Ethereum Merge can trigger high volatility, BitMEX CEO warns
BitMEX CEO Alexander Höptner said that paying close attention to what may happen and keeping services up is a must ahead of the Merge. The Ethereum Merge is one of the most anticipated events in the crypto space this year. Because of this, crypto firms are on the lookout for any hiccups that may occur as the newly upgraded Ethereum network comes to life. In a Cointelegraph interview, Alexander Höptner, the CEO of crypto exchange BitMEX, shared how their trading platform is preparing for the Merge, talked about the potential of institutional adoption after the transition to proof-of-stake....
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The crypto market has been filled with so much volatility in the past months. Bitcoin price barely gained a 1% increase to the $20,373 mark; Ethereum and other altcoins prices are still in the dump. Crypto community members and experts predict a further slump come October. Amidst the market highs and lows, the industry is set to record three significant events this week. Perhaps, the market will experience more volatility in the coming months, considering the happenings in the industry in the previous months. Related Reading: Here’s Where Investors Expect Cardano (ADA) Price To Be At The....
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Derivatives exchange BitMEX will publish an index on 5th January that it hopes will become the bitcoin world's version of the VIX- the so-called 'fear index' that is used to gauge uncertainty in the wider financial markets. The 30-Day Bitcoin Historic Volatility Index, as BitMEX is calling it, works by taking the time-weighted average price from Bitfinex's USD/BTC rate. It then calculates bitcoin's annualised volatility over a rolling 30-day period using that data. The result is a measure of bitcoin's realised volatility for that period. True to form as a derivatives exchange, BitMEX has....
Ethereum is well on its way to the Merge as more milestones are met. The move to proof of stake will no doubt be a game-changer for the blockchain. So As the day for the merge draws closer, users of the network have been upping their activity in recent times. One of the places where Ethereum has recorded an uptick has been the staking queue which is now nearing its previous all-time high. Ethereum Staking Queue Crosses 300,000 The Ethereum staking queue is a good indicator of how users of the network are looking at it. When this is low, investors may be more way and not want to stake their....