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pjc50
on Nov 2, 2017
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One of the Biggest Bitcoin Exchanges Just Added 10...
That's a lot of users. How many of them are distinct human beings? How would that be verified?
xapata
on Nov 2, 2017
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Probably a tiny fraction. I'd guess that an algorithm recognized that buying 100 Bitcoin spread across 100k accounts is better than from 1 account.
6nf
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You need ID verification to trade on the account, I dont think you can make 100s of accounts for one trader
xapata
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That's interesting. I thought the Bitcoin folks were all about anonymity.
gruez
on Nov 2, 2017
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Do orderbooks display account information? AFAIK 1 person putting 1000 orders and 1000 people each putting in 1 order looks identical (unless you're the exchange operator)
xapata
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Not sure. This is somewhat the motivation for "dark pools" in the regular equities markets.
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