HitBtc Launched a demo platform

​​HitBTC launched a demo platform for training and testing trading strategies

The cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC has launched a demo platform for users that can experience a variety of trading strategies in real market conditions.

The HitBTC demo platform provides users with a digital balance that allows experimental trading without real money. HitBTC The demo platform implements the most popular features. The company says that such a simulation is “fast and reliable, as in a real platform.”

This is a free service from a company that works completely independently of the main HitBTC crypto exchange. Thus, 100 Bitcoins TST, as well as 100 Tether TST.

For crypto traders who currently use other exchanges, this is a chance to get acquainted with possible HitBTC crypto exchanges. This will allow users to appreciate the possibilities of innovation that are just around the corner.

The demo version of HitBTC offers a "convenient and fully customizable interface", supports many trading instruments and types of orders.

The demo account supports margin trading with a leverage of 5x, allowing you to see how user strategies can be implemented using capital. On a real site, this is tantamount to opening positions at $ 1,000, in reality, having $ 200 of equity. HitBTC says that such an option has not yet been implemented in this exchange.

There are three currency pairs in the HitBTC demo: BTC / USD, EOS / BTC and EOS / USDT. This suggests that this is an ideal place to test trading robots. API, trading tools and trading interface. Each exchange has its own characteristics of work, and training in a demo site can help avoid costly mistakes in real conditions.

HitBTC cryptocurrency exchange was launched in 2013, and at the moment it offers more than 800 trading pairs.

​​ETH 2.0 Topaz Test Network Attracts 29,300 Validators

The Ethereum 2.0 Topaz test network, launched last month by Prysmatic Labs, is gaining popularity and has already attracted 29,300 validators.

A little more than a month after Prysmatic Labs launched Topaz, 29,300 validators have already joined the test network, which account for more than 1 million ETH. If real ETH were used in the test network, the total value of all coins would be about $ 214 million.

“We are delighted to see this level of community support and activity at Topaz. This is the first large-scale ETH 2.0 test network in which the community controls most validators, ”said Prysmatic Labs co-founder Preston van Loon. He added:

“Topaz is a full-blown test network that primarily runs Prysm nodes from Prysmatic Labs. Achieving the current level of development and network stability gives us confidence that ETH 2.0 will be able to cope with this level of activity when phase 0 will be launched later this year. ”

There are several Ethereum 2.0 test networks, and Topaz is just one of them. At the same time, Prysmatic Labs remains the main participant in the project - as of May 15, the company controlled 47% of the network.