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Re:Coinbase acquires decentralized cryptocurrency trading pl... by wmf on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @09:05PM (#17140048)
I guess that Overstock guy wants to blockchain equities so that people can't naked short his company.
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Re:Coinbase acquires decentralized cryptocurrency trading pl... by hendzen on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @09:12PM (#17140097)
People already can't naked short sell except in very limited circumstances for market making purposes. It's not as widespread as you think it is. I would suggest reading about Regulation SHO.
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