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Bitcoin hasn’t been doing well as of late when it comes to price, but in terms of options trading, things are rising higher than anyone had anticipated.Bitcoin Options Are Getting a Lot of AttentionIt is being reported that trading volumes amongst bitcoin options have broken new records. The total trading volume amongst major platforms – i.e. Bakkt, CME Group, etc. – is just shy of $200 million, thereby breaking the previous all-time high of $171 million set last February by almost $30...

Uber (UBER) stock price is at $23.54 which is a 10.29% decline since trading started. Lyft (LYFT) stock price is at $25.29. This is an 12.82% decline since trading hours began as well.Uber Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: UBER) and Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) stock prices have fallen. Sources say that this is due to COVID-19 fears. The main fears have to do with people sharing car rides with absolute strangers. Those fears are said to be part of the general panic sweeping through the world at the...

Amazon stock has not responded favorably to the company’s announcement of a $25 million coronavirus fund that it set up for employees.Even the world’s biggest companies are suffering under the effects of the coronavirus. Apart from the fall in their stocks, some of these companies can no longer handle business the way they normally would because of a high risk in the chance of infection. Amazon’s business is also significantly affected because of its high reliance on products from China....

The crypto market capitalization has fallen below $200 billion due to huge panic sell-off. Ethereum, XRP and other altcoins are losing their value.Today will remain engraved in most crypto enthusiasts and investors’ minds, not for the good reasons, but rather since most altcoins, including Ethereum and XRP, have shed a huge portion of their prices by about 20-30% in the past 24 hours. The huge free fall has been attributed to a panic sell-off, as investors run for safety to avoid risky...

Until a few hours ago, Chainlink, the decentralized-oracle, had a market cap of over $1 billion as the 11th biggest cryptocurrency by market cap. Today the LINK token is among the worst-performing digital assets, following a massive price slump. Its situation got even worse on Binance, where it flash-crashed to a low of $0.01 (!) before quickly recovering.Chainlink (LINK) For $0.01The cryptocurrency market is going through one of its worst trading days in history. Most coins are noting...

As Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market continues to struggle with the bears, a whale was seen moving his stash of BTC from multiple addresses after ten years of hodling. Has he hit his target and finally decided to let go? 1000 BTC Moved After 10 YearsAccording to on-chain data on Blockchain.com, 1000 Bitcoins were moved from 20 different addresses to a new address during the late hours of Tuesday night. The addresses were created in August, September, and October of 2010, with...

PrimeXBT is a good choice for traders seeking diversification thanks to the low fee structure that rewards those who take positions more frequently, or across many asset types. There are several factors that go into a proper risk management strategy.Any trader worth their salt very well understands the importance of planning and execution, which includes the timing of exits or entries with limit orders and setting stop loss or take profit orders at key levels.But one critical factor is often...

The Chicago trading floor is set to close on Friday, the 13th of March 2020, due to COVID-19 risks. The decision has been revealed by the CME Group.The Chicago trading floor is set close. Sources say that the operator of the floor CME Group indicated that it will close on Friday the 13th of March.The floor is reportedly being closed to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Gatherings in large places pose a higher risk of spreading it. This is of course based on the advice of medical...

European stocks have crashed after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ban on travel from several countries in Europe. Travel volume has also plunged.As the coronavirus continues to spread, several countries are increasing the measures they are taking to curb the infection. Many parts of China, where the virus first originated, are still on lockdown. Italy, which currently has the second-highest number of infections, has also imposed restrictions on several parts of the country. Confirmed...

Bitcoin price has fallen down 23% today. Alongside, the whole crypto space has been affected in a similar way as coronavirus gets declared a global pandemicBitcoin price has shed over 23% to trade below $6,000 today. With Bitcoin being the mother of all crypto assets, all other digital assets have significantly lost a similar percent. This comes after the world health organization declared coronavirus a global pandemic, which has resulted in the United States President Donald Trump banning...