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A comment on Bitcoin’s Rise: What If It Is Not A Bubble?.

Re:Bitcoin’s Rise: What If It Is Not A Bubble? by wodow on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @01:03PM (#5487324)
> You cannot short Bitcoins...

Surely it's possible to short any instrument? Just derive me some futures.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-short-bitcoins-if-you-...

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Re:Bitcoin’s Rise: What If It Is Not A Bubble? by itistoday2 on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @01:44PM (#5487660)
Yeah I really didn't understand this part. Pretty sure you can short them, just borrow some coins, sell them, and then buy them back... that's shorting.
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Re:Bitcoin’s Rise: What If It Is Not A Bubble? by drcode on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @02:09PM (#5487865)
The hard part with bitcoin is borrowing in a way that gives a guarantee to the opposing party.
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