Stablecoin flows hint at $50K Bitcoin after Tesla pump liquidates $500M in BT...
Around $500 million worth of positions were liquidated within hours as the Tesla news caused Bitcoin to spike over $46,000. Bitcoin (BTC) has extended its rally over $46,000 on Feb. 9, a day after a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing revealed that Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of BTC. The price of Bitcoin immediately soared from around $39,000 to $45,000 across major exchanges on Feb. 8 after the news began to spread.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewMass Bitcoin liquidationAs the Bitcoin price initially rallied to $45,000, it caused $500....
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Data shows $450 million in crypto futures has liquidated over the last 24 hours as Bitcoin has broken past $47k and the overall market has observed a surge. $450 Million In Crypto Futures Liquidates, 75% Of Which Involves Shorts Yesterday, Bitcoin and the wider market started on a sharp uptrend, taking the total market cap […]
PRESS RELEASE. Crypto adoption is on the crest of a wave and so is India’s Antier Solutions that has aced the business in a short span. The blockchain and cryptocurrency development company has launched tokens worth USD 500M for its customers all over the world. In an industry that values worth USD 1 Trillion, this is an encouraging achievement for one of the earliest entrants in decentralized finance development. “We take immense pride in devoting our efforts towards the futuristic scope of decentralized finance that has had a scintillating take-off in the past 2 years.....
After an evening of perusing the internets a post on reddit stuck out to me. “Bitcoin is being manipulated like other alt-coins” . The writer, mitchr4, goes on to explain that he is or has been an alt-coin trader for a while and has seen certain pump-and-dump patters emerge in the alt-coin industry. mitchr4 goes on draw parallels between the recent price spikes and downturns in the bitcoin market and the pump-and-dump nature of altcoins. mitchr4 goes on to explain how the pump and dump scheme works in bitcoin….
Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s CTO Paolo Ardoino, are pushing back against the narrative that Bitfinex is engaged in a conspiracy to pump the price of bitcoin. The Loan to Bitfinex In an interview with Peter McCormack, the Bitfinex general counsel claims the misconception that USDT is not fully backed stem from a sworn affidavit....