2026-01-02 04:23:51

After an official denial of a hacker attack by a major exchange, another possible explanation has emerged within the community—funds being moved through wash trading. This is not an isolated case. I have personally experienced similar incidents. Apparent abnormal fund flows are not always due to external attacks; they can also be internal fund manipulations through wash trading techniques. Such risks are often more covert because they disguise themselves as normal trading activity. Users need to be vigilant not only about hacker threats but also about internal risk vulnerabilities within exchanges. The complexity of fund security issues far exceeds surface-level judgments.

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LayoffMiner

· 01-04 12:37

Front-running is indeed hard to prevent, and exchanges themselves may not even be able to detect it.

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BearMarketBuilder

· 01-03 21:41

Bro, this kind of pump and dump scheme is even more disgusting than hackers. At least when hackers come, everyone dies together. This thing is just sneaky manipulation. Internal manipulation is always the most ruthless, appearing calm on the surface but full of activity underneath. That's why I don't trust any exchanges now. Small-scale testing is the way to go. This is why I still do arbitrage; at least I control the risk myself. This pump and dump tactic is too perfect, like you’re betting against yourself, and users can’t tell at all.

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ContractHunter

· 01-03 21:41

Front-running is really hard to prevent... Exchanges deny hacking incidents, only to turn around and engage in internal operations. Sometimes I can't even tell which is more terrifying.

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MEV_Whisperer

· 01-02 04:50

Internal wash trading is even more disgusting than hacking. At least with hackers, you can blame others. This thing is the exchange screwing over its own users—truly unbelievable.

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BackrowObserver

· 01-02 04:50

Damn, this pump-and-dump scheme is really hard to defend against. The insider is more outrageous than the hacker.

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ZkSnarker

· 01-02 04:47

tbh the "it wasn't hacked, just internal wash trading" era of crypto is peak comedy... or tragedy, depending on your portfolio. imagine explaining that to regulators lmao. exchanges really said "we prefer our crimes to look like accidents" 💀

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SerLiquidated

· 01-02 04:46

Internal wash trading is even more insidious than hacking; that's truly hard to defend against.

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