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Adversarial Manipulation

Definition

Adversarial manipulation refers to malicious attempts to influence or corrupt a system’s operation or data. Within digital assets, this involves deliberate actions to distort market prices, compromise network integrity, or exploit protocol vulnerabilities. Such actions aim to gain unfair advantage, disrupt legitimate activities, or undermine trust in decentralized systems. It encompasses a spectrum of hostile behaviors, from economic attacks to protocol-level exploits.