Some smaller cryptocurrencies are being established specifically with the motive of laundering, while larger virtual assets are seeing "heavy" manipulation.
May 11, 2022Two individuals were convicted on 349 charges for controlling and using 187 trading accounts to manipulate three penny stocks before they collapsed in October 2013.
May 6, 2022The DOJ, CFTC and SEC charged Archegos and four of its executives for defrauding banks and brokers and manipulating the prices of publicly traded securities.
April 28, 2022The former deputy president is suspected of colluding with other staff to illegally manipulate stock prices to keep block trade deals with clients from falling through.
April 14, 2022Huobi Tech has structured the ETF so that it won't be restricted to just professional investors, possibly through the use of crypto futures listed on overseas exchanges.
March 30, 2022The task force, chaired by MAS assistant managing director Tuang Lee Lim, will help coordinate policy action to address the risks in DeFi.
March 26, 2022Prosecutors have filed charges against SMBC Nikko Securities and five others. The head of the firm's equity division was also arrested.
March 25, 2022Individuals and entities were operating Telegram channels to encourage investors to deal in listed stocks, thereby creating "artificial volume and price rise".
March 14, 2022Two Japanese and two foreign nationals were arrested for allegedly manipulating at least five stocks when handling block orders for clients.
March 7, 2022Institutional investment managers will have to report information relating to short positions to the SEC on a monthly basis. The data will be aggregated and made available to the public.
February 28, 2022