Crypto

Digital money explained by the plumbing rather than the hype.

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The billion-dollar margin call nobody made

More than a billion dollars of borrowed crypto positions were closed out by exchanges buying, not by anyone choosing to trade.

32 days ago

Wednesday, October 21

Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as SpaceX and Super Micro earnings lift tech

Bitcoin rose to $82,700 during Asian trading hours. ZEC jumped 11% to $1,260 after a major upgrade. SpaceX gained 8% and Super Micro rose 16%. The Fed meets on October 27 and 28. Bitcoin needs $84,000 before then.

2:10am ET4 days ago

Friday, October 16

Strategy founder Michael Saylor claims his company bought more Bitcoin than anyone

Strategy founder Michael Saylor says his company acquired more Bitcoin than any other business in the world this year. His firm is a major buyer of Bitcoin, a digital currency created on a computer network without a central bank.

1:33am ETVideo9 days ago

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Monday, October 12

Hackers steal up to $93.2 million through tampered Ledger devices

Ledger is investigating reports of $86 million in stolen cryptocurrency. The company confirmed that the issue originated from an approved reseller named Crypto Bilis.

8:39pm ETVideo13 days ago

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Wednesday, September 23

The fee that eats the balance by the deadline

BitMEX stopped trading on 23 September. CoinEx, which closes 22 December, will charge five percent a month on tether left behind.

3:59pm ET32 days ago

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America's bitcoin funds bought 25 days of new bitcoin in one session

Nearly a billion dollars went into American bitcoin funds on Monday, and the year is still $450 million in the red.

3:05pm ET32 days ago

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