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Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...
Crypto Traders Explain What Caused the Bitcoin Price Plunge to $3,000
13.3.2020
The price of Bitcoin dropped by 50% to $3,600 in merely eight hours: Top crypto traders explain why
An Interim Post-Mortem: Worst Days, Liquidations, and BitMEX in Spotlight
13.3.2020
After falling by a historic 40% before recovering slightly yesterday, bitcoin (BTC) is today recouping some of its heavy losses, posting double-digit gains in the early hours of Friday trading.
Today’s rebound comes after the number one digital asset once again saw heavy selling around midnight...
BitMEX Denies it Made Bitcoin Price Drop to $3.7K After Going Offline
13.3.2020
BitMEX silences critics after allegations that it deliberately failed to step in as the Bitcoin market crashed
Crypto Exchanges Overwhelmed on Bitcoin’s Most Volatile Day of the Year
12.3.2020
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao referred to it as “Bloodbath day,” and many in the cryptosphere will echo those sentiments, as fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic reverberates through global markets. As crypto exchanges were thronged by frantic traders looking to capitalize on –...
Down 26%: Bitcoin Sees Worst Sell-Off in 7 Years as Coronavirus Spurs Flight to Safety
12.3.2020
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 cryptocurrencies
Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B
12.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during the last three days. Digital asset prices dropped to the lowest levels since May 2019. Moreover, on five derivatives exchanges, more than $2.2 billion leveraged...
Bitcoin’s Crash Triggers Over $700M in Liquidations on BitMEX
12.3.2020
Bitcoin’s flash crash on Thursday triggered the most long-short liquidations on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX in 16 months
Bitcoin Can Hit $6K Then Rise to $20K in 2020 Crisis, Says BitMEX CEO
12.3.2020
Bitcoin investors should endure $6,000 pain before the bull cycle returns with a vengeance, says BitMEX
Here’s Another, Surprising Reason Why Crypto Prices Fell – Derivatives
10.3.2020
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 crypto were able to grasp
Market Liquidations Cause Cascade in Bitcoin Price
9.3.2020
The price of bitcoin dropped sharply over the past 24 hours as a confluence of events has led to traders hitting the sell button
UK Finance Watchdog Warns Against ‘Unauthorized’ Crypto Exchange BitMEX
5.3.2020
The Financial Conduct Authority said BitMEX had been targeting U.K. consumers without approval
UK Financial Watchdog Retracts Kraken Warning, but BitMEX Caution Stays Up
5.3.2020
The UK regulator has issued a ‘scammers’ warning about BitMEX and Kraken — but was forced to quickly retract the notice about Kraken
Record Breaking Interest – Observing the Predictive Power of Bitcoin Futures Over BTC Spot Prices
29.2.2020
Bitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely volatile. Data shows there’s been significant open interest on both retail and institutional bitcoin derivatives exchanges and Skew research noted bitcoin options...
Price of Bitcoin Drops After $150 Million Liquidated on BitMEX
27.2.2020
Over $150 million worth of Bitcoin was sold on major cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX today
Over $190 Million Bitcoin Liquidated on BitMEX Amid Crypto Market Sell-Off
27.2.2020
The crypto markets were shaken yesterday amid a flurry of selling that saw more than $190 million worth of longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX
Bitcoin Price Dips Below $9.5K as Whale Deposits 600 BTC to BitMEX
17.2.2020
Bitcoin falls below $9,500 for the first time since Feb. 5 as bullish momentum above $10,000 decisively wanes
XRP Price Hits 7-Month High as BitMEX Users Reel From 60% Flash Crash
15.2.2020
BitMEX denies any technical problems led to XRP flash crashing and losing traders money
BitMEX CEO’s Jokes About XRP End With a Flash Crash and a Wall of Silence
14.2.2020
Arthur Hayes. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CfC st. Moritz
The normally outspoken CEO of major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, has gone quiet after a short-lived crash occurred in the exchange’s XRP derivatives market, which may have led to large losses for some traders...
XRP Plummets 56% in One Candle, Bitmex Traders Outraged Over Flash Crash
13.2.2020
A number of XRP traders are complaining about massive liquidations on Bitmex as the price of XRP spiked and was brought down by 56% in a single candle. After the incident, well known traders with leveraged positions took to Twitter to complain about the upset as some investors were completely...