<p>I think this was "Bitcoin Sell Wall of Death" at Bitstamp. Somebody sold 31 000 BTC at 300 USD. The wall was eaten over Sunday-Monday night.</p>

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2014-10-06T10:20:07.420Z
2014-10-06T10:20:07.420Z
Mikko Ohtamaa
<p>Last night I observed the following flatline of BTC/USD prices for several hours on Bitstamp:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/DOMEk.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/DOMEk.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>What would cause this ?</p>

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What would cause the price of Bitcoin to flatline for several hours on Bitstamp?
Kev
# What would cause the price of Bitcoin to flatline for several hours on Bitstamp?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-06)

Last night I observed the following flatline of BTC/USD prices for several hours on Bitstamp:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/DOMEk.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/DOMEk.png)

What would cause this ?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-06. Score: 4

I think this was "Bitcoin Sell Wall of Death" at Bitstamp. Somebody sold 31 000 BTC at 300 USD. The wall was eaten over Sunday-Monday night.

<https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-sell-wall-death-chomped/>


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