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This "why don't you short it"-meme is stupid.

If the broker have the money you sold the loan for as collateral for the loan, in their controll, they will keep your money if they collapses or in general scam you. They probably did not even sell the cryptocoins in the first place and just makes up the balance you have.

Shorting is very risky even if you time it perfectly.

Where I live it is not even legal for me to do it.