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Cash-and-carry arbitrage

Buying spot while shorting a richer future, aiming to lock the convergence spread after funding and custody costs.

Buying spot while shorting a richer future, aiming to lock the convergence spread after funding and custody costs.

Buying spot while shorting a richer future, aiming to lock the convergence spread after funding and custody costs. This coordinate is placed in the wider system through its protocol, economic and historical relationships.

Understanding Cash-and-carry arbitrage helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.

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Linked to related atlas coordinates

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Grounded in a source record

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Explains function and trade-offs

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Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph

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Reviewed 25 July 2026Source-first · No investment advice