An investigation by federal prosecutors into whether bitcoin’s rise last year was fueled in part by market manipulation has homed in on the crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether, a company that is run by the same management team as Bitfinex. The probe, reported by Bloomberg, comes after researchers at the University of Texas alleged that Tether, which issues a $1 token said to be backed by reserves...
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