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speculation Archives - Bitcoin Magazine
Bitfinex: Bitcoinica Rises From The Grave
November 22, 2012 | Vitalik Buterin | 2 Comments After the collapse of Bitcoinica six months ago, the business of margin trading, a service which at Bitcoinica's peak attracted a trade volume almost as large as that of MtGox itself, disappeared from ...
Read MoreThe Pirate Saga: And So It Ends
August 30, 2012 | Vitalik Buterin | 4 CommentsLaying rest to one and a half weeks of suspense, yesterday pirateat40, the pseudonymous operator of the Bitcoin Savings and Trust investment scheme, has officially announced that he is in default1. BST ...
Read MoreIcbit.se: Bitcoin Margin Trading Reloaded
August 22, 2012 | Vitalik Buterin | One CommentEver since Bitcoinica shut down following the hack on May 11, the Bitcoin economy has lacked a way of betting for or against the Bitcoin price at leverage. While it is always possible to buy bitcoins and ...
Read MoreTrading Bot Runs Amok on MtGox
August 16, 2012 | Vitalik Buterin | 2 CommentsSeveral weeks ago, there was a large one-day spike in Bitcoin's price volatility, as a series of sudden sell-offs sent the MtGox price oscillating within a range of $7.3 to $9.5, an event which pirateat40, ...
Read MoreAnniversary of the Great Bubble of 2011
June 8, 2012 | Vitalik ButerinOn June 8 exactly one year ago, the price of a bitcoin, having risen over the preceding two months from sub-dollar prices and public obscurity, briefly hit its all-time high of $31.91 before crashing down ...
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