First, stop being so serious.
Second, you can buy them on margin and you can short them. Just not everywhere, only a couple of exchanges.
Your points indicate your understanding of the bitcoin protocol is pretty weak. You might want to read up.
Gosh, another flaw to work on.
I never said you can't buy bitcoins on margin.
I have no idea if you can or can't.
If you tell me that bitcoin futures and options and short sales can be transacted in foreign countries, I believe you.
But why any investor would accept that kind of counter party risk is beyond my understanding, or interest.
In the USA, last time I checked, options, futures, and short sales are regulated by state and federal agencies.
Please send me the links to any USA based bitcoin exchanges that offer options, futures, or short sales.
I took your advice and “read up.”
Still reads like the first time I read it.
The bitcoin maximum is 21 million.
Thus, if the supply of bitcoins is reduced, the price of each remaining bitcoin will go up, unless demand changes.
As to stolen bitcoins - everyone seems to agree that each bitcoin has a public chain of transaction addresses.
Once a bitcoin is flagged as “stolen,” who is going to accept it?