If idle hands are the devil's workshop imagine what idle bitcoins are to the chi-coms at over four grand a piece!
What is 'Rehypothecation'
Rehypothecation is the practice by banks and brokers of using, for their own purposes, assets that have been posted as collateral by their clients. Clients who permit rehypothecation of their collateral may be compensated either through a lower cost of borrowing or a rebate on fees. In a typical example of rehypothecation, securities that have been posted with a prime brokerage as collateral by a hedge fund are used by the brokerage to back its own transactions and trades.
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China’s biggest bitcoin exchanges are facing scrutiny over how idle client funds are put to use
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