Pump and dump


Policy

US House Investigators Say Rep. Cawthorn Improperly Promoted Crypto Token

The probe concluded the North Carolina Republican broke rules but it didn’t find sufficient evidence he’d used inside information to pump up his own investment.

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (Republican National Committee via Getty Images)

Videos

Many Would-Be Investors Lost Big on the Gamestop Frenzy. Here's What That Means for Crypto.

Not everyone made money in the recent meme stock investing frenzy. Lots of individual small investors took out loans and lost big to gamble on Gamestop stock. The Hash panel weighs in on how the WallStreetBets incident relates to early crypto pump-and-dump schemes, and how to avoid being the person left holding the bags.

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Markets

CFTC Joins SEC In Warning Against Crypto Pump-and-Dumps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday issued a warning about cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes.

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