Crypto Trader's Trial Opens Tuesday Over Alleged $110M Mango Markets Manipulation

Crypto trader Avi Eisenberg's trial opens Tuesday, accused of illegally manipulating Mango Markets to steal $110M
Trial expected to last 2 weeks, will test if Eisenberg's "highly profitable trading strategy" broke the law
Case represents government attempt to police alleged crimes in decentralized finance (DeFi)
Eisenberg allegedly gamed Mango's futures contracts by manipulating token price then borrowing against his position
Trial will delve into philosophical and practical questions about trading tokens on permissionless blockchains