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<p>Borrowing against, instead of selling one's bitcoin is a hot topic right now.  It can be tax-beneficial to take a loan against your assets instead of selling it and paying ~30% CG tax.  Ideas and experiences (including potential downsides) are covered well in <a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/251/" rel="nofollow">https://stephanlivera.com/episode/251/</a> by Dan Held.</p>
<p>Technical implementation was discussed in <a class="issue-link js-issue-link" data-error-text="Failed to load title" data-id="563423435" data-permission-text="Title is private" data-url="https://github.com/bisq-network/proposals/issues/176" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/proposals/issues/176/hovercard" href="https://github.com/bisq-network/proposals/issues/176">bisq-network/proposals#176</a>, so perhaps now with sufficient interest in that feature it could be done?  Ping <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/users/stejbac/hovercard" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/stejbac">@stejbac</a> <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/users/sqrrm/hovercard" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/sqrrm">@sqrrm</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnC5mFaIW3Q" rel="nofollow">NYKNYC</a> applies but I'm more likely to trust the Bisq DAO than the likes of Celcius, Nexo, BlockFi, <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/loans/" rel="nofollow">Unchained Capital</a>.</p>

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