In recent years, we are witnessing irresponsible behavior not only from retail investors but also from projects exploiting crypto to orchestrate frauds, pump-and-dump schemes, and price manipulation — all of which wipe out inexperienced investors. How?
These practices often exploit human psychology to trigger impulsive behavior: manipulators use hype, fake volume, and social pressure to lure people into buying high and become exit liquidity for original manipulators. As a result, many lose rational control and fall to these traps.
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"For this reason, crypto responsibility is not just an individual duty—it extends to businesses enforcing ethical standards across the industry."
Market surveillance and data monitoring: Exchanges can use algorithms to detect abnormal trading patterns, such as sudden coordinated buy/sell spikes or wash trading, and halt suspicious activity before it escalates.
Listing due diligence: checking team transparency, tokenomics, and community behavior — to avoid listing projects with manipulative or fraudulent intent.
Establishing Clear Rules: Designing and consistently enforcing regulatory frameworks for the supervision of crypto markets and stablecoins to minimize systemic risk and regulatory arbitrage (e.g., the EU’s MiCA regulation).
Enforcement: Taking decisive action against fraud, illicit activities, and market manipulation to strengthen trust and accountability across the digital asset ecosystem.