In a comment[0] on the previous discussion of this paper, arberx posted a slightly older analysis[1]. The techniques in that analysis seem much more useful for

In a comment[0] on the previous discussion of this paper, arberx posted a slightly older analysis[1]. The techniques in that analysis seem much more useful for identifying exchanges with huge amounts of fake volume. Identifying wash trading at more legitimate-looking exchanges is a difficult problem though. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29279550 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29279550 [1]: https://static.bitwiseinvestments.com/Research/Bitwise-Asset-Management-Analysis-of-Real-Bitcoin-Trade-Volume.pdf https://static.bitwiseinvestments.com/Research/Bitwise-Asset...