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BRISK DEALINGS: “You still have a lot of people who are long that are trying to get out,” says an OTC crypto trader. (Image: Traders in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade in Chicago, 1920, via Shutterstock)
Finance
Bitmex
Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say
As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said.
BRISK DEALINGS: “You still have a lot of people who are long that are trying to get out,” says an OTC crypto trader. (Image: Traders in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade in Chicago, 1920, via Shutterstock)
By Leigh Cuen
Mar 16, 2020 at 9:54 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
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Cleaner sweeping the floor after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Markets
Litecoin
Down 26%: Bitcoin Sees Worst Sell-Off in 7 Years as Coronavirus Spurs Flight to Safety
Bitcoin suffered its biggest drop in seven years, as fears over the spreading coronavirus triggered a new wave of selling in everything from stocks and junk bonds to cryptocur...
Cleaner sweeping the floor after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929. Source: Wikimedia Commons
By Bradley Keoun
Mar 12, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
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Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX
Markets
Derivatives
Bitcoin's Crash Triggers Over $700M in Liquidations on BitMEX
Bitcoin’s flash crash on Thursday triggered the most long-short liquidations on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX in 16 months.
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX
By Omkar Godbole
Mar 12, 2020 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Here's Another, Surprising Reason Why Crypto Prices Fell – Derivatives
The traditional markets' recent sell-off drove cryptocurrency prices down, but the way it did so was more complicated than even many of the most sophisticated players in crypt...
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By Daniel Cawrey
Mar 10, 2020 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Markets
Coinbase
Market Liquidations Cause Cascade in Bitcoin Price
The price of bitcoin dropped sharply over the past 24 hours as a confluence of events has led to traders hitting the sell button.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Mar 9, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2020
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Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX
Policy
Uk
UK Finance Watchdog Warns Against 'Unauthorized' Crypto Exchange BitMEX
The Financial Conduct Authority said BitMEX had been targeting U.K. consumers without approval.
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX
By Sebastian Sinclair
Mar 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2020
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Water ripple. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Markets
Cryptocurrency
Over $190M in Bitcoin Liquidated on BitMEX Amid Crypto Market Sell-Off
The crypto markets were shaken Wednesday amid a flurry of selling that saw more than $190 million worth of longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX.
Water ripple. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 27, 2020 at 1:05 a.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2020
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XRP/USD spot market prices, Feb. 13, 2020.
Markets
Ripple
XRP Sees Flash Crash and Quick Rebound on BitMEX
XRP, the native asset of San Francisco-based Ripple’s XRP Ledger, saw a flash crash on Hong Kong-based derivatives exchange BitMEX on Thursday.
XRP/USD spot market prices, Feb. 13, 2020.
By Daniel Cawrey
Feb 13, 2020 at 6:32 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
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Ether prices, Aug. 13, 2019 to Feb. 13, 2020.
Markets
Huobi
Ether Futures Volume Highest Since June 2019
As ether’s price rose to seven-month highs on Wednesday, the aggregate daily volume in ether futures exceeded $4.5 billion for the first time since June 27, 2019.
Ether prices, Aug. 13, 2019 to Feb. 13, 2020.
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 13, 2020 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
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