Ask HN: Shorting BTC

3 points by maxqin1 ↗ HN
Many people are long Bitcoin, but other than holding USD, what opportunities are there to short Bitcoin?

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BETAPRO inverse bitcoin ETF (BITO.TO) TSX

You might as well just go to the casino instead, your not going to get rich hedging crypto. Or buy CAD, buying USD tether against BTC won't work as they are both sliding.

It's probably best to use an inverse BTC ETF. You can also use futures or options.

For a longer position you can short BTC/USDT perpetual futures using a margin account (Binance, FTX...)

For a little more involved position with a more secure counterparty you can short BTC/USD futures on the CME, you'll have to keep the contract expiration in mind though

The CME also offers options on futures contracts but there's barely any volume: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/bitco...

The simplest approaches would be an inverse ETF or a perpetual short position (only available on crypto exchanges afaik)

You might as well short Zoom (ZM) right now.