Investors are now wondering what is going on with Bitcoin's price craziness, as the price chart already looks like the infamous "hockey stick", and experts are grasping to find the reasons why the digital currency is now hitting the $17,000 level every day. The answer may be leverage. The Japanese exchange, bitFlyer, said that their…
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After initially launching cryptocurrency trading in October, Limassol based Retail FX brokerage group RoboForex has announced that it is increasing the leverage clients can use in trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, et al to 10x. When first launched, RoboForex was offering between 1:1 and 1:5 leverage on cryptos. RoboForex is making the move despite the recent hyper-volatility…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) traded a reported 4,127 contracts in their first day of trading. XBT futures debuted Sunday, December 10, at 5:00 p.m. CT, the beginning of Global Trading Hours. The first trading session closed at 3:15 p.m. CT today, December 11. The Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE)…
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Online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Group, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), just announced that eligible futures clients can now trade the new Bitcoin futures contract being offered by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE). Chicago-based Cboe commenced trading in the contract (ticker symbol XBT) on its Cboe Futures…
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Just after CBOE, the Chicago-based exchange, launched Bitcoin futures, two firms have filed applications for bitcoin ETFs that trade in crypto derivatives. CryptoCoinsNews just reported that, according to the SEC public filing system, the commission has received new applications for both REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, as well as VanEck…
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On 10th of December, CBOE Global Markets launched the new bitcoin product on the market - bitcoin futures. CBOE became the first exchange to offer bitcoin futures, while CME launches them on 17th of December. While many expected the price of Bitcoin to crash and for the futures to trade at a relatively low price,…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) began trading exactly as planned at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at the start of Global Trading Hours. The opening price for XBT was $15,000 and 890 contracts were traded by 7:15 p.m. CT. Monday, December 11, will be…
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Bitcoin has passed $17,000 on almost all major exchanges on December 7th, 2017. As the digital currency skyrockets, many of us ponder upon what is happening and how it is possible for something that was worth $100 back in 2011, to multiply its value by 170 times for 6 years. From a currency associated with…
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Close to the launch of bitcoin futures by CME Group and other exciting news, the “people’s currency” is going through the roof. While many thought that Zimbabwe enjoyed a price level of around $14,000 that is not easily attainable in other countries, today Bitcoin gained over $1,200 in just 24 hours. The truth is, based…
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The following post is courtesy of Lilian Chovin, Investment Strategist at Coutts. Bitcoin was all over the place this week – and not just in the media. It reached an all-time high by breaking through the $11,000 mark but then fell by 20%. Its sharp rise brought back memories of the dotcom bubble back at…
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