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Ten executives and employees from four cryptocurrency market making firms, Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian, have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly manipulating token prices and trading volumes through wash trading. The schemes reportedly misled investors and created artificial market activity. Three of the accused, including two company leaders, were arrested in Singapore and brought to the United States to face trial, underlining the government’s ongoing efforts to regulate the crypto industry.