Breaking Down the Effect of Bitcoin’s $3,000 Drop on the Futures Market
Bitcoin has undergone a strong drop since peaking at $19,500 just days ago The coin currently trades at $17,000 as of this article’s writing Analysis compiled by Coinalyze found that over the course of the past few days, $1 billion worth of open interest has been wiped from leading Bitcoin futures exchanges This was accompanied How the Strong Bitcoin Drop Affected the Futures Market For BTC Bitcoin has undergone a strong drop since peaking at […]
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