circuit breakers


Markets

GameStop's Halting Rally Has Crypto Howling

The U.S. stock market has circuit breakers that halt shares sometimes as a safeguard. That's funny to crypto folks.

GameStop's stock soared – intermittently – on Monday. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Videos

Exchanges Slowing Down Due to Heavy Trade Volume: Is That Deliberate?

As exchanges struggle with high trade volume, eToro sees dramatic increase in interest in cryptocurrencies across the U.S. and globally. eToro U.S. Managing Director Guy Hirsch discusses whether exchanges going down due to heavy volume is a form of planned circuit breakers.

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Markets

Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate

A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?

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