“Don’t sell your Bitcoin. Borrow against it.” This is a popular Subreddit that, although only a year old, has continued to gain momentum and attract responses. One of the most popular ones is that the EBT interest is lower than the capital gains tax. While the traction the Subreddit was getting made sense a year

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Unlike other derivatives trading contracts, perpetual futures contracts do not expire. Traders are allowed to hold on to their positions for as long as they wish, provided they maintain the trading factors and their collateral to avoid liquidation.  One of these trading factors is the funding rate. As a perpetual contract trader, you must understand

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Bitcoin is under renewed pressure as markets price in a near-certain Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hike next week. Traders now expect Japan to raise rates to 0.75%, tightening global liquidity conditions and negatively impacting risk assets. Is Bitcoin Priced for BOJ Rate Hike? A Bloomberg chart shared by analyst Ted Pillows show more than

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