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Re:Bitcoin Futures Could Open the Floodgates for Institution... by ForHackernews on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @06:04AM (#15599899)
There's no good way to short BTC today. Real financial institutions hardly touch it, and if you make a bet on a crypto exchange, there's no guarantee you'd ever get paid. If BTC tanks, likely the exchange will go away too, and you won't be able to cash out.
Re:Bitcoin Futures Could Open the Floodgates for Institution... by rdslw on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @08:24AM (#15600502)
You can easily short BTC since 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K844yk2BAuI