Financial Associated Press (Shanghai, editor Shi Zhengcheng) news, local time on Monday morning, a number of global media reported that wal-Mart announced in the global telegraph agency that it has reached a cooperation with Litecoin (Litecoin), from October 1 this year, all e-commerce stores will land "use Litecoin payment" option. However, this announcement did not appear on the Official Website of Walmart.
As the news was officially forwarded by Litecoin, Litecoin/USD jumped 37% to $236 at one point, but then the gains quickly retreated and turned down. It is worth mentioning that the official account of Litecoin deleted the social media that forwarded the relevant announcements half an hour after the message was sent, which also triggered speculation and uneasiness in public opinion. At the same time, the inability to use the email address of Walmart's contacts in the press release has also aroused suspicion in the market.
As of press time, a Walmart spokesperson confirmed in an interview with the media that the news was false.