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0 pointsceejayoz7y ago0 comments

One exchange user selling to another user on the same exchange (or to themselves, i.e. a wash trade) needn't hit the public ledger.

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Indeed. Only when crypto funds leave the exchange does it hit the ledger. When it’s in the exchange, it’s all in their private database.

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0 pointsceejayoz7y ago0 comments

One exchange user selling to another user on the same exchange (or to themselves, i.e. a wash trade) needn't hit the public ledger.

Indeed. Only when crypto funds leave the exchange does it hit the ledger. When it’s in the exchange, it’s all in their private database.

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