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Can exchanges create imaginary Bitcoin to dump price? Crypto platform exec answers

08/19/2022

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2022.08.19 23:37

Can exchanges create imaginary Bitcoin to dump price? Crypto platform exec answers

One of the most substantial value propositions of Bitcoin (BTC) is that no one can create more of it apart from its fixed supply. However, an executive from a crypto exchange made a bold claim that some exchanges can create and sell BTC that’s only in their system, not on the blockchain, to manipulate the market.

In an interview with Cointelegraph, Serhii Zhdanov, the CEO of crypto exchange Exmo, shared his beliefs that market manipulation is still prevalent in the digital asset space and gave an example of how it can happen.

08/19/2022

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