CRYPTO INSIDER: Feds reportedly open criminal probe into crypto prices

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The US Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal probe into potential market manipulation of bitcoin prices, according to a Bloomberg report.

Bloomberg reported that the Justice Department is working with the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which oversees cryptocurrency derivatives, to investigate potential market manipulation.

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