I've been trying to short BitUSD for the past few days now, but I'm finding it impossible to stay above the peg while at the same time attracting bidders. All the asks below me get filled until the peg moves lower, making it very hard to fill a short. I heard mention of being able to short below the peg if you pay some fees, but I'm not seeing any options for this. Am I missing anything obvious?

Well since the time I submitted this post the value of BitUSD has gone up to 38.4 BTSX, which more approximates the current price. Interesting...

Alright, supported on twitter. Handle is the same as my username here and my BTSX account.

Keep it up guys! And thanks!

This may be a noob question, but what exactly is needed from Ripple/Stellar in order to complete the Bitshares ecosystem? What do they offer that Bitshares is currently unable to provide?

While doing my usual perusal of "anti-Bitshares" posts on the forums, one remark caught my eye. Some are of the opinion that the SEC will be ready to crack down on Bitshares as soon as it grows large enough to catch notice, due to illegal securities trading. My thought had been that since Bitshares is more of a "prediction market" in that the underlying assets are not truly being bought or sold, that this would not be a problem. However, I am not well versed in securities law nor am I sure that I entirely understand what is being bought or sold in these prediction markets, so I would definitely like to hear some thoughts on this matter from those more knowledgeable than I. Is the SEC ban hammer a threat?

 

August 31st at 21:45 UTC