Coinbase & BTC-e Offline/Under DDOS Attack

Coinbase Offline 2pm EST

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BTCe Offline 2pm EST

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Around 2pm EST, I noticed that there was a crypto-wide sell-off to the tune of about 15% per. I decided to log onto some of the exchanges that I use, but after failing to be able to enter either Coinbase or BTC-e, I got suspicious. Twitter confirms that BTC-e had confirmed DDOS attack.

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Are there any other examples of this happening? This looks like a clear case of market manipulation as it happened alongside a huge drop in crypto price. Thoughts?

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Coinbase & BTC-e Offline/Under DDOS Attack - Market Manipulation Causing Sell-off?