Crypto margin trading has grown tremendously since the last few years. Bitcoin margin trading alone was worth $10 billion in 2014. In 2019, it grew to a humongous $100 billion. It means bitcoin margin trading alone saw a growth of 1000% between 2014 to 2019. The crypto exchanges and trading […]
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XRP/USD Flash Crash on BitMEX Highlights the Dangers of Margin Trading
Not a week goes by without some controversial action affecting a cryptocurrency exchange. In today’s edition, BitMEX is getting a lot of attention for its unusual XRP market behavior. It is evident that the current bullish market behavior has a lot of people excited. BitMEX Flash Crash Turns Very Costly […]
Coincheck Will Remove Margin Trading Features in March 2020
Leveraged trading, or margin trading, has always been rather controversial in the cryptocurrency industry. Japan’s Coincheck exchange is ending this functionality in the next few months. It is rather uncommon for cryptocurrency exchanges to end margin trading out of the blue. Coincheck Ends Margin Trading For most service providers, this […]
Users Report how Margin Trading on Binance Doesn’t Always Work
Being the most popular cryptocurrency exchange in the world is a blessing and a curse. Binance currently faces some serious allegations regarding its margin trading features. A lot of crypto traders aim to leverage their position. Margin Trading on Binance Seems Spotty In doing so, they can increase potential profits, […]
Here’s why Margin Trading can Cost you an Arm and a Leg
In the cryptocurrency world, most people are in it to make money. Although some users will say they believe in the technology, they represent a minority among the current community base. When trying to make money with Bitcoin and select altcoins, margin trading becomes a very appealing option. However, there […]
CLAM Market Crash Costs Poloniex’s Bitcoin Lenders 16.202% of Their Balance
Margin lending is a very risky business, regardless of which industry it is performed in. As far as cryptocurrency margin lending is concerned, things are bound to get interesting, albeit not always for the right reasons. Users who had active margin loans on Poloniex a while ago will see a […]
What is Leverage Trading?
Trading in cryptocurrencies always involves certain risks. These markets are incredibly volatile, which is part of what makes them so attractive. Some traders are not content with just the volatility, as they want to perform leveraged trading. This can yield vastly higher profits, but can equally incur severe financial losses. […]
3 Reasons to Check out dYdX’s Open-Source Protocols
Innovation in the world of cryptocurrency is available in many different forms. Most recently, dYdX is looking to bring something entirely new to the table as they bridge the gap between traditional financial solutions and cryptocurrencies. Always an interesting approach, this concept has a few choice advantages. #3 Margin Trading Support […]
Is It Possible to Earn $1m per Year by Trading Bitcoin?
No one can deny that Bitcoin trading has potential to be a very lucrative venture. Substantial amounts can be made when timing trades right, albeit there runs a good chance of losing it all in the process. Provided that the stars have aligned, earning $1m by trading Bitcoin isn’t impossible, […]
Longs vs Shorts for Top Cryptocurrencies – 2018 Week 41 Edition
As is usually the case in the cryptocurrency world, traders look to either long or short specific coins to predict the market momentum for profit. As of right now, things look very interesting for all of the major currencies, although the market can easily swing either way. According to information […]
Longs vs Shorts – BTC, BCH, ETH, IOTA, XMR Roundup for Week 40 of 2018
With a new week of cryptocurrency trading upon the community, it is always good to see what the future will hold in terms of short and long positions. Things have changed a bit compared to just over a week ago, although this current trend does not necessarily indicate how the […]
2018 Week 36 Shorts vs Longs: XMR, BCH, BTC ,ETH, and IOTA Roundup
An uneasy sentiment looms overhead for all cryptocurrency markets. This past week’s massive dip has shifted the “long vs short” margin positions quite a bit. With the weekend upon us, now is a good time to see how speculators envision the future price movements of all top currencies. The following […]
Is Margin Trading Beneficial for Bitcoin and Altcoins?
Margin trading has become increasingly popular in the world of Bitcoin and altcoins. Speculators and investors can be exposed to volatile cryptocurrencies without buying them directly or owning them at any point. Nevertheless, one has to wonder whether margin trading is a blessing or a curse for cryptocurrency. So far, […]
OKEx Faces a Major Long Position Liquidation Problem
There’s never a boring day in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Some new form of drama seems to unfold at every possible turn. A new discussion on Reddit focuses on a major long position which was liquidated on the OKEx platform. It seems unlikely this open loss will be […]