Hi,
It seems that many people in the crypto world were against Bitcoin Futures. Their fears were that Bitcoin could be shorted driving down the price. Is this what is happening now?
My question is if so many people saw the dangers then who the hell decided to allow Bitcoin Futures? Can a conventional Exchange just decide this independent of the Bitcoin Community? If the Bitcoin Community did not agree to this and an Exchange still went along with it how can it affect the price of Bitcoin? Because they are not buying or selling Bitcoins but betting on the price of it.
I am trying to understand how this all works.