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0.90%
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$0.9999
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TRX
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1.34%
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DOGE
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1.88%
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ADA
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2.46%
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LINK
$18.47
2.03%
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HYPE
$38.30
6.04%
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0.03%
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$526.85
1.40%
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2.27%
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$2.7161
5.89%
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$22.21
2.19%
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WBT
$42.31
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LEO
$9.6393
0.10%
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0.90%
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1.77%
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USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,180.44
0.19%
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XRP
$2.4496
2.40%
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SOL
$196.58
4.17%
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USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3234
1.34%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1997
1.88%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6804
2.46%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.47
2.03%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.30
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.03%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.85
1.40%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3286
2.27%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7161
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.21
2.19%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.31
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6393
0.10%
HBAR logo
HBAR
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3.44%
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Why Margin Trading Became the Scapegoat for Bitcoin's Price Decline

CoinDesk speaks to Bitfinex, OKCoin and others about margin trading and its impact on the overall bitcoin economy.

By Pete Rizzo
Updated Mar 6, 2023, 3:32 p.m. Published Aug 20, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
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