Bitcoin Futures Pass $1B in Open Interest on BitMEX for First Time Since March Crash
Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges passed $4 billion Tuesday morning. Source
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Users Balk at Launch of Litecoin Quanto Contracts by BitMEX
Crypto derivatives exchange, BitMEX, has announced the launch of Litecoin quanto perpetual contracts on its trading platform.We’re further diversifying trading opportunities with the launch of our fifth quanto swap – say hello to the LTCUSD quanto perpetual swap, launching on 30 July 2020. More details on our blog: https://t.co/ObYhgH86od
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BitMEX Launching Services for Corporate Customers
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX is launching a new program with benefits for its corporate clients including enhanced security service, and accounting.According to a June 22 announcement on BitMEX’s support page, the exchange is launching a new program for corporate customers, BitMEX Corporate. Accounts on the crypto exchange that
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$20 Million in BitMEX Longs Wiped as Bitcoin Crashes Below $9,000
After weeks of consolidation, Bitcoin decisively broke below $9,000 just minutes ago. The cryptocurrency dipped as low as $8,840 on leading spot exchanges and slightly lower on margin-enabled exchanges like BitMEX.BTC price chart of the drop from TradingView.comThis move caught many traders off guard, according to derivatives data.Skew.com reported that
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Liquidity on Bitcoin Perpetuals Exchange FTX Catches Up to Industry Leader BitMEX
For a second month in a row, the bitcoin market lacks a clear directional bias, with prices largely restricted to a narrow range of $9,000 to $10,000. However, the cryptocurrency’s liquidity on derivative exchanges continues to heat up, a sign of a sustained rise in investor interest. On a relatively new
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OKCoin, BitMEX Sponsor Bitcoin Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar
Crypto exchanges OKCoin and BitMEX recently partnered to sponsor a prolific open-source Bitcoin Core contributor, Amiti Uttarwar. Uttarwar is an alumna of Coinbase, the bitcoin custody startup Xapo and the Chaincode Labs residency. Over the past two years, she’s quickly become one of the industry’s most sought-after developers. According to Chaincode
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Bitcoin Core Contributor Gleb Naumenko Receives $100,000 From BitMEX
[sociallocker id="55298"] Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX announced that its $100,000 one-year grant has been awarded to Gleb Naumenko, a Bitcoin Core contributor and researcher. Awarded by HDR Global Trading, which owns BitMEX, the developer grant program complements the company’s efforts that support the development of open-source protocols.Chaincode Labs Researcher Awarded BitMEX
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$230M in BitMEX Liquidations Hit Bulls and Bears Alike
[sociallocker id="55298"] The recent volatility in the Bitcoin (BTC) markets has left both bulls and bears facing significant liquidations, with almost $223 million in 24-hour margin calls on leading derivatives exchange BitMEX being evenly spread between BTC shorts and longs.As of when this story was published, a little over $111.5
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BitMEX Sees Biggest Short Squeeze in 8 Months After Bitcoin Surge
[sociallocker id="55298"] Bitcoin’s latest move above $10,000 looks to have nullified a significant amount of selling pressure building in the market. The biggest cryptocurrency by market cap saw a bull breakout late on Monday, with the spot rise jumping from $9,440 to a 3.5-month high of $10,357, according to CryptoX’s Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Erupts Past $10,000 After Consolidation: $90 Million Liquidated on BitMEX
Bitcoin has finally done it. Minutes ago, the asset rocketed past $10,000 for the first time in weeks, reaching as high as $10,250 in a massive surge upward. This was a more than 7% jump from where the cryptocurrency was trading prior to the move.Traders were largely unaware that this
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