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.

Here are the current crypto prices:

Bitcoin price today

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