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itistoday2 on April 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin’s Rise: What If It Is Not A Bubble?

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.

drcode on April 3, 2013 [–]

The hard part with bitcoin is borrowing in a way that gives a guarantee to the opposing party.

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