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Re:The SEC has told us it wants to sue us over Lend. We don’... by Alex3917 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:11AM (#28457273)
If the value of crypto is that it drives down the risk of lending by bringing transparency to the assets of borrowers, then how can the interest rate be higher than in the normal financial system? The fact that there is less risk but interest rates are higher should tell you everything you need to know about why this is a scam.
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Re:The SEC has told us it wants to sue us over Lend. We don’... by anonymoushn on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:23AM (#28457465)
The question is "Why is there often 20% per year or higher cash-and-carry arbitrage for assets that have near zero carrying cost?" The answer might be that every crypto exchange has a 15% or higher chance of exploding per year and they've all just been extremely lucky, but I wonder if this is really the best explanation we can come up with.
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