Some of this comes from this post and will start from there. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ol4ryi/united_states_citizens_can_no_longer_short/?rdt=54019

• It is right in your face if you look and read if you read that correctly it is a prime example. If that post isn't enough to prove a point i will share more and maybe make another post if needed.
  
  Meanwhile $MSTR trades on leverage ratio of 2:1 to 3:1 is equivalent to a 300x leverage ratio. Just make it make sense...

• In February 2021, MicroStrategy issued $1.05 billion in convertible senior notes due 2027. The notes had a coupon rate of 0%...?

• 2024 MicroStrategy raised $3 billion by selling convertible notes. These are a type of bond that can later be converted into company stock by the holders under specific conditions.
  
  here is a list of some

• 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027:

  • Issuance date: February 2021

  • Principal amount: $1.05 billion

  • Maturity date: February 15, 2027

  • Coupon rate: 0.00% per annum

  • Conversion price: $397.99 per share of MicroStrategy's class A common stock

  • Conversion ratio: 1 note = 2.5123 shares of class A common stock

• 6.125% Secured Notes due 2028:

  • Issuance date: June 2021

  • Principal amount: $500 million

  • Maturity date: June 15, 2028

  • Coupon rate: 6.125% per annum

  • Collateral: Pledged Bitcoin holdings

• 6.25% Secured Notes due 2025:

  • Issuance date: December 2020

  • Principal amount: $250 million

  • Maturity date: December 15, 2025

  • Coupon rate: 6.25% per annum

  • Collateral: Pledged Bitcoin holdings

• $3 billion offering of convertible notes at 0% coupon and 55% premium

• Issuance date: 2024

• Principal Amount: $3 billion

• Coupon Rate: 0.00% per annum (yes, you read that right - 0% interest rate!)

• Conversion Premium: 55%
  
  $3 billion offering of convertible notes at 0% coupon and 55% premium is just extremely questionable.

  its cool when they do it, illegal/ not allowed for u. unless you are out of US and pass kyc or have 10 million.
  He is also to be clear if you don't understand selling shares of $MSTR and then buying Bitcoin...

On June 23, 2021, the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) went into effect in the United States. The CEA set new guidelines for retail investors (people like you and me) to trade crypto with margin. For individuals or retail investors, to be eligible to trade crypto with margin, you must be certified as an Eligible Contract Participant (ECP). A retail investor must have $10 million in assets to be certified as an ECP.

So what does this mean for regular US citizens like you and me? For starters, it means that US citizens can no longer short sell bitcoin. You might ask, "Can't we just short bitcoin without leverage?" well no, you can't! It is impossible to short any assets without leverage since the nature of shorting involves borrowing a security, then selling it on the open market. We are once again being suppressed by the government. The US government saw that normal people were getting rich, bringing themselves out of poverty, and they decided to stop it. "I have been leverage trading bitcoin for about 5 years now and I have made a good life for myself. I was able to pay off my student loans and pay off my car leveraging bitcoin in my spare time and I have always paid Uncle Sam my fair share of taxes when I profit."

Another well said statement here he makes "I think it is kind of funny that the US government is always saying that Bitcoin is only used by criminals and for money laundering. Well now by leverage trading any digital asset you are now considered a criminal... unless you are filthy rich, then you're fine." is he wrong??

Meanwhile companies like $MSTR based out of Virginia with its headquarters being there trades leverage BlackRock and there is many more but why is it restricted and a one way street? Meaning its an buy only market for the retail traders are they hiding something or creating something for themselves? It should be all be questioned.

As you can see the real movement or actual market was back when it was a two sided market and you were able to short it. Now its a bunch of grifts trying to get maybe people to buy and then sell and then they rack up some more coins.

There will probably be more so choppiness instead of much discovery if its a half ass'd market and one sided with bogus rules making it a buy only market for US citizens. A onesided collapse where the top people only win is possible... Richard S. Fuld, Jr. Former CEO of Lehman Brothers would be proud.

Just recently for example to show how large the derivatives market is this is for one day but the data can be screwed as they hide it so much and I would be shocked if what the hell the number would be if the US could trade them... In the past 24 hours , 332,037 traders were liquidated , the total liquidations comes in at $1.04 billion The largest single liquidation order happened on Binance - BTCUSDT value $15.24M
YOU READ THAT RIGHT 1.04 BILLION and oh look 94.45m came from the trump token..

What really screws and fucks a market up or sets it up for some manipulation is when they started to force kyc. KYC means "know your customer." It refers to a financial institution’s obligation to carry out certain identity and background checks on its clients before allowing them to use its product or platform. It is part of a broader set of measures that regulators around the world use to fight money laundering. or so it says... but i think they want your info.

for example: ShapeShift's CEO said it lost 95% of its users as a result of the KYC measures it was forced to implement. The changes requiring customers to reveal their identities began in 2018 shortly before The Wall Street Journal alleged the exchange had been widely used to launder money – which the company denied. In a bid to shrug off KYC requirements, ShapeShift pivoted business models and relaunched as a DEX in 2021.
Erik Voorhees’ ShapeShift is morphing into a decentralized exchange (DEX). It's losing the KYC restrictions at the same time. published date Updated May 9, 2023, 3:14 a.m. Published Jan 6, 2021, 2:20 p.m. UTC

Crazy coincidence that im pretty sure they shut that dex down as well or said they did and made them enforce the kyc when they did the rest like Binance and others and I will show a review pic tho show what i mean so they could have not fully shutdown or maybe i misunderstood that part but anyways . The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a cease-and-desist against ShapeShift, a crypto exchange that previously operated out of Denver, Colorado, but has since shut down its U.S. exchange operations, alleging it operated before 2021 as an unregistered dealer for cryptocurrencies that were securities. As part of Tuesday's filing, the SEC said it would accept a settlement offer by ShapeShift, which included a $275,000 fine and an agreement that the company would no longer violate the Securities Exchange Act.

ShapeShift offered "at least 79 crypto assets" to its customers, which included "those that were offered and sold as investment contracts," the filing said, though it did not name any specific digital assets as being securities. Investment contracts meaning derivatives or options like shorts or calls on crypto. "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/06/shapeshift-settles-sec-charges-it-sold-crypto-securities" By Nikhilesh De|Edited by Nick Baker Updated Mar 8, 2024, 10:44 p.m. UTC Published Mar 6, 2024, 12:58 a.m. UTC

However, it said the exchange operated as an unregistered dealer in the U.S. between 2014 and 2021, an accusation similar to the one the SEC brought against other U.S. crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken and Binance.US. "ShapeShift regularly bought and sold crypto assets for and from its own accounts, carrying inventory in – and holding itself out to customers as willing to buy and sell – the crypto assets offered on ShapeShift.io," the filing said.

all links to these so its easier
- kyc https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-kyc-and-why-does-it-matter-for-crypto
-ShapeShift Is Going Full DeFi to Lose KYC Rules https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/01/06/shapeshift-is-going-full-defi-to-lose-kyc-rules
-ShapeShift Settles SEC Charges It Sold Crypto Securities https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/06/shapeshift-settles-sec-charges-it-sold-crypto-securities

Review with a date of december 5th, 2024 so seems still active. lol 3.95 stars?

Website seems still active but didn't try any features just went to the site and took a pic to see. Today is 1/20/2025

these go back from march 3, 2020 to now 1/20/2025

-"Charlie Munger"

Going Against The Consensus Profiting From The Global Financial Crisis: Michael J Burry

60 trillion in credit derivatives were in effect at the peak

No words really here.. but I will try

A Crypto exchange aka Binance posting leverage or derivatives for a coin for a us president but US citizens cant even do it. Troll like, Shady sketchy interesting,suspicious and bogus.

Current look at what both the coins $TRUMP and $MELANIA look like as of now

When the Melania coin dropped or released or was posted a huge candle for selling came for the trump coin causing it to drop from $76 to $40 hints towards a whale. As one of the obvious was people maybe rushing to get that but people online have stated to seem to be from a wallet that didn't even buy the trump coin it had meaning a possible insider or maybe a whale but i kinda doubt it. The top 10 holders for the coin was at around 86.5% and the ownership wasnt even renounced. Meaning the owner can mint more tokens same goes for the Melania coin! wut...

also to note in other posts like say Coffeezilla he states the Melania coin unlocks and dilutes it coins sooner then the trump coin does which is around 6 or 13 months i think but that's a guess from what i remember hearing. Will put the videos below

Right before inauguration day a coin for Trump and Melania were created with it leading to believe that there is bad actors. Just was very very unexpected for the Trump coin then the Melania one popped up

was once a $9 million marketcap.

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