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Garrett Jin opened a massive short position on $ZEC just days before the vulnerability disclosure that sent the token crashing nearly 50%. He reportedly shorted 57,460 ZEC at around $626 using 3x leverage. After the bug was revealed, ZEC plunged from roughly $590 to $250 in a matter of...

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