sounds like somebody bought some bitcoins!
It is more than common for banks to invest and hype markets (ie. chase artificially pumping the Facebook IPO). They can because of their sheer size, so why not?
It is more than common for banks to invest and hype markets (ie. chase artificially pumping the Facebook IPO). They can because of their sheer size, so why not?
The fine is usually low enough that they treat it as a cost of doing business.