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Futures contracts increase sell pressure by allowing traders to sell synthetic contracts without borrowing the actual asset. However, that pressure may be absorbed by the market, as shown by the price action of Bitcoin. Check more here. https://medium.com/mark-price/can-you-drop-bitcoin-price-with-futures-contracts-81e8a45fc075