Market Integrity

An FBI-created token helped investigators uncover how firms allegedly manufactured fake trading volume to simulate liquidity. The case highlights persistent incentives that keep wash trading alive across crypto venues.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig praised blockchain-based prediction markets for improving price discovery and public information flow, even as several U.S. states pursue litigation against those platforms. His remarks could influence regulatory debate over market oversight.

Binance has suspended an employee and alerted authorities after an internal probe found the staffer allegedly used insider information to post from an official company account. The move raises compliance and market-integrity questions for the exchange.