"(...) bitcoin's surge in late 2017 correlates with movement of Tether from Bitfinex to other exchanges in the hours before the valuation increased. Other digital currencies like Ethereum and Litecoin soared at around the same time by as much as 64 percent. The prices climbed faster on exchanges the dealt in Tether than on those that didn't."

Today in "news from the ancap paradise": scam, fraud and then scam again! Enjoy the free market!

https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/13/bitcoin-bitfinex-price-manipulation-cryptocurrency/