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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by jevgeni on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:07PM (#25815584)
Wait, you can short Bitcoin now?
Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by spatley on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:18PM (#25815704)
Of course, find somebody to loan you some coin, sell it at current prices, buy some in a week when prices fall and return the coin to the lender, pocketing the price diff. Any fungible product can be shorted, all you need is a willing lender.
Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by jevgeni on Monday January 18, 2021 @01:46AM (#25818943)
Assume my rhetorical question boils down to “is it possible to find a willing BTC lender with a decent enough size and non loan-shark rates”?

Or even “is there a consensus yield curve for BTC?”