CRYPTO GLOSSARY

Wash trading

Trading with yourself, using two wallets or accounts, to fake demand or set a high last sale price.

Wash trading in more detail

A wash trade is a sale where the buyer and the seller are the same person, using two wallets. It makes an NFT look in demand and sets a high "last sale" price to show the next buyer.

FROM LESSON 53 · 4 MIN READBuying and selling NFTs: fees, royalties and fake volumeHow NFT marketplaces work, what minting and listing involve, the fees and royalties that come out of a sale, why NFTs are hard to sell, and how wash trading inflates the numbers.Read the lesson

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