In a project called “Final ICO,” Matsuyama aimed at pre-selling a listed fixed coin that had the potential to increase its price a thousand times.
Matsuyama allegedly operated his business without disclosing any company name, and reportedly claimed having a career as a system engineer.
Coin Crashed to 1/20th Its Price
About two weeks after being listed, Withcoin crashed to 0.139 yen.
As of June, more than 420 victims gathered on the crowdfunding class action litigation project Enjin for reported damages of over 1.3 billion yen ($ 12m).
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Bitcoin‘s recent price rebound has captured the attention of the general crypto sector, which has put retail investors, especially new ones, on a high profitability as market conditions continue to display noticeable improvements.
Asian markets and U.S. stock futures experienced a downturn, with Bitcoin dropping over 2% to $56,300, reflecting a risk-off sentiment in financial markets following the presidential debate where Kamala Harris was perceived to outperform Donald Trump.
Analyzing Bitcoin and fiat trading pairs on centralized exchanges often reveals performance disparities that remain invisible when focusing on global or average prices. It shows how liquidity, geopolitical and economic concerns, and market sentiment affect performance.
In what could be a knock-on effect from the traditional market, which saw the Japanese yen tumble to a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar, leading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Solana, and Dogecoin all saw their prices drop in the last 24 hours.
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