They are making more from shorting than losing on mining.
orly? Who's 'they'?
Ayre, Jihan, Ver and CSW.
You dont think they are in it for the ideology do you?
You are likely correct, hairy bearie...
If you are a relatively BIG player, you should not be making relatively BIG bets without hedging your position, just in case your initial plan might NOT go too well....
So, surely, the BIGGER players are likely taking both sides of these kinds of bets, and some of us smaller players may or may not be able to know, exactly where they are going, before they go.