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XRP Sees Flash Crash and Quick Rebound on BitMEX

XRP, the native asset of San Francisco-based Ripple’s XRP Ledger, saw a flash crash on Hong Kong-based derivatives exchange BitMEX on Thursday.

XRP/USD spot market prices, Feb. 13, 2020.

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Ether Futures Volume Highest Since June 2019

As ether’s price rose to seven-month highs on Wednesday, the aggregate daily volume in ether futures exceeded $4.5 billion for the first time since June 27, 2019.

Ether prices, Aug. 13, 2019 to Feb. 13, 2020.

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BitMex to Launch XRP Swaps, Delist 2 Other Derivatives

BitMEX is releasing an XRP-U.S. dollar quanto swap targeted at crypto’s budding derivatives market.

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Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February

Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals.

Knife image via Shutterstock

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Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin

Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.

Big Tex image via Leena Robinson/Shutterstock

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BitMEX Says Quality Check 'Failure' Led to Email Privacy Breach

The crypto-derivatives exchange says poor internal checks caused most of the exchange's clients to be exposed to privacy risks.

Arthur Hayes (BitMex)

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BitMEX Exchange Exposes User Base in Email Mishap

A general email update exposed addresses of possibly up to 22,000 users Friday morning.

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

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Roger Ver–Backed CoinFlex Exchange Is Taking Aim at BitMEX

CoinFlex closed a $10 million funding round backed by Polychain Capital and Bitcoin.com chairman Roger Ver, among others.

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BitMEX to Block Users in Hong Kong, Bermuda and Seychelles

Per a company posting, BitMEX added the geo-blocks for regulatory reasons

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

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UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaints Against BitMEX Bitcoin Promotion

The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints over a "misleading" bitcoin ad placed by crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)