• Lumisal@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Not necessarily, just enough to make people do a panic sell and have it cascade. With the right misinformation, that can be achieved with smaller amounts than usual.

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      11 days ago

      It may be considered a bear raid, a form of market manipulation. It probably would result in prosecution if I were to invest in or plan this.

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        11 days ago

        If they figure it out. You could always cover legal costs using Polymarket since apparently that’s somehow legal. 2 birds 1 stone.