Study: Insider trading occurs in 10% to 25% of cryptocurrency listings
The study found abnormal levels of return in a sample of tokens just before their listing announcement on Coinbase. According to a recent study conducted by the University of Technology Sydney, researchers estimated that insider trading occurs in 10% to 25% of cryptocurrency listings.In deriving the conclusion, researchers first sampled 146 token listing announcements on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase between September 25, 2018, and May 1, 2022. Afterward, researchers examined the price movements of the sampled tokens in the time interval of 300 hours before Coinbase listing....
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