After a week of insane volatility in the crypto markets, with Bitcoin price rising and falling in the thousands, and swinging back and forth over the better course of the week, the first ever crypto asset has been stuck in a tight trading range over the last 24 hours, and a break to either side…
New York University professor and staunch bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini is threatening to sue BitMEX, a global cryptocurrency exchange. The renowned economist lambasted Arthur Hayes, co-founder & CEO of BitMEX, for releasing a doctored video of a debate featuring the two. He alleged that Hayes, who owns the rights to the footage, neither permitted the…
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin (BTC) may have shed a good portion of its year-to-date gains over the past week, but the underlying industry saw an array of positive fundamental developments. Over the past seven days, there’s been an array of positive news: ErisX secured a key license, Donald Trump announced his…
In what has been dubbed the ‘Tangle in Taipei’, serial crypto misanthropist Nouriel ‘Dr Doom’ Roubini faced off with BitMEX boss Arthur Hayes. The crypto sparks started to fly as the language became more colorful between the two adversaries. Dr Doom On The Warpath Economist Roubini just can’t stay away from Bitcoin. His repugnant rants…
The price of bitcoin could fall to zero, according to Arthur Hayes of BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange. The co-founder & chief executive officer made one of his most bearish guesses for the world’s first and foremost cryptocurrency on the sidelines of the Asia Blockchain Summit in Taipei. Speaking to Bloomberg, Hayes clarified that bitcoin is a…
Most of the serial critics had fallen silent during the crypto winter of 2018 as Bitcoin and its brethren fell out of favor in the mainstream media. Now that BTC has surged over 200 percent, breaking into five figures again, they have started crawling out of the woodwork, full of vitriol as usual. Dr Doom:…
Weeks ago, Bitcoin exchange giant Bitfinex raised $1 billion worth of capital, purportedly denoted in Tether’s USDT, in an in-house initial exchange offering (IEO). The token being sold was Bitfinex’s own, LEO, and became a popular investment opportunity for whales and other industry insiders. Since the raise finished, news on the subject matter has quieted.…
The 2019 Bitcoin disbelief rally has recaptured some of the public frenzy and media attention experienced at the height of the last bull run, despite the next bull run barely beginning. The powerfully bullish momentum has crypto investors and analysts reviewing price charts hoping to figure out where the rally might end. One particular swing…
As the bitcoin price surged past $7,550 to establish a new 2019 high, the daily volume of the dominant cryptocurrency on BitMEX hit $10 billion. New record for BitMEX trading volume. Praise be to volatility and our wonderful traders! pic.twitter.com/iLMGdpz65n — Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) May 12, 2019 Arthur Hayes, the CEO at BitMEX, the most…
The last three months in the United Kingdom’s bitcoin market has been no less than amazing, indicated Skew. The London-based data analytics portal revealed that the region developed a strong bitcoin trading traffic in the last 120 days. It shared a graph across its social media channels, reflecting upon the growing presence of traders in…