For Newbies: Trading Bitcoin with Leverage
After earning the title of the worst investment of the year 2014, Bitcoin Trading may not need any further introduction when it comes to potential risks and losses. However at the same time, the market has been a haven for disciplined day traders that normally end up earning a greater returns within a shorter period of time. One of the most attractive things about Bitcoin trading is the ability to use leverage. It gives traders an option to trade larger amounts even with small capital. In this context, the Bitcoin trading sector functions much like its experienced counterpart, the forex....
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PRESS RELEASE. YFX.COM is the world’s first decentralized cross-chain perpetual contract exchange. While other trading platforms that provide leverage alternatives exist, YFX.COM is trailblazing a decentralized alternative to centralized exchanges and perpetual futures trading without a central intermediary. YFX.COM does this by taking advantage of different protocols across the cryptocurrency landscape. Through a culmination of blockchain protocols YFX.COM is allowing traders to participate in trading BTC, ETH and other cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage. These cryptos are....