Binance: October Flash Crash Was a Macro Liquidation Spiral — Not Exchange Failure
Binance is pushing back hard against blame for October’s crypto flash crash, arguing macro shocks, leverage and liquidity dynamics — not exchange failures — drove a synchronized global sell-off that hit crypto and equiti...
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