The trading price of the altcoin SNM suddenly rose by over 4,000% to $10.91 on Nov. 20, 5:30 a.m. (ET), while the coin’s 24-hour trade volume stood at just over $720 million. The altcoin’s abrupt price surge has fueled speculation that the altcoin is being targeted by a pump-and-dump group.
Binance Dominates the Altcoin’s Trade Volumes
SNM, an altcoin, which had only previously traded above one dollar on April 30, 2021, went up by more than 4,000% to $6.70 — a new all-time high — on Nov. 20, 5:30 a.m. (ET). According to coingecko.com data, in just under 24 hours SNM’s trade volumes had surged from just over $1.2 million on Nov. 19, at 04:02 a.m. to over $720 million by 8:00 p.m. (ET).
A dead shitcoin that had an ICO in 2017, SNM, suddenly surged nearly 20x on Binance tody. Its official website has not been updated for a long time. The coin is almost exclusively tradable on Binance, but Binance did not delist it. https://t.co/TSaEM36GLg
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) November 20, 2022
Before altcoin’s latest price and traded volumes surge, SNM, which debuted with an initial coin offering (ICO) price of $0.16 in 2017, has only been sold above $0.50 on three occasions which are Aug.26 ($0.503), Sep. 12 ($0.707), and Sep. 12 ($0.517). The data also shows that traded volumes also spiked during the same periods.
Although the altcoin, which has a circulating supply of 44.4 million tokens, is listed on five exchange platforms, data shows that Binance accounted for more than 99% of SNM’s traded volumes on Nov. 20.
Pump and Dump Claims
On Twitter, some users speculated that the altcoin’s activity could indicate that a pump-and-dump scheme is underway. Chinese crypto journalist Collin Wu tweeted:
Not sure if it is a contra trading involving stolen coins or a lack of liquidity due to the withdrawal of market makers.
Another user, Andrew Sun, argued that the altcoin’s sudden price and traded volumes surge could be an indication that an…
