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Re:Prediction Markets: Tales from the Election by solveit on Friday February 19, 2021 @12:32PM (#26195527)
Yes, just like you can short Tesla and assassinate Musk.

This is ridiculous, regulate prediction markets like any other financial market (in particular, your identity should be traceable) and then all your clever plan does is get your funds frozen pending a very thorough investigation.

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Re:Prediction Markets: Tales from the Election by lostlogin on Friday February 19, 2021 @02:19PM (#26196856)
> assassinate Musk.

Would this cause Tesla stock to rise or fall?

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Re:Prediction Markets: Tales from the Election by bidirectional on Friday February 19, 2021 @02:24PM (#26196931)
Fall massively, I would imagine. Tesla's valuation is obviously not driven by fundamentals, Musk's personality is one of the things it is based on.
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