WSJ: Binance ignored evidence of market manipulation by DWF Labs

WSJ: Binance ignored evidence of market manipulation by DWF Labs

According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Binance's surveillance team found evidence of market manipulation by market maker DWF Labs, but the cryptocurrency exchange's management ignored it. DWF Labs' fictitious trading was discovered during an internal investigation using Binance's software tools. When the evidence was presented to the management of the exchange, they fired the head of the supervisory service. 

Sources claim that Binance neglected and ignored evidence of market manipulation, specifically related to inflated trading volumes of the YGG token and at least six other coins, which allegedly brought the company more than $300 million. DWF Labs denied the accusations, stating they are unfounded and distort the facts. As per the sources, Binance fired the head of the supervisory service after the findings. 

DWF Labs called the accusations unfounded and distorting the facts.

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Alexey Bondarev

Alexey Bondarev is the Head of Content at Yellow.com, having reported on crypto for the last 10 years. Growing interested in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the late 2010s, he joined Yellow.com as an editor in 2024. Usually based in Eastern Europe, he likes to travel, preferably to countries that are enthusiastic about crypto. He believes that everything digital will imminently overcome everything analogue and is working hard to make that come true.

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