Cryptocurrency market makers CLS Global, MyTrade, and ZM Quant, and 15 other organizations and associated individuals have been arrested and charged over large-scale digital asset market manipulation schemes following an operation led by the FBI
Major cryptocurrency market makers CLS Global, MyTrade, and ZM Quant are among the 17 organizations and associated individuals charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Justice Department over large-scale digital asset market manipulation schemes, following an operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The Hacker News reports.
The operation involved the creation of a fake cryptocurrency token and firm named NexFundAI by the FBI, which was then used to uncover the market manipulation activities of the firms and individuals, as per the SEC complaint. "The SEC's investigation found that CLS Global, MyTrade, and ZM Quant, among other market makers, engaged in fraudulent crypto token trades to entice more investors," the Justice Department said in a statement.
The SEC also alleges that the market makers and affiliates made false statements about NexFundAI's trading volume and liquidity to drive up demand for the token and inflate its price, while also paying NexFundAI to manipulate the market for the token. "As alleged in the complaint, the market makers' and affiliates' conduct artificially inflated the price of NexFundAI tokens, harming investors who purchased the tokens at inflated prices and depriving them of the opportunity to trade in a fair and efficient market," the SEC said.
The Justice Department adds that the operation led to the sequestration of more than $25 million in cryptocurrency and several wash trading bots, with the被告 named in the SEC complaint including CLS Global, MyTrade, ZM Quant, and 13 other organizations and associated individuals. "Today's enforcement actions demonstrate, once more, that retail investors are being victimized by fraudulent activity by institutional actors in the markets for crypto assets," said Sanjay Wadhwa, Deputy Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
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