Market rout shows dangers of margin lending, crypto style

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wsj 5 min read . Updated: 24 Jul 2022, 05:40 PM IST JUSTIN BAER, The Wall Street Journal

Eugene Erlikh had about $25,000 in his account at Celsius Networks LLC last September when he borrowed $4,000 in a so-called margin loan to buy cardano, a cryptocurrency.

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