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Suppose for the sake of argument you knew that this wouldn't require blockchain confirmation because it's an exchange trade. And suppose you knew that indexes f

Suppose for the sake of argument you knew that this wouldn't require blockchain confirmation because it's an exchange trade. And suppose you knew that indexes follow exchanges. And suppose you knew that these exchanges are poorly scrutinised. To the point that, hmm, you could just trade with yourself to pump or dump the price. A market composed of yourself and yourself is, by any measure, pretty thin.

davidgerard 7y ago
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