Basement Bulletin: Bitcoin and Rehypothecation
Brady and Tommy are back in the old church basement in Lawrence, KS to talk some bitcoin. We talked about the financial practice of rehypothecation, its potential effects on bitcoin and what bitcoiners can do to thwart this threat.
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Show Notes
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from this episode:
BlockFi terms and conditions:
https://blockfi.com/terms/
ObiWanKenobit thread on BlockFi TOCs:
https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1103310886142263297
ObiWanKenobit thread on rehypothecation and bitcoin:
https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1107635072197234688
BlockFi response to bitcoiner pushback on rehypothecation:
https://blockfi.com/finance/an-introduction-to-rehypothecation-with-cryptocurrency/
"Two Wall Street Terms Every Bitcoin Trader Needs To Learn Now" by Caitlin Long:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinlong/2018/08/13/the-r-and-c-words-enter-the-vocabulary-of-bitcoin-enthusiasts/#6c61e8d368f3
"$25 Million in 2 Weeks: BlockFi Booms as Bitcoin and Ether Investors Seek Interest":
https://www.coindesk.com/25-million-in-2-weeks-blockfi-booms-as-bitcoin-ether-investors-seek-interest