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Re:Worries Grow That the Price of Bitcoin Is Being Propped Up by ucaetano on Thursday February 01, 2018 @12:09AM (#16279750)
Afaik wash trades aren't illegal, you just can't use the losses to lower your taxes.

So nothing wrong with my trades.

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Re:Worries Grow That the Price of Bitcoin Is Being Propped Up by thatoneyouthrow on Thursday February 01, 2018 @12:39AM (#16279829)
They are illegal.

https://definitions.uslegal.com/w/wash-trading/

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Re:Worries Grow That the Price of Bitcoin Is Being Propped Up by ucaetano on Thursday February 01, 2018 @01:20AM (#16279936)
Oh, forgot to say, I'm not based in the US. Not sure if you know, but there are other countries out there...
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