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Research Suggests Bitcoin’s 2017 Bull Run Was Artificially Inflated

By Karly MarieNovember 9, 2019Updated:March 9, 20253 Mins Read

A new study claims that Bitcoin’s historic 2017 surge to $20,000 may have been manipulated by a single large player using Tether (USDT). Could this revelation shake the foundation of the crypto market?

Bitcoin (BTC) $ 118,439.73

Ethereum (ETH) $ 3,674.05

XRP (XRP) $ 3.47

Tether (USDT) $ 1.00

BNB (BNB) $ 794.80

Solana (SOL) $ 199.41

USDC (USDC) $ 1.00

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000015

LEO Token (LEO) $ 8.98

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USDS (USDS) $ 1.00

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Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.000014

Bitget Token (BGB) $ 4.80

Aave (AAVE) $ 301.87

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 2.96

Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 23.76

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Pi Network (PI) $ 0.464613

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OKB (OKB) $ 49.20

Kaspa (KAS) $ 0.110976

Mantle (MNT) $ 0.833139

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) $ 0.04432

Bonk (BONK) $ 0.000035

Algorand (ALGO) $ 0.286927

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USDtb (USDTB) $ 1.00

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USDT0 (USDT0) $ 1.00

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