Examples of cryptocurrency manipulation include wash trading, pump and dump schemes, and insider trading. Wash trading is the practice of artificially inflating trading volume by creating fake buy and sell orders. Pump and dump schemes involve a group of individuals buying a large amount of a certain cryptocurrency and then heavily promoting it to drive up the price, after which they sell their holdings at a profit. Insider trading involves individuals with privileged information buying or selling a certain cryptocurrency before it is publicly disclosed. These types of manipulation can be difficult to detect and can have a negative impact on the market.
