I think, Industry Leaders are paying tribute with discounted Bitcoin to help the State build up it's SBR
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Discussion
If suckers are ready to sell low, what’s the problem with that.
My uneducated guess is they already sold the discounted corn OTC and now it’s the market makers job to move price down so they can replenish. All exchanges large enough to move price short term are sharing info and they know exactly when and what to do to create the forced selling that will make price go down quickly.
The deals and strategies were agreed upon a long time ago