Gotbit Consulting founder Aleksei Andriunin pled guilty to wire fraud and market manipulation in a U.S. federal court, admitting his firm used wash trading to artificially inflate crypto token prices and volumes from 2018 to 2024. Tokens like Saitama and Robo Inu were involved. Gotbit agreed to shut down and forfeit $23 million in crypto assets. Andriunin, arrested in Portugal, was sentenced to time served—eight months in pre-trial detention—and will face deportation. The case, part of the FBI’s “Operation Token Mirrors,” highlights growing enforcement against crypto market manipulation and fraudulent trading practices that mislead investors and distort token valuations.
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$64,943.00
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ETH
$1,916.74
▲ +0.60%
USDT
$0.999444
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BNB
$592.59
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USDC
$0.999686
▲ +0.00%
XRP
$1.02
▼ -1.00%
SOL
$74.03
▲ +1.60%
TRX
$0.327189
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FIGR_HELOC
$1.03
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HYPE
$54.50
▼ -2.90%
DOGE
$0.069814
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USDS
$0.999924
▲ +0.00%
RAIN
$0.012717
▲ +1.20%
LEO
$9.76
▲ +0.00%
ZEC
$512.40
▲ +3.50%
ADA
$0.201242
▼ -1.80%
XMR
$372.09
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WBT
$56.18
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LINK
$8.21
▼ -0.50%
XLM
$0.161789
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DAI
$0.999978
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BCH
$216.46
▲ +1.30%
USD1
$0.999764
▲ +0.00%
USDE
$0.999807
▲ +0.00%
GRAM
$1.35
▼ -2.00%
BTC
$64,943.00
▲ +0.80%
ETH
$1,916.74
▲ +0.60%
USDT
$0.999444
▲ +0.00%
BNB
$592.59
▲ +0.30%
USDC
$0.999686
▲ +0.00%
XRP
$1.02
▼ -1.00%
SOL
$74.03
▲ +1.60%
TRX
$0.327189
▲ +0.00%
FIGR_HELOC
$1.03
▲ +1.20%
HYPE
$54.50
▼ -2.90%
DOGE
$0.069814
▲ +1.60%
USDS
$0.999924
▲ +0.00%
RAIN
$0.012717
▲ +1.20%
LEO
$9.76
▲ +0.00%
ZEC
$512.40
▲ +3.50%
ADA
$0.201242
▼ -1.80%
XMR
$372.09
▲ +1.80%
WBT
$56.18
▲ +0.70%
LINK
$8.21
▼ -0.50%
XLM
$0.161789
▲ +0.40%
DAI
$0.999978
▲ +0.00%
BCH
$216.46
▲ +1.30%
USD1
$0.999764
▲ +0.00%
USDE
$0.999807
▲ +0.00%
GRAM
$1.35
▼ -2.00%
Mkt Cap $2.29T
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BTC
$64,943.00
▲ +0.80%
ETH
$1,916.74
▲ +0.60%
USDT
$0.999444
▲ +0.00%
BNB
$592.59
▲ +0.30%
USDC
$0.999686
▲ +0.00%
XRP
$1.02
▼ -1.00%
SOL
$74.03
▲ +1.60%
TRX
$0.327189
▲ +0.00%
FIGR_HELOC
$1.03
▲ +1.20%
HYPE
$54.50
▼ -2.90%
DOGE
$0.069814
▲ +1.60%
USDS
$0.999924
▲ +0.00%
RAIN
$0.012717
▲ +1.20%
LEO
$9.76
▲ +0.00%
ZEC
$512.40
▲ +3.50%
ADA
$0.201242
▼ -1.80%
XMR
$372.09
▲ +1.80%
WBT
$56.18
▲ +0.70%
LINK
$8.21
▼ -0.50%
XLM
$0.161789
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DAI
$0.999978
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BCH
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USD1
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USDE
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