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by dragontamer 1468 days ago
> "short I-bonds" is equivalent to "short crypto"

It is for the purposes of this discussion.

"Short Crypto" is a terrible meme counter-argument, that ignores the large possibility of a long-term, sideways cryptomarket.

While cryptocoins move sideways, low-risk investments like TIPS or I-Bonds will outperform them. Cryptocoins don't have to "go down" for them to be a terrible investment. Even a "sideways movement" is enough to make them a bad investment.

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As long as lower risk options (such as TIPS and I-bonds) exist that have higher gains than Cryptocoin (definitely the case this year), then I "win" relative to you with my bond-heavy portfolio. No shorting of cryptocoin needed.