Bitcoin Traders Lose $4B as Leveraged Positions Get Purged

There was a massive liquidation of leveraged long positions yesterday. Traders collectively lost around $4 billion in bitcoin (BTC) futures in a few hours. The post Bitcoin Traders Lose $4B as Leveraged Positions Get Purged appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Hedge Fund Bitcoining Investment Strategies While State Street Moves In

GoldenTree a hedge fund with $41 billion in assets under management specializing in high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed products and emerging markets debt, has began using bitcoin in their...

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‘Bitcoin is not an asset that is designed to be leveraged,’ says Caitlin Long

The Avanti Financial CEO says Bitcoin shouldn’t be leveraged and that regulations for stablecoins are underway.

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A $42,000 Bitcoin Ahead as Bulls Wreck Leveraged Bearish Positions

A surprising price recovery in the cryptocurrency market led by Bitcoin caught bears on the wrong side of the trade this Monday. Bears lost $1 billion on their leveraged short bets, according to data provided by ByBt.

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Bitcoin hits $57K in surprise surge to almost erase April BTC price crash

A crazy few hours sees volatility return, with spot buyers noticeably in charge over leveraged traders.

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Bitcoin price slides 5% as second day of losses costs Ethereum $2K landmark

A sea of red greets traders on Wednesday as blame shifts to leveraged long traders and the need to liquidate their positions.

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Key Bitcoin price metric shows pro traders increased their BTC longs

Data shows pro traders increased leveraged long positions even as the Bitcoin price traded in a tight range this week.

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Leverage or no leverage, which one is it for Bitcoin?

At the beginning of the week, on March 15, 2021, $738 Million of Bitcoin longs were liquidated. Of these liquidations, 60% of contracts were leveraged over 20x. This indicated that traders are wiping The post Leverage or no leverage, which one is it for Bitcoin? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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How Bitcoin Can Strengthen The Economies Of Developing Countries

With the advancement of digital currencies comes a sizeable number of opportunities. When leveraged, businesses and different organizations could create alternative and sustainable revenue sources.

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Crypto exchange KuCoin opens beta test on new 3x leveraged BTC and ETH tokens

CryptoNinjas » Crypto exchange KuCoin opens beta test on new 3x leveraged BTC and ETH tokens KuCoin, a popular bitcoin/cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that its forthcoming leveraged token product has been made available for beta testing.

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Holiday Crypto Dip & Reversal; Strong Week Ahead After Leveraged Longs Rinsed Out

The cryptocurrency market is already recovering fast after the weekend dip. Late Sunday or early Monday, the price of Bitcoin went down to about $45,700 level not long after hitting a new all-time high at nearly $50,000.

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Crypto exchange HitBTC adds 18 new leveraged trading markets

HitBTC, a bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013, today announced the launch of new trading pairs that are available for margin trading. Now, users can access 3x leverage on XRP/EOS, TRX/EOS, XMR/EOS, LTC/EOS, DASH/EOS, XEM/EOS, NEO/EOS, TRX/ETH, XMR/ETH, DASH/ETH, XLM/ETH, ZEC/ETH, ADA/ETH, MKR/ETH and 5x leverage on XTZ/BTC, XTZ/USDT, TON/BTC and TON/USDT.

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BTCST Debuts as Bitcoin’s Leveraged Token on Binance Launchpool

 Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token  is now live on Binance Launchpool, and Binance will then list BTCST in the innovation zone at 6:00 am (UTC) on Jan. 13, 2021. BTCST sets...

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BTCST debuts as Bitcoin’s leveraged token on Binance Launchpool

Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST) is now live on Binance Launchpool, and Binance will then list BTCST in the innovation zone at 6:00 am (UTC) on Jan. 13, 2021.  BTCST sets off to solve tThe post BTCST debuts as Bitcoin’s leveraged token on Binance Launchpool appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Crash Liquidates $1.1 Billion Leveraged Traders

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Leveraged Funds are Record Short on CME Bitcoin Futures

However, this might be bullish instead of bearish for BTC.

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Japan Leverages 80 Tons of Gold to Help Fund Part of Its Stimulus Package

Japan’s finance ministry has reportedly leveraged 80 tons of gold to help fund part of its huge stimulus package aimed at combating the coronavirus crisis. The Asian country, which is saddled with public debt twice the size of its economy, is under pressure to find non-tax revenues to cover the rising cost of spending to […] The post Japan Leverages 80 Tons of Gold to Help Fund Part of Its Stimulus Package appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Sovryn launches complete suite for Bitcoin DeFi on RSK

The protocol features leveraged trading, lending and borrowing and an in-house decentralized exchange.

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CME Leveraged Funds Double Down on Shorts as Bitcoin Maintains $19,000

Short open interest for leveraged funds grows on CME as likely hedge trades continue to increase.

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Milestone $400 Million Trading Volume Achieved On MXC Exchange Leveraged ETF Following Crypto Breakout

Interest has returned to the crypto market in a major way. Over the last several weeks, Bitcoin has broken all kinds of records in terms of total market cap, hash rate, the number new of wallets, and much more.

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Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried

On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Bitcoin Defi: Smart Contract Platform RSK Integrates ETH-Based Stablecoin DAI

On October 6, 2020, the RIF (RSK Infrastructure Framework) development team announced that the Makerdao project’s DAI stablecoin is now available via the smart contract protocol RSK. According to the software engineers, RIF developers leveraged the RSK-Ethereum token bridge and individuals can now utilize the Ethereum-based stablecoin across a myriad of decentralized applications (dapps).

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Leaked Recordings Suggest Crypto Lender Babel Leveraged Users’ Funds in Longing Bitcoin

Leaked recordings suggest crypto lender Babel Finance leveraged some user funds to long bitcoin and faced potential default risks during this year’s Black Thursday market crash.

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BitMEX’s Receding Market Share Might Have Spared Bitcoiners Bigger Sell-Off

When BitMEX announced so-called "perpetual bitcoin leveraged swap" four years ago, few traders could have anticipated the major impact it would have on the digital-asset trading landscape.

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Illegal Transactions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC) Get Trading Firm in Trouble with CFTC

A trading firm is under fire after offering leveraged trading in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC)

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Leveraged Funds Take Record Bearish Positions in Bitcoin Futures

The funds likely boosted short positions to take advantage of attractive "cash and carry" yields.

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Binance Futures to List BTC/USD ‘Inverse’ Perpetual Futures; Leveraged Up to 125x

Binance announces the launch of its Bitcoin perpetual coin margined futures contract expected on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 7 AM GMT. According to the published blog post, traders can leverage their positions on the BTC/USD coin margined contracts up to 125x, to increase their rewards.

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Leveraged Tokens Soon Available on the Bitcoin.com Exchange

Four new tokens by Amun will be listed on the Bitcoin. com Exchange this Thursday. Amun is a leading crypto technology company that builds tokens to make purchasing crypto more accessible, safe, and efficient.

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The Mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto Allegedly Leveraged a Russian Proxy for Communications

4,171 days ago in 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto invoked the Bitcoin network after sharing the white paper with people since Halloween 2008. Just recently, it has been discovered that Nakamoto leveraged a Russian proxy to obfuscate his whereabouts and the inventor used the proxy back in January 2009.

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Is Bitcoin Leveraged Trading Only For Veterans and Where Should Beginners Turn to?

A few days ago when I was browsing Reddit, I stumbled upon some posts on Bitcoin leveraged trading. It seems that many people believe leveraged trading is a game only for the experienced or the resourceful, and beginners dare to venture into this game will likely go broke.

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BitMEX may be faulty, but traders still prefer it

BitMEX is the kid in high school who keeps mucking about and bunking classes, but still ends up with good grades. The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, known for its highly leveraged Bitcoin dThe post BitMEX may be faulty, but traders still prefer it appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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BitLicense Creator Is Back, This Time With a $140 Million Bitcoin Fund

It has been revealed that the architect of the controversial BitLicense, Benjamin Lawsky, may have leveraged his position as a lawmaker to help serve a Bitcoin fund. Bitlicense Has Its... The post BitLicense Creator Is Back, This Time With a $140 Million Bitcoin Fund appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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CME Bitcoin Futures COT report indicates short sellers are favored

As of April 28, CME Bitcoin Future COT report showed net short with a major spread between the longs and short; what's interesting is that while retail went long, leveraged funds or institutional moneThe post CME Bitcoin Futures COT report indicates short sellers are favored appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Soars to Its Highest Level Since Crashing in March

Bitcoin hit $7,600 on Thursday, its highest level yet since crashing in early March. The cryptocurrency climbed more than 10% during the last 24 hours spurred by the return of leveraged money. Bitcoin cash (BCH), ethereum (ETH), and ripple (XRP) all rose above 4% to $239, $189, and $0.

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Bitcoin Smart Contract Solution RSK Sees New Stablecoin and Leveraged Token

Bitcoin-based smart contract solution Rootstock sees a DeFi protocol launch a leveraged token and decentralized stablecoin

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RSK Expands Bitcoin DeFi With ‘RIF on Chain’ Products

Money on Chain, the operator of Bitcoin-backed stablecoins on the RSK platform, has announced it is launching a new range of products backed by the RIF token. Under the heading of “RIF on Chain,” the products include a RIF-backed stablecoin and leveraged token.

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Ross Ulbricht’s 9th Price Analysis Predicts Bitcoin Prices Below $3,000

The founder of the Silk Road marketplace, Ross Ulbricht, has published another analysis that attempts to predict the price of bitcoin. Ulbricht started sharing his price examinations last December and he leveraged the patterns of Elliott Wave theory to bolster his forecast.

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Huobi’s Derivative Trading Platform Adds Partial Liquidation Feature To Limit Losses

Huobi DM, the derivatives trading platform from Huobi, has made the announcement of a new partial liquidation aimed at limiting trading loses. Highly leveraged positions can be immediately liquidated by sudden swings in the market and cause the users to extensively lose, as it was seen during the Bitcoin’s (BTC) price crash from last week. […]

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Statistician Who Predicted Bitcoin Crash Says Its Price Will Moon

A statistician who accurately predicted that bitcoin will flash dump amidst a global economic crisis now hopes for a significant price rebound. Willy Woo, an on-chain analyst who in 2018 forecasted that investors would unwind their leveraged bitcoin positions to seek safety in the US dollar, says the cryptocurrency is looking for a bottom. “Dump...

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Bitcoin Could Retest $8,400, Says Trader Who Called BTC’s 50% Crash and Recovery

It goes without saying that Bitcoin’s price action over the past few weeks has shaken many digital asset investors in the industry. The crash from $10,000 to $8,400 liquidated dozens of millions worth of leveraged positions, forcing many on the sidelines, data from Skew.

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BitMEX Liquidations Hit YTD Record as Bitcoin Nosedives

Over 150 million dollars worth of bitcoin long positions were liquidated today on Bitmex, the most seen in 2020 so far. Many of the liquidated positions were highly leveraged longs banking on bullish sentiment surrounding the upcoming BTC halving.

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50 Cent, Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg and Nas: Celebrities Who Could Be Bitcoin Millionaires

Many celebrities have mentioned the benefits of bitcoin and leveraged the asset for certain projects. For instance, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli all sold albums for BTC, but when cryptocurrency prices skyrocketed, 50 Cent told the public he sold his coins as soon as he got them.

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Liquid launching leveraged bitcoin perpetuals up to 100x

Global cryptocurrency exchange company Liquid. com, today announced the closed beta launch of Liquid Perpetuals, a forthcoming bitcoin trading product with up to 100x leverage. Those interested in this product are invited to participate in the private beta.

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Money on Chain launches first Bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin on RSK network

After eleven months of simulations, testing and two audits, Money on Chain has announced the Alpha version launch of its decentralized stablecoin protocol on the RSK network. Backed by Bitcoin, the protocol is comprised of two tokens that provide several use cases for Bitcoin holders, including leveraged Bitcoin operations.

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Bitcoin Bulls Constantly Exhaust Kraken’s Liquidity Pool: CEO

Bitcoin bulls are constantly exhausting the US dollar reserve pool for opening leveraged Long positions, revealed Jesse Powell of Kraken – a US-based cryptocurrency exchange. The chief executive officer told Youtuber Ivan on Tech in an interview that the number of traders who believe that the bitcoin price would go higher is more than those.

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Crypto Market Reverses: Bitcoin Resumes Bullish Stance

The massive Bitcoin surge at the end of last week brought some much-needed energy to the crypto markets. The initial catalyst has been suggested as General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech coming out in support of blockchain technology, although plenty of doubters believe that whale traders are using major news as cover for leveraged trades.

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Bitcoin Price Falls Under $9,000 After Remarkable 42% Rally

Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a record-setting rally over the past 36 hours. In around the span of some 18 hours, the leading cryptocurrency shot higher by some 42%, rallying from $7,300 to $10,500 and liquidating $400 million worth of leveraged BitMEX positions in the process.

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Blockstream Green Wallet Adds Early Access Tor Integration

The latest version of the Blockstream Green bitcoin wallet includes a Tor integration that can be leveraged to obfuscate a user’s IP address. The post Blockstream Green Wallet Adds Early Access Tor Integration appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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How Leverage Can Help With Bitcoin’s Price Discovery

Leveraged and margin trading can help boost demand for an asset, increasing liquidity within a given market.

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