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Re:Ethereum crashed from $319 to 10c on GDAX after ‘multimil... by jbverschoor on Thursday June 22, 2017 @11:13AM (#14612782)
The trades caused by the flashcrash of apple were halted and reversed.

A central institute isn't always bad

Re:Ethereum crashed from $319 to 10c on GDAX after ‘multimil... by lmm on Thursday June 22, 2017 @11:15AM (#14612802)
Whether reversing those trades was good is not at all clear-cut. Some argue it punished those who were willing to make markets during unstable conditions (because their profitable trades were cancelled and their loss-making hedges weren't), whereas such trading is something we ought to be encouraging.