Yea I never understood how you can short something without owning it. If I’m on a small exchange that only owns 1,000 BTC, how can you short more than that? That essentially creates more bitcoin from nothing.
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Yea I never understood how you can short something without owning it. If I’m on a small exchange that only owns 1,000 BTC, how can you short more than that? That essentially creates more bitcoin from nothing.