Bitcoin (BTC)

According to data published by Datamish, $651 million in BTC was liquidated on BitMEX as the bitcoin price abruptly plunged by more than $1,500 within merely several hours, causing most major crypto assets like Ethereum and EOS to plummet by nearly 20 percent. $651 million long contracts on BitMEX liquidated as the bitcoin price drops $1,500 | Source: DatamishLiquidation on margin trading platforms like BitMEX describes the process in which traders lose their entire positions that are...

Accusations of wash trading from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) have prompted OKEx's CEO to challenge BTI to a wager, which has opened up an entirely new can of worms. Wash trading, a form of market manipulation, is often used to create artificial marketplace activity to draw in more investors. Last week, a report from BTI alleged that 90% of OKEx exchange's volume was falsified via wash trading. Today, OKEx CEO Jay Hao invited researchers to partake in a bet. Hao staked 100...

It seems like cryptocurrency and bitcoin ATMs are all the rage. Bitcoin ATMs Are Expanding QuicklyBear in mind that people aren’t necessarily at a point where they’re replacing fiat with cryptocurrency altogether, but bitcoin ATMs are serving a huge purpose for those in countries that lack financial infrastructure. In Latin America, for example, where these products seem to garner most of their business, countries such as Venezuela have been bogged down by socialism for years, leaving many...

The price of bitcoin just collapsed down through its long-standing support above $9,000 to almost $8,500. At the time of this writing, the market-leading cryptocurrency is trading around $8,600 — but the extremely volatile nature of this move could have the price affected at print time. The Descending Triangle Proves Its Bearishness Many technical analysts have been drawing a descending triangle for months now, which — per classical technical analysis theory — is a bearish pattern. Though...

Die Bitcoin-Hash Rate sackte um 40% ab. Was bisher geschah: Wie aus heiterem Himmel crashte die Bitcoin Hash-Rate um bis zu 40%. Das heisst die Rechenpower die nötig ist, um neue Bitcoins zu schürfen, sackte um 40% nach unten. Das ist schon einmal ein sehr merkwürdiges Phänomen und dies ist auf diesem Rechen-Niveau bis jetzt noch nie in dieser Grössenordnung passiert. Daraufhin kam der grosse Crash: Der Preis sackte ab und liegt zur Zeit...

So Fi has announced that it will be adding bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum to its investing platform now that it’s joining hands with Coinbase, arguably the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency trading platform in the United States. People will now be able to participate in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), stock trades and cryptocurrency transactions through one company. So Fi Is Growing Like CrazyApproximately 40 different coins are available for purchase and trade via So Fi, and customers...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 713. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitfinex startet IEO mit Kim Dotcom & Bitcoin-Hashrate stürzt plötzlich um 40 Prozent – was steckt dahinter. [embedded content] 1.) Bitfinex startet IEO mit Kim Dotcomhttps://bitcoin-kurier.de/bitfinex-startet-ieo-mit-kim-dotcom/ 2.) Bitcoin-Hashrate stürzt plötzlich um 40 Prozent – was steckt...

Coincheck’s parent company Monex Group has voted to grant crypto to shareholders as a mid-term benefit in addition to regular redeemable points. In a statement, the Japanese online brokerage firm indicated that for fiscal year 2019, shareholders will receive bitcoin as a mid-term benefit. Monex Group will reward its shareholders with bitcoin. | Source: monexgroup.jpThis will apply to shareholders who are holding the company’s stock as at the end of this month. To benefit, shareholders must...

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has finally opened up it’s long-awaited “store” in America’s part of the crypto-space, by launching trading on its new exchange for U.S. users. Today, on September 24, Binance.US has been officially launched.https://t.co/AZwoBOy3iq Opens Trading For BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB and USDThttps://t.co/Sc8MkzYkn4 pic.twitter.com/wlv9SCshlM— Binance.US (@BinanceAmerica) September 24, 2019The company hopes that by doing so, it could enlarge its influence...

At press time, bitcoin is at its lowest trading point in several weeks and is presently sitting at just over $9,500. This marks the first time since August that the currency has fallen below $10,000. It also marks a fall of about $700 in just the last couple days.Bitcoin and Its Crypto Cousins Ain’t Doing So HotBitcoin, as analysts claim, has been experiencing lesser volatility over the past few months, but when movements like this occur, it’s hard to take these words as pure fact. If that...