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Citron calls for short sale of Coinbase stock after exchange outage
on Feb. 28, Exchange outrage broke out,because of a Bitcoin flash crash, and causinga 10% drop in the digital asset’s price. But Citron the recent site malfunction as a key factor, making the long Bitcoin/short Coinbase trade one of the most compelling opportunities in the crypto market. Tense momen…
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on Feb. 28, Exchange outrage broke out,because of a Bitcoin flash crash, and causinga 10% drop in the digital asset’s price. But Citron the recent site malfunction as a key factor, making the long Bitcoin/short Coinbase trade one of the most compelling opportunities in the…
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on Feb. 28, Exchange outrage broke out,because of a Bitcoin flash crash, and causinga 10% drop in the digital asset’s price. But Citron the recent site malfunction as a key factor, making the long Bitcoin/short Coinbase trade one of the most compelling opportunities in the crypto market. Coinbase , along with other crypto exchanges, suffered a temporary outage as a result of a Bitcoin.The outage, swiftly repaired by the crypto exchange,caused a 10% drop in the digital asset’s price.
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During the Coinbase outage, users reported zero account balances and errors in buying and selling. “All customer account balance display issues have been restored on Coinbase.com. Thank you to all of our customers for your patience today,” the exchange wrote in a follow-up message on Feb. 29. Since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January, Coinbase has risen to become the world’s fourth-largest publicly-traded asset exchange. Its pivotal role as a custodian for spot Bitcoin ETF managers has contributed to its success, facilitating the seamless exchange of BTC transfers to ETF shares based on user demand. Also Read: Bitcoin soars above $64,000 then plunges 7% Prominent short-seller Citron, led by Wall Street figure Andrew Left, has recommended a short sale of Coinbase (COIN) stock following the exchange’s temporary outage on February 28. Citron sees the recent site malfunction as a key factor, making the long Bitcoin/short Coinbase trade one of the most compelling opportunities in the crypto market.
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- An outrage, resulted from a Bitcoin flash crash,caused a 10% drop in the digital asset’s price.
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