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Okay, wir sagen nicht, dass es einen direkten Zusammenhang zwischen diesen Ereignissen gibt, aber es gibt sicher einen Verdacht. Gestern Abend hat die CFTC, BitMEX mit einigen schwerwiegenden Anschuldigungen belastet. Der CFTC zufolge betreibt BitMEX eine nicht registrierte Handelsplattform und verstößt gleichzeitig gegen die Anti-Geldwäsche-Bestimmungen. Unmittelbar nachdem diese Nachricht bekannt...

To say that a lot has happened over the past seven days would be an understatement. Starting off with Bitcoin’s price, it’s currently trading at around $10,500, down $150 over the week.Everything was going relatively well for BTC. It peaked above $10,900, giving many people hopes that we will finally see a breach above $11,000 and a restart to the bull run. However, it was yesterday when things took a turn for the wors.As CryptoPotato reported, the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission...

Recent data revealed that cryptocurrency traders had withdrawn the first batch of 23,200 BTC (worth over $240 million) from BitMEX in the initial hours following yesterday’s developments.This substantial amount represented about 13% of all bitcoins held on the popular Bitcoin derivatives exchange.The Glassnode data indicated that this is the “largest hourly BTC outflow from BitMEX” since the company keeps track. Bitcoin Withdrawals on BitMEX. Source: GlassnodeThe withdrawals accelerated in...

Yesterday, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) filed charges against BitMEX and its executive team, pressing both criminal and civil allegations. Its CTO, Samuel Reed, was arrested. The platform’s CEO, Arthur Hayes, and its cofounder Ben Melo are still under the radar.The news spread quickly throughout Crypto Twitter, and of course, the community reacted with mixed but well-argued opinions.The Bitmex Case is BadAs soon as the news came out, the nervousness of the...

Bitcoin was riding high around $10,900 before dumping below $10,500 following the controversial BitMEX news from yesterday. Most alts have copied the move downwards, resulting in a $15 billion loss for the market cap.Bitcoin Tumbles On BitMEX NewsAs CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission charged the owners of one of the largest Bitcoin derivatives exchange, BitMEX, for illegally operating the platform and anti-money laundering violations.Being such an...

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission has pressed charges against the owner-operators of BitMEX for illegally running a cryptocurrency exchange and failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, this had an immediate impact on Bitcoin’s price, which dropped by as much as around $400 following the news.Now, BitMEX has posted an official announcement with a brief comment on the...

Bitcoin’s price was advancing relatively well over the last couple of days but now things took a turn for the worst.The cryptocurrency went on to lose more than $400 of its value, at the time of this writing, in less than an hour. It was trading at almost $10,900 before plunging down to where it currently rests at around $10,480.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThis happened almost immediately after news broke out that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission has charged the owners of...

One of the world’s leading and popular Bitcoin derivatives exchanges, BitMEX, has installed Blockstream’s Bitcoin satellite system.It’s a way to download and to verify Bitcoin’s blockchain through a satellite without having to be connected to the Internet. Apart from the fact that one of the leading exchanges is showing open support for Bitcoin, this also showcases exciting features of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and its underlying network.Bitcoin From Space: BitMEX Runs a Full Bitcoin...

As many traders have likely witnessed by now, bitcoin has endured a harsh period of struggle as of late. The currency was initially trading for just over the $12,000 mark at the end of August but has since lost about $2,000 off its price to fall into the low $10,000 range.Has Bitcoin Really Been Falling Hard?It’s a sad time for many bitcoin enthusiasts, though there are several analysts out there that think the recently bearish trends affecting bitcoin aren’t that bad. Even though many...

The popular Bitcoin and cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX announced the launch of ‘quanto futures’ for four crypto coins – EOS (EOS), Chainlink (LINK), Tezos (XTZ), and Cardano (ADA). This comes after BitMEX’s recent move that requires users to sign up for a mandatory ID verification procedure’. BitMEX To Launch Quanto Futures Trading For LINK, XTZ, EOS, ADA In an early morning blog announcement today, the Seychelles-based futures exchange said that it plans to...