Toward a parallel market in Cypriot euros

Some people are trying to get this off the ground, although the legal issues appear to be murky:

Is your cash stuck in a Cypriot bank? Someone might be willing to take it off your hands.

Distressed-debt investors and brokers are circling Cyprus, the Mediterranean island that last month plunged its two main banks into an emergency restructuring and blocked thousands of depositors from touching all their money.

The idea: investors buy frozen bank deposits, at a discount. Depositors who need access to their money get a payoff immediately, instead of waiting months or years for the bank restructuring to be completed. Investors get a shot at a big payoff down the line.

The article is here, and hat tip goes to @RobinWigg.