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Exchanges are sites which allow for the conversion of Bitcoins to various world currencies as well as alternate cryptocurrencies.

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What is currently the fastest way to buy a large amount Bitcoin?

I want to purchase on the order of $10k of Bitcoin in USD. I can't seem to a find a way of accomplishing this in less time than multiple weeks. I've been looking at the major exchanges, and it seems ...
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How to trade bitcoin in bitcoin? [closed]

I'm curious about how to trade bitcoin in bitcoins. I want to do this because it squares the gains (and losses) from crypto. I'm not intending on doing this with leverage for safety reasons. So, what ...
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Can I long USD/BTC instead of shorting BTC/USD?

Let's say that I think that bitcoin has hit a peak. I want to short bitcoin, but in a far less risky way. In order to do this, I want to go long on USD/BTC. Let's say (as an example) that I longed ...
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How can multifactor authentication be used when there needs to be two people with access?

For a business account at a Bitcoin exchange, either of two people need to be able to send bitcoins or withdraw. This account will be configured with two-factor authentication. How can two of the ...
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How can hackers cash out stolen bitcoin?

I've read about a lot of Bitcoin Heists and Thefts: from hackers that stole bitcoin from Exchange (Due to their poor security measures) or from Bitcoin users, to scam websites and so forth. Some of ...
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What is the differences in Bitcoin derivative products such as perpetual vs futures?

I see on some crypto exchanges, they offer Bitcoin perpetual orders and futures orders. What are the differences when compared to each other and vs margin orders.
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What are the difference between a segwit and legacy wallet

I am installing a mobile wallet and it ask me what type of address I want to use, I want to try and use a segwit address but is there a risk that my coins will be lost if I try to transfer fund from ...
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Whose to stop the coinbase devs from just draining all accounts and running of with the money?

I have been wondering, what would happen if the coinbase developers agree to drain all the funds of all their accounts and run off into hiding? Its not like anybody will be able stop them or return ...
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How to get all cryptocurrencies real-time statistics with no limit and free? [closed]

How can we get almost all real-time information of cryptocurrencies (rates, transactions, live prices, blocks info, wallets, etc) for developing new cryptocurrency statistics and exchange reference (...
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Partial transactions

I am new to cryptocurrencies. I want to transfer coins to multiple exchanges, how can I do it? Can I split coins from one wallet into the exchanges? Do I need a specific kind of wallet? And when I ...
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Transfer XBT between Kraken accounts

I have to receive an amount of XBT from a relative. Both of us have a Kraken account. Can I achieve this inside Kraken or do I need any external wallet or similar? If I can do it in Kraken, how should ...
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Bitcoin Exchanges and Anonymity

I'm new to Bitcoin and I have a few questions about Bitcoin Exchange and how the transactions work. To be more specific, the question is related about the level of anonymity of these transactions. 1) ...
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How should I calculate a net value after a BTC withdrawal from an exchange?

Many exchanges have a withdrawal fee (such as Poloniex, which charges customers in 0.0005 BTC on average) and these fees are mostly for network costs. Should I consider as a general rule that the ...
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Working of crypto currency swaping (Exchanging) in Crypto exchange

I am new in crypto. I know something about cryto currency and its working. I am curiosity about the working of Crypto exchange like binance,coinbase...etc... My doubts is Some exchanges provide the ...
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Selling btc but avoiding bank payment reversals

If you sell some btc using a no-kyc p2p exchange, how do you avoid bank transfer payment reversals? One of the best things about btc is that no one can reverse bitcoin transactions (unless some sort ...
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How can I convert my Bitcoin to Western Union urgently?

I tried posting in some forums but got no replies. Is there any reputable exchanger out there that can send me Western Union transaction for my Bitcoins? It's not a big amount and I don't mind paying ...
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how to get bitcoin off an exchange?

As a corollary to asking how to transfer from cold storage, how is bitcoin first put into a paper, or other wallet, when it originates on an exchange? My primary concern is more getting the coins out ...
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BTCUSD mean value

Recently I've heard of a site which gathers prices from some exchanges, and gives you a mean value. I've tried googling for it and I failed, couldn't find anything related for some reason. Could you ...
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How do different blockchains communicate?

I've learned that the different cryptocurrencies have their own P2P blockchain networks. How do exchanges convert coins from one network into a coin on another network?
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Inconsistent Volume Data from Gdax API

I've queried Gdax API in the past and it seems that the API is currently returning a completely different data set for 'Volume'. For example, when I queried the API for historical BTC prices around 1 ...
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Crypto exchanges algorithms

I have noticed that if I put a buy order up - for instance - on any not so heavily traded coin, if close to the highest bid, often within 20 secs the highest bid will try to beat me. Or when I put it ...
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What does it mean to go negative on exchange?

I know this is a very basic question, but I am just curious about all this exchange stuff and I'm new to this.. so here goes If I trade at a bitcoin marketplace (exchange) lets say Kraken, Bitstamp ...
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How To Buy Bitcoins On BTC-e (USA)

BTC-e doesn't appear to allow USA wires from banks, and it has other options like MoneyPolo or OKPAY, neither of which allow USA customers either. I've seen bitcoin traders arbitrage trade using US ...
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Is it safe to transfer coins directly between exchanges?

Say you want to transfer some coins from one exchange to another, and you want to do that directly without sending them to an indermediate address. Bittrex' Terms and Conditions, for example, state ...
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I’ll pay whomever can help me Bitcoin Cash from blockchain wallet to Coinbase wallet with Bitcoin address [duplicate]

I've read now a 100 or so questions here with no clearcut answer nor update after they were given advice. I had money in my Bitcoin Cash wallet on Blockchain. I wanted to send the money to my Coinbase ...
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How can I transfer my BitCoins to my PayPal?

How can I transfer my bitcoins to PayPal?
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What are some paid cryptocurrency exchange software?

What are major exchanges are using ? few of them have similar layout and trading system. is there readymade crypto trading software available ? even paid.
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What are the benefits of running a crypto exchange website? [closed]

Getting straight to the question. Say I want to run a cryptocurrency exchange platform where people could come and buy/sell Bitcoin or Altcoin. The way I understood I have to partner up with a Bank in ...
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Trying to understand extended keys

I'm slowly getting educated about how the blockchain and Bitcoin addresses work. I now understand why it is more secure to use a different Bitcoin address for every transaction you make but I'm now ...
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Bitcoin transaction location

I transferred my Bitcoin from my Exodus desktop wallet to another location. How can I find out, if possible, the exchange I sent it to that has my account? Is there any way to see the transaction code ...
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What is the best way to purchase Bitcoins quickly? [closed]

What is the best way to purchase Bitcoins quickly? I don't want to wait a month.
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How did Binance Exchange get hacked in April of 2019 (7000 BTC) and how much is in the SAFU insurance fund? [closed]

Binance exchange got hacked in April 2019 for 7000 BTC (50 Million USD), but how did it get hacked exactly? They say they are going to pay everyone back via their SAFU insurance fund, but how much is ...
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How does Ripple's exchange work? [closed]

In Advanced/Trade tab there is a "BTC/XRP" box, and a "change issuer" link. I have no clue what should I do to post any buy or sell: I can freely modify the exchange currencies, and only USD/XRP ...
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Can we I identify crypto-exchange (BTC) hot wallets?

I am interested in understanding, how the large crypto-exchanges handle deposits and withdrawals of BTC. I am aware of some examples of ETH-related hot wallets which are rather easy to identify but it ...
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Reports of Cryptocurrency Exchanges faking volume trade data. Where can one find this report?

In 2018 December there was a research report on cryptocurrency exchanges faking volume trade data. Where can one find this report on these exchanges? Supposedly the only 2 exchanges that had real ...
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Please explain WalletExplorer.com layout of data

I am having a hard time understanding exactly what information is being presented here: https://www.walletexplorer.com/wallet/Poloniex.com I believe that this is the aggregating wallet held by the ...
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Where do these coins gain their value?

I have been mining coins for a long time (started with BTC/LTC years ago, moved to altcoins recently) and have realized I am not clear on the actual source of the value. Do the exchanges deem the ...
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How To Use BitPay

We have a online computer company written in PHP www.cworld.com.au A sister site we have uses Magento How can we use BitPay to enable our site for BTC..Is there an API Can we get paid for every ...
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How does one calculate a margin position's liquidation price for Bitfinex and other exchanges?

I'm learning how margin works and wanted to understand how does liquidation price work in a margin position when using an exchange like Bitfinex? Their requirements is 30% equity. Let's say I ...
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Which Exchanges Allow Short Selling/Margin Trades with USD/BTC or USDT/BTC

I think Bitfinex did. But for example Poloniex has USDT & BTC but does not allow short selling with USDT.
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Is there any exchange website that directly converts to a specific currency once a cryptocurrent payment is received? [closed]

I wonder if there is some exchange service that I can use for my webshop (Woocommerce) that directly when a customer pays in the webshop, convert the cryptocurrency money to a specific currency like ...
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How would a decentralised exchange work?

The idea of decentralised Bitcoin-fiat exchanges has been floating around. (For example Mastercoin, Ethereum and Bitshares claim to be able to do it.) How would such a decentralised exchange work?
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How do exchange sites know all user deposit transactions?

If they use transaction/wallet listener, how do they detect deposit transactions when their services are not running, do they fetch blocks at every height to scan for deposits to avoid any missing? ...
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Besides Bitfinex, which crypto currency exchange(s) have Trailing Stop Loss

I was using Bitfinex until they stopped allowing U.S. clients. They are the only exchange I know that has a Trailing Stop Loss feature. Are there any others? It's very dangerous to ones portfolio ...
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I accidentally transferred my Bitcoin Cash to Bitcoin (BTC) wallet in BitMEX! [closed]

A few days ago, I bought Bitcoin Cash and transferred it to my BitMEX Bitcoin BTC Wallet by accident! This is money that I can't afford to lose! What do you suggest I do? My conversations with BitMEX:...
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Convert back from BTC into a local currency, efficiently

I receive rent income in the US. I'm using coinbase.com to convert from USD into BTC, with no problems. I will be traveling outside the US, so I would like to convert back from BTC into a local ...
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When you trade on an exchange where does the bitcoin or other crypto go to

Do exchanges use an intermediate address when fulfilling transactions or is it always user to user when buying/selling between cryptocurrencies?
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Selling Bitcoin

Let's say you are new to cryptocurrency world and your first wallet is on blockchain.info, and you have managed your first hurdle of gaining level 3. (can deposit/withdraw max 8000 GBP) Your wallet ...
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Why are other sell limit orders being filled before mine on exchanges like gdax?

If I place a sell limit order for ETH/BTC for 4 ETH at 0.07086, when there’s currently only 0.5 ETH on it. It becomes 4.5 ETH total. Then I see it start flashing up and down, up to 10, or 20, then ...
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How do I exchange one cryptocurrency (not BTC) to another (not BTC)?

What if I want to exchange one cryptocurrency (not a Bitcoin) to another (not a Bitcoin). How can I do that? Do I need to exchange it first for a Bitcoin and then exchange a Bitcoin for the target ...

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