This right here is a big deal especially since wash trading is the lifeblood of the crypto industry. :blobcatcoffee:

Grant Gulovsen

"First-ever criminal charges against financial services firms for market manipulation and “wash trading” in the cryptocurrency industry"

Eighteen Individuals and Entities Charged in International Operation Targeting Widespread Fraud and Manipulation in the Cryptocurrency Markets

Eighteen Individuals and Entities Charged in International Operation Targeting Widespread Fraud and Manipulation in the Cryptocurrency Markets

BOSTON – Eighteen individuals and entities have been charged for widespread fraud and manipulation in the cryptocurrency markets. Charges were unsealed in Boston against the leaders of four cryptocurrency companies, four cryptocurrency financial services firms (known as “market makers”) and employees at those firms.

(www.justice.gov)