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The Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange began an internal investigation into the situation that occurred on the night of May 17, when one of the traders successfully implemented several applications for the sale of 5,000 BTC at a price of $ 6,200. This, in turn, led to the massive liquidation of long positions on the BitMEX derivatives exchange and, according to experts, caused a sharp drop in the bitcon rate. Around 02:25 UTC […]

According to the Diar report, with an increase in the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the share of unknown mining pools in it increases. At the same time, the share of pools associated with the Chinese giant Bitmain, which previously had almost a monopoly position, is gradually decreasing. The researchers note that in this way the network of the first cryptocurrency becomes more decentralized. For example, if the share of unknown Bitcoin-miners in early 2018 […]