Widespread "belief" in currencies other than those tied to national institutions leads to weakening of the nation state and therefore the current global financial system.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19896697
And yeah. No amount of belief can make bitcoin into a viable currency.
sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.
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In what way exactly is bitcoin helping to “short global financial system”?