The price of Bitcoin briefly crashed to $11,219 on Bitstamp after disappointing job data hit markets. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $11,219 on Bitstamp on Aug.7 after the United States stock market declined. BTC recovered quickly from the brief crash, stabilizing at above $11,600. The price of Bitcoin drops steeply on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView.com…
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CME is gaining presence in Bitcoin options in a market still dominated by Deribit and exchanges, new data reveals. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives interest is putting in “fast” growth this quarter — and CME Group is leading the way for options, new data shows. According to monitoring resource Skew, the past weeks have seen CME dramatically…
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CME customers would rather trade cash-backed Bitcoin products at present. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s, or CME, global head of equity index and alternative investment products, Tim McCourt, said traders prefer cash-settled Bitcoin trading over products backed by physical Bitcoin (BTC). “So far, clients have expressed a clear preference and priority for a cash-settled product,” McCourt told…
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, recently saw record Bitcoin trading numbers in multiple categories. Mainstream market exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, recently posted record numbers for its Bitcoin (BTC) trading products. May 14 yielded open interest of 10,792 Bitcoin futures trading contracts at CME, totalling 53,960 BTC — an all-time high for…
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Bitcoin trading volumes on peer-to-peer trading platform LocalBitcoins in Venezuela and Argentina have touched on new all-time highs. Bitcoin (BTC) weekly trading volumes on peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform LocalBitcoins in Venezuela and Argentina have hit new all-time highs in their respective national currencies. Cryptocurrency data website CoinDance shows that LocalBitcoins trading volume in local fiat…
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Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has accidentally leaked user emails by forgetting to use blind copy (b/cc) on a mass email. Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has accidentally leaked user emails by forgetting to use blind copy (bcc) on a mass email. The incident was acknowledged by BitMEX in an official statement published today, Nov. 1. Cointelegraph’s…
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