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Opinion

Why Bitcoin and Rehypothecation Don’t Mix

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.

By Nathaniel Whittemore
AccessTimeIconDec 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconDec 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
Breakdown 12.20 - Jeffrey Snider and Caitlin Long

AccessTimeIconDec 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. UTC

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread. 

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On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW starts with the latest essay by Jeffrey Snider, “A Nonsensical Jumble of Misused Words Requires Discussion” and then with Caitlin Long’s followup thread, putting the discussion of rehypothecation in the bitcoin context.

See also: The Mirage of the Money Printer: Why the Fed Is More PR Than Policy, Feat. Jeffrey P. Snider

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