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In a nutshell, liquidation is the process of turning an asset into cash. Liquidation can happen for various reasons, but in the case of cryptocurrencies, it’s usually because someone is trying to sell off their holdings during a time when the price is too low for them to get any money out of them.
The most common reason for this is when someone holds cryptocurrency as an investment and decides that they need cash now. This can happen...
James Butterfill: Investors are flocking to the relative safety of bitcoin
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Inflows into Bitcoin (BTC) funds continued for the second week in a row, outpacing the performance of other digital asset funds.
More than $506 million has been invested in bitcoin-focused mutual funds since the beginning of the year, according to the latest data from digital asset fund provider CoinShares. New money invested in bitcoin funds countered the losses of non-bitcoin or alternative cryptocurrency funds by around $100 million...
Christine Lagarde thinks crypto assets are worthless but her son invests in crypto
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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that crypto-assets should be regulated and are worthless but has admitted that her son is a crypto-investor.
Speaking at an event, Lagarde said: “I am not a big fan of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. I believe in the potential of blockchain technology and its ability to support financial inclusion and expand access to financial services for many people...
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How Crypto Bear Markets Function
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If you’re new to the world of cryptocurrency, bear markets can be a scary thing.
Bear markets are traditionally thought of as a time when an asset trades below its prior high by 20% or more, usually accompanied by a lot of pessimism about the near-term future. People often think of bear markets as being an indication that the asset is doomed to fail, but this isn’t always the case. In fact, it’s possible for assets to...
Extra Markets bleeding: Bitcoin plunged as investors cut their exposure to cryptocurrencies
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Bitcoin fell 8.6 percent on Thursday to under $36,000. The cryptocurrency is down more than 30 percent over the past two weeks and has fallen roughly from its recent highs.
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For comparison, Facebook’s market cap was $753 billion on Thursday afternoon, while Apple Inc.’s was $702 billion—both significantly higher than Bitcoin’s current worth.
The widespread unwinding of risk assets has hit the...






