{"id":77600,"date":"2018-08-22T00:09:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T07:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=77600"},"modified":"2019-11-25T04:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T04:24:56","slug":"btc-spike-to-6800-bitmex-down-for-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/btc-spike-to-6800-bitmex-down-for-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"BTC Spikes to $6800, BitMEX Down for Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> has stormed out of its week-long consolidation in truly dramatic fashion, yet the timing of the monster $5 billion buy rally has prompted a torrent of accusations from BitMEX users \u2014 seeming to coincide perfectly with the exchange\u2019s scheduled downtime.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin bulls seemed to come out guns blazing in one of the largest buy frenzies in weeks; pushing the coin up to $6800 \u2014 a near-6% spike in an hour. At time of press, Bitcoin market capitalization stands $5.2 billion higher than prior to the rally; however bears appear to be regaining strength as Bitcoin returns to below the $6700-mark.<\/p>\n<p>Not all are convinced that the furious rally was organic, however. Occurring between 01:00-02:00 UTC, the rally appears to have overlapped precisely with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitMEXdotcom\/status\/1032069173529194496\">scheduled downtime<\/a> of BitMEX \u2014 the world\u2019s largest BTC\/USD exchange by <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/exchanges\/volume\/24-hour\/all\/\">daily volume<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don Le, CEO of blockchain research and investment group ChainRock, commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it a coincidence Bitmex is down for maintenance and we get a pump?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Le (@DonLeCR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonLeCR\/status\/1032081362864492544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A Defenceless Short Squeeze?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64403\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64403 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bitmex-bitcoin-50k-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"BitMEX CEO: Bitcoin May Bottom Out at $3k to $5k and Still Reach $50k by 2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bitmex-bitcoin-50k-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bitmex-bitcoin-50k-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bitmex-bitcoin-50k-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bitmex-bitcoin-50k-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitmex-ceo-bitcoin-may-bottom-out-at-3k-to-5k-and-still-reach-50k-by-2018\/\">BitMEX CEO: Bitcoin May Bottom Out at $3k to $5k and Still Reach $50k by 2018<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite a stream of positive regulatory developments and corporate sponsorship in the cryptocurrency space, a number of industry leaders have called for lower lows \u2014 including BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes\u2019 prediction of a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitmex-ceo-bitcoin-may-bottom-out-at-3k-to-5k-and-still-reach-50k-by-2018\/\">$3-5k bottom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, with shorts stacking up to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/f4QVYzcp\/\">highest levels<\/a> since mid-April, the radical buy rally has been called by many as a run on buy stops by the industry\u2019s more calculated investors.<\/p>\n<p>Once user, @Bacon_Chain tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you ever want to break <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> free from consolidation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Just get the exchange with the most trading volume to go down for maintenance<\/p>\n<p>Whales love liquidating as many helpless people as possible  <\/p>\n<p>\u2764\ufe0fHug your local whale for this pump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RK7L82JLRZ\">pic.twitter.com\/RK7L82JLRZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh ? (@Bacon_Chain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bacon_Chain\/status\/1032080119668596736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44292\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44292 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bitcoin-pump-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Smart Money Blasts Small-Fry In Massive Bitcoin Pump\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bitcoin-pump-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bitcoin-pump-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bitcoin-pump-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bitcoin-pump-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/smart-money-blasts-small-fry-in-massive-bitcoin-pump\/\">Smart Money Blasts Small-Fry In Massive Bitcoin Pump<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Judging by earlier price action, such explanations are fitting. Although Bitcoin is a relatively young asset, the market has recorded a number of textbook short squeezes in its brief trading history \u2014 perhaps most recently mid-April\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/smart-money-blasts-small-fry-in-massive-bitcoin-pump\/\">$16 billion pump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest squeeze has been met with a chorus of newfound disdain by liquidated investors, who claim bulls unfairly took advantage of BitMEX\u2019s maintenance \u2014 with traders unable to alter positions during the one-hour window.<\/p>\n<p>Some see the move as par for the course. Xane Corvair pointed out that shorters were not being taken advantage of by the \u2018whales\u2019, as they so claimed:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know a lot of people just got liquidated but it\u2019s kind of fitting. This many were so cocky about shorts being an easy win, and big money took advantage of downtime timing. Pretty well-played.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Xane Corvair (@Crypt0Entropy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crypt0Entropy\/status\/1032081631266463745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others seem to see more devious tactics at play, however. One Twitter user, @CryptoMistik, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptomystik\/status\/1032071559815417856\">directly accused<\/a> BitMEX themselves of orchestrating a \u201cscheduled stop run\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While such accusations may be viewed as extreme, the concerns of the cryptocurrency community have carried surprising weight. After facing a series of accusations of price manipulation in 2017, vocal Litecoin bull (and founder) Charlie Lee <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/litecoin-creator-charlie-lee-sells-entire-ltc-holding-2017-12\">sold<\/a> his entire stake in LTC to avoid conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>As an outspoken commentator on the price of Bitcoin, BitMEX\u2019s Arthur Hayes may have pushed exchanges into the same spotlight of heavy scrutiny as Lee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin has stormed out of its week-long consolidation in truly dramatic fashion, yet the timing of the monster $5 billion buy rally has prompted a torrent of accusations from BitMEX users \u2014 seeming to coincide perfectly with the exchange\u2019s scheduled downtime. 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