You can only do that on centralized exchanges, which would mean that you effectively doxx yourself by shorting. Also the exchange will most probably seize your funds before you are able to withdraw them.

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0x457 4 days ago | parent [-]

Not sure how are you doxxing yourself, what stopping me from YOLOing my life savings into this short after reading a few comments in this thread?

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subsistence234 3 days ago | parent [-]

You'd have to spend $30M per day in order to control 51% of XMR, and then you'd YOLO your life savings (which would have to be another couple hundred million dollars) on centralized exchanges without anyone noticing?

	▲	0x457 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I meant I, as someone that is aware of attempt to take over, not as an attacker. It's only doxxing if you can, you connect that large transaction to the attacker, but you can't unless I'm missing something.