Bitcoin Market Manipulation

[debopam.chanda]

I think to a certain extent Bitcoin is manipulated, but what else do you expect with this low volume? May be One day, we will have surely bigger volume and will not be so easy to be manipulated like now, but until that we can just see the whales. Don't forget that also many big institution enter/will enter this market, also Nasdaq will launch their exchanger next month, so more volume is coming.
Mt.Gox fact it is bad, and they don't care about the market price, they just want some money back selling this large quantity of btc left.

[Mary Taylor]

Spoofing and wash trading, both of which involve creating false orders to create the impression of genuine market activity. Tethers may have been used to manipulate the price of bitcoin.

[senin]

If you've been around the cryptosphere, you've probably heard both camps on whether BTC is manipulated. Many say it's the "weak hands", others blame large institutions, while other's say it's all that MT GOX guy doing another dump? What do you think? Is it manipulated? Please include your reasoning on the matter. 

Theoretically, it is possible to manipulate the crypto-currency market. This means that certain individuals and groups will always be able to agree on joint actions with the aim of extracting profits for themselves in order to influence the situation on the market. We have more than once seen the concerted actions associated with raising, or lowering the rate of bitcoin. Therefore, the current situation may well be the result of this manipulation.

[remauto1187ma]

I think to a certain extent Bitcoin is manipulated, but what else do you expect with this low volume? May be One day, we will have surely bigger volume and will not be so easy to be manipulated like now, but until that we can just see the whales. Don't forget that also many big institution enter/will enter this market, also Nasdaq will launch their exchanger next month, so more volume is coming.
Mt.Gox fact it is bad, and they don't care about the market price, they just want some money back selling this large quantity of btc left.

It aint Mt Gox Trustee...havent you heard the news?  http://bitcoinist.com/mt-gox-bitcoin-whale-trustee-wont-sell-btc/

"The key takeaway is that the Mt. Gox Trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, won’t sell any more bitcoin — at least for the foreseeable future until the creditors are reimbursed in bitcoin sometime early to mid-2019, according to Tokyo-based Bloomberg reporter Yuji Nakamura.‏"

[rajkr]

Manipulation of BTC price is being done by big investors . They are  trying to trap small investors but compelling them to do panic sell as BTC price are continuously fallinf since a long time.

[Chaelbrin]

controls do exist, they are not as serious and controlling as a few people misrepresent them to resemble and furthermore they are not as little and non existent as some others get a kick out of the chance to over right! it is some place in the center.

the bitcoin advertise is still really little and there are numerous with a ton of cash nearby who are getting more extravagant each time bitcoin swings here and there. they + the media have been driving the market the way they like it to for quite a while. it's anything but a full control like what you see in altcoins pump and dumps however it is sufficient to influence cost to endure big cheeses or have enormous ascents.

[maydna]

Manipulation of BTC price is being done by big investors . They are  trying to trap small investors but compelling them to do panic sell as BTC price are continuously fallinf since a long time.

sometimes they do this if the price is not moving to anywhere but if the market still active, I am not sure that they can move the price because there will be many people which want to buy and sell bitcoin. small investors cannot do anything and they only can follow the price goes and if they think that they can take the profit, I am sure that they will get the profit while they can.

[ambisyon]

Yes, I believe that these whale investors were the ones manipulating the btc price value in the crypto market. The are dictating the crypto market where they will make a scenario that can make an impact to bitcoin resulting to a bearish market where people tend to panic and sell btc at lower price.  With this, whales also will then buy as many btc during bear market and hold again until such time it will recover.

[Filthy1]

Of course it is "Cant beat them join them" ok so do you think the Bankers lets just say the big guns are going to sit back and watch as Blockchain technology that they know works well takes over or that people are walking away from traditional banks and investing in cryptocurrency no they are not so they will invest large amounts of fiat to manipulate pump and dump when they choose also Countries as a whole like China who own a large % of the worlds BTC can also do the same. Whales will also do the same so the answer is yes.

[Getmon]

If you've been around the cryptosphere, you've probably heard both camps on whether BTC is manipulated. Many say it's the "weak hands", others blame large institutions, while other's say it's all that MT GOX guy doing another dump? What do you think? Is it manipulated? Please include your reasoning on the matter. 

I don't think it is generally manipulated. However, the fact is that the majority of Bitcoin shares are owned by a few people only. These are the whales. So whatever decision these whales do, the market will definitely get affected. This is the effect of the limited circulation of the coin. However, the road that Bitcoin is treading is going to a point in which the total supply of Bitcoin is going to be widely owned by a larger population of the world. At this point, there will be no manipulation anymore.

[BLAST2MARS]

I know that there are some instances that the market is manipulated. Some huge whales are making it look like the market is alive or crashing or it's just really the true state of the market. I do believe though that banks have something to do when there is a sudden crash where sometimes we lost B30 very quick.

[SeVenlast]

I know that there are some instances that the market is manipulated. Some huge whales are making it look like the market is alive or crashing or it's just really the true state of the market. I do believe though that banks have something to do when there is a sudden crash where sometimes we lost B30 very quick.

That's a very bad thing for everyone by doing it that way. we should be more careful. Very harmful.

[$anounimus$]

yes you are right where bitcoin exchanges are so full of price manipulation it is controlled by whales who have very much trading capital so bitcoin and some other coin prices have a very horrible movement.

[doroshok2]

Who knows. Maybe it's really manipulative, maybe not. Nobody will tell you for sure. But there is such a feeling, that's for sure.

[penetrak]

Market manipulation takes place with every commodity, not just BTC. There are activities of this kind. What is so-called spoofing, a process where traders artificially create demand that would otherwise not exist. It is an infringement that consists of entering into transactions with the intent to omit such a trade at the last moment.

[Abdullah.dhariwal]

Yeah, some big investors and bitcoin holder trying to spread rumors about bitcoin so the weak hands sell their bitcoins cheap. And then they buy from these weak hands. And when those big investors fill their bags bitcoin fill fly again.

[Kathleen Martinss]

Yeah. I think manipulation is indeed happening. Big whales create false buy orders to lure others to get in Bitcoin with the view to controling the market price so as to earn profit by actually selling. This action is called spoofing. As far as I know, not long ago,the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly launched a criminal investigation to determine if big money traders are manipulating the prices of Bitcoin, Ether and possibly other cryptocurrencies.

[railyako]

i think some people that invested so much in the bitcoin is trying to manipulate this.

[Ruth Diass]

Investors who own a large amount of Bitcoin may be concerned with spoofing and wash trading to manipulate bitcoin as well as other coin's price. Spoofing is known as the action of creating false buy orders to attract other to get in with the intention to raise coin's price and then actually sell coins for profit. Wash trading, similarly, happens when someone simultaneously sells and buys to create false demand and supply, meant to make it appear as if an asset has more trade volume than it really does.

[Charles Avilaa]

I'm of the opinion that not only Bitcoin but cryptocurrency markets are prone to manipulation. Obviously, massive price swings make it possible to steer valuations. Moreover, a lack of strong regulations on crypto exchanges is favorable for fraudster to commit frauds. So investors and governments should be on the look out for Bitcoin and other coins price manipulation.