Bitcoin Dark Mysteriously Surges 277% in Suspected Pump and Dump Scheme
Bitcoin Dark (BTCD), a cryptocurrency that planned to compete with Bitcoin and has been around since 2014, has recently seen its price surge from about $20 to a $100 peak in a matter of hours, before correcting to $80 at press time.
This means the cryptocurrency is currently up by over 277% in the last 24-hour period. Historical data shows its trading volume has also surged, form an average of about $100,000-$200,000 a day to nearly $1 million.
The cryptocurrency, according to CoinMarketCap data, is currently traded on Poloniex and Trade by Trade. Its trading pairs on Poloniex – BTCD/BTC and BTCD/XMR – account for little over 90% of the cryptocurrency’s trading volume.