Blockchain education platform Longhash has released research that it claims debunks the recent single-whale theory of the 2017 Bitcoin bull run.
On Nov. 18, researchers at crypto analytics firm Longhash announced that they have calculated a metric called "Tether Purchasing Power," which shows more insight into the question of whether Tether was used to manipulate the cryptocurrency markets.
Tether's ability to manipulate the markets is when BTC's price fallsAccording to Longhash, the metric measures how much BTC could be bought with the entire Tether supply at any given time, pointing out that the higher the ratio, the more likely it is for Tether to potentially manipulate the markets.
The researchers show statistics that seem to indicate that during the 2017 bull run, Tether Purchasing Power increased until the summer, but then started to decline towards the end of the year.
Longhash's data seems to indicate that Tether has a chance to manipulate the markets when BTC is in a downward price trend, as it shot up significantly during the bear market, reaching its peak at the end of 2018.
"This suggests that even if Tether were indeed manipulating the market, its ability to do so actually is strongest when the Bitcoin price falls. This contradicts the claim that Tether issuance drove the 2017 bull market. The supply of Tether actually failed to keep up during the height of the bull market."
Study claimed that major Bitcoin price manipulation occurred in winter 2017The recently updated academic paper titled "Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?" suggested that one single player or entity was allegedly responsible for Bitcoin's historic price surge at the end of 2017.
According to the paper, the Tether stablecoin and its issuer Bitfinex played a key role in the alleged hoax.
Bitfinex denied all allegations, calling the publication "a transparent attempt to use the semblance of academia for a mercenary money grab." Many analysts agree and laugh off the single whale theory, saying that while the crypto market is not immune to manipulation, to assume that someone could single-handedly drive the prices up to such an extent is quite a stretch.
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Longhash Blockchain Researchers Dispute 2017 'Single Whale' Theory
Publicado en Nov 19, 2019
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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