The Coinbase website on a smartphone organized in New Hyde Park, New York, United States, Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Base, a Blockchain Coinbase Global Inc. has started, explores a new cryptocurrency, a decision that could help collect funds for the projects it underlies.
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There has been a disproportionate amount of trading activity recently on cryptographic markets. But what happens if a large part of this activity was an illusion? A smoke screen? Fraud? Today, in the show, we look at the practice of washing trading and how it has evolved in the world of cryptography.
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