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Re:Coinbase’s chief product officer will leave with a $105M ... by _Algernon_ on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:53AM (#34520702)
Handling them is not the same as preventing them.
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Re:Coinbase’s chief product officer will leave with a $105M ... by Retric on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:02PM (#34520853)
Handling them means preventing the company from being harmed by them.

To simplify, if you depend on market X then hedging your bet means also profiting if market X collapses.

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Re:Coinbase’s chief product officer will leave with a $105M ... by _Algernon_ on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:40PM (#34521438)
There are plenty of situations where that is impossible, and the best you can do is minimizing harm.
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Re:Coinbase’s chief product officer will leave with a $105M ... by BolexNOLA on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:58AM (#34520783)
Fair enough. Don't personally agree but seems I've kicked a hornet's nest here.
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