Bitcoin & Markets Update 11/21/17
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Prices
Bitstamp - $8199
The Finney: $0.82
3M Futures - $8299
spread $100
This is a healthy spread in contango. I expect this spread to increase as we approach CME.
Looks like CME is going to launching on 11 Dec. But there's conflicting reports out there right now. Follow me
Market Cap - $136B
Global MC - $241B
Maximalist Price - $14,495
Avg on chain tx value - $7121
BTC $ val tx'ed on chain (24h): $2.4B
Difficulty: -23% or -1% - I estimate about -5%
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
http://fork.lol/pow/retarget
Mempool: 17MB (not including zero fee txs)
https://tradeblock.com/bitcoin/
https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#2h
OTC
Localbitcoins: $63.3M/wk
Paxful: $9.7M/wk
LedgerX: $2.6M to $6M/wk
http://data.ledgerx.com/
Total public OTC data: $73.6M to $79M/wk
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ECB is trying to change their bail in limits. Currently, 100,000 Euros are protected from bail ins, but not for long.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-19/ecb-proposes-end-deposit-protection
CNBC interview with Thomas Peterffy is scared for short sellers
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/15/thomas-peterffy-keep-bitcoin-away-from-the-real-economy.html
Tether
Man, this tether thing blew up.
Tether is USD derivative to provide liquidity between exchanges and allow trading against a USD substitute. Don't bite off on the FUD, even if from your favorite youtube personality. Do you own research!
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