February 10, 2014 flash crash - Revision history

Taras at 04:59, 30 July 2015

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	[[File:Feb10.png\|thumb\|The minutes surrounding the crash]]On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped by over $500, crashing from $620 to $102 in seconds, and then rebounding within two minutes.<ref>{{cite btct\|id=458248\|name=BTC-e Flash Crash 10/02/14\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="zerohedge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-10/bitcoin-flash-crashes-drops-80-seconds\|title=Bitcoin Flash Crashes, Drops By 80% In Seconds\|work=Zerohedge\|author=Durden, Tyler\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newsledge.com/black-monday-bitcoin-flash-crashes-return-volatility-spikes-4921\|title=A Black Monday for Bitcoin? Flash Crashes Return as Volatility Spikes\|author=Cox, Josh\|work=Newsledge\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> The crash is the result of what appears to be a single person selling 6,000 bitcoins significantly below the market price.<ref name="zerohedge"/>		[[File:Feb10.png\|thumb\|The minutes surrounding the crash]]On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped by over $500, crashing from $620 to $102 in seconds, and then rebounding within two minutes.<ref name="talk">{{cite btct\|id=458248\|name=BTC-e Flash Crash 10/02/14\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="zerohedge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-10/bitcoin-flash-crashes-drops-80-seconds\|title=Bitcoin Flash Crashes, Drops By 80% In Seconds\|work=Zerohedge\|author=Durden, Tyler\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newsledge.com/black-monday-bitcoin-flash-crashes-return-volatility-spikes-4921\|title=A Black Monday for Bitcoin? Flash Crashes Return as Volatility Spikes\|author=Cox, Josh\|work=Newsledge\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> The crash is the result of what appears to be a single person selling at least 6,000 bitcoins significantly below the market price.<ref name="zerohedge"/>

			The motives of the sale are a subject of debate.<ref>{{cite reddit\|r=BitcoinMarkets\|id=1xio9k\|title=Conspiracy thread: what really happened on BTC-e and Finex?\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref> As the sale was made with apparently extreme loss,<ref name="talk"/> it has been suggested that it was an attempt to manipulate trading bots.{{citation needed}}
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Taras at 04:53, 30 July 2015

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	[[File:Feb10.png\|thumb\|The minutes surrounding the crash]]On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped by over $500, crashing from $620 to $102 in seconds, and then rebounding within two minutes.<ref>{{cite btct\|id=458248\|name=BTC-e Flash Crash 10/02/14\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref>		[[File:Feb10.png\|thumb\|The minutes surrounding the crash]]On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped by over $500, crashing from $620 to $102 in seconds, and then rebounding within two minutes.<ref>{{cite btct\|id=458248\|name=BTC-e Flash Crash 10/02/14\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="zerohedge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-10/bitcoin-flash-crashes-drops-80-seconds\|title=Bitcoin Flash Crashes, Drops By 80% In Seconds\|work=Zerohedge\|author=Durden, Tyler\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newsledge.com/black-monday-bitcoin-flash-crashes-return-volatility-spikes-4921\|title=A Black Monday for Bitcoin? Flash Crashes Return as Volatility Spikes\|author=Cox, Josh\|work=Newsledge\|date=10 February 2014\|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> The crash is the result of what appears to be a single person selling 6,000 bitcoins significantly below the market price.<ref name="zerohedge"/>
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Taras at 04:43, 30 July 2015

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	On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped ~~80%~~.		[[File:Feb10.png\|thumb\|The minutes surrounding the crash]]On February 10, 2014, the [[BTC-e]] bitcoin exchange rate dropped by over $500, crashing from $620 to $102 in seconds, and then rebounding within two minutes.<ref>{{cite btct\|id=458248\|name=BTC-e Flash Crash 10/02/14\|date=10 February 2014}}</ref>
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