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Re:Living Only on Bitcoins by mikeash on Sunday May 08, 2016 @02:54PM (#11655209)
Not so. The limit is per depositor, per bank, per ownership category:

https://www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/

Ownership category is just something like single, joint, retirement, etc. If you have more than $250,000 spread across multiple accounts but with the same account holder and ownership category, the excess is not covered.

Re:Living Only on Bitcoins by fasteddie on Sunday May 08, 2016 @04:53PM (#11655769)
Right, but easy enough to select a second bank.

Let's also make a note that people with $250k+ in cash savings are a tiny group that should have no really bearing on whether cash is trustworthy.

Re:Living Only on Bitcoins by mikeash on Sunday May 08, 2016 @04:59PM (#11655800)
Totally agreed, I just didn't want any clueless HNers with lots of cash lying around trying to open a second account to secure their money on the basis of that comment.