Cryptocurrency

Legal battle continues after trader withdrew millions from crypto exchange

Avi Eisenberg manipulated the price of crypto tokens, authorities say; his lawyer says he ‘looks forward to his day in court’

Federal authorities arrested Avraham Eisenberg in Puerto Rico in December, accusing the 27-year-old trader of manipulating prices on a crypto exchange called Mango Markets and draining more than $100m from the platform.

Mango Markets all but collapsed after Eisenberg withdrew the money on a single day in October, authorities said. Eisenberg had defended his actions, saying he did only what Mango’s software code made possible.

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