{"id":432509,"date":"2020-07-28T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=432509"},"modified":"2020-07-28T14:48:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:48:24","slug":"massive-bitcoin-rally-single-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/massive-bitcoin-rally-single-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Was the Massive Bitcoin Rally Engineered by a Single Whale? Possibly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Bitcoin broke above $10,000 with a $1,500 daily price candle<\/a> and a push to above $11,400 at the high. During the rally, however, there was evidence of a whale manipulating the crypto market for maximum profit.<\/p>\n

Was this whale responsible for the Bitcoin pump, or were they simply well prepared in advance to take advantage of any major market movements?<\/p>\n

Strategic Whale Makes Big Splash, Bigger Profit From Bitcoin Market Manipulation<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin price had been trading in a tight, sideways range for three months, but this week finally broke free and released pent up momentum. The rally propelled Bitcoin through resistance at $10,500 with ease<\/a>, sending the crypto asset rocketing higher above $11,000 and beyond.<\/p>\n

At the daily peak, BTCUSD had tapped $11,419 on Coinbase Pro. It was that exchange that was potentially used as part of a whale’s sinister strategy to capitalize on the pump by manipulating the market.<\/p>\n

Related Reading | This Golden Bull Market Factor Predicts Bitcoin Will Rocket to $14k<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Whales and other market makers have the ability to move the market with their large-sized positions and enormous capital. One particular whale was spotted late in yesterday’s Bitcoin surge, using the index price of Bitcoin to make a huge splash on a completely different exchange.<\/p>\n

According to order book data from crypto derivatives trading platform BitMEX, a whale was seen going short $44 million worth of BTC across 22 separate orders.<\/p>\n

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Sell 44 million over 22 separate orders on mex. Get into posistion. <\/p>\n

Then, market dump 1000 coins on Coinbase with max slippage to move index price. <\/p>\n

I think we just saw someone do some crazy shit and make a ton of money. pic.twitter.com\/5OkCX9KmjO<\/a><\/p>\n

— lowstrife (@lowstrife) July 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n