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Longing Bitcoin at very low leverage is beautiful — if you already believe Bitcoin is going up over time.

Here’s why the asymmetry matters.

With modest leverage, downside risk is defined and distant.
Price would have to fall dramatically before a wipeout occurs.
Upside, on the other hand, compounds immediately.

Shorting Bitcoin is the opposite.

If Bitcoin grinds higher day after day, shorts face:
• Forced liquidations
• Margin calls
• Cascading failures

In extreme scenarios, not just traders get wiped out —
brokers, counterparties, and clearinghouses can feel stress too.

Bitcoin’s history is full of examples where shorts thought they were right…
and still got destroyed by price action.

This isn’t a recommendation.
It’s an observation about risk asymmetry.

Shorting Bitcoin isn’t just a directional bet —
it’s a bet against a market that has repeatedly punished shorts.

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