Tag: worst trade ever
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Bitcoin trader makes dumb greedy bet – loses $16 million – kills himself, triggering painful shotgun-in-mouth memory of even dumber, greedier Amazon (AMZN.Q) bet
A few weeks ago, a Chinese Bitcoin trader, Hui Yi, embezzled 2,000 Bitcoins, used them as collateral to take a highly leveraged (100x) short position on the price of Bitcoin. The co-founder and CEO of a crypto market analysis platform, Hui got the timing and direction of his bet horrendously wrong. WeChat messages indicate that…