๐ค The FBI is once again catching crypto enthusiasts "red-handed"
American authorities launched a fake ERC-20 token Lexobit and set up a full-blown trap for crypto schemers ๐ถ
According to the investigation:
โซ๏ธ The token was specifically created as bait
โซ๏ธ They hired "market makers" for illegal volume manipulation
โซ๏ธ Conducted market manipulation and artificial activity
โซ๏ธ After that, they arrested 10 people on charges of fraud and market manipulation
Essentially, the FBI gave people the chance to get caught up in the scheme themselves, and then just documented everything that went down ๐ญ
And this isnโt the first case like this.
A similar operation was conducted back in 2024 โ during that crypto saga with fake tokens and volume pumps, 18 people were arrested.
Now, for all those "volume painters" and shady market makers, the market is becoming increasingly dangerous. Especially for those who are used to wash trading and pumping small altcoins.
Ps: The funniest part is that half of the crypto space was built on fake volumes... and suddenly it turns out that sometimes your client is literally the FBI ๐ฌ
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