2019-9-12 12:26 |
Japanese messaging giant LINE’s Chainlink token subject to pump and dump manipulation earlier this year, researchers claim
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Scientists may have found a potential cure for anxiety after isolating and boosting a molecule in the brains of rhesus monkeys. Andrew Fox, a researcher at UC Davis, and co-author Tade Souaiaia from SUNY lead a team of researchers in an experimental study to determine if behaviors related to anxiety and depression could be mitigated by manipulating the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls memory and emotions linked to memory.
2019-8-15 00:58 | |
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Vulnerabilities uncovered in WhatsApp — the messaging app used by about 1. 5 billion users across the world — can allow bad actors to exploit the platform to manipulate or spoof chat messages. The flaws would make it possible to “intercept and manipulate messages sent in both private and group conversations, giving attackers the power to create and spread misinformation from what appear to be trusted sources,” the researchers noted.
2019-8-8 14:01 | |
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Multiple cases of “Flash Boys” type automated trading bots have been found working on decentralized exchanges. According to researchers from Cornell Tech, the aggressive market strategies employed by these bots enable manipulative practices that could significantly damage ordinary trading.
2019-4-17 09:30 | |
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By CCN. com: Cryptos’ attempts to distance and differentiate itself from traditional financial markets has taken another knock. This follows revelations that trading manipulation using high-frequency bots is rampant on decentralized exchanges (DEX) by researchers at Cornell Tech.
2019-4-16 17:06 | |
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Arbitrage bots are reportedly being widely deployed for manipulative profit-making strategies on decentralized exchanges, a new study from Cornell Tech has claimed
2019-4-17 10:47 | |
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There are several cryptocurrency exchanges that are experiencing “Flash Boys”-like trading manipulation. According to a paper released by researchers at Cornell Tech and other universities, special arbitrage bots are profiting from trades that users make in decentralized exchanges (DEX).
2019-4-16 00:57 | |
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Researchers from Cornell Tech published a report outlining the manipulation done by "Flash Boys," or automated trading bots, working on decentralized exchanges. According to professor Ari Juels, these trading bots are typically used by large firms and allow these companies to profit by placing their transactions at the front of the line.
2019-4-16 21:12 | |
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A trio of researchers has found that the cryptographic e-voting system used by the Swiss Post has a vulnerability that enables authorities to manipulate the outcome of elections in an undetectable manner.
2019-3-19 00:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges are often considered to be the lifeblood of this industry. They offer liquidity, convenience, and expose millions of people to different digital assets. Unfortunately, these platforms are also susceptible to different types of hacks and manipulation.
2018-11-7 15:00 | |
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A popular school of thought among many people in the crypto space is that a small number of Bitcoin owners with a big enough load of bitcoin to move the market are behind the unstable markets and the price manipulation.
2018-10-11 16:30 | |
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Bitcoin, the world’s most sought-after cryptocurrency, could be at the wish and whim of Asia’s economic giant. A recent study titled “The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin,” jointly researched by Princeton University and Florida International University researchers, suggests China’s mining scene has an overwhelming influence over Bitcoin, something that could invite network manipulation.
2018-10-11 00:29 | |
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly.
2018-7-30 18:38 | |
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Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies.
2018-6-20 22:29 | |
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Two researchers penned a paper about Bitcoin price manipulation that received much fanfare, but there has been some pushback over their logic.
2018-6-16 15:51 | |
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“There were obviously tremendous price increases last year, and this paper indicates that manipulation played a large part in those price increases,” Mr. Griffin said. Bitfinex executives have denied in the past that the exchange was involved in any manipulation.
2018-6-13 22:03 | |
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To do that, the person or people used a secondary virtual currency, known as Tether, which was created and sold by the owners of Bitfinex, to buy up those other cryptocurrencies. Bitfinex executives have denied in the past that the exchange was involved in any manipulation. The authors of the new 66-page paper do not
2018-6-13 20:01 | |
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Days after Tether (USDT) gained a higher market cap than Monero and Dash, new research has reignited suspicions that the altcoin “manipulated” Bitcoin prices. Cryptocurrency Highs Fuelled By Tether The product of two researchers at the University of Texas, the paper — titled Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered? — claims to have identified potential evidence of direct price manipulation since November 2017.
2018-6-13 20:00 | |
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The U.S. dollar-pegged tether has been used to support bitcoin’s price during market downturns, a new study published by University of Texas at Austin professors. The published study states that the researchers used “algorithms to analyze the blockchain data, we find that purchases with tether are timed following market downturns and result in sizable increases in bitcoin prices.
2018-6-13 19:31 | |
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It’s virtually an open secret that Bitcoin price manipulation was rampant last year, and now we’re a lot closer to proof. An academic paper published on Wednesday, concluded that “at least half” of Bitcoin’s meteoric rise last year was a result of Tether purchases on Bitfinex.
2018-6-14 19:29 | |
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The Polygon community has decided against a proposal to deploy $1. 3 billion in stablecoins from its Proof of Stake (PoS) bridge into yield-generating programs on Morpho, an Ethereum-based DeFi platform.
A recent Keyrock report highlighted that 90% of token unlocks exert negative price pressure, though the effects often take up to 30 days to materialize fully. Approximately $600 million of previously locked tokens are regularly circulated.
Justin Sun’s TRON purchased $30 million worth of World Liberty Financial tokens earlier this week, and the investment enabled President-elect Donald Trump and his sons, Eric, Don Jr. , and Barron, to get paid.
Coinbase will disable Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) trading pairs from its exchange and Prime platforms on Dec. 19, citing the token’s failure to meet its listing standards, according to a Nov. 19 announcement.
The US government has swapped its ANT tokens for more liquid Ethereum ahead of a planned crypto phaseout. Related Reading: Did YouTuber MrBeast Make $23 Million From Crypto Scams? Shocking Allegations Emerge The government-controlled crypto wallet that holds nearly $974,000 worth of digital assets has, for the first time in almost 24 months, been activated, […]
Inco Network and Circle Research introduced the Confidential ERC-20 Framework, an innovative solution aiming to bring compliant privacy to public blockchains The whitepaper of the new framework, published on Oct.
Bitcoin’s price has gained momentum over the past weeks and recently touched a high of more than $69,000, which is only 6% away from its all-time high. However, the high amounts of leverage behind the impressive performance raises concerns about its sustainability.