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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by rphlx on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @09:29PM (#20220122)
Right - I believe the whitepaper says it'll be a mix of bank deposits in various currencies plus short-term government securities. Still my point stands: you can have lower systemic risk in a serious crisis by holding t-bills or whatever directly, rather than indirectly via FB or any other stablecoin provider. Plus you'll get the interest payments.

Storing serious amounts of money in any of these stablecoins for any real length of time is economically irrational because by exiting their walled garden, you can obtain a higher return in exchange for reduced risk. Withdrawing is even better than a risk-free reward; it's a risk-reducing reward.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by gridlockd on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:55AM (#20221339)
Again, I'm not pitting this against all other options, I'm pitting this against bank deposits specifically and in principle.

My point is that bank deposits aren't as safe as people like to believe they are, at least beyond what is insured.

In a systemic crisis, chances are the government will just print whatever money needs to exist and bonds too will take a hit as a result. Plus, whatever happens in the US will impact the whole world. You can't realistically hedge against this with any currency/bond.

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