Category Archives: Analysis

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Explaining the Insane Volatility of Bitcoin

It’s easy, every gambler in the world is betting on Bitcoin futures. Let me explain: In case you missed it, Bitcoin has been on some wild ride the last two days. This is a chart of the XBTUSD futures on Bitmex, the largest Bitcoin futures exchange in the world. The XBTUSD futures contract is a perpetual swap contract… Read More »

Bitcoin: Amateurs Versus Professionals

Yesterday there was an absurd 8% spread between the price of Bitcoin and the Bitcoin futures contract price on Bitmex (world’s largest Bitcoin futures exchange).     I am showing a chart with a long y-axis to show the spread isn’t some aberration. The spread has been there for days and if anything, it is widening. I’m going… Read More »

One Reason Maybe Why HIVE Shares are Skyrocketing

Mining Ethereum just became more profitable since October 25th because of coding changes (called the Byzantium fork). And that could be why HIVE Blockchain Technologies (HIVE – TSXV) is up more than 30% in the last two days to close at record high of $4.09 CDN. HIVE is one of the largest Ethereum miners in the world and the only publicly-traded Ethereum… Read More »