Litecoin's price surged nearly 20% Monday after a fake press release stated Walmart would begin accepting the cryptocurrency as payment. LTC quickly fell back to previous levels once it was revealed the announcement was a hoax. "The Hash" panel digs into the implications for the rapid ascent and descent or "pump and dump," and the impact of "adversarial media environment" on the crypto community.
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