Investors funneled around $4.6 billion dollars into suspected 'pump and dump' crypto tokens last year, according to a blockchain analytics firm.
Cryptocurrency investors funneled as much as $4.6 billion into crypto tokens suspected to be part of “pump and dump” schemes in 2022.from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis “analyzed all tokens launched” in 2022 on the BNB and Ethereum blockchains and found just over 9,900 bore characteristics of a"pump and dump" scheme.
Chainalysis estimated investors spent $4.6 billion worth of crypto buying the nearly more than 9,900 differentThe most prolific purported pump and dump creator Chainalysis identified — who was not named — is suspected of single-handedly launching 264 such tokens last year, with the firm explaining: “Teams launching new projects and tokens can remain anonymous, which makes it possible for serial offenders to carry out multiple pump and dump schemes.”
Chainalysis classified a token as being “worth analyzing” as a potential"pump and dump" if it had a minimum of 10 swaps and four back-to-back days of trading on decentralized exchanges in the week after its launch. Of the 1.1 million new tokens launched last year, only over 40,500 fit the criteria. If a token from this group saw a price decline in the first week of 90% or greater Chainalysis deemed it likely the token was a"pump and dump." The firm found that 24% of the 40,500 tokens analyzed fit the secondary criterion.Chainalysis estimated that only 445 individuals or groups are behind the suspected pump-and-dump tokens — suggesting creators often launch multiple projects — and made $30 million in total profits from selling their holdings.
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