They use the bitcoin on the balance sheet to play in the futures market. They call it hedging but in reality they are shorting the future price of bitcoin thus why I call this move paper btc or naked shorts. As they don't actually have the "physical bitcoin" but they do have a balance sheet with the representation of that said bitcoin...
I can't advise you on what to do but just know that this was a very stressful situation when I had one of those loans. They start as 5% of your holdings but quickly become 50% or more as you have to keep on adding collateral in order not to get liquidated
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i see how the balance sheet could be weaponized. yeah, i don't want that to happen.
Ledn does have a "no rehypothecation" check box. however checkboxes are not SHA-256 hashes so they could accidentally be "unchecked" at some future point.
good to know. thank you
I asked ChatGPT how does the lender make money in lending. Besides interest, it gave me this answer. You are welcome to verify it yourself too:
"Market-making and yield strategies.
Institutional lenders may use deposited BTC in:
Market-making on exchanges
Basis trades (spot vs futures)
Providing liquidity in derivatives markets
These generate additional yield on top of interest."