“Bitcoin operates on hard mode.” Having spent years overseeing global liquidity partnerships at SFOX, Daniel Hinton breaks down the reasons maintaining efficiency in a 24/7 worldwide market devoid of any external clearinghouse beyond the blockchain itself is extremely difficult. He highlights the frequent multi-percentage price gaps that used to occur across trading platforms back in 2018, explains why those discrepancies have mostly faded, and discusses how the recent shutdown of BitMEX nevertheless caused a perpetual futures price spike surpassing $150,000 during low liquidity conditions. Hosts Grace Remington and Sean Hagan explore the implications of this phenomenon for anyone utilizing leverage or stop-loss orders.
Chapters:
00:00 — Where the Most Sophisticated Bitcoin Capital Is Going Right Now
01:41 — Exchange Dislocations, OTC Desks, and Why Bitcoin Plays on Hard Mode
03:18 — The BitMEX Wind-Down and a Perp Wick Above $150,000
04:01 — Why Custody Is Back on the Underdeveloped List
05:30 — Building the UTXO Oracle for a Market With No Single Price
07:25 — Running Free Open Source Price Software Next to Your Node
08:21 — Sustainable Balance Sheets Versus Pure Leverage
10:20 — Hunting Dislocated Assets Across a Dozen Global Markets
12:02 — What Has to Be Built for Institutional Mandates to Allow Bitcoin
14:18 — Rounded Bottoms, the Honey Badger, and Resistance Priced in Gold
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Patrick Green is an Assistant Producer and Channel Manager on the multimedia team at Bitcoin Magazine, focusing on production, content distribution, and channel strategy across the network.
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