Bitfinex: cascading margin calls resulting in flash crash
Edit: Follow up on the aftermath here Today Bitcoin prices took a dive as margin traders on one of the largest exchange Bitfinex got their orders liquidated. For many close market observers and more...
View ArticleReview BitMEX Market Maker
Two days ago BitMEX reduced their trading fees to 0 and celebrated it by releasing a basic market making bot on Github. BitMEX is currently running a trading challenge until August 29, 2014 to promote...
View ArticleFollow up: Bitcoin flash crash August 2014 and the importance of transparency
My previous post on this topic has been brought up during discussions in the aftermath of the most recent Bitcoin flash crash. Coindesk was one of the first to pick it up and since then various posts...
View ArticleBitcoin prices flash crash on BTC-e due to margin calls
Struggling to recover from the most recent Bitcoin flash crash which originated on Bitfinex only four days go, Bitcoin prices took another dive today as margin traders got their positions liquidated on...
View ArticleBitfinex introduces mining contracts
Bitfinex announced today the start of mining contracts as a trading product on their platform. In total 100 THS (terahashes per second) with an expiration in 3 months have been made available for...
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