Ya I am just so conflicted now, I can see how they could play this multiple ways, I suspect if you put conspiracy theory aside and look solely at profit then the long has to win, it doesn't need to even be manipulated. The short works too and allows them to buy up coin BUT they have to hope prices return and they do not damage it too bad.... very conflicted. I am now looking at 50/50 split alts and BTC. Just a hedge against a BTC dump into alts and a BTC jump covered as well.
Hedgin baby,
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