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1. This only applies to market orders. 2. Bitfinex is not the only exchange where people can trade BTC or other crypto. 3. How does B acquire BTC for $X at scale?


1. They can see an order match for a limit order and preempt it with a better offer before pushing it through by a micro-fraction of a penny

2. They can run trading bots on all major exchanges to keep USDT pegged —- while not foolproof it will hold in most situations provided there is enough liquidity in their accounts on every exchange.




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