Bitcoin prices gained $300 in less than one minute August 22 in a leap the cryptocurrency community is broadly attributing to Hong Kong trading platform BitMEX going offline. Bitcoin Hits $6750 In Record Time Data from various price trackers confirms Bitcoin’s increase to $6750 occurred almost simultaneous as BitMEX began a period of scheduled maintenance. The maintenance ran from 0100 UTC to 0200 UTC Wednesday, during which time BTC/USD hit a peak of $6850 beforeRead MoreThe post Pump It! BitMEX Maintenance Sparks 1-Minute $300 Bitcoin Price Spike appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
