Did Market Manipulation Cause Bitcoin to Crash?

2026-03-04 05:35:00 ET

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has shed more than 45% of its value during the past six months, and that pain is real enough to send crypto investors hunting for a villain. And they've found one, or at least some people think they have: It's Jane Street, a quantitative Wall Street trading company, which is being accused across social media of systematically driving Bitcoin's price lower. The allegations went viral in late February after a federal lawsuit accused the firm of insider trading tied to a major crypto company collapsing in 2022.

Let's untangle what's actually happening and why it probably shouldn't change your investment approach.

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