Litecoin spiked and then sharply fell Monday morning after a fake press release said that Walmart is partnering with the coin for payments. In less than an hour on Monday morning, the coin spiked 25% to a peak of $231 and then sharply tumbled to $179. The coin soared immediately after GlobalNewsWire published a press release saying that Walmart has announced a "major partnership with Litecoin." "Walmart will offer their shoppers to use Litecoin to benefit from the features of the cryptocurrency," read the press release. Shortly after, users on Twitter began to doubt the press release's validity, pointing out that ... (full story)