Transnational Scheme Involving Foreign Exchange and Cryptocurrency Futures Contractshttps://t.co/aiafUgfRS3 — Criminal Division (@DOJCrimDiv) October 12, 2023 You might also like: Coinbas...